I've been vegetarian for just shy of 3 years. When I decided to give up meat, it wasn't really a conscious choice. I had started to become more aware of what we were eating - I found local farms & markets, I made sure I knew where our meat came from!
One day, I shopped at a local amish market & saw a sign proudly displayed about the farm their chicken came from. After I made our purchase, I googled the farm. THEY 'proudly' fed their chickens GMO corn. *sigh* I was SO aggravated at that point! I didn't feel like anywhere was safe to shop.
Father's Day of 2012, I made Rob thick cut bacon for breakfast & then I ordered meatless meals for the rest of the day. The next day I realized that I hadn't had meat in 24 hours! So, that's when I decided to see how long I could go without. Apparently, just shy of 3 years was the magic number. lol
This week I've decided to add meat back to my diet. Why? I'm not really sure there's one solid reason to answer why. I've been considering it for a while, it probably has a lot to do with having meat in the house lately for the fellas.
It's also surprisingly difficult for a vegetarian to eat in restaurants. Recently, we went to the same place twice -- first time I had the rice, second time the waitress was like, that's made with chicken stock. Gggrrrr.
Another restaurant, I ordered a chicken salad minus the chicken. They added extra bacon.
Human errors & I should have asked more questions but, so annoying!
That & I feel like I'm in a major rut. If I don't purposely plan my meals, I could survive on carbs & cheese alone! I need more options so I'm ready to be a quitter. That was really, really, REALLY hard for me to accept, admit & announce. But, there you have it. I'll still be heavy on the plants & light on the meat but, I'm ready to give it a whirl again.
How will I wrap my mind around eating an animal? I have no idea! I buy meat for the boys now -- grass fed, pastured, blah, blah, blah. The best I can buy. But, is there such a thing as a 'humane death'? I don't think so. That's something that I'll have to think on & figure out as I go.
Anyhow, I told 3 people when I made my decision.
Husband = 'WHY?????' lol, he's been incredibly supportive of my decision. He was even veg for apprx the first year. He couldn't handle it for long though, he admittedly missed his animal protein.
Brother = secretly jealous. He's been vegan or vegetarian for, wow, nearly 20 years now. We discussed my choice in depth & he said he's too far gone to go back but he could completely understand my decision. He's a little bit jealous though because of the variety having poultry will add to my days.
Best friend = 'I'm surprised you made it this long' LOL, gotta love the honesty!!! lol
So, there you have it! I'm writing this so that people aren't surprised or offended or shocked when you see meat appear in my daily collage pictures. I promise not to post any slaughter or bloody animal pictures (like I said, I still can't really process that part!). Can you promise not to give me a hard time about my choice? I would really appreciate that as I make these changes.
And no, this isn't a matter of 'where does a vegetarian get their protein!?' because honestly, that question is just idiotic. It's simply a matter of, a bored vegetarian.
