Dan Abel wrote:

> I don't agree with Dave's attitude on this, but he is correct in posting
> that many people give a vegetarian diet a try for a year or so and then
> give it up. I read something written by a doctor who said that he did not
> have any special advice for vegans who weren't getting enough vitamin B12,
> because the body has a three year supply, and most people don't stay vegan
> that long.

You don't agree with my attitude? My attitude is that I am not interested in
indulging people who are temporarily adopting a diet that is different from
mine. My system does not agree with cabbage and tomatoes. If I knew someone who
had to have cabbage rolls for dinner I would not invite them either. I don't
care care if people are vegetarians. Hell, it helps keep the price of meat down.
They can boycott meat until the cows come home. I'm just not interested in
catering to their diet. If they want to come to a dinner party and bring their
own food that would be great. If they want to come to a dinner party and eat just
vegetables that is fine, but I will be damned if I will cook a vegetarian meal
for them. The closest I come to a vegetarian meal is macaroni and cheese or three
cheese penne, and when I do that I have to listen to a carnivore wife complain.



> My son tried a vegetarian diet for about a year and then gave it up. On
> the other hand, my daughter went vegetarian at 13 and not only stuck it
> out for 6 years, but has now gone vegan (she gave up eggs and dairy).

I am sure that you can appreciate that she is more the exception than the rule.
Care to make a bet that she will stick to it forever?