Vegetarians & Vegans Support Group

i get this stuff all the time. they are ignorant and don't understand. they rely on their meat for protein. they don't understand protein comes from soy milk, nuts, beans, veggies and so many more places. i just let them know no complaints from the doc. i'm doin fine, thank you. i just can't stand to defend myself.

Personally I stopped trying to explain these things. I got fed up with people always acting like if I don't eat meat I'm going to fall out dead. As long as you know that you're getting what you need, I would try to think of a way to change teh subject and not talk about it. They do tend to take it as a personal attack, and it's not worth the hassle of trying to explain things. Just take a breath and let it go.

i just tell them evering but meat. just give them the duh look. i live in the midwest so i get that question alot. and if they same somthing about the protien. just say you know u get enough because your healthy and happy

ask how many veggies they are getting and how much fat and cholesterol they are getting from their protein

I just say that millions of vegetarians can't be wrong. There are plenty of cultures where eating meat is taboo and they would be the ones told how wrong what they're doing was.

I always say I'm not against eating meat I am against the farming and slaughter methods so wont support it...They really want you to get defensive and don't quite know how to answer that : )x

Yeah that is really annoying or when the say "Thats stupid." What the hell is that!!

I don't understand why people concern themselves so much with my eating habits. I tell everyone that it's my body and I decide what goes in it.

OMG I hate this question! When someone asks this I can't help but think my head "you're an idiot". I don't ask people who eat processed foods where they get their nutrients!!! I sometimes try to explain that the largest animals are vegetarians (elephants, giraffes). I like the one about some cultures not eating meat. But I wish I had some snappy comeback intsead.

I take it as a personal attack when they ask me anything about my diet. First of all you can tell by their tone and their eyes most of them don't really care and just want to make themselves feel better about eating meat. Second of all it's a very personal issue - I don't get in anyone's face about their diet. Third just saying you're a vegatarian automatically offends them, so it's already too late. Might as well tell them what you know and not worry about it. If you don't want to hear it don't ask!