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"skddlbyp" > wrote:

> That's right. I am a vegetarian, but I started eating meat a few times a
> week because I was under the impression that if I didn't I wouldn't get any
> protein, have heart problems (no l-carnitine, etc.) and die prematurely

Hon'

Why not just give in and become an omnivoire again?
Analyze our teeth. It's what we were meant to be. :-)

I'd say our diet here is approx 1/4th meat and 3/4 mostly fresh veggies.

Moderation and a happy medium is working well.
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skddlbyp wrote:
> "Sheldon" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>>
>> Tara wrote:
>>>
>>> A dash of Worchestershire sauce gives a meaty taste to dishes. It
>>> contains anchovies, so a vegetarian might not choose to eat it.
>>
>> No honest vegetarian should be reading this thread... of course there
>> is no such thing as an honest vegetarian.
>
> That's right. I am a vegetarian, but I started eating meat a few
> times a week because I was under the impression that if I didn't I
> wouldn't get any protein, have heart problems (no l-carnitine, etc.)
> and die prematurely (i.e. before I am 1000 y.o.) Then I found out
> that plants have protein, and I can get all I need from vegetables.
> No I only have to rationalize my reasons for killing plants....Do you
> sppose I can get all the protein I need from dust-mites? Then all I
> will have to do is to lick my skin three times a day.)
>
> Anyway, it would be nice to buy a bottle of liquid meat flavor.
> I'll bet the vegetarian food chemists keep these bottles at home for
> cooking. I'm on a very strict vegetarian diet, and that means its
> hard to find alternative flavorings, as I have to eliminate meat,
> dairy, fats of all kinds, sugar, salt, extracted oils ; and so many
> flavorings or seasonings have too much salt or sugar in them, which
> seems to mitigate against the 'add fructose' suggestion above.
>
Are you on a very strict diet for health reasons or simply by choice? You
already said you started eating meat a few times a week to get the protein
so apparently you *can* eat meat, you simply don't. A lot of us avoid
excess salt and sugar. While I'm not a vegetarian I know a number of them
(from India, mostly) who eat butter (lots of ghee!) & cheese.

Jill

Omelet wrote:
> In article . com>,
> "merryb" > wrote:
>
> > > > I found it interesting that you suggested vegemite. My mom went to
> > > > Austrailia a couple of years ago, and she brought some back for me. I
> > > > was surprised to find that it did taste like super salty beef broth...
> > >
> > > I can get it at a couple of places here, but have never tried it.
> > >
> > > Might be worth a try.
> > >
> > > That and marmite.
>

Three foods I'll never try; vegemites, marmites, and termites.

>
> > For me, it was a curiousity thing. I came, I tried, I gave it away. Too
> > salty for my taste!
>
> Hm. I'm sensitive to overly salty foods.
> I might have to give it a miss. :-(
> --
> Peace, Om
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