I've never been a vegetarian but I know some people who've added meat back into their diets after living vegan for years. I say try it. If you like it and it works for you, yay. If not, you can go back to being fishy-vegetarian. Also, even if you start eating poultry again, you probably won't be eating it very often anyhow. I'd stay away from fast food and chain restaurant poultry as they tend to be injected with fillers.
Asian food tends to mix a little bit of meat with a lot of veggies so that's a good way to experiment as well.
Yes, sweetie, we're all going to laugh at you for doing something that may contribute to your health and well being. Of course not. It's not giving up or failing, it's making what sounds like a very informed choice. If the farming ethics get to you, buy free range. I can't help with the ethical conundrum of a bird dying for your dinner, though, as I don't have a problem there. I guess I'd say try it. Give it some time, if it's not working for you, you can always stop. Also, ping Siri. He was raised Sikh, and is a recovering vegetarian. :)
A lot of this piece probably won't apply to you, but the bit about identity and politics might. It's about a vegan who returned to eating meat and her experiences with it. Good piece.
I have been vegetarian. I have been vegan. I have been an omnivore. I have gone back & forth between the various options as desire & necessity & my understanding of what is healthy & ethical & what works for me grows & alters. I'm still refining my appropriate diet. These days I opt mostly for fresh veggies & meat & legumes. That may change.
And that's my advice. Do what is comfortable for you. You can try chicken for a meal or a week or a year & later decide you don't want to eat it. And you can change your mind about what you do or don't want to eat as often as you desire until you find the thing that brings you the best overall quality of life.
Anyone making fun of you in a way that makes you uncomfortable about these decisions is not a friend. Friends usually aren't your friends because you are of a particular food persuasion. They are friends because you're you!
Whatever you decide, I hope it leads to tasty meals & good times with other people!
Make it expensive: Find local animals you know for sure how they were treated and how they were killed. Now it's a delicacy. Hmm. Well, do you feel like you crave it, like you need it, like you're missing something, and so you have less strength/energy? If being vegetarian gets in the way, then I'd top off.
Well, I am vegetarian and I don't top off, but then I'm good, and don't demand of me what you do of you do, regularly.
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Asian food tends to mix a little bit of meat with a lot of veggies so that's a good way to experiment as well.
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http://voraciouseats.com/2010/11/19/a-vegan-no-more/
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And that's my advice. Do what is comfortable for you. You can try chicken for a meal or a week or a year & later decide you don't want to eat it. And you can change your mind about what you do or don't want to eat as often as you desire until you find the thing that brings you the best overall quality of life.
Anyone making fun of you in a way that makes you uncomfortable about these decisions is not a friend. Friends usually aren't your friends because you are of a particular food persuasion. They are friends because you're you!
Whatever you decide, I hope it leads to tasty meals & good times with other people!
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Well, I am vegetarian and I don't top off, but then I'm good, and don't demand of me what you do of you do, regularly.
Also: http://www.gourmet.com/magazine/2000s/2004/08/consider_the_lobster?printable=true
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