THE Vegetarian Thread (merged)

by **Specop_007** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 21:01:31

Seems my oldest (8 years) wants to be a vegetarian. This in and of itself doesnt bother me. She can be carnivore, omnivore or herbivore far as I care.
What bothers me is she continues to ask. Every time I grill, which is about once a week in the summer and twice a month in the winter, she brings it up.
"Can I be a vegetarion?"
"No."
"Can I be a vegetarian?"
"No."

Over and over. Once a week in the summer, twice a month in the winter. The repetition gets old. :cry:

by **smallpoxgirl** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 21:04:51

What's the problem? Throw a potatoe, maybe a veggie shishkabob on the grill for her. Save ya money.

She'll grow out of it. I was a vegetarian for 6 years.

by **Specop_007** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 21:10:55

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', 'W')hat's the problem? Throw a potatoe, maybe a veggie shishkabob on the grill for her. Save ya money.

She'll grow out of it. I was a vegetarian for 6 years.

by **k_semler** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 21:13:40

She can have her pinto beans, potato, and corn. Cook that up for her, and have your 1.5" T-bone steak, a side of crawdad, some mashed potatos with turkey gravy, and corn on the cob soaked in butter. For dessert, have a 3 scoop dish of ice cream, while her dessert would be a Ceaser's Salad. I bet her vegetarinism lastl less than a month. Remind her that eggs, cheese, milk, ice cream, sour cream, and cottage cheese are all byproducts from animals, and as a vegetarian, it is against her moral standards. I bet the vegetarian craze will end probably in a week if you serve her "No Animal" meals for the entire duration, while gluttining yourself on saturated fats while making it painfully obvious that you are enjoying it. Have fun :lol:

by **Schneider** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 21:18:07

Well..give her some grasshoppers :lol:

! With this,she'll be okay for the proteins ,most of the vitamins and a lot of minerals

...

Wonder what will be his reaction.."Meat or GrassHoppers..make your choice my dear " :oops:

!

Schneider
French-Canadian

by **smallpoxgirl** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 21:20:41

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('k_semler', 'F')or dessert, have a 3 scoop dish of ice cream, while her dessert would be a Ceaser's Salad.

by **ArimoDave** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 21:24:30

Does she like spinich, brussel sprouts, asparagus, radishes, broccoli, mushrooms, . . . .
In other words all those vegetables that kids generally don't like. If she like these, then you
have a problem. If not, then tell her that she has to eat all these things to get the required nutrition.

How hard is it to really throw together nutritionally complete salads with lots of fresh vegetables?
Maybe others can give advice on how to do this.

ArimoDave

PS Withholding protien from her diet will make it easier to control her mind. That may come in handy when she reaches 14. :twisted:

by **Specop_007** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 21:29:15

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('k_semler', 'S')he can have her pinto beans, potato, and corn. Cook that up for her, and have your 1.5" T-bone steak, a side of crawdad, some mashed potatos with turkey gravy, and corn on the cob soaked in butter. For dessert, have a 3 scoop dish of ice cream, while her dessert would be a Ceaser's Salad. I bet her vegetarinism lastl less than a month. Remind her that eggs, cheese, milk, ice cream, sour cream, and cottage cheese are all byproducts from animals, and as a vegetarian, it is against her moral standards. I bet the vegetarian craze will end probably in a week if you serve her "No Animal" meals for the entire duration, while gluttining yourself on saturated fats while making it painfully obvious that you are enjoying it. Have fun :lol:

by **Specop_007** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 21:31:14

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('k_semler', 'F')or dessert, have a 3 scoop dish of ice cream, while her dessert would be a Ceaser's Salad.

by **Daculling** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 21:32:51

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('k_semler', ' ') Remind her that eggs, cheese, milk, ice cream, sour cream, and cottage cheese are all byproducts from animals, and as a vegetarian, it is against her moral standards.:

by **smallpoxgirl** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 21:36:00

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ArimoDave', 'M')aybe others can give advice on how to do this.

by **PenultimateManStanding** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 21:50:02

My kids all wanted to become vegitarians after seeing the movie 'Babe' about the cute little talking piglet. The smell of sizzling bacon soon 'cured' them of it.

by **Daculling** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 21:50:53

Smallpoxgirl,

I always heard Niacin was a big problem as it is an amino acid not producable by humans and not provided by anything vegatable. But you did it so tell me I'm wrong.

by **ArimoDave** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 22:02:30

Daculling:

My understanding is that mushrooms contain niacin. I'm not sure which variaties contain
the highest concentrations. To me, a mushroom is a mushroom. I started eating more of
these in an effort to reduce cholesterol levels (LDL). My nutitionist suggested that I try to
increase niacin intake, since niacin is often used to treat high cholesterol.

I'm sure there are other vegetables, possibly beans and nuts, that contain sufficient levels of niacin.

ArimoDave

by **smallpoxgirl** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 22:06:34

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Daculling', 'S')mallpoxgirl,

I always heard Niacin was a big problem as it is an amino acid not producable by humans and not provided by anything vegatable. But you did it so tell me I'm wrong.

by **RonMN** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 22:07:07

SERIOUSLY:

Turn a negative into a posative...Become a vegitarian with her!

Let her teach you a few things!!! (ask her...can you eat fish? crab? chicken? eggs? cheese?) there are many "forms" of vegitarian, and you may just be able to out-cook her

How about crab stuffed grilled Salmon?

Or How about veggie chow mein?

Or a grilled yellow-fin tuna ceasar salad!

A wild fruit plate....you can do this!!! do it!

I repeat myself...turn a negative into a posative.

by **Tyler_JC** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 22:12:48

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', 'M')y kids all wanted to become vegitarians after seeing the movie 'Babe' about the cute little talking piglet. The smell of sizzling bacon soon 'cured' them of it.

by **smallpoxgirl** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 22:14:40

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('RonMN', 'T')urn a negative into a posative...Become a vegitarian with her!

by **Specop_007** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 22:19:35

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ArimoDave', 'D')aculling:

My understanding is that mushrooms contain niacin. I'm not sure which variaties contain
the highest concentrations. To me, a mushroom is a mushroom. I started eating more of
these in an effort to reduce cholesterol levels (LDL). My nutitionist suggested that I try to
increase niacin intake, since niacin is often used to treat high cholesterol.

I'm sure there are other vegetables, possibly beans and nuts, that contain sufficient levels of niacin.

ArimoDave

by **Specop_007** » Thu 02 Jun 2005, 22:21:46

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('RonMN', 'T')urn a negative into a posative...Become a vegitarian with her!

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