Any Vegetarian Aspies Out There?

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

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:

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

I have a lot of respect for vegetarians, though.

^ What she said.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

(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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