After re-reading all of my old blog posts, I’ve decided to re-write this post, mostly because I didn’t go into much depth on the subject. This can be seen based on the fact that is significantly shorter than most of my other posts on the blog. So, here goes:
Recently, I’ve made the decision to change my dietary habits: specifically when it comes to food-consumerism. When I was 6 years old, I became a vegetarian for four years, much to my parents’ horror. In the end I went back to my meat-eating ways, because my doctor told me I was low in iron and I imagine my animal-saving will crumbled in the face of spinach and legumes.
Years later, even after going back to meat, my diet has never really gone back. Don’t get me wrong, I love eating meat. Prime Rib might be my favourite meal of all time. Still, I noticed that I would regularly order vegetarian pizzas, sandwiches, and even veggie burgers when I went out to eat. One day, I ordered a real burger and ate it in front of a friend of mine who was vegetarian. I only finished half of it before offering it to the people I was with. Shockingly, my vegetarian friend took it and ate it.
She explained to me, at this point, that she did not purchase meat for herself because she did not want to contribute to the meat industry. In a case like this, when the meat was going to be put in the garbage, she would rather eat it than see it be put to waste.
I’ve decided to adopt a similar philosophy. There are several reasons to cut meat out of your diet. For me, it’s based on health, financial, and ethical reasons. My new dietary philosophy is that I will not purchase meat, whether it’s from the grocery store or a restaurant. However, I would similarly like to adopt the “no-waste” attitude my friend has. For example, when I visit my aunt and uncle for dinner, I will eat the meat on my plate. If a friend buys a delicious burger and offers me a bite, I will try it.
My last post was for the purpose of finding a term for it. I still haven’t really come up with one. Generally, when people ask, I tell them “I don’t purchase meat” and explain further if I feel the need. I have noticed really positive results since making the change, though, both for my health and my pocketbook. I should note that I still purchase fish: I imagine I would have trouble maintaining a health amount of protein without it.
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