Am I weird for eating a mostly carnivorous diet?

[Mahou]

Re: Am I weird for eating a mostly carnivorous diet?

Also off topic, but same goes for Milk. We do not NEED milk to live a healthy life. Yet humans are programmed to think we do and drink it pretty much every day. I havent drank milk in nearly 15 years and i havent been sick in about 10. Ive also never broken a bone despite bmxing and skateboarding daily.

yeah, milk itself is actually bad for adults since most lack lactose enzymes. the vitamin D (which comes from the sun) in milk is injected artificially into the whole milk...but once again, you can supplement it if that's really a concern.

but milk taste good. I think most people that are in my situation grew up loving to drink milk.

[Charu]

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I fricken love milk <3

[mellonxcollie]

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I don't eat any red meat/mammals and I've cut back on my chicken consumption as well. I'll probably go full veggie at some point.

Honestly meat is just bad. Bad in every way. it's bad for people's health to eat too much meat, producing meat is bad for the environment, and obviously being held captive and eventually slaughtered is pretty bad for the animals.

There's really no need to eat meat in 2018 with all of the supplements and alternatives available. And this is coming from a person who is anemic and not allowed to donate blood lol I manage just fine with my supplements

[rayword45]

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I eat too much meat of all kinds but I barely eat any dairy products except when a recipe calls for cheese/butter or a rare ice cream treat

[Mahou]

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I really do agree with what most vegans say about the practice in saving humans and animals - but I think it's really hard to make such a drastic change in a lifestyle. After all...this isn't like quitting cigarettes. Its a comolete 180 in lifestyle.
either way I'm fucked because my car has leather seats.

[mellonxcollie]

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I really do agree with what most vegans say about the practice in saving humans and animals - but I think it's really hard to make such a drastic change in a lifestyle. After all...this isn't like quitting cigarettes. Its a comolete 180 in lifestyle.
either way I'm fucked because my car has leather seats.

Personally I didn't really find it that hard to change. A lot of recipes you can make vegetarian by just simply not adding whatever meat element.

I think going full vegan would be tougher but still not as tough as it first appears. I remember back 10 years ago when my brother was a vegetarian, things like veggie burgers were super hit-or-miss and also extremely expensive (I'm talking like $12 for a box of 4 burgers that might taste good or might just dissolve to mush). Nowadays you can find stuff like that everywhere, and it actually tastes decent and is also significantly coming down in cost all the time

I'm also a strong believer that you don't have to go full-on vegan to make a difference. Just cutting down the amount you consume by eating vegetarian once or twice a week, can still make a difference over time.

[rayword45]

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Homemade almond milk >>>>> cows or goats milk

[Elena-]

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almond milk is the best

[flashflash account]

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The biggest thing you miss out on with vegetarian diets is a couple nonessential proteins that help build muscle
So if you don't wanna get swole be a vegan, the reason vegans are healthier than the rest of the population has little to do with what's in their diet and more to do with the fact that they're actually dieting so props for that vegans

Personally I'm fortunate to be able to eat pretty much whatever I want without having to worry, but I did recently discover I'm lactose sensitive and haven't drank milk in a year. Don't miss it tbh, I realized it was the source of a nasty aftertaste I would occasionally get that I called "the chicken taste"

[dAnceguy117]

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Almond milk good yes

[Mahou]

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The biggest thing you miss out on with vegetarian diets is a couple nonessential proteins that help build muscle
So if you don't wanna get swole be a vegan, the reason vegans are healthier than the rest of the population has little to do with what's in their diet and more to do with the fact that they're actually dieting so props for that vegans

This is completely false.

Your protein source doesn’t matter - Animal protein is no better than plant proteins (vise versa). The only factor you have to be aware of is the absorption rate. Animal protein just happens to be higher.
The problem with protein today is that there is a huge misconception that a person needs a high amount of protein to build muscle in early stages - most people who lift weights or try to build muscle will not even break the intermediate level. A lot of people actually get more than enough protein without even realizing it.

[flashflash account]

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when I was dumb I wanted to "prove vegans wrong" or something so I did a bit of research and I definitely remember a few proteins being completely absent from vegans. Not ones that were necessary by any stretch. I also remember deer meat being a good thing to eat

[Mahou]

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Clogged arteries and heart disease is associated with the consumption of meat. There really is anything “good” about it except for maybe for the saturated fats that come with the meat (which happens to be a macronutrient essential for building muscle)
But truth be told, you don’t need meat to accomplish that nor to live a healthy lifestyle.

Meat is just good. And if I lose 10 years of my life for eating it, I think I’ll be okay with that.

[aperson]

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when I was dumb I wanted to "prove vegans wrong" or something so I did a bit of research and I definitely remember a few proteins being completely absent from vegans. Not ones that were necessary by any stretch. I also remember deer meat being a good thing to eat

You have to be more careful getting complete proteins on a vegetarian diet. Soy and quinoa contain all 9 essential aminos, but lots of other vegetable sources (like rice) are missing some. It's important to know what pairings work to create complete proteins. This allows you to do stuff like mix rice with lentils or beans so that you get all necessary aminos.

Plant based diets are also healthy as hell and processed meats are fuckin bad for you.

I mostly just eat chicken and fish occasionally and eat the hell out of a bunch of eggs. Maybe one day I'll learn to cut eating out entirely so I quit eating so much dairy from all the butter in everything.

[qrrbrbirbel]

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