Re: OFF: Red Meat Stinkiness

>
> Vegetarian poop stinks too. That's a fact of life. EEEK, and if
> they eat a lot of beans for protein, you get a preview. But you
> know how it is... Some people thing theirs doesn't stink. <G>
>
> Nothing makes me squeamish. Not dead animals, not the half eaten
> remains of a rodent that died overnight and is being eaten as a
> snack by its family, not even rotting road kill. My husband finds
> this a bizarre trait, but I have a stomach of steel.
>
> And Fior Avant wrote:
> >
> > Yes, that's true. We have our bodies covered with a whole load of different
> > bacteria types, and they rot any thing that "goes inside", and later, they
> > get digested as well.
> > Vegetarians often say it's not a healthy thing to eat meat and humans ought to eat only
> > vegetables ( huh?! what? they think we are bloody cows??) but I also learnt
> > in school that our guts were NOT made to eat "leaves". At least at present
> > times... :-]
>
> Actually, as a vegetarian, I think that you are misrepresenting
> the diet. I would say that the bulk of my diet is processed soy
> products and grains. You can make anything out of soy, it seems.
> Most vegetarians eat dairy and eggs. I eat some dairy, but not
> eggs.
>
> What I learned in school is that humans are omnivores. We eat a
> lot of stuff. No, we can't really digest grass (unless we grow
> more stomachs and start chewing our cud) BUT there are plenty of
> plant foods that are not a problem for us to digest. Even leaves.
>
> > The "stink" we get when we eat meat, eggs or any other type of "wealthy
> > proteined food" is caused by the degradation of the proteins (by the
> > bacteria) is only a measure of the level of protein you'll get from that
> > food. It's well known that animal-originated food has lots more to give us
> > them 'leaves'. That's why, we manals, stand at the top of the alimentary net,
> > isn't it?
> >
>
> You can meet your protein needs in small portions of meat, and
> you end up pissing away a lot of the excess protein in your diet
> (if you will pardon the vulgarity).
>
> Ok, so maybe it is different where you are from, but here in the
> land of 8 to 20 ounce steaks in restaurants (LONE STAR!!!! OH,
> HOW I MISS THEE!), I think the last thing we need to do is go on
> about the benefits of meat. People are going to keep eating it.
> They are going to keep eating a lot of it. Personally, I love
> meat. I have a particular fondness for raw and extremely rare
> beef, which has its own set of risks. I am just choosing not to
> eat meat now.
>
> I don't feel the need to join the "vegetarian movement" or to win
> converts. I don't care if other people eat nothing but veal
> livers and cotton candy. I just can't keep my mouth shut as much
> as I ought to when people are suggesting that my chosen way of
> eating is somehow silly. On the other hand, maybe I shouldn't let
> it bother me, and just be happy when my doctor isn't harassing me
> about my cholestrol levels anymore.

Ooopss I think I was a bit rude.... Was I??
I didn't intend saying that who eats "leaves" ( I do too and love it! ) are
"silly" but, those who say eating meat (at all) is stupid because it MIGHT do
harm are. The right way, as I believe is, eating vegetables AND meat. Both of
them are importante and cannot miss our diet.

                          sorry :-)

                               chiph
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