Most people consider my family vegetarian, but we eat eggs, which are a form of animal protein.
Do you have any questions?
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^^I thought Fish was a meat..or is it a vegetable??
But yea, if someone becomes a vegetarian they will be taking a HUGE step toward losing weight. Since meat contains protein, FAT and carbs it could add those unwanted love handles..
So if your active and your only eating lean foods(Which means no dairy products, cookies or candy bars) you will lose weight rapidly.
Fish is a meat, however, only plants produce carbs.
You do not need meat in order to be healthy, in fact, most of the health problems that plague the black community are due to pork and chicken.
Beans, nuts and legumes provide a lot of protein. One just needs to know how to combine foods within their diets to produce healthy protein levels.
You will not automatically loose weight by becoming a vegetarian, especially if you eat tons of dairy, cheese, pasta, white rice, and bread.
Dr. Ash wrote:
... Also to me it seemed like you were saying that in order to call yourself vegetarian you have to stop eating meat altogether. I mentioned fish because you can eat fish (a meat which provides that necessary protein) and still be vegetarian.
Actually, if you eat ANY type of flesh (fish, pork, goat, eel, shrimp, oysters, worms, chicken, beef, snails, shark, crab legs, etc.) means you are NOT a vegetarian. You just do not eat meat as much as the average American.
A person who eats zero flesh or meat derivatives (milk, eggs, cheese, ice cream, etc. from cows, pigs, chickens, sheep goats, etc.) is a vegan.
phoenix wrote:
Actually, if you eat ANY type of flesh (fish, pork, goat, eel, shrimp, oysters, worms, chicken, beef, snails, shark, crab legs, etc.) means you are NOT a vegetarian. You just do not eat meat as much as the average American.
I don't agree with that statement. If that were the case, why do they have so many vegetarian types, including those who consume fish and poultry yet are still classified as vegetarian?
by the way I'm an ovo lacto vegetarian
man im still tryin to figure out wtf is a legume
Nahd wrote: man im still tryin to figure out wtf is a legume
Beans, babie, beans! A big ol' pot of pintos, black-eyed peas, red beans or black beans are all "legumes".
We also eat yellow, brown and red split peas. Do you like East Indian Food? Cuz they have a dish called Dahl (sp)-that is off the chain w/ potatoes wrapped up in a pita or tortilla.
