levels of vegetarianism

[Dezzie]

I am definitely non-restricted BUT... I never really eat meat. I tend to live off of soup and pizza. Maybe that's why I am so tired all the time? I need to start watching my diet.

 

[ConfusedKuri]

I'm considering to stop my chocolate love and go for a diet made out of fruit, yoghurt, cereals, honey or so. Not sure LOL I'm scared cuz I've started to gain weight

 

[Gaura Priya]

I'm considering to stop my chocolate love and go for a diet made out of fruit, yoghurt, cereals, honey or so. Not sure LOL I'm scared cuz I've started to gain weight

Chocolate is vegetarian, honey, so you don't have to get rid of it!

And I'm sure that you always look beautiful and great, no matter what diet you choose!

A diet of fresh and lightly cooked vegetables, fruits, cereals, honey, legumes and beans, and dairy products is healthy and has been around for thousands of years.

 

[Jacksnyte]

I follow no dietary restrictions, but with the side note that I do believe an animal should be slaughtered in a humane way and not hunted for "sport". I follow the Buddha's rule that I do not slaughter a living creature with my own hands, and I do not attend live slaughters.

Well, I have certain ties with other African Diasporic traditions that require the slaughter of certain animals, so I do attend, and occasionally participate in "live slaughters"(interesting choice of words there), however, the way it is done is quite humane compared to the corporate slaughterhouses.

 

[Wannabe Yogi]

Well, I have certain ties with other African Diasporic traditions that require the slaughter of certain animals, so I do attend, and occasionally participate in "live slaughters"(interesting choice of words there), however, the way it is done is quite humane compared to the corporate slaughterhouses.

Yes, I am sure they don't skin them alive or put them in boiling water with full consciousness like what happens at times in corporate slaughterhouses. Yet it is the folks who engage in ritual slaughter that are seen as barbaric.

 

[Penumbra]

Which describes your diet? what are your reasons for this diet as opposed to being more or less restrictive?

I am vegetarian.

I'm nearly vegan, but not 100% so I didn't select that option. I consume a small amount of dairy and eggs when they are ingredients in cake and such. Only rarely, though.

My reason for not being less restrictive is that I want to cause as little suffering as possible.

My reason for not being more restrictive is that if I get any more restrictive than I am now, I begin loosing weight. I have trouble remaining at a reasonable weight as it is. I've been fully vegan at times and had trouble making it work, so I go with mostly vegan. Maybe I'll go fully vegan again eventually.

 

[tumbleweed41]

What is it called to only eat bread?

I know a man that is very strict when it comes to meals, he is about to die from cancer but when he got the news he was about to die he chose to only eat things that are not alive at all, plants are living etc.

I'm not sure what he eats, I don't think bread is living so what is that called?

I would call eating bread alone "severe vitamin C deficiency (scurvy)."

And bread, being made from grains, is a food made from plants. Not to mention the living yeasts that went into the bread.

 

[Valjean]

Vegan -- for moral, environmental, social, health and psychological reasons.