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Any Vegetarian Aspies Out There?
Yes, I am a vegetarian. 64%  64%  [ 60 ]
No, I am not a vegetarian. 36%  36%  [ 34 ]
Total votes : 94

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18 Feb 2013, 9:38 pm

I've been a vegetarian since 1996. Currently, I am vegan except for honey.



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18 Feb 2013, 11:54 pm

I've been a vegetarian since January 1st, 2007. I've always disliked meat and have had very strong empathy for animals ever since I was young:


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18 Feb 2013, 11:57 pm

I like my pork chops too much to give them up. :lol:

I have a lot of respect for vegetarians, though.


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19 Feb 2013, 12:10 am

^ What she said. :D


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02 Mar 2013, 10:38 pm

I have been one for most of my life. I hated eating meat as a kid, plus I thought it smelled gross (still do). Now it's mostly for morals. I love animals, I can't stand the thought of eating one.



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14 Mar 2013, 12:01 pm

I am definitely a vegetarian.. But i eat beef and chicken.



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15 Mar 2013, 8:34 pm

I've been a vegetarian for about seven years. I do it for ethical and environmental reasons. Gotta save the animals/planet! :D



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15 Mar 2013, 10:00 pm

The idea of becoming a vegetarian appeals to me. It's mostly because when I think about the fact that I'm eating the body of an animal, it puts me off. It's rather gross and yukky. I also feel sorry for the animals. However, I haven't been able to become one so far.

Firstly it tastes great. I can't resist it.
Secondly it would restrict what I can eat significantly because many seemingly non-animal products such as candies etc actually have some animal extracts. It's a tedious task to check everything I buy for possible animal-based ingredients.
Thirdly, I'm not very confident that I can manage to get all the nutrition requirements to stay healthy if I stop eating meat. There must be a way to eat only non-animal food and stay healthy, but it sounds like an overwhelming task for me to do.

I think this old thread has possibly been answered by a not well-balanced group of people because the title of the thread mentions Vegetarian and that probably has attracted more vegetarians than non-vegetarians.



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26 Nov 2014, 7:09 pm

am a vegetarian because my mum is too :) In fact, I'm vegan.



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26 Nov 2014, 7:13 pm

I've been a vegetarian since high school. I ostensibly did it for health reasons, to keep from gaining weight (which, for someone who's been consistently underweight for most of their life, isn't much of a concern). I occasionally eat fish, though.



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26 Nov 2014, 7:29 pm

I've been a vegetarian for 9 years now, for ethical reasons. I didn't really like the taste of meat as a child, so it wasn't a sacrifice.



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26 Nov 2014, 7:45 pm

Vegetarians don't eat flesh, including fish flesh.
If a person eats fish flesh but not other kinds, they would be pescatarian.



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26 Nov 2014, 8:00 pm

Ladywoofwoof wrote:
Vegetarians don't eat flesh, including fish flesh.
If a person eats fish flesh but not other kinds, they would be pescatarian.


I guess "pescatarian" is becoming a better-known phrase. I used to tell people that's what I was but they had no idea what I was talking about.



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26 Nov 2014, 9:16 pm

(shrug) just tell them.
It doesn't take long and it's better than saying you're vegetarian if you're not.


"I'm pescatarian"
"derp herp wut?"
"The only kind of flesh I eat is fish."
"oh ok"


"I'm pescatarian"
"wot what wut?"
"I eat fish meat but not other kinds."
"oh ok"



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26 Nov 2014, 9:22 pm

Welcome back....Tactile Tentacles and all!



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26 Nov 2014, 11:00 pm

:-) howdy (wiggles tentacles)