Current vegetarians on RA? (Read 1360 times)

I found a couple of older threads, but couldn't find anything recent to see who here abstains from meat. I'm not technically veg, as I have about two or three servings of seafood a month. So, I consider myself a pescetarian. I probably have eggs about as often as I have seafood, and dairy maybe three times a week, generally in the form of cheese. Just wondering who else out there limits their animal proteins?

When I eat meat, it usually is limited to one meal for the day. That said, my meat intake increases when I am traveling, working out of town,with family or if I just go out for a meal. I personally do not have problems with people eating meat (as long as it's not human). I do believe it is a good idea to watch one's intake and consume a variety of food including a large portion of vegetables.

I was hard core vegetarian for about eight years (I would eat nothing that once lived, so eggs and dairy were OK) but in the last few years I've had periods of slack where I ate anything. I'm trying to be more strict again, but it is hard sometimes due to travel and work. I still don't eat meat at home, mostly because there are so many great alternatives and also because I never really learned to cook meat (I was vegetarian throughout most of my 20s, what I like to call my "formative years"). I prefer the vegetarian diet for the following reasons: 1. I feel it is a better health choice. 2. In addition to being healthier naturally, being meat-free allows me to avoid all of the additives, hormones, antibiotics, etc. that are fed to animals raised in factory farms. 3. Animal agriculture has a negative effect on the environment and is an inefficient use of land and grain. 4. Animal agriculture is needlessly cruel. I'm not a hard-core animal rights activist, but I do feel that we have so many alternatives to meat that the cruelty involved in preparing animals for food is just unnecessary. I find it ironic that if I were to find a stray dog and subject him/her to the exact same treatment that cows receive in a slaughterhouse I would be accused of animal cruelty and probably vilified by the general public. Anyway, enough soapbox. I've never found that being a vegetarian interfered with my running.

I'm a pescatarian too. No meat, but I do eat fish and seafood. I try to limit it to wild caught, as opposed to farm raised, but I'm not sure it makes a huge difference. I also eat eggs and dairy as well.

Been ovo-lacto veg for about 16 years.

I was lacto-ovo for several years and converted to veganism for ethical reasons maybe over a year or so ago.

Sushi is great running food

I wholeheartedly believe that all vegetarians can be cured. But I won't hold it against you. I've had 5 close friends or relatives who were vegetarians.... but are now omnivores just like me. I could not live with out a great steak.... or bacon....... Jason