Vegetarianism

[Catherine]

I like that we are all taking a balanced approach to what we eat. I have lived vegetarian, but find I need some animal protein. I do not have to support factory farming to get it. I can make responsible, caring choices.
I eat eggs, but I can choose the eggs that come from good sources. I wish I could get fresh farm eggs. I do eat dairy products. I seem to really need a lot of milk, but we have well run farms and good animal welfare laws here. I don't eat veal. The idea in horrible.

I think each in our own way, we are part of a shift away from the excessive meat eating of earlier times. I choose to eat more vegetables and grains. My meals are not complete without them. I do not eat palm oil since it's production is part of destroying the Orangutan habitats.
It is all about making kinder choices. I think by being gentle with meat eating friends you can influence them for good.

Quote:But I do know that some peoples' needs are different from others. Yet to me, kindness to all animals is the most important thing.

This is a really important point. I think we are finding out now that we cannot all digest the same foods. Many adults cannot eat dairy products. It is a mutation that allows for adults to do this. I clearly have it. Many people cannot digest wheat products. We have to choose to eat what we can eat, but as you say we can be kind no matter what.
The ideal would be yeast products that match the foods that we need to eat. Then no animal would need to be harmed to feed us all. I wonder if we will ever do this.