Comments on: Why I Eat Meat (and You Might Want to Also)

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:19:59 +0000

I agree with you and will be definitely looking forward to your future updates. Thank you and keep the great work up. Good luck!

By: Easy Diet To Follow

Easy Diet To Follow — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:54:18 +0000

I was very pleased to find this site. I’ve enjoyed reading it very much. Looking forward to further contribution, I am going to bookmark your blog and keep checking you out. Wish you good luck!
Thanks

By: Laura B.

Laura B. — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:41:45 +0000

Sorry, not for me. I’ve been a very healthy vegetarian since 16. I’m 48 now &
will NEVER go back.

By: Lacy

Lacy — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:11:40 +0000

Well thought-out article, Maria! My husband eats meat and I do not, so my comfort level is to feed him organic, humanely raised beef and chicken. But we all must seek the level with which we are comfortable. When I hosted the family Thanksgiving dinner, I was asked to NOT make a Tofurky. My husband questioned a charge on the credit card, $63.00 to Organic Prairie. It was the organic, free-range turkey. He asked what was wrong with the $.29 a pound turkey at Publix, and I had to educate him that it was pumped with steroids to grow a bigger breast, since Americans love that white meat, and antibiotics because it came from Tyson, one of the CAFOs. It is much more expensive to eat organic, but tempered with local and seasonal farmer’s market veggies, fruit, fresh eggs, locally caught seafood and lots of organic beans, it is doable, even on a limited budget.

By: Kristi C

Kristi C — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:30:03 +0000

Phtentehal, I must say, that if you examine anatomy like you say we should, and the history behind our evolution, you would see that there is a physiological need for HEATHY animal fats and proteins for most all humans. (Notice I said “HEALTHY.”) We are all individuals with individual needs. Some do very well with very little animal foods, but most of us do not. Most of us need this for our physiology to function optimally. I have studied this in depth as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. Maria is right on with her article.

Kristi Cooke, NTP

By: Kristi C

Kristi C — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:23:17 +0000

I SOOOOO agree. Nuff said!

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:06:43 +0000

I was a vegetarian from 2 to 8 years old. My mom had me watch this horrible movie when I was about 3 that was about the CAFO’s so I agreed with being vegetarian. When I was 8 we met people who hunted and fished and that was completely acceptable to me so I tried it and I have been a carnivore ever since. I want to raise my own, probably chickens to start with. Thanks Maria for your inspiration. I have learned a lot about pesticides through your blog.

By: Paula

Paula — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:58:43 +0000

So Sam, and others,

Is it okay to eat meat I slaughter myself, i.e. if I take responsibility for killing? If not, is it okay to swat a fly? How about accidentally breathe in a gnat? How about destroy multiple habitats to build a house? There are religious sects that say, no it’s not okay, and take appropriate measures to avoid these deeds, but I think a healthier approach is to realize that we are beings on this earth and that we inflict suffering as much as suffering is inflicted on us. We can minimize the suffering we inflict, but never eliminate it. Our job, the way I see it, is to come to terms with that fact and respect our fellow beings here, even if we do eat some of them or harm them in a myriad of other ways that have nothing to do with eating. Respect means to thank those animals and eat their flesh mindfully. To me, the lack of respect is the problem that leads to CAFOs and the whole rest of the horror.

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:27:03 +0000

Well you are right about one thing, that is how things were done up until about the 1960′s, but now a days we have what are usually called factory farms. First it may be proven that if enough methane gas is emitted in to the atmosphere it could contribute to “global warming”, speaking of “global warming” most of you guys are old enough to remember in the 1970′s and early 1980′s the was a rumor started from the same group of people that are now saying “global warming” is happening. There a many more scientists saying that “global warming” isn’t happening but the Earth is just going through a phase that it does every 1,000 years as there are scientists saying it is happening. But back to subject, if you guys would’ve done you “homework” you would have known that cows that are used for their flesh or meat are NOT kept in a ” muddy concrete factory”, but instead kept in heard OUTSIDE IN THE OPEN. Also whoever told you cows don’t like corn are IDIOTS because I myself live on a farm and we feed cows corn on the cob, and didn’t you ever think of what’s in cow feed? GROUND UP CORN. I you looked it up MRSA comes from infected open sores not from GMOs (genitcly modified organisms). And if you didn’t know All of the food that you eat, unless you eat all food labeled organic, like milk corn, beans and all the other foods that you eat is from GENITICLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS. All that I have stated are true facts and are NOT fiction, thanks for hearing me out.

By: burger girl

burger girl — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:14:38 +0000

thanks, meaty, for summing up all of this so neatly.

i respect this post a lot. i think most people who are reading this are trying to be more healthy and more environmentally friendly than our counterparts. but i don’t see the need for all this harsh berating about why, as humans, we shouldn’t eat meat–why not make some helpful suggestions rather than just criticizing? i am sorely disappointed by the lack of respect shown in these responses.

i recycle. i try to buy mostly organic. i don’t eat out often. i try to cook healthy meals for my family. and i love my fresh fruits and veggies. but i still EAT MEAT. but at least it’s organic and raised on a local farm (so i’m supporting the community AND trying to keep as many unnecessary chemicals/antibiotics/hormones out of my body as possible).

the point is: what may work for you may not work for me. i don’t live in a place where i can even get all those wonderful substitutions for meat that you can get. and i probably don’t have the $$ (especially during this time) to make such a drastic change (like a raw, vegan diet). but i do what i can. and considering that i’m well aware of how the other half of America eats, i think i’m on the right path. it just may take me a few more steps to get there.

and i can still enjoy my organic burgers (with whole wheat buns and organic lettuce and tomatoes from a local grower) on the back porch of the farm on a nice summer day without guilt.