How Often Do You Eat Meat?

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How Often Do You Eat Meat?

September 23, 2008

I am a carnivore working to eat lower on the food chain. The United Nations estimates that 18 percent of green house gasses come from the production of meat.

Due to this, the UN is asking the citizens of the world to eat more vegetarian meals. In fact, they suggest eating vegetarian one day a week. Eating less meat means eating more veggies, which is good for your health. So for the health of the planet and the health of my family, I am thinking about bringing Meatless Mondays back to my weekly meal plan. But what I want to know is . . .

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59 Comments

Antioxidant 4 years 32 weeks

I only eat lean turkey a few times a week. Sometimes (less than once a month) I'll have lean lean lean hq beef or chicken.

julie090583 4 years 33 weeks

Fluffyhelen, I imagine that nurse was exaggerating. It is well documented that insufficient B12 levels are a health risk (as is frequently eating meat, I would add), but there are certainly ways to fortify your diet with B12 to protect against this- for example with soy milk, which I imagine most vegans are well aquainted with :) http://www.vegsoc.org/info/b12.html No diet is perfect, of course, and getting sufficient B12 is an issue vegans need to be aware of (all the ones I know are). But it rubs me the wrong way when people spread false information that discourages from vegetarian and vegan diets, when the reality is, the benefits far outweight the risks. A multitude of peer reviewed studies have found that a vegetarian diet reduces your risk of cancer, heart disease, lowers blood pressure, prevents diabetes and osteoporosis, and so on. I initially became a vegetarian because I love animals and did not want to contribute to the cruelty, but the health benefits are sure nice too, and all the more reason to never go back to a diet that includes meat. http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vegetarian_foods.html

pixelhaze 4 years 34 weeks

Every day - sometimes 3 times a day! (think ham and cheese omelette, chicken caesar salad, then steak/fish and veggies) but usually just at lunch.

hilahat 4 years 34 weeks

I don't ever eat red meat. I usually have chicken maybe once or twice a week and I eat fish at least three times a week in the summer.

aoitenshi 4 years 34 weeks

I'm a carnivore too. I don't think I can live without meat at least three times a week.

sparklestar 4 years 34 weeks

I had a nurse tell me last week that he sees a LOT of vegan patients who haven't got enough b12 in their diets and end up going insane/developing dementia as a result... so I am convinced I need to keep eating meat. ;p He said there are alternatives to eating meat but they don't contain the right amounts of b12 or in ways your body can process it as well. I'll stick to eating meat. Especially since I had yummy spag bol last night... :p

sparklestar 4 years 34 weeks

I had a nurse tell me last week that he sees a LOT of vegan patients who haven't got enough b12 in their diets and end up going insane/developing dementia as a result... so I am convinced I need to keep eating meat. ;p He said there are alternatives to eating meat but they don't contain the right amounts of b12 or in ways your body can process it as well.I'll stick to eating meat. Especially since I had yummy spag bol last night... :p

Mesayme 4 years 34 weeks

I started back eating it because my children crave it, and they didn't take to the meatless alternatives. So maybe one chicken breast diced and put into a large stir-fry. They really just want to see that it has some meat. But every now and then I give into making Phillies! :D Red meat a couple times a year. Fish often and pork, Never.

mherzog 4 years 34 weeks

If you want to stop eating meat here is a good motivational video: http://meat.org

georgie 4 years 34 weeks

I eat meat most days, but sometimes only a small amount, like a few pieces that comes with the noodles in yesterday's lunch.

JanetG0307 4 years 34 weeks

i never ever ever eat red meat, i hate the taste. but i probably eat chicken about once a week. i get my protein other ways.

Soniabonya 4 years 34 weeks

Haven't had red meat in a month. Not because I don't want to, that and it makes me ill at times, I just haven't eaten anything with red meat. I love hamburgers and have yet to hit up an IN N OUT in 3 months. wow. been eating gardenburgers, lol. I vary on poultry and fish, but generally its once a week. I love me my tuna :)

Soniabonya 4 years 34 weeks

Kate Marie 4 years 34 weeks

I've been a vegetarian for about 6 weeks now =]

Spectra 4 years 34 weeks

I said "other" because I go pretty much vegetarian in the summer-fall because there are so many vegetable options instead. I do enjoy meat in the wintertime in the form of a good chicken noodle soup or something a couple times a week. So when I'm eating meat, I'll eat it around 2-3 times a week max.

GlowingMoon 4 years 34 weeks

Once a day -- lean chicken breast. My other forms of protein are nuts and beans.Unfortunately, for me, the vegetarian diet was harmful. I used to be vegetarian. I became unhealthy, per my bloodwork. When I went back to my one serving of chicken once a day, my bloodwork results were "normal" again.The vegetarian diet is NOT for everyone.

GlowingMoon 4 years 34 weeks

Once a day -- lean chicken breast. My other forms of protein are nuts and beans. Unfortunately, for me, the vegetarian diet was harmful. I used to be vegetarian. I became unhealthy, per my bloodwork. When I went back to my one serving of chicken once a day, my bloodwork results were "normal" again. The vegetarian diet is NOT for everyone.

simbaspaws 4 years 34 weeks

I eat absolutely no read meat. I hate it, it is so gross. I eat vegetarian at least 3 days a week and I do eat chicken, turkey and fish pretty regularly and I feel healthy.

Allytta 4 years 34 weeks

i don't have a goal to eat meat a certain amount of times. some weeks it's 0, some weeks it's 5.

laellavita 4 years 34 weeks

i've been a vegetarian for six years and it just never crosses my mind to go back to eating meat. i gave it up because i had health problems and now i've never felt better about my body and how i'm helping the environment.