tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post6216657226260874333..comments2023-10-30T04:06:45.798-07:00Comments on arduous blog: My Fiance Is Going to Kill Me For Writing Thisruchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-32262433300531202702011-02-11T17:28:12.118-08:002011-02-11T17:28:12.118-08:00OK... here's what I don't get. Why does ev...OK... here's what I don't get. Why does everybody feel the need to define themselves in terms of an "ism" when it comes to diet? Are we all just obsessed with rules, or the need for personal identity, or what? <br /><br />I think you get onto really shaky ground when you start saying that one "ism" is more ethical than another. I'm not saying that some choices aren't more ethical than others, but I think there is so much gray area here... <br /><br />I mean, a vegan who is eating piles of GMO soy grown on land that was once Amazon rainforest, which as been trasported half way around the world, processed beyond belief and wrapped in multiple layers of plastic is arguably doing more harm to both the environment and the animal kingdom than someone eating locally produced grass fed organic beef. I'm not suggesting everybody should start scarfing down cows, or that soy is evil, but you can't just "sign up for a program" and turn off your brain.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-32264471090398592752011-02-07T15:38:20.243-08:002011-02-07T15:38:20.243-08:00I agree with your fiance. Although I feel that lov...I agree with your fiance. Although I feel that love conquers all forms of eating. But I hear what you are saying- A lot of folks think I am Vegan and of course I am not, nor am I vegetarian. I just don't eat a lot of meat. While it does well for my cholesterol level, It does not do much for my weight. Oh well. I hear fat is in this year!Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-6759456888860492902011-02-05T08:49:44.509-08:002011-02-05T08:49:44.509-08:00If you guys haven't gone to Millenium yet, wha...If you guys haven't gone to Millenium yet, what are you waiting for! Best vegan food in SF.<br /><br />As far as veganism, I don't know that I'd ever go there. I like my honey and my eggs too much and as I get both from reliable, local sources that treat their animals well (the eggs being from my own chickens of course!), I'll stick with them. Dairy is another issue. Personally, I've cut way back on that though my family still eats it. They are, at least, mostly vegetarian for the moment.Green Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-18042874357202620692011-02-03T20:55:41.278-08:002011-02-03T20:55:41.278-08:00My issue with veganism is that it relies so heavil...My issue with veganism is that it relies so heavily on soy, which most of the time comes from some huge GMO monocrop pesticide farm.<br />But I have also recently found myself on the mostly-vegetarian path and am meaning to write about this soon.Color Me Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570876113939066775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-48287337523732429792011-02-03T08:16:36.086-08:002011-02-03T08:16:36.086-08:00There's a local restaurant here that serves de...There's a local restaurant here that serves delicious vegan food. I'm not a cook though so preparing stuff like that myself is too hard lol.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-51289953111349186702011-02-03T07:40:29.301-08:002011-02-03T07:40:29.301-08:00I hear you on this one -- I've changed my eati...I hear you on this one -- I've changed my eating habits for ethical reasons at various times over the past decade, I know it's hard to find something that sits well with me, my health, and my conscience. And THEN, on top of that, to have to figure out a way in which it meshes with my husband . . . well, that's almost more difficult than figuring it out for myself in the first place.Kimberlyhttp://eclpse.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.com