Comments on: The City That Goes Vegetarian … on Thursdays

By: thambili

thambili — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:33:37 +0000

What i love most about being vegetarian is being able to eat everything on my plate.. there aren’t any ‘bones’ left over.. you don’t even have to peel if you want.
It’s practically impossible to be overweight unless you eat only chips & processed foods& takeout food… so no fear…eat as much as you want…veggies that is.

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:48:10 +0000

I’ve been vegan for about a year now. It’s easy and exciting. It also allows me to sleep with a healthy conscience.

There’s only 2 reasons for eating meat: It’s tasty and it’s convenient.

There are hundreds of reasons for not eating meat… all you have to do is think about it.

By: Olivia

Olivia — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:26:09 +0000

This is so exciting! I’m not saying everyone needs to give up meat completely, but eating less is good for one’s health and the environment.
I’m a vegetarian but I love meat, I just couldn’t live with all the consequences of the way animals are raised.

Also, although I miss meat sometimes, being a vegetarian really isn’t hard, it actually makes you so much more adventurous and I would recommend trying it for a month or so.

By: Marcela P

Marcela P — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:07:16 +0000

Ghent is such a small and lovely city.That is one of the reasons I loved Ghent when I was there (the vegetarian part)

By: Aleena

Aleena — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:29:53 +0000

I’m a little sick, to be honest, of hearing people say that they would be vegetarian, except that they “love meat too much.” There are SO many great vegetarian dishes out there that beat meat dishes hands down. Being a vegetarian is NOT hard, so if any of these people really wanted to be a vegetarian, they could. There are meat substitutes around every corner and plenty of delicious ways to circumvent the meat and meat-like things entirely.

I’m not usually one to get preachy. If you want to eat meat, absolutely do it. It’s your personal choice. But please, for the love of everything, don’t say that you want to be a vegetarian but just can’t do it. You can. I’ve been a vegetarian for ten years. It’s not difficult. You just don’t really want to be a vegetarian.

By: Natasha

Natasha — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:44:18 +0000

@Doyle
You’re an idiot. Animals were not put on this earth for our use. Who gave you that idea? the bible? or what? Animals are equal to humans because we are all living things, living on this planet. Animals raised for food are treated horrible. Maybe you dont care cause youre a selfish idiot like many of the people in our society. But if you were the one being raised for food and treated in those conditions, you would care. The thing is, animals and humans are equal. And people need to start learning how to treat this planet before we can no longer call it our planet.

By: kitty

kitty — Tue, 31 May 2011 04:31:13 +0000

I’ve been meat-free for over 6 years and two years ago I made the switch to Veganism. It’s not actually as hard as it seems, once you get into the swing of it, but I’m considering giving it up when I move to Japan in the near future :)

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 29 May 2011 13:30:06 +0000

I went veggie 4 years ago. I honestly thought I never would as I do like meat, but I did the research and I just couldn’t do in anymore. So that was it for me and meat and I have never looked back, it’s been really easy actually and I don’t miss it at all. best desistion I’ve made I feel so much healthier and I even lost weight. I think everyone should do it just once a week. Meatless Mondays? O think about going vegan, but with my food allergies it would start to get really limiting.

By: mttb

mttb — Sun, 29 May 2011 07:40:44 +0000

I became a vegetarian 2 1/2 years ago for this reason exactly. It was easier then I thought to do and I feel such a load lifted off my shoulders of the guilt about global climate change also the side effect that nothing dies for my meals everyday is amazing too.

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:22:24 +0000

I have recently gone vegetarian too. For ethical and health reasons. wow, what a difference it has made! I no longer feel tired, my skin is better, my bank account is bigger (meat is sooo expensive) and I no longer feel guilty when I walk past the meat isle in the supermarket.

Give it a try!