Any Vegetarian's out here?

[O'Dannyboy]

I was just curious if anyone knows. As I understand it they feed steroids to the cows to make them grow bigger faster. If this is indeed the reason children these days are developing faster then couldnt it also be a major reason for obesity? Just thought I would throw that out there. Thats part of why I avoid red meat. I understand that that we have a place localy that I can buy meats that are GRAIN fed. I will have to see what thats like. I'll bet it tastes......NATURAL.

[Constant]

Eat some Ostrige meat.

[Remnantrob]

Eat some Ostrige meat.

Ewwwwww. Even if I still ate me, I wouldn't eat that....lol

I was just curious if anyone knows. As I understand it they feed steroids to the cows to make them grow bigger faster. If this is indeed the reason children these days are developing faster then couldnt it also be a major reason for obesity? Just thought I would throw that out there. Thats part of why I avoid red meat. I understand that that we have a place localy that I can buy meats that are GRAIN fed. I will have to see what thats like. I'll bet it tastes......NATURAL.

Actually it's not just red meat that is having that problem. Even down to the chickens we eat it's not all natural as they claim. Why do you think KFC is no longer called Kentucky Fried Chicken. Chickens nowadays are mass produced just like most other cattle and we can see the results of that in a lot of our youths today. But mostly because people don't know when to say I've had enough. Temperance is an important aspect of eating that people really don't adhere to.

[Gerioke]

From what I understand bread and breaded products (carbohydrates) cause weight gain more than red meat. Red meat is full of protien and iron.

[Constant]

From what I understand bread and breaded products (carbohydrates) cause weight gain more than red meat. Red meat is full of protien and iron.

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This is the truth!

[Guest XxCurvyxX]

I used to be a veggie when i was at school it was the hype then - the new craze - but my doctors told me to go back on meats as people dont realise how many vitamins etc u are missing out on due to switching to vegetarian meals!

Yes, ok now you have things like Tofu, Soya, etc but to me thats just process stuff (and if im honest taste just as bad as meat does)

Has anyone got any ideas as to what i can use instead of meat for extra vitamins n minerals etc for a balanced diet??

I love my fruit n veg but i cant stand fish!! Not even tuna (canned fish) i can just about stand crabsticks and prawns!

I only eat meat as im told too and thats what my mom puts in front of me at meal times

Would help if i had some help!

Curvy x

[Remnantrob]

Hi Curvy,

You're going to have your sceptics about being a vegetarian from non-vegetarians and vice versa. I know of doctors who have said the complete opposite of what your doctor has state about the lack of vitamins you get from a vegetarian diet. The problem some vegetarians have is that they stick to those meat substitutes and they end up just as bad as they were if they had remained a meateater. It's supposed to be like the patch is to the smoker in my opinion. The problem is that many vegetarians stay on that patch the rest of their lives. If you think about it, we eat meat to get the nutrients that the animal received from eating vegetables and grains while they were alive. Now judging from what i said you could just as well get your vitamins from your meat as you could from the source where they got their vitamins........fruits, veggies, and grains.(legumes too). Some of the biggest mammals in the world are vegetarians. (not to say you want to be an elephant ) but they're pretty healthy and they eat a lot and live pretty long. Here's a link that can help a little with the vitamins you might need in different kinds of foods.

MY VITAMINS

Hope this helps a little.

[Remnantrob]

Here's an extra set of information for those curious about reducing risks for cancers:

Foods to Help Prevent Breast Cancer

Recent research suggests that adding these foods to your diet could significantly lower your risk of breast cancer.

#1 Yellow orange vegetables -- Eating foods high in beta- carotene has been linked in many studies to lower rates of breast cancer. Tip: Baby carrots beta-carotene is more absorbable then regular carrots (MultiWellness)

#2 Cruciferous vegetables-- radish, broccoli, cauliflower, rutabaga, cabbage, turnips, turnip greens, contain indole -3-carbinol, which lowers women's levels of a type of estrogen that may promote breast cancer.(16-hydroxy- estradiol and 16-hydroxy-estrone). Tip: Look for BroccoSprouts, a brand of broccoli sprouts with megalevels of SGS, a compound that fights mammary tumors in mice. (Super Foods Wellness)

#3 Eat tomatoes, including cooked, dried, soups, juice and sauces, to fill up on a compound called lycopene. Diets high in lycopene are linked to lower rates of breast and prostate cancer.

#4 Give up the red wine and eat grapes instead. More than one alcoholic beverage a day increases your risk of breast cancer. But concord grapes have cancer-fighting antioxidant power.

#5 Eat omega-3 rich nuts and seeds (walnut, pumpkin, flax). Research suggests that women with higher tissue levels of omega-3s have lower rates of breast cancer.

#6 Women whose diets are higher in vitamin D have less breast cancer. To ensure that you get the recommended level, add Vitamin D to a healthy diet, advise many experts, especially in climates or lifestyles with out year round sun (20 minutes a day).

#7 Eat a small bowel of dark cherries, blueberries, or black raspberries.

#8 Compounds called limonoids, found in the peel and white membrane of oranges, inhibit breast cancer in test tubes. Eat whole fruit oranges and tangerines.

#9 Avoid refined grains and choose whole grains instead. At least one study has shown that women who ate the most refined grains had more breast cancer. Another study showed women who ate one serving a day of a cereal high in wheat bran lowered their risk factors.

#10 Cut high trans fats out of your diet. High trans fats may increase the risk of breast cancer. Margarine, most french fries, both frozen and fast-food, and many processed and fried foods made with hydrogenated fats are a top trans fat source. If you use margarine, use a trans-fat free brand.

#11 Instead of commercial "olive oil" dressings - usually made with a mixture of oils -- make your own easy dressing with half olive oil, half lemon juice. Mediterranean women who eat olive oil have low rates of breast cancer, studies show.

#12 Garlic kills breast cancer cells in the test tube and maybe in you. But if you're going to cook garlic, always peel and chop, then let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes before you heat. Heating right away doesn't allow time for the cancer-fighting compounds to develop.

#13 Eat a serving of dark leafy vegetable (spinach, kale, swiss chard, beet greens, etc.) at least twice a week .

#14 Cut out the meat from diet.

#15 Use flax seed. It has 75 times more lignin precursors, compounds that inhibit mammary tumors in animals. Use flax seed oil for your homemade salad dressings (DO NOT heat flax seed oil)

# 16 Add soy. Soy's isoflavinoids work as weak estrogen