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When Eating Meat is Simpler, Why Become a Vegetarian?

by: PaulaBenson
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The idea of taking meat out of their diet confuses most people, so new vegetarians are often asked "why be a vegetarian?" Most people simply are not familiar with the abundant, tasty food options that vegetarians are able to take advantage of.

A lot of vegetarians feel that they have to defend their position when asked "why be a vegetarian?" This question can sometimes feel almost like an attack on vegetarianism, but most people who ask are genuinely curious as to the motivations behind being a vegetarian.

Meat is Cheap and Tasty! Why be a Vegetarian When it's So Expensive?

It requires a lot of effort and thinking, is one of the arguments made against vegetarianism. It often appears that vegetarians put a lot more work into their diet than meat eaters do, but really, they just tend to be more selective about what they eat and do more to make sure they are getting balanced nutrition.

A common misconception about vegetarianism is that it's more expensive to eat foods to take the place of meats. While it's true that pre-made packaged meat substitutes can be quite expensive, vegetarian food can be found in bulk for very little money. Vegetarian staples like rice, oats, beans, and pasta are very inexpensive.

The cost does go up a bit when you take fresh fruits and vegetables into account, but it is generally accepted as fact that we all need to eat more fruits and vegetables. Vegetarians don't eat much more fruits and vegetables than the servings that are recommended for the general meat-eating public.

You will see that plant foods are actually less expensive to produce when you take into account the fact that meat takes significantly more resources to produce that crops do. Government subsidies, or payments to farmers, to encourage meat production cause meat prices in grocery stores and restaurants to be unnaturally low.

Why Be a Vegetarian When Humans Were Meant to Eat Meat?

Many meat eaters argue that humans were not made to live without meat in their diets, however biological evidence doe not support this claim. Our physiology resembles more closely that of herbivores than carnivores: our digestive system reveals that plant matter, not meat, is our optimal food.

Eating meat in the long-term may cause many health related problems, even though the human body has the capability to digest meat. Some of the side effects of eating meat are high cholesterol, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and osteoporosis. Although occasionally consuming meat not seem to significantly increase our risk for these serious illnesses; the typical American diet, however, contains so much meat that are bodies are basically poisoned by it. Were we designed to be meat eaters? The evidence seems to support that humans were not evolved to eat meat.

Why Be a Vegetarian? Why Wouldn't You Be One?

There are even more reasons to be vegetarian, but the most compelling reason is the one that resonates with you personally. Being a vegetarian means that you are removing your support from an industry that produces more waste than all other American industries combined. You are standing up in favor of a healthy life and healthy planet, and you are doing a good turn for animal rights. Being a vegetarian comes with many, many benefits for your physical, emotional, and financial well-being - and no detrimental effects to any of these.