Monday, September 5, 2011

About Vegetarian Food: Vegetarian myths and madness

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From Jolinda Hackett, your Guide to Vegetarian Food
Back in March, I asked readers to share the craziest, silliest vegetarian myths you've ever heard. You know, when you tell someone that you're vegetarian, and they respond with the craziest most outlandish thing you've ever heard and you can't possibly believe that they're serious, much less have a functioning brain? It's happened to us all, hasn't it?

Anyways, several dozen people wrote in to tell some pretty incredibly crazy stories. Don't forget, you can also always submit your own.


Read the madness here
And madness it truly is. Loss of sex drive? Screaming carrots? Child abuse? Insect eating? I promise, vegetarianism is not related to any of the above, but that doesn't stop some people from recanting some ridiculous myths when they meet a vegetarian! Read on for a good laugh.

Your Semi-Regular Forum Banter Review
As always, the vegetarian discussion forums are full of interesting banter, helpful tips and serious debate. Haven't checked in lately? Here's a summary of what's been going on:
  • I'm a vegetarian, but...." But what? But I eat fish! According to the forum counter, this topic has been read more than 21,000 times! I guess I'm not the only one who gets annoyed by fish and chicken-eating "vegetarians"! The debate ranges on, straying at times, from the original topic, yet still really interesting. Is vegetarianism natural? Is eating meat a human right?
  • New vegetarian still has meat in the freezer What to do with it? Hm, this is an interesting one! Chime in with your thoughts.
  • Restaurant sued for serving Hindus meat Whether or not it was intentional or a violation of their religion, this brings up all sorts of interesting questions. I wonder what will happen?

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