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THERESA: Did you see our online editor Vance Lehmkuhl's op ed piece today on the perils of meat-eating? What are your thoughts on curbing our carnivorous ways? Vance is a complete vegan, which would be too dramatic a change for me. I've cut way back on red meat, but I like chicken, fish, dairy.
LAURIE: I was a vegetarian for 10 years and found it a healthy way to live, though not necessarily slimming. (Sorry, Vance, I do think all those carbs put on pounds, at least for me.) I eat chicken and fish nowadays, but try to limit myself to one meat meal a day. I don't think a just fish/chicken diet is necessarily healthier that one that includes a little red meat; I just don't like the taste of beef now.
I'm trying currently to eat more soy, as it's supposed to be good for menopause symptoms. Maybe it's my imagination, but I do seem to feel better after a tofu meal!
APRIL: I think such a diet is incredibly healthy. I just could never give up seafood.
THERESA: Even seafood carries risks. Just this week, the government's issued new guidelines on eating tuna, because of risks posed by mercury. And I love tuna! The FDA did say that shrimp, salmon, pollock and catfish are safe to eat two or three times a week, apparently.
WENDY:
I think you have to work out a diet that is right for you both physically and, frankly, morally. This is a little more touchy-feely than I usually am, but I honestly believe when we lose that understanding of what we are eating and why we get in trouble. We eat mindlessly, we eat junk and we lose track of our role in the whole corporate-food thing. And I don't really trust those people.
My husband, by the way, hasn't eaten pork since he saw the movie "Babe." How's THAT for touchy-feely?
Over the last 5 years I have removed fast food, soda and meat (other than seafood) from my diet. I have also cut out most refined foods and most non organically grown foods.
Veganism or vegetarianism can be great, if that is what is right for you. But I think the awareness of what we are putting into our bodies is something I would discuss more than the rules people make for what they will and will not eat. I dont consider counting carbs, calories, etc. to necessarily be an awareness.
When I eat something, I think of where it came from and the process by which it has come to be in front of me. Once that thought process became involved, my habits naturally changed. I continued the habit until I just couldnt continue anymore, and it was an act of compassion towards myself to change the habit.
Posted by: Chris on March 19, 2004 12:24 PMYears ago, I probably would have thought being a complete vegan would be too hard and drastic, but now that I've been living that way for a decade, it's second nature to me. And the health benefits are plentiful as long as one is NOT loading up on refined foods. I haven't had any problems with carbs putting on weight -- as long as they aren't refined. The more processed foods you eat, the more damage you will do to your body, vegan or not.
The biggest benefit a healthy vegan diet has given me came during my recent pregnancy. Including the ample amounts of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes in my diet needed to give me the increased nutrients my baby and I required was a snap! I've known people who considered it a chore and found it difficult to eat right while pregnant. The nutrient density (more nutrients per calorie) of plant foods makes them ideal. And the safety of those foods is an added bonus.
Posted by: Allison on March 19, 2004 01:24 PMI haven't eaten chicken since I was 7. And over the years, my list of no-nos has grown to include beef, pork, some types of fish and many dairy products. I think my diet has helped protect me from some of the health problems I've watched all four of my siblings struggle with, such as obesity. Also, I save money on grocery bills by not buying meat and by avoiding processed foods.
Posted by: Jenice on March 19, 2004 02:02 PMI don't eat that much red meat anymore simply because of the health (or UNhealthy) factor. Since grilled salmon is probably the food I'd ask for for my last meal, and I can cook chicken 1,000 different ways, I'm fine with it.
Posted by: R.C. on March 20, 2004 09:39 AMCheck out this story in today's Inquirer about "flexitarians": http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/health/8244819.htm
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