#vegetarian

I was vegan for five years during my early twenties. Though I suppose, given that the reason for my veganism actually had nothing to do with not wanting to eat animals, "plant based" might be a more accurate label for what I was. Prior to that I was pescatarian, then veggie.

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These days I'm neither vegan, vegetarian, or pescatarian, and there are a bunch of reasons why that is. The main one being that eating a strictly plant-based diet made my already rather disordered relationship with food much, much worse.

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Another reason why the diet became unsustainable for me is because I also like to travel, and when I go somewhere new, I like to be able to experience the culture as much as I can-- including the food. Being plant based made that very difficult and sometimes even impossible, depending where I was.

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Also, selfishly? I just missed a lot of the foods I used to enjoy. Eggs, real cheese, milk chocolate... Plant-based replacements just weren't cutting it for me.

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In the end I just sort of reached the conclusion that my diet was making me sick, tired, and needlessly miserable. So I started steadily introducing animal products back in. I didn't start eating red meat again until earlier this year though, after I was diagnosed with an iron deficiency and advised to either go on supplements or change my diet.

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I suck at remembering to take pills, so changing my diet seemed the logical choice. 😅🤷‍♀️

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The only one I am willing to name is House of Fu in Leeds. I make a point of going there every time I’m in the city. Their spicy miso tantanmen with plant-based crumbles (image below, from their website!) is my favourite dish, and I always order it with a soft-boiled egg.

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My other two favourites are both small, independent places that are quite local to me, hence my reluctance to name them! The first is a cocktail bar turned burger joint based in the attic of an old record shop. They play rock and roll music exclusively and have an extensive vegetarian menu, which for me is a massive win because I try and avoid red meat (personal preference- I don’t like the taste) and it’s nice to have options!

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The second is a pan-Asian restaurant that opened up in my hometown not too long ago. They serve predominantly Chinese and Japanese food, and also do all-you-can eat sushi for a set price. Sushi is my favourite food of all time, so I get very excited whenever I get the chance to eat there! I’m actually thinkin’ of going back for my birthday in a couple of weeks. 🤗🍣

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Reálně si dovedu představit, že bych jedla maso 2-3x týdně. Nic méně bych si to bez něj úplně nedokázala představit.
Ať si každý jí, jak uzná za vhodné, ale není dobré to ostatním vnucovat, když o to nemají zájem.

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+Některé stránky na toto téma berou fotky ze slabších zemí a vydávají je za podmínky v ČR. Což není úplně v pořádku a byla bych ráda, kdyby začali udávat pravdivé informace.

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Jednou jsem se bavila na toto téma holčiny, která byla semi-vegetarian (to je celkem funny, protože se u nás ty kuřata mají asi nejhůř, but whatever) a nedopadlo to úplně nejlépe. Byla hodně agresivní a dostaly jsme se do bodu, kdy vlastně naznačila, že jsme vůbec ty krávy neměli šlechtit a tím, jak se jim snažíme třeba trochu pomoct, tak je to týrání zvířat. Konkrétně jsme se bavily o tom, že se provádí díry až do bachoru, aby k tomu byl lepší přístup, protože přešlechtěné krávy mají problém s bachorovým obsahem a když to nastane, tak mohou i chcípnout. Mi teda určitě přijde lepší, jak pro veta, tak pro zvíře tato metoda, než aby tam museli píchat obří jehlou a vysát obsah bachoru. Jo jinak tento zákrok se provádí ve Švýcarsku a USA a u nás se provádí zřídka.

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Jinak zajímám se na toto téma celkem hodně a z některými věcmi souhlasím. Některé už jsou prostě přes čáru.

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Oh no this will be difficult xD

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🌸 First course:
I'd either choose a light salad with a nice dressing, or a consommé soup! We had then a lot in Austria at our hotel and I loved them xD
I don't have a preferred flavour, they were all nice lol

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🌸 Second course:
Again... hard choice! Thinking about meals that I've had in varying places that I loved lol
I'd love to have the vegetarian hot dog that I use to get at a cafe in the city.. but sadly it closed! (Pic is what I use to have)
Or I'd have chicken tikka masala with chips! Again another favourite!
Or hunter's chicken with chips and cherry tomatoes on the vine. A rustic restaurant that my boyfriend and I have been to for anniversaries does that! Delicious!
Or I'd have wiener schnitzel with parsley potatoes and cranberry sauce! Again a regular dish on holiday in Austria!

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🌸 Third course:
Chocolate fudge cake with ice cream :3

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One I often used to use is “People Bingo”.
You can make your own version appropriate to the type of group and people in it you are working with.
Basically print off some bingo type cards or sheets featuring 12 - 16 boxes with statements in them like:
🥕 Find a vegetarian and get them to initial (or sign) here.
🎧 Find someone who likes techno music and get them to initial here.
🐇 Find someone with a pet rabbit and get them to initial here.
🤸🏽‍♀️ Find someone who regularly practices a sport. Find out which sport and get them to initial here.
(And so on)
The first person to get all their boxes initialled/signed shouts “Bingo” - or you can continue until everyone completes, if you wish.
If the group know each other well and are comfortable, you can throw in tasks like “sit on someone’s knee and get them to initial here”; if they don’t know each other you could go more for “Find someone whose name contains a Y and get them to initial here” and so on.

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