benefits of being a vegetarian?

im thinking about being a vegetarian, what are the exact benefits of being one?

also, feel free to post vegetarian recipes!

It's cheaper.

It also shrinks your brain so you might have less headaches!

You think that you're cool and healthy.

I wouldnt say it would be healthier since meat is also has its nutritional value. The only benefit would most likely be that vegetarian girls would like you more. Unless youre a girl then theres no benefits=p

You help bring down the price of meat for me :P

You aren't bringing up the demand for animal slaughter. (by demand I mean from a marketing perspective)

It's cheaper.

It also shrinks your brain so you might have less headaches!

guynamedbilly

pregnant women can have a vitamin deficiency that can seriously harm the fetus.

do yourself a favour and take vitamin supplements

over 18% of the entire earths pollution. bluelazergun

well, if you do please dont become one of those vegetarians that look down on people who eat meat

you get thinner and live longer.

I use to be a vegetarian during parts of my teen years, specifically 15-17, I still ate some fast food (I knew which chains cooked their fries in animal fat and which didn't).

Now that I eat meat though, I don't cut out a lot of the same unhealthy things I ate then, like fries and I ordered bun sandwhiches thmen lol, so it all just piles on the calories with the eats, and it's obvious I ate much better as a vegetarian, and I may go back to it some day.

If you do decide to be a vegetarian there is a very good chance your friends will annoy and harass you about your personal decision. I had a childhood friends drunk dad's friend lecture me about my choice on not eating meat back then. He said "you get no protien, it make's you weak" and I said "Well, I take vitamins" and of course he say's "That is a supplement, it's not like the real thing" And my advice would be to role your eyes at that, since meat has it's bad sides too like high in fat (except turkey, fish and some chicken) and hangs out in your colon for awhile.

Basically I only eat meat because it's cheap, which is selfish on my part.

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Basically I only eat meat because it's cheap, which is selfish on my part.

There are benefits to being a vegetarian.

But without meat your missing alot of things your body really should have.

im thinking about being a vegetarian, what are the exact benefits of being one?

also, feel free to post vegetarian recipes!

Xeros606

Go to www.wholefoods.com and click the "recipie's" link.

You don't have to learn how to bar-b-que.rjxtian

PLEASE!

I BBQ all the time.

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It's cheaper.

It also shrinks your brain so you might have less headaches!

carrot-cake

Why would you want to dislike us at all?

And my b-12 levels are fine, btw. Just have to pay attention to what I eat. A vegan can have a bad diet just like a meat eater.

you get thinner and live longer.

dissonantblack

...wait what?

Being a vegetarian doesn't necessarily mean altering your body, and being thin doesn't mean being healthy. Also, I'd love to see some statistics on omnivores vs. herbivores life span, seriously what does that have to do with anything? Your physical condition is a combination of a lot of things such as sleep, stress, drug use etc, and though your diet has a big part in how healthy you are it is certainly not the biggest one.

im thinking about being a vegetarian, what are the exact benefits of being one?

also, feel free to post vegetarian recipes!

Xeros606

I am a veggie

It keeps your mind free from guilt! I can't believe people who love pets have the heart the kill others for food...

I won't eat my kitty because there's not a lot of meat on him, but he'd do in a pinch. Hell, I'd eat human meat if the need for food got pinchy enough.

But as long as I can chose, I rarely even touch meat or poultry. I like fish and sea food but I barely ever eat it because it doesn't come as naturally for me to cook as veggie meals do, and since I cook all my food myself, well.. =)

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im thinking about being a vegetarian, what are the exact benefits of being one?

also, feel free to post vegetarian recipes!

Blubadox

I am a veggie

It keeps your mind free from guilt! I can't believe people who love pets have the heart the kill others for food...

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im thinking about being a vegetarian, what are the exact benefits of being one?

also, feel free to post vegetarian recipes!

lonewolf604

I am a veggie

It keeps your mind free from guilt! I can't believe people who love pets have the heart the kill others for food...

Unlike lions, humans have intelligence-you think about something, work on it and come to conclusions. So you future won't be so generic - it'll be based on the outcome of your choices. Like for example, if you choose to eat pizzas daily you'll eventually join the fat people club of your country who love whining all the time.

Don't get me wrong, am not implying anything. Feel free to eat whatever you prefer, just don't put it under the framework or right and wrong or anyother means of self-justification.

well, if you do please dont become one of those vegetarians that look down on people who eat meat

Sonir77

Exactly don't act holier than thou with meat eaters or force your oppinion on them, but you can secretly enjoy that you know that they know that you are living a bit healthier :D

[QUOTE="dissonantblack"]

you get thinner and live longer.

Scarebaby

...wait what?

Being a vegetarian doesn't necessarily mean altering your body, and being thin doesn't mean being healthy. Also, I'd love to see some statistics on omnivores vs. herbivores life span, seriously what does that have to do with anything? Your physical condition is a combination of a lot of things such as sleep, stress, drug use etc, and though your diet has a big part in how healthy you are it is certainly not the biggest one.

You'll probably live longer as a vegetarian.

You'd never have to eat steak again...hey wait a second...

You'd never have to eat steak again.....

ptolemytom

[QUOTE="8-Bitterness"]well, benefits are that you get to be healthier if you know how to combine the vegetables n stuff, i would never give up meat tho D: and pasta is pretty awesome if youre a vegetarianXeros606

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It's cheaper.

carrot-cake

[QUOTE="8-Bitterness"]well, benefits are that you get to be healthier if you know how to combine the vegetables n stuff, i would never give up meat tho D: and pasta is pretty awesome if youre a vegetarianXeros606

Then that's not becoming a vegetarian...it's just eating healthier.

I only see being healthy as a benefit, but you can still be healthy eating meat and vegetables.
Vegetables taste like crap.

Well the only real benefit is that you arent eating dead animals. If you aren't careful you can become unhealthy. I dont understand the idea of being vegetarian. People were obviously made to eat animals...... so eat animals.

I would never become a vegetarian because you can eat lean meats and occasionaly a little bit of the fatty ones and still be completely healthy. But if you are going to be a vegetarian then just make sure you are getting some good sources of protein. Dairy and peanuts and such.

Well the only real benefit is that you arent eating dead animals. If you aren't careful you can become unhealthy. I dont understand the idea of being vegetarian. People were obviously made to eat animals...... so eat animals.

magnax1

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im thinking about being a vegetarian, what are the exact benefits of being one?

also, feel free to post vegetarian recipes!

Blubadox

I am a veggie

It keeps your mind free from guilt! I can't believe people who love pets have the heart the kill others for food...

And you eat the pets food!

We gotta eat something, and missa like das meat better then das salat. :)

you don't get all the vitamins and proteins and nutrients you can only get with meat. oh, wait...shoeman12

[QUOTE="shoeman12"]you don't get all the vitamins and proteins and nutrients you can only get with meat. oh, wait...munu9