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I became a vegetarian in 1999 after watching the infamous PETA chicken video. (Be warned… it’s gruesome.) I know SEVERAL people who became vegetarians after watching this video.
I stayed a vegetarian until 2003. I have battled anemia my whole life and it peaked in the summer of ’03 and the quickest way to remedy it (without prescription medication) was to start eating meat again. My iron levels quickly recovered and I have been eating meat since. (I still take an iron supplement, but it’s an over-the-counter version.)
I am seriously considering becoming vegetarian again.
I once again watched a documentary that makes me want to give up meat. (My husband HATES it when I watch documentaries like these.) It’s called Food, Inc. and if you are interested – it’s available on Netfix. The documentary shows where and how our food gets to the grocery store. (Be warned.)
I watched the documentary with an objective view since I know they are going to show me the worse-case possible concerning the food industry. Given that… it was still disturbing if only half of what they said is true.
It was an eye-opening look at the meat industry. It’s amazing how many chemicals are used in the production of meat. The whole process from birth to slaughter to packaging is coated in chemicals.
The documentary questions the rise in American health problems to the rise of chemicals used on our crops and farm animals. It really makes sense when you think about it.
It makes me worried about the quality of food I am giving my son. Not to sound too hippy, but I do worry about the long-term affects of the chemicals that we put in our food.
If I don’t become a vegetarian, I WILL change where and how I buy meat.
I was at the store this weekend and I couldn’t bring myself to buy the packaged meat I used to buy. Knowing how the meat is processed now… I just can’t buy it anymore.
I’m on the hunt for a local meat shop that butchers the meat themselves. I’m not talking about a grocery store that has a person dressed as a butcher that puts pre-butchered meats on the shelves. I want a shop that does all the work in-house.
Anyone know of a shop locally that does this? Somewhere in the Northland would be great if you know of one.
What are your thoughts on this? Am I buying into the hype or do you agree with me?
I am a vegetarian, and have been since I was 11. I think its more pyschological, knowing what it is and where it comes from just grosses me out. My husband is also a vegetarian and has been since before we met, his reasons are more related to the animal rights view, thinking its wrong to eat animals. I've been wanting to watch Food, Inc for a while because I heard it was pretty eye-opening. Documentaries on the meat industry are pertty good at "converting" people!I'm not familiar with the local butcher shops, but Whole Foods and a number of other stores have a pretty good selection of 'grass-fed', 'free range', etc.Amazing... some people will put vaccine-chemicals in their body, even epidural-chemicals in their bodies... but meat is a problem? Yeah, there's some places where you can buy half a cow or something and then have a butcher cut it up for you for your freezer. Actually, Luke works with a dude who raises cows for this reason... he's down south on a farm. Let me know if you're interested... it is costly up front but the meat lasts a long time. Next time Luke is over ask him for the guy's name. What gets me going is the amount of medicine people pump into their bodies... now that scares me.I grew up on a far, I know where my meat comes from and how it gets there. We still get our meat fresh from the farm. I really think that more kids that live in the city need to be exposed to farming so that they can have a real concept of where their food comes from and that it doesn't just magically appear in the grocery store. Really there is no meat fairy out there, that cow has to get killed and cleaned somehow and magic just isn't it.I have done the vegetarian thing off and on over the past couple decades... my latest escapade began last summer and ended with my hair falling out at an alarming pace. I started eating meat again and... ta-da!... hair's great. As much as I hate the meat thing (I don't even care for the taste, much less the process of butchering, etc.), I am finally willing to concede that it is necessary. For me, at least. And be forewarned if this blog is excerpted in the paper -- I wrote a vegetarian blog over the summer and boy-howdy, did the hate mail roll in with a vengeance! Just a warning. Some people feel very strongly about their meat. Ha!I was thinking similarly to Tasha, but on the flip side. We vaccinate ourselves, but get bent out of shape if the cattle have been vaccinated. That confuses me. Anyway, I've always grown up buying meat by the cow/pig, whatever. I had to buy meat in the store for the first time ever this summer. It felt weird, like I was doing a drug deal. I didnt' want anyone to see I was doing it. But anyway...to answer your question, I don't know of anyone local who raises organic cows for slaughter around here, cause I go back home to get mine, but it's Kansas City, there's gotta be somebody around who does it.You can find people who have organic meat and/or will sell you a cow. Do you have deep freezer? Because you'll need one for all that meat. My grandfather was a cattle farmer, so I grew up eating only his cows. He'd give us a cow for Christmas (butchered, of course,) and it pretty much lasted all year. Try this web site: www.kcfoodcircle.org. And hey, don't let people make you feel bad for worrying about this. It's as valid as worrying about the H1N1 vaccine, which others on this board worry about all the time. They shouldn't beat you up for this.Hi. I'm a vegetarian, and have been since age 14. I've given birth to and am raising three very healthy vegetarian kids, my eldest of whom hit 6' at 16. The human body doesn't need to eat meat to thrive, much less to survive. In fact, our digestive tract, with the long, winding large intestine, isn't even designed for meat (veggie animals have long intestines, carnivores have short, straighter ones). Instead of trying to find a better meat, find a good nutritionist who knows about vegetarian diets, and find out what you need to know to be well. American eat far too much protein, so your kidneys, colon and such will be grateful for the removal of meat! Most US DR have zero training in nutrition...most med schools don't even offer a single class in the subject, so odds are the dr who recommended going back to meat was not well informed. You may need some digestive enzymes, a better balance veggie diet (after all, nachos and candy bars are vegetarian, but not healthy!) -- but you will be better off for the effort. Good luck, and happy, healthy, meat-free eating!Is everyone beating you up? I only see 1 negative comment, and that's from one of your fellow bloggers. The problem I have with regular meat is the presence of steroids/growth hormones, synthetic pesticides, *extra* antibiotics, etc. There is a difference between going to a doctor's office and having her give you a specific, controlled dose of an antibiotic and just absorbing whatever drug happens to be in the hamburger you're eating. I'm not so much worried about myself as my kids. So, yes, whenever I have the choice I buy them organic.Where to even begin? I hesitate to comment on these things because I get on my soap box. Suffice it to say, I'm with you. I buy almost all organic/natural foods, not just meat, but I focus on dairy and meat most. I don't have a good natural meat solution yet, but I like Whole Foods meats when I can make the trek to that store. We have Hen House and the Good Natured Family Farms products. They are local and more natural than others, I think, but the beef is finished with grain, which I don't like. Our solution has been to cut down our quantity of meat. We can make a couple of chicken breasts stretch for 4 of us, or make a pound of hamburger go pretty far. I feel too dependent on meat still, but we're certainly doing better than our parents health-wise. As for vaccines, I have selectively vaccinated both my girls, although the schools think we don't vaccinate at all, I think. I feel the 2 are very related-- food and medicines. Great blog!Food Inc. is one of my favorite movies. So is Corn King, The World According to Monsanto and others like it. I have been a vegetarian on and off since I was 14 (I turn 40 in about a week). Like you, I had a hard time with enemia even when I did eat meat! When I decided to do the vegetarian thing the first 4 or 5 times, I didn't do it right. I didn't research and plan my diet to give my body what it needed to be healthy. Years and years ago I began doing it the right way and eventually the thought of eating anything with a mother became gross to me. Especially after I became a mother! Where I stand today, I have had more than 13 continuous years of vegetarianism, some years of complete veganism, a vegetarian pregnancy, a vegetarian baby- hood where I made almost all of her baby foods and now a healthy 8 year old who aspires to be a vegan someday. If the films bother you, it is for a reason. We know at some level that it isn't right! Here's what I say- if you can kill your own animal, butcher your own animal and still want to eat it- more power to you- you are different than me. But what we have in the grocery store is very different from that. We are told not to think of what it is that we are eating and how it might have been treated in life or in it's death process. That is very unnatural. Then there is the GMO issue along with all the other complex issues surrounding food. We need to take back control of our own food. One thing about becoming a parent made me realize that you have to walk your walk of what you believe in. You just can't feed the stuff to your kids and tell them not to think about the fact that the thing on their plate is an animal. My parents did it to me, and I think detaching from whatever feelings that brings you is not healthy. Good luck to you on wherever your journey takes you. There are many execellent resources to learn how to do it right. There is a local vegetarian kc restaurant. There are yahoo meetup groups. If vegetarianism doesn't agree with you, but one of your kids wants to do it, please take the time to get them some help to do it right. They will likely do it anyway- perhaps at a cost to their body.Food Inc. is one of my favorite movies. So is Corn King, The World According to Monsanto and others like it. I have been a vegetarian on and off since I was 14 (I turn 40 in about a week). Like you, I had a hard time with enemia even when I did eat meat! When I decided to do the vegetarian thing the first 4 or 5 times, I didn't do it right. I didn't research and plan my diet to give my body what it needed to be healthy. Years and years ago I began doing it the right way and eventually the thought of eating anything with a mother became gross to me. Especially after I became a mother! Where I stand today, I have had more than 13 continuous years of vegetarianism, some years of complete veganism, a vegetarian pregnancy, a vegetarian baby- hood where I made almost all of her baby foods and now a healthy 8 year old who aspires to be a vegan someday. If the films bother you, it is for a reason. We know at some level that it isn't right! Here's what I say- if you can kill your own animal, butcher your own animal and still want to eat it- more power to you- you are different than me. But what we have in the grocery store is very different from that. We are told not to think of what it is that we are eating and how it might have been treated in life or in it's death process. That is very unnatural. Then there is the GMO issue along with all the other complex issues surrounding food. We need to take back control of our own food. One thing about becoming a parent made me realize that you have to walk your walk of what you believe in. You just can't feed the stuff to your kids and tell them not to think about the fact that the thing on their plate is an animal. My parents did it to me, and I think detaching from whatever feelings that brings you is not healthy. Good luck to you on wherever your journey takes you. There are many execellent resources to learn how to do it right. There is a local vegetarian kc restaurant. There are yahoo meetup groups. If vegetarianism doesn't agree with you, but one of your kids wants to do it, please take the time to get them some help to do it right. They will likely do it anyway- perhaps at a cost to their body.Food Inc. is one of my favorite movies. So is Corn King, The World According to Monsanto and others like it. I have been a vegetarian on and off since I was 14 (I turn 40 in about a week). Like you, I had a hard time with enemia even when I did eat meat! When I decided to do the vegetarian thing the first 4 or 5 times, I didn't do it right. I didn't research and plan my diet to give my body what it needed to be healthy. Years and years ago I began doing it the right way and eventually the thought of eating anything with a mother became gross to me. Especially after I became a mother! Where I stand today, I have had more than 13 continuous years of vegetarianism, some years of complete veganism, a vegetarian pregnancy, a vegetarian baby- hood where I made almost all of her baby foods and now a healthy 8 year old who aspires to be a vegan someday. If the films bother you, it is for a reason. We know at some level that it isn't right! Here's what I say- if you can kill your own animal, butcher your own animal and still want to eat it- more power to you- you are different than me. But what we have in the grocery store is very different from that. We are told not to think of what it is that we are eating and how it might have been treated in life or in it's death process. That is very unnatural. Then there is the GMO issue along with all the other complex issues surrounding food. We need to take back control of our own food. One thing about becoming a parent made me realize that you have to walk your walk of what you believe in. You just can't feed the stuff to your kids and tell them not to think about the fact that the thing on their plate is an animal. My parents did it to me, and I think detaching from whatever feelings that brings you is not healthy. Good luck to you on wherever your journey takes you. There are many execellent resources to learn how to do it right. There is a local vegetarian kc restaurant. There are yahoo meetup groups. If vegetarianism doesn't agree with you, but one of your kids wants to do it, please take the time to get them some help to do it right. They will likely do it anyway- perhaps at a cost to their body.
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