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[drakewind]

I have been pescetarian since January - it hasn't been too hard, every now and then I miss something (bacon, chicken wings, duck, liver), but for the most part its been smooth sailing. I've always told myself I could give up everything but my beloved seafood

Comments

[lahermite]

"surely a healthier and arguably a more ethical diet"

with the state of the oceans these days, "healthier" is debatable. and the "ethical" portion of it is completely debatable, too.

it's normal to be omnivore! what's not normal is to purchase foods from thousands of miles away, grown in petro-chemicals, slaughtered uncaringly, and consumed in bulk. whether these foods be animal, vegetable, fruit, whatever. a healthy, ethical diet consists of one that's local, home-grown, with love and respect for the continuance and health of the food and its surroundings. anything beyond that might be unavoidable (damn industrial civilization!) but is also unhealthy and unethical.

[autumnsprite]

i understand this, and it is resolved in only one of two ways: 1. you decide to revert back or 2. you feel the desire for the other foods and wait for that desire to pass. it really is all a matter of choice.

that said, if you go omnivore, still don't eat fast food hamburgers/taco bell/etc. that should be a rule for everyone.

[everlastingyea]

You don't have to choose between two extremes. Most long-term vegetarians (and probably pescatarians too) are not the ones who are militant about it

Kanamids.

[idemandoblivion]

Hey dude, at least you had the balls to try it out. Think of all the chickens you saved since January. And in case you are were pescatarian for animal rights type reasons (and in fact, I have a feeling you weren't) Just ask yourself one question: If you knew that in a few weeks an alien race would descend from the heavens, cook us all into human cordon bleu and have us for dinner, would you still care?