Do you eat Meat or Dairy - if so why?

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Why do you eat Meat &/or Dairy

  • Habit

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Tradition

    Votes: 6 10.9%
  • Convenience

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Taste

    Votes: 27 49.1%
  • 'Health'

    Votes: 15 27.3%
  • Other - please list any other reasons

    Votes: 7 12.7%

  • Total voters
    55
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Hi Guys,

I am interested to know who eats Meat & Dairy & if so what is your reasoning for consuming:

Habit
Tradition
Convenience
Taste
'Health'
Other - please advise

Have you ever thought about changing your diet & removing all
animal products?

 
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Hehehe, I've thought about the above often ...BUT...

I cannot live without the taste of cheese & bacon & pork chops and roast pork.

I like veggies and salads and eat heaps

Eggs make me puke

Don't enjoy sheep meat :(

Beef is not essential for my survival :)

Should add that I will not ever never ever never eat a dead bird (poultry).....KFC included .... it has the same appeal as a road killed magpie !

Fussy little lizard I am
 
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Meat just tastes too god damn good to pass up.

I love milk too.
 
I only really eat white meat, for some reason i tend to get quite sick whenever i eat red meat. I'm more tolerant with dairy, but if i have too much of it i really don't feel well. Mostly my diet is fruit/veg/white meat, simply because i find it works best for me!
 
vegans :facepalm:

in answer to your question though , no ive never considered it and probably never will
 
I love the taste of meat, red, white or dark I love it all. Mmm then there's the cured meats! I could go on all day.

As for dairy I love drinking milk, eating cheese, yogurt... Well almost any dairy products.
 
I have been a meat/dairy-eater all my life up until 6 months ago.
I made a decision to cut out Meat & Milk which I believe has changed my life so much for the better & it got me thinking why are we actually eating it?

I am not starting this thread to sling off or point the finger at people that do infact eat meat but I am truly curious as to what motivates people to eat it?
What is so good about it?

I must agree the taste of Bacon is hard to resist, & I have to admit I do miss it slightly along with chicken but do the other meats really even taste that good or is it the sauce thats covering it?

The more I look into it the more I learn how bad both meat & dairy is for our health & for me the cruelty that is involved is difficult to overlook.

I have to say I LOVE my cheese & Yogurt , especially cheese, but after a speech I watched on the weekend it has me thinking alot about the amount of dairy I consume & what it is doing to my health.
I am keen to now try to eliminate or at least cut down on my dairy intake too.
 
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I love all foods and have never thought about changing my diet and never will. This is Australia after all and if you don't enjoy meat on a BBQ I have to wonder....
 
You should have another poll to see who eats what check all the boxes of food types you eat that could be interesting.

The smell of cooking bacon, frying onions or garlic and raisin toast make me feel hungry no matter how much I've had to eat.
 
I love all foods and have never thought about changing my diet and never will. This is Australia after all and if you don't enjoy meat on a BBQ I have to wonder....

I am sorry but what a stupid comment to make Snowman!
So the fact that I no longer eat meat now questions whether or not it makes me a True Australian?

One of the things I dont understand about meat heads is they feel the need to judge others for being different to them.
I am not trying to judge you, I am trying to understand you!
 
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Aw, i think Snowman might have just been joking around a bit
 
Aw, i think Snowman might have just been joking around a bit
Exactly!
Just joking, people should never care about others opinions. I cant stand those that get offended so easily. I will never care what someone thinks about what I do or how I live.
Who cares if I eat meat? Who cares if you don't.? Live and let live....

And in answer to your question yes, there are some Australian traditions. One of those is a BBQ and beer with mates. I don't make the traditions, just honour them.
 
Sorry, I failed to see the funny side of your joke.
But dont misunderstand me, I am not worried & I don't particularly 'care' what people think of how I live.
I am happy with my choices :)

& I LOVE BBQ's, I just enjoy mine without the flesh :p
 
As the old song goes:

When the summer sun is shining on Australia's happy land
Round countless fires, in strange attire in many solemn bands
of glum Australians watching as the lunch goes up in flames
By the smoke and the smell you can plainly tell, that it's barby time again


When the steaks are burning fiercely, when the smoke gets in your eyes
When the sausges taste like fried toothpaste and your driven mad with flies
It's a national institution, it's the aussie thing to do
So come along mate and grab your plate, let's have a barbecue!


The Scots eat lots of haggis, the French eat snails and frogs
The Greeks throw kakis on their mousakis, and the Chinese love hot dogs
The Welshmen love to have a leek, the Irish like thier stew
But you just can't beat that half-cooked meat at an Aussie barbeque


When the steaks are burning fiercely, when the smoke gets in your eyes
When the sausges taste like fried toothpaste and your driven mad with flies
It's a national institution, it's the aussie thing to do
So come along mate and grab your plate, let's have a barbecue.


There's flies stuck to the margarine, the bread has gone rock hard
The kids are fighting and the mossies are biting, who forgot the Aerogard?
There's bull ants in the eskie, and the beer is running out
And what you saw in Mum's cole slaw, you just don't think about


When the steaks are burning fiercely, when the smoke gets in your eyes
When the sausges taste like fried toothpaste and your driven mad with flies
It's a national institution, it's the aussie
So come on mate and grab your plate, let's have a barbecue.


And when the barby's over and your homeward way you wend
With a funny tummy on the family dummy, many lonely hours you'll spend
You might find yourself reflecting, like many often do
Come rain or shine that's the bloody last time that you'll have a barbecue!


When the steaks are burning fiercely, when the smoke gets in your eyes
When the sausges taste like fried toothpaste and your driven mad with flies
It's a national institution, it's ausssie thing to do
So come on mate and grab your plate, let's have a barbeque
 
Dairy makes me sick, so do most red meats.

In saying that, I still eat everything because it tastes good.

Everything in moderation :)
 
Sorry, I failed to see the funny side of your joke.

It is a well know fact that lack of meat in a diet affects your sense of humour ;)

Sorry Kelly couldn't resist.BTW does the other half follow the same diet?

What benefits are you experiencing following your new eating habits?
 
Seems 'Taste' is the winner so far....
I wonder how many people think the taste outways the possible heath problems?


For anyone that may be interested I thoroughly recommend watching the following:


Forks over Knives:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtnlwqEii2I

Food Matters:
http://www.foodmatters.tv/free

Food Inc:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUNuKs_Qyqg

Best Speech You Will Ever Hear:
http://adaptt.org/life-changing-speech.html

Fat, sick & nearly dead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XDSpuMIMPs

I would be interested in hearing peoples views after watching even 1 of these docos.
I truly believe watching these docos will change your life.

If you dont want to watch all of them do yourself a favour & at least watch 1.
 
One of the things I dont understand about meat heads is they feel the need to judge others for being different to them.

Its funny you say that, all the vegans, vegetarian & pescetarians i know try to convert me and preach to me how bad meat is and how its cruel etc etc! I find them worse than the bible bashers who ram it down your throat!

I dont see how meat is bad for you ether, the people i know on these diets all take supplements for the vitamins and minerals they now lack from not eating meat!
 
Whilst those links have no actually recognised studies. The CSIRO is a recognised organisation.

Lean meat - consumption and production
Lean red meat is not only a good source of protein and energy, but also has benefits in avoiding heart disease.


The facts on eating red meat | CSIRO
 
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