its true that in the early days of man meat was very important because we were hunting and gathering and needed the protein because we had very active lifestyles and those in cold climates needed the extra layer of fat to hold them through the winter





however with our new more sedentary lifestyle (especially her in america) and with the increasingly shrinking area that grain can grow in vegetarianism is ecologically more sound



the grain that can feed one cow could feed roughly 100 people in a starving nation, that is a more effective use of grain in my opinion



as for protein, vegans are a little over the edge in my opinion, but there are alternate sources, beans, tofu, etc.





yes i'm a vegetarian, apologies for my diatribe

If you actually didn't eat vegetables for moral reasons, then yeah, it would be kind of rude for your vegetarian friends to serve them to you, but most of the non-vegetarians I've met are omnivorous, meaning there's no reason for it to be a huge issue if they are served vegetables. However vegetarians are not omnivorous by definition, meaning it's kind of rude to serve them meat. Basically everyone eats vegetables, but not everyone eats meat, so when people from both groups are eating together it makes sense to go with the type of food they both have in common.

"the grain that can feed one cow could feed roughly 100 people in a starving nation, that is a more effective use of grain in my opinion."



people aren't starving because there isn't enough food for everyone. it's because no one is willing to pay to ship it all there.

Oh Jeez... I am a vegan and also a straight edge. Yet, I will comment that if being vegan is good for Leonardo Da Vinci, Einstein, Brigitte Bardot... THEN it is good for me too!



But at the bottom line, I am not a preachy vegan (I swear!), so you are free to eat what you like. Just not in my house, in my plates or in my skillets!

"I am a vegan and also a straight edge"



....made me laff.

Whoa, this is the first blog I've seen where the comments haven't been obnoxious, hateful, and/or ignorant.



I agree with Tinsel_Shine and hellothere with everything they said.



I hate that stupid stereotype that if you are a vegetarian/vegan, you are a condescending jerk. It's a diet. It has know reflection on your personality, except for it might mean you are more morally conscious than the masses. That's not really that bad of a thing to be...

Thank you for your comments!

i have never seen a healthy looking vegetarian in my life. they all look sickly, pale, weak, bad skin, and funky body odor. seriously. i'm not a hardcore carnivore by any means, but not eating any meat or rarely eating it is not natural. soy or other meat substitutes have crappy quality protein. i would like to not eat meat, but it is and has been essential to our species.

ali-gak - maybe there's something wrong with your eyes, I am trying to say that at nicely as I can... Vegans and vegetarians are beautiful inside and out. 8+ years of Veganism and I look healthier than most people 1/2 my age. Have you looked closely at the majority of people? They're not pretty. They're typically overweight, pasty, and greyish - talk about bad skin and body odor, double yuck!! Genetics has something to do with it but a meat-centered diet IS NOT a healthy one for the human species, the planet and certainly not all the chickens, cows, fish , pigs, sheep and other living beings raised unnaturally or hunted savagely to (over) feed the unwise. Optometry may be the key!