# Are you vegetarian or not? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 10, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801 "2013-01-10T21:40:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/21 "2013-01-11T12:59:03Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I barely eat anything green but there was no option for meatitarian. Are you my first ex-husband? šŸ™‚ He wouldnā€™t eat a meatless meal and disliked vegetables unless they were incidentally on a pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/22 "2013-01-11T14:11:48Z")
I was vegetarian for probably 10 years, but it got harder as the kids got older and werenā€™t. Plus when I acquired my current husband, I discovered that while he would eat vegetarian dishes, he wasnā€™t going all-veg, no how. I do all the cooking (which is not a problem; I love to cook) so it was just easier to go back to meat. That said, I really prefer vegetarian. I do enjoy meat now again, but Iā€™d give it up easily. If I ever cook just for myself, itā€™s always vegetarian or vegan. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/23 "2013-01-11T14:12:46Z")
I think Iā€™m going to move this to Cafe Society, since it does revolve around food. From IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/24 "2013-01-11T15:52:24Z")
I _dated_ a veganā€¦Does that count? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/25 "2013-01-11T15:54:32Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > I _dated_ a veganā€¦Does that count? Did she eatā€¦Oh nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/26 "2013-01-11T15:57:18Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > Are you my first ex-husband? šŸ™‚ > He wouldnā€™t eat a meatless meal and disliked vegetables unless they were incidentally on a pizza. Iā€™m not quite that bad. I was exaggerating. There are a few veggies I like and a couple I can tolerate. But not that many. I could never be a vegetarian. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/27 "2013-01-11T16:00:08Z")
We are vegetarians on Mondays and Thursdays, usually. Other days, meat is king. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/28 "2013-01-11T16:01:35Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Did she eatā€¦Oh nevermind. Well, in that case, I guess technically she was a lacto-ovo vegetarian/vegan. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/29 "2013-01-11T16:27:12Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Well, in that case, I guess technically she was a lacto-ovo vegetarian/vegan. šŸ˜‰ No, unless you have milk and eggs coming out of your dick ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/30 "2013-01-11T16:38:02Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > No, unless you have milk and eggs coming out of your dick Uh huh. I have a ā€˜milkā€™ of sorts coming out. Itā€™s called a ā€œjokeā€. Geez. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/31 "2013-01-11T16:41:41Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > No, unless you have milk and eggs coming out of your dick Milk coming out of it, and the eggs hanging just under the sausageā€¦ I think that she wouldnā€™t count as a meat-eater unless she bit, tho. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/32 "2013-01-11T16:42:17Z")
Iā€™m a 2nd-order vegetarian. I only eat animals that were vegetarian. šŸ˜ƒ Actually, I do plan on becoming a 1st-order vegetarian some day. I actually wish that my parents, who are vegetarians, would have forced me to become one when I was young. Instead, they mistakenly let me make my own decision. They regret it and I regret it. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/33 "2013-01-11T16:43:17Z")
Lacto-ovo vegetarian for 20 years now. I didnā€™t like meat, so I stopped eating it. Iā€™ve never really cared if others eat it, though. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/34 "2013-01-11T16:48:21Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Uh huh. I have a ā€˜milkā€™ of sorts coming out. Itā€™s called a ā€œjokeā€. Geez. Um, I was making a joke too. I got you were joking. Derp ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/35 "2013-01-11T16:49:21Z")
I love steak too much to be a vegetarian. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/36 "2013-01-11T16:52:23Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > Um, I was making a joke too. I got you were joking. Derp Oh, consider it lost in translation then. I apologize. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Sparky\_the\_Wonder\_Spirit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Sparky\_the\_Wonder\_Spirit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky_the_Wonder_Spirit)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/37 "2013-01-11T16:53:26Z")
I put myself down as not vegetarian, but I generally only have meat with one or two meals a week. I donā€™t think Iā€™ll ever be rid of my desire for the occasional steak, or bacon. ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/38 "2013-01-11T19:26:37Z")
I am NOT a vegatarian but I canā€™t live without my veggies. i tried the Atkins diet one time and couldnā€™t handle the low vegtable (2 cups a day total). I donā€™t eat meat less meals and considor those snacks. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/39 "2013-01-11T20:15:59Z")
No way, no how, not never. A day without meat is unthinkable. I get a lot more vegetable material in my food than I used to, but itā€™s mostly stuff like onions and peppers, there to help the meat taste even better. I canā€™t stand most vegetables and couldnā€™t choke most of them down on a dare. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801/40 "2013-01-11T20:44:45Z")
A CHALLENGE! You would eat my vegetables, hon. šŸ™‚ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801.md?page=3)