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Post by Beck on Jul 12, 2010 15:00:39 GMT 10
What are your thoughts on it? Could you ever do it? What do you do when you have to cook for a vegetarian, or worse a vegan?
I was a vegetarian from 17 until I fell pregnant with Ella-Rose. Once I fell pregnant with the twins I ate chicken occasionally because I couldn't keep myself and the twins healthy during the pregnancy without, my iron levels were very very low. Once I fell pregnant with Ella I gave up being vegetarian completely.
My reasons were ethical, and while I still can't stomach a huge slab of meat (it makes me want to throw up) I will eat most meat and seafood now.
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Post by shred on Jul 12, 2010 17:32:51 GMT 10
I can't do it. I think of myself as a carnivore. Plus, I'm not a fan of vegetables.
I rather starve then turn into a vegetarian really.
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Post by Shaun on Jul 13, 2010 16:01:14 GMT 10
We think anyone that doesn't eat meat must be crazy but when we have to cook for them we will make sure they can eat what is served. We don't like eating at vegetarians houses because we don't like being forced not to eat meat.
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Post by Loz on Jul 13, 2010 17:17:16 GMT 10
I don't eat huge amounts of meat all the time but i will eat pretty much anything if its served to me (apart from a huge slab of steak. I cannot handle that at all).
I always cater for vegetarians if they are eating at my house and i think that should be reciprocated frankly.
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Post by shred on Jul 15, 2010 8:21:02 GMT 10
Well, I think being a vegetarian is the healthier option. Plus, those poor animals! I avoid meat if I can.Sorry, Queenie, I don't think it's the healthier option at all.
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Post by Beck on Jul 15, 2010 8:46:56 GMT 10
I always cater for vegetarians if they are eating at my house and i think that should be reciprocated frankly. If you mean they should cook meat then if they are the ones cooking I disagree with that. Obviously they should be cooking something others can and will eat but I do not think they should have to go against their beliefs to do so by cooking meat. If you were catering to someone with an allergy or religious belief (not eating pork for instance) you wouldn't prepare a dish with those things in it and nor would you think they should cook for you with those ingredients just because they were your favourite food.
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Post by Loz on Jul 15, 2010 11:24:33 GMT 10
Damn straight I think they should provide some meat. Maybe not for one dinner but if you were going somewhere for a weekend then I would expect meat to be an option somewhere along the way. If it's so against their beliefs to cook it get prepared meats like a BBQ chicken. I cater for everyone when I cook. Often make a large variety if dishes. If having a dinner with for example Shaun, Tamara and my friend Jo (who is a vegetarian) I would cater to everyones likes. Shaun would have his slab of cow, Jo would have her favourite zuchinni slice and say three salads to eat and one would be Tuzz's fave which has nuts (meaning Shaun (and I) can't eat it and would be told to avoid it). I don't believe in eating a slab of meat but i will provide the option to people who do. You don't want to or can't eat something then don't.
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Post by Beck on Jul 15, 2010 15:18:29 GMT 10
I would never expect a vegetarian to cook meat and I would find it completely unfair of anyone to expect them to. If you are going away with one, why should they be providing all of the food anyway? Let someone else cook it. If it was like in your scenario you wouldn't expect Shaun to be the one cooking the meal with nuts in it, someone else would do it. There is a difference between providing a variety of food for everyone on a weekend away somewhere (of which everyone should be providing their own food or chipping in so it is really a moot point) and expecting a vegetarian to cook meat at a dinner they are hosting.
I would never have done it when I was one and I'd find it rude and disrespectful if anyone had tried to make me. I would of course provide food I would hope my guests would like but it would not include meat. If I had someone coming that was not keen on vegetarian food I would suggest eating out of getting takeaway. Or I'd try to find something they might like regardless. Someone should not have to compromise their own beliefs when there is perfectly edible vegetarian food they could serve. I wouldn't go to a dinner party at a Jewish household and expect to be served pork, and in the same way I wouldn't expect a vegetarian to serve meat.
Making sure you are catering for everyone should not ever require someone to have to go against their own beliefs, whether they be personal or religious. The people they are serving should perhaps be a bit less fussy if they expect all their meals to have a certain element in them. There is no reason whatsoever that a vegetarian meal couldn't 'cater to everyone'.
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Post by Loz on Jul 15, 2010 16:00:45 GMT 10
I said I didn't expect them to cook it if you read my post. And I didn't say going away I said if you are staying somewhere, at someones house. Every vegetarian I know has provided meat as an option to people staying at their house. When Jo hosts a BBQ she provides steak, sausages, chicken kebabs etc. It's a personal choice so she doesn't force it on people. Everyone is different. And I'm sorry but you talk about something being rude and say you would tell someone to eat out or get takeaway? Yeah that's not rude at all.
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Post by Beck on Jul 15, 2010 16:10:53 GMT 10
Then what is it you are saying because you lost me? They shouldn't cook it but if they are making a meal they should have meat on the menu? Then who is doing the cooking at their dinner, the guests? If they are staying awhile, then yes that is likely to happen but the vegetarian shouldn't be expected to compromise their own beliefs. I would offer take out or ask to go out for dinner somewhere with them instead of a dinner invite if they were fussy enough to not eat vegetarian at all, how is that rude? I would not say "Go eat out somewhere instead then" and nowhere in my post did I say that. Suggesting takeaway so that everyone is happy is in no way a rude thing to do, and it is in fact something people often do when they have people over. If they were staying with us and I were still vegetarian I would comment on not expecting them to only eat vegetarian and would they like to go out for dinner one night. But I would expect they'd know my personal and/or religious beliefs and respect those too. There are many many vegetarian meals and I very much doubt that anyone couldn't survive without meat for a few days and still be catered for and have good food. I think it rude to expect someone to provide all the meat at a BBQ anyway, but I bet you your friend isn't the one doing the cooking on the BBQ. If she is, then she is rare among vegetarians because most would not do the cooking. Not going against your own beliefs to prepare a meal for a group of people isn't forcing those beliefs on them.
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Post by Loz on Jul 15, 2010 16:44:25 GMT 10
My main point is not about a singular meal. It's more an extended period of time. I was simply bought up to cater for everyones taste. If I became a vegetarian tomorrow (which wouldn't be the hugest leap let's face it) i would have no issue providing or cooking meat for my friends, family or guests. Maybe I'm the exception there. But that's all I can do, talk from personal experience and how it is for me.
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Post by Beck on Jul 15, 2010 17:01:28 GMT 10
If you became one for ethical reasons or because the smell made you feel sick or something then you probably would have an issue with it. I still can't cook Bernie a steak because it makes me want to throw up, so he cooks it. If someone stays with a vegetarian for an extended period then they would know what food to expect if the vegetarian was the only person that was doing any cooking. You can cater for everyone's taste without infringing on your own beliefs, and that was my point. No one should have to. There are options for someone else cooking, getting takeaways, eating at a restaurant.
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Post by Jake on Sept 25, 2011 11:47:27 GMT 10
My wife is vegetarian and she will not cook meat dishes. Occasionally I will be the one cooking and will make some meat to go along with something vegetarian but as I work long hours it is rare and she hates the smell when it does happen. For this reason I eat meat almost every day at lunchtime. When we have visitors for a weekend or longer she will not cook them meat. This causes some of my mates to complain, but they know she is vegetarian and that she won't cook meat. I'd take over the cooking on such occasions, but the sooks should deal with it for a couple of days so I don't
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Post by ToriJ on May 3, 2014 0:56:30 GMT 10
I had to go on an all vegetarian diet for two weeks once due to health issues. It actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would. I didn't even know Veggie Burger was a thing, and I like my peas and green beans. I've seen a couple of people become incredibly healthy after cutting meat altogether so I get where the health arguments come from. If I had to, I would. Otherwise, I can't see myself ditching meat altogether.
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Post by Lizzie on May 3, 2014 18:22:54 GMT 10
I think sometimes the issue with vegetarianism is that meat gets replaced with carbs, instead of other protein sources. Food choices should, in general, be vaguely well-informed!
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Post by James on May 4, 2014 13:30:08 GMT 10
Could never do it, love me meat too much. Dont mind if go to one and have no meat but
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