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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

YankeyMCC

(8,401 posts)

33. Thanks for giving it a try

Reply to Taverner (Original post)

Sun Sep 22, 2013, 07:11 PM

Sep 2013

seems to me no matter how far you get you've set an example of thoughtfulness and compassionate thinking for your children. There's no limits to what good that may led to in their lives.

That's it just a thank you, plenty of others here have given sound advice.

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How does one turn a house of four omnivores into a vegetarian family? [View all] Taverner Sep 2013 OP

When you say 'meat loving' what do you mean? What are your typical meals like? n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #1

Veggie-burgers, Cereal, roasted & grilled veggies & fruit, Show orpupilofnature57 Sep 2013 #2

They are 10 and 7 Taverner Sep 2013 #4

Don't under estimate the connect the dots of a child . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2013 #16

When you find out, please let me know. Laffy Kat Sep 2013 #3

It's very simple... RevStPatrick Sep 2013 #5

LOL Taverner Sep 2013 #6

Enter a monastery. Deep13 Sep 2013 #7

How is the meat industry subsidized? Bay Boy Sep 2013 #18

The government pays them. Deep13 Sep 2013 #23

Do they directly subsidize Bay Boy Sep 2013 #24

I don't know the mechanics of it. nt Deep13 Sep 2013 #25

King Corn, an excellent documentary about how govt subsidizes corn CrispyQ Sep 2013 #34

Feed them corn which is heavily subsidized instead of grazing. dkf Sep 2013 #27

Recipes, recipes, recipes. CrispyQ Sep 2013 #8

If you figure it out... Tien1985 Sep 2013 #9

MorningStar Farms, Boca and Quoran (sp) USAF Brat Sep 2013 #10

Yes, the (sp) for the third one is Quorn :) kentauros Sep 2013 #21

As a "transitioner" I can attest Gardein brand. I have been taste testing them all VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #26

You can't exist without causing misery to animals... Bay Boy Sep 2013 #11

There's always one in every crowd. n/t flvegan Sep 2013 #14

Lol newfie11 Sep 2013 #20

Web recipes.. pangaia Sep 2013 #12

For me, it was shifting meal planning from a dominant meat to a grain or legume with some meat. libdem4life Sep 2013 #13

Try doing it slowly, gradually. flvegan Sep 2013 #15

Progress Not Perfection Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #17

baby steps seems like a good plan. noamnety Sep 2013 #19

Gradually, worked for me and my family. Big Blue Marble Sep 2013 #22

bravo! ginnyinWI Sep 2013 #38

Short answer: slowly. Warpy Sep 2013 #28

Eating Well magazine and its web site have lots of good ideas. grasswire Sep 2013 #29

As others have said, do it gradually. SheilaT Sep 2013 #30

How vegetarian are we talking? Scootaloo Sep 2013 #31

read "diet for a new america" by john robbins veganlush Sep 2013 #32

Thanks for giving it a try YankeyMCC Sep 2013 #33

Do some research. athena Sep 2013 #35

My problem with veganism isn't just the taste, but that you really have to work for your protein Taverner Sep 2013 #36

You don't have to eat rice and beans all the time. ginnyinWI Sep 2013 #37

Protein is not a problem for vegans. athena Sep 2013 #40

my daughter even makes a vegan cheese with cashews. ginnyinWI Sep 2013 #39

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