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Originally Posted by perpetual_
A lot of my vegetarian friends have recently converted back to the 'light'. For the following reasons - as they put it!
a) Their 'activism' isn't going to stop the meat industry
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They thought that their own choice to not eat meat would stop the meat industry? That's not activism, that's just starry-eyed unrealistic.
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b) It's inconvenient for people when they go to dinner parties
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Umm...when I go to a dinner party, someone is entertaining me. I had no idea the guests were supposed to make the evening 'convenient' for the hosts.
Seriously, when I entertain or plan a menu, I always take into consideration things like dietary needs and preferences, allergies, etc. of the people I'm inviting. That's part of being a good host(ess). If you choose to maintain a special diet, whether that's low carbing, low fat, kosher or vegetarianism or some combination of any of those, well...that's your choice, and then you have to live your life within that choice. I don't base my dietary choices on my friends' convenience. But if someone consistently doesn't offer food I want to eat, then I make sure I meet my needs independently. No harm, no foul--and no inconvenience to either party.
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c) It's unhealthy - missing out on a lot of minerals etc
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Okay, no idea what diets your vegetarian friends are/were following, but if their diets were 'missing out on a lot of minerals etc', then they needed to be better educated about healthy ways to be vegetarian. That, or find a good basic multi-vitamin/mineral supplement.
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d) Non meat, non carb = lots of fat - too much.
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You really should take a look at Gary Taubes' newest book "Good Calories, Bad Calories." Read it, and then draw your own conclusions about the equation you just outlined.
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P.S. I have nothing against vegetarians lol - so don't take it as a insult or anything - am just being brutally honest.
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Not insulted, but ...why on earth would you troll a vegetarian forum and refer to 'vegetarian friends coming back to the light?' if you didn't intend someone to respond, defending what you just put down?
Not intending to insult or anything...I'm just being brutally honest. It is what it is.