Eating Vegetables.

[BensGrandad]

I have always eaten meat simply because being a war baby it wasnt available much with rationing and when it came off of ration it was a special delicacy. Plus I think as people we have eaten meat for 100s of years, apart from teenager girls who all go through a fad of 'being a vegetarian', but I have noticed that as I have got older I have taken to eating more vegetables and less meat with my dinner. Is this a sign of the times or have others moved towards more veg on the plate?

 

[csider]

Meat, meat...........meat!!!

Think there is more variety of veg and more choice, both in restaurants and shops.

 

[Nottseagull]

I have always eaten meat simply because being a war baby it wasnt available much with rationing and when it came off of ration it was a special delicacy. Plus I think as people we have eaten meat for 100s of years, apart from teenager girls who all go through a fad of 'being a vegetarian', but I have noticed that as I have got older I have taken to eating more vegetables and less meat with my dinner. Is this a sign of the times or have others moved towards more veg on the plate?

You'll be getting the anti-vegetarian fascists from the Sausage Rolls thread on here before long!

 

[BensGrandad]

Meat, meat...........meat!!!

Think there is more variety of veg and more choice, both in restaurants and shops.

Plus the cooking techniques have chnged as it is no longer boiled and boiled until the taste has gone, like we used to have at school dinners

 

[Nottseagull]

Plus the cooking techniques have chnged as it is no longer boiled and boiled until the taste has gone, like we used to have at school dinners

Probably more to do with the time they spent lying in hot water than the cooking time. Veg is best cooked by steaming, preferably in a pressure cooker.

 

[Shizuoka Dolphin]

Real men eat meat. Vegetables are tree-huggers and gays.

 

[Tilly.]

Don't be soo daft, there's nout wrong with a side plate of steaming sprouts from Pa's allotment!

 

[Superphil]

I could live withouth meat, but not without veggies, love em.

 

[Trufflehound]

Real men eat meat. Vegetables are tree-huggers and gays.

I have several friends with that attitude who wouldn't go near anything green.

They all had piles before they were 35.

Good luck.

 

[Garage_Doors]

Quite simply, If we are not supposed to eat animals. why are they made of meat ?

 

[Nibble]

If you don't eat meat you may as well be wearing a bloody dress in my opinion.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Off to Germany, where they grow the vegetables, put then in a jar with vinegar for 6 months, then serve them, superb.

 

[Curious Orange]

I found that eating more vegetables made quite a good contribution to me being less of a fat git.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Real men eat meat. Vegetables are tree-huggers and gays.

 

[BensGrandad]

I found that eating more vegetables made quite a good contribution to me being less of a fat git.

Hasnt made any difference to my shape as I drink copius amounts of anything whether it be beer, coke or squash but very lttle tea and coffee perhaps 1 cup of each a day.

I prefer my veg shown to the boiling water and whipped out quick so they are very crunchy especially runner beans from my allotment which are my favourite.

 

[strings]

I have tended to eat more veg of late too. I am not sure it is because my student days are over so I have been looking for a more balanced diet, or whether it is because I just happen to have changed my shopping habits.

I ruddy love my veg though... cabbage, carrots, peas, mushrooms, peppers, green beans, runner beans... they are all fantastic - and all of them (with the exception of cabbage) are far better steamed.

As for my weight loss, I attribute it to no loger drinking excessively (I used to get wasted 3 times a week), more healthy eating, taking up rugby and going of three 2 mile runs a weeks between doing weights on my non rugby/running nights.

 

[Franks Wild Years]

A carrott, today.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Turnip shaped exactly like a thingy, 450 years ago!

 

[larus]

Non meat eaters live an average of 7 years longer than meat eaters.

As for "We've always eaten meat". Hmmm. On an evolutionary time-scale, we've mainly survived on nuts, berries, veg, seeds.

As for being macho, what a pathetic, narrow-minded view. But then again, that's only my opinion.

I prefer now to avoid as much meat as I can do, although I will eat it occasionally. I always feel more sluggish after eating meat, compared to after eating healthier foods.

 

[Easy 10]

Parsnip, sweetcorn, roast tatties, sprouts, swede, broad beans, lettuce, spring onions, runner beans, ALL are fine additions to my MEAT.

However, CUCUMBER can go screw itself, because it is VILE, and taints everything with its watery revoltingness.