this frightend me:
The Catch-All Myth: Vegetarians don’t eat a balanced diet.
They’re risking their health for their principles.
Reality: A recent study shows that on any given day, the average
American doesn’t eat a single vegetable. What’s worse, of those
Americans who do eat at least one vegetable, the majority eat
potatoes (fried, of course, and probably the french variety). There’s
nothing wrong with potatoes, but these findings indicate that most
Americans eat little more than meat and potatoes. Now, who’s telling
whom they don’t eat a balanced diet?
[from vegetarian times]
once, while at mcdonald’s with jason , he ordered a “big extra. extra mayo. no vegetables.” that meant no pickles, either. ick.
i’ve dabbled in vegetarianism, and it’s been well over 8 years since i’ve eaten cow or pig, but i still find it weird that people don’t eat vegetables. i mean, not much is as tasty as a big bowl of steamed broccoli with some salsa on top. if i haven’t had something green in a day or two, i actually start craving it.
go eat a salad, dammit.
You know what’s even scarier – there are probably many vegetarians out there who’ve not eaten more veggies than potatoes in the past day or so. Pass the cheese, please!
Oh, but we found a way to sneak vegetables into a three year old… little cans of (low sodium) V-8 juice! She thinks she’s so grown up drinking from a can like mommy and daddy (who, admitedly, are more often drinking something carbonated from said cans than V-8 juice). Of course, now that I’ve shared this, I’m guessing most of your readership couldn’t care less about parenting tips. Oh well – tuck that one away for future use. ;)
(the Mommy)Heather
i wondered if she had started eating green things yet. or if gary had, for that matter. ;)
I’m a veggie and my husband is a carnivore. I don’t eat *any* meat and all he eats is meat and bread. He’ll eat french fries but not any other kind of potato product. He won’t eat any kind of veggie. None at all. He will drink orange juice but won’t eat an orange. And he won’t eat any kind of fruit. None at all. I keep telling him that it’s going to catch up to him one day but he won’t listen.
wow. that would probably drive me insane. you really *are* a goddess!
i know i’m stunned…makes me feel so *little* for getting irritated about someone biting their nails.