Dogs Rule said:
Actually a well planned out diet can give you all the protein you need. The advantage of meat is that you get all the amino acids you need from one source, but if a vegetarian eats grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes and nuts, then he too will have all the amino acids he needs. So vegetarianism hinges on diversity of foods, which can be very tasty. Former record holding sprinter Carl Lewis is a vegetarian, so are other world class athletes. |
I believe all of us vegetarians who have managed to go years without protein or vitamin deficiency can attest to that.
If you go vegetarian and don't live off of doritos and twinkies, and instead carefully balancing your diet you should be fine. Just replace meat with tofu or quorn or any of the various meat substitutes and legumes out there. And a vegetarian can still eat eggs and drink milk. And eating veggies for vitamins. I can not see whats so difficult about that. Frankly I think the meat substitutes often taste better than the real thing. Veggie pepperoni is wayyyy better than real pepperoni. The real thing is disgustingly greasy. Only thing I miss from the meat world is fish, there is no good fish substitute out there. Tried a couple, they tasted absolutely foul.
Now if people were trying to make an argument against veganism I might agree, thats just silly. There really is no point in not drinking milk because the cows are treated poorly etc. Just buy organic brands if you care how the animals are treated.
[2:08:58 am] Moongoddess256: being asian makes you naturally good at ddr
[2:09:22 am] gnizmo: its a weird genetic thing
[2:09:30 am] gnizmo: goes back to hunting giant crabs in feudal Japan
