paulr

Just running on from the vegatarian thread...............

milo

where is the "x cows a day" option?

paulr

Reading the "veggie" thread Milo,i think we know where you stand.....

fast bloke

brekkie - pig and eggs
lunch - pig sarnie
dinner - cow with sauce

unclebuck

Steer well clear these days. Don't even bother much with chicken any more. Mainly fish as a main meal these days. Can't seem to get enough.

UB

yoza

Once a month.

But not much in the last seven...

paulr

Whys that UB?

fast bloke

probably cos new labia have implanted all the cows and pigs with mad opposition disease....... erm - UB - I think it might be too late

boxst

Hello

As long as it's not Salmon: http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_...ed_with_c.html

Steve.

unclebuck

You have point. The food industry is indeed a department of the chemical industry. Colourants, Emulsifiers, Hydrogenators... So, why not add chemicals such as fluoxetine hydrochloride to render the populous more susceptible to the acceptance of social reform?

UB

(am I using too many 'long words'?)

fast bloke

No but there seems to be an outbreak of sporadic capitalism, Or Should That Be Capitalization?

Claudius

Most days, as it is tastier than poultry or other things that give you your daily protein.

Leslie

Its like anything else, all things in moderation seems to do the trick. Humans are designed as carnivores as well as eating vegetables. A properly balanced diet is good for you and not so much of the fast food and saturated fats etc.

I think a lot of problems come from all the food additives and pesticides they chuck in these days. Too much of this food engineering rubbish will never be good, except for the trade!

Les

milo

VERY interesting poll results so far.

i did not expect that given the veggie thread and the number of people on there who were anti-meat vs. pro-meat.

paulr

me neither.

OllyK

I don't eat red meat very often, but I have no objection to it, in fact I rather like a good bloody steak. The issue is the Mrs was a veggie, but I have managed to get her back on to Poultry (she was still eating fish anyway). So we eat a lot of poultry rather than cook 2 meals. Think that could be a factor for others as well.

imlach

I don't have any issues with a veggie wife at all. As I said before on the other thread, I have plenty of other opportunites to have meat if I want to :

a) works canteen if I want a big lunch
b) carry out the odd time
c) restaurants
d) home cooked meals which lend themselves to adding meat if need be - homemade pizza, pasta (I can add meat to half of the tomato sauce for example). Doesn't add much to the cooking effort required.
e) BBQ in summer where I have meat, she has vegiburgers

The rest of the time, I'm happy enough to have the usual staples we have which include :

- homemade veggie lasagne
- pasta with olive & tomato sauce
- vegetable stir fry with cashew nuts on a bed of noodles
- roasted veg with potatoes
- vegi haggis, neeps, and tatties
- butternut squash risotto
- baked potatoes with wide selection of vegi fillings
- cheese & potato pie
- homemade pizza with veggi toppings
- vegetable curry with rice
- vegetable fajitas with rice, guacomole, and salsa

etc etc! Vegetarian doesn't have to be all nut roast and soya/tofu.

TelBoy

Imlach, why are you veggie, just out of interest?

imlach

I'm not. What made you think that?

TelBoy

Ah, sorry, your wife then.

imlach

The wife has been veggie for 15 years or so. She didn't like the taste of meat/fish when young, and was primarily for that reason, with secondary animal welfare issues.

paulr

mmmmmmmmmmm.....i'm hungry.....

scoobypreza

Pretty much the same reasons as me then Imlach. I've been veggie for about the same length of time as your wife.
I do cook meat for mr.scoobypreza but he doesn't eat much red meat at all at home.

cath