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LSPoorEeyorick · 10-11-2005, 07:05 PM

It was an odd turn of events the week that Audra and I stopped eating meat. She was reading a book about an animal lover. I was reading about low-protein ice cream (hoping to find a treat for my no-protein beau.) And from the vice cream site, I stumbled into a "why vegan" essay. And read a little something about my main protein staple, chicken.

The essay, which I couldn't find again--but which your basic vegan site can tell you-- described how the chicken advertising staff had us all fooled. Look at your basic boneless skinless chicken nutrition info, and you'll see that it's hardly different from beef in terms of cholesterol.

It also talked about which came first, the chicken or the salmonella? No pictures, I promise:

Spoiler:

And that is why I no longer eat meat.

I've actually never cared much for the taste of meat. Since 15 I've avoided beef. I tried vegging out in college but didn't get enough protein. Now I eat a small amount of fish, but mostly a lot of beans, lentils, and soy. My new delight is tempeh. Mmmm, tempeh. Love it!

My newest veggie recipe (vegan if you switch to soy cheese):

prepare a cup of rice and slice two italian tofurkey sausages. Stir them together with a cup of marinara sauce of your choice. Hollow out four green, orange, red, or yellow peppers, and stuff them with the filling. Top with a little cheese. Bake at 400 for 45 minutes. Delish!

10-11-2005, 07:05 PM	#40
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	It was an odd turn of events the week that Audra and I stopped eating meat. She was reading a book about an animal lover. I was reading about low-protein ice cream (hoping to find a treat for my no-protein beau.) And from the vice cream site, I stumbled into a "why vegan" essay. And read a little something about my main protein staple, chicken. The essay, which I couldn't find again--but which your basic vegan site can tell you-- described how the chicken advertising staff had us all fooled. Look at your basic boneless skinless chicken nutrition info, and you'll see that it's hardly different from beef in terms of cholesterol. It also talked about which came first, the chicken or the salmonella? No pictures, I promise: Spoiler: It described how Jane Q. Chicken comes from the big farms to us. Apparently, most chicken carcasses are cleaned in a big vat of water. Each chicken is plunged into the cold water and that causes irrigation of its bowels. Into the water. Into which the next chicken is dipped. And it, in turn, loses its **. Literally. So the last chicken in the batch is dipped in mostly chicken **. And the water that drips out of your chicken when you take it out of the bag? The self-same water. And that is why I no longer eat meat. I've actually never cared much for the taste of meat. Since 15 I've avoided beef. I tried vegging out in college but didn't get enough protein. Now I eat a small amount of fish, but mostly a lot of beans, lentils, and soy. My new delight is tempeh. Mmmm, tempeh. Love it! My newest veggie recipe (vegan if you switch to soy cheese): prepare a cup of rice and slice two italian tofurkey sausages. Stir them together with a cup of marinara sauce of your choice. Hollow out four green, orange, red, or yellow peppers, and stuff them with the filling. Top with a little cheese. Bake at 400 for 45 minutes. Delish!
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