Comments on: Calling All Carnivores: 7 Painless Ways to Be an Almost-Vegetarian

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:10:39 +0000

great tips! I could use all the help I can get!

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:27:28 +0000

Thanks for commenting everyone. I heard a new term yesterday at the farmers market: “Meat Reductionist”. I like it!

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By: Mike Licht

Mike Licht — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:16:50 +0000

I like Bittman’s term, “Lessmeatarian.”

See:

http://www.markbittman.com/lose-weight-save-the-planet-become-a-lessmeatarian

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:57:38 +0000

Very good read. I’ve been ‘flexitarian’ for the past two years. We have one local farm here where I live, which I’ve visited, where I know for sure the animals are treated humanely. Though it’s a bit more expensive, we’ll usually buy meat from them for special occasions, and that meat I’m willing to eat.

Steve actually brings up a very good point, and one I hadn’t really considered yet. Excessive farming will deplete the soil of nutrients, and I don’t believe most major farms practice rotating their crops. =/
I’d love to eventually own just enough land to grow/raise all my own food. Keeping chickens/goats has been a longtime dream of mine. :3

By: Angel

Angel — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:02:28 +0000

Good article. I’m a vegetarian, and I agree that it really takes a while to get out of the mindset that meat has to be the main dish in every meal.

By: Danielle Thys

Danielle Thys — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:40:08 +0000

Love this article! Wanted to add that, as a lover if Southern cooking, I am particularly thrilled to have discovered Bryant Terry’s “Vegan Soul Kitchen”. If you think a vegan diet is inherently bland or boring, think again!

I’ve been a vegetarian for many years and am also allergic to milk protein (casein), which means I often end up looking for vegan option though I do still occassionally consume eggs. We need a lot less protein than we think, and a better variety of proteins to vary those branch amino acids in our diets.

If you can’t imagine going without chicken, I suggest you adopt a chicken as a pet, name it, get to know its quirky little ways… You might find your empathy overrides your appetite at least a couple days a week. You don’t need meat everyday. You don’t really need it at all. Love that chicken with your heart, not your stomach! Give it a try!

By: Lynn Shwadchuck

Lynn Shwadchuck — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:34:43 +0000

Sam, that is exactly why it’s important that some of us try. Local meat is something a few wealthier rural people can aspire to.

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:29:06 +0000

I don’t know. I just don’t understand vegetarian diets. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely adore raw fruits and vegetables. However, I can’t live without meat. Personally, I don’t believe going vegetarian is the answer. I think a better solution would be to encourage local farming as Steve suggested. I’m an omnivore after all. I just crave it with a passion sometimes. :/

By: MaxMillion

MaxMillion — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:42:00 +0000

Great post! I really like the idea of Meatless Mondays etc

And I always make a stock with my roast chicken carcass (you can toss it into the freezer if you don’t have the time to make it right away) and then use the delicious home-made stock for a risotto or such.

The only thing is, I am married to a guy who needs meat. He works really hard and the (lovingly prepared) evening meal has to satisfy him. Legumes and all-veg just don’t do the trick…

One meal I do is a stuffed portobello mushroom, but even that has tuna in it……