Collage food

[malcom]

aka Ramen Noodles, Lots of ’em. But I must ask, what are those little green bits in the oriental and beef flavored noodles (the only difference is the packaging, so the point is moot)?

[malcom]

Dunno, I usually have soda for lunch, the cafateria here breaks at least one of Malcom’s rules for eating, see number 2

1)Never eat any meat that still looks like part of an animal

2) Never eat anywhere that forces you to watch them cook (ignorence is bliss)

3)Never ask what’s in your chinese food, this is double if the cook is "fresh off the boat."

[malcom]

Naw, im just saying there’s a lot of bad rumers about the meat in chinese food (mostly involving a "mr fluffy", partly because so much of it is covered in sauce. And this is partly justified, by our standards birds nest soup and cooked dog is pretty unpleasant. And egg fu yung does look a bit like a tumor.

[malcom]

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definitely no saint, but I do what I can,

That’s a good line, that is

Anyway your post has led to a revision to the rules of eating:
1)Never eat any meat if you can imagine what the animal looked like.

watching an animal get butchered in public would violate this rule. But then, I did include a "by our standards in all of this."

[rosa]

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by our standards birds nest soup and cooked dog is pretty unpleasant.

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Over in Beijing , they massacre those cute lil furry things in the open market and I wouldn’t doubt they do it here

I don’t see how ‘cooked dog’ is any more unpleasant than, say, ‘cooked pig’…is it just cuz they’re ‘cute lil furry things’? [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] And why is killing it in an open market any worse than killing it in a private facility?

definitely no saint, but I do what I can,

Rosa

[malcom]

I would love to try being a vegetarian, It’s just damn near impossible today. Plus vegetarian’s really aren’t that much healthier.
Vegan’s always are asking "what gives us the right to kill animals for our own gain" I always answer, "the same right that lets a leopord kill a zebra."

[rosa]

I would never push my beliefs on anyone else, but for the sake of the bbs debate format…I shall respond!

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I would love to try being a vegetarian, It’s just damn near impossible today. Plus vegetarian’s really aren’t that much healthier.

No, it’s not impossible; it’s actually a lot easier than I thought it would be. And it can be healthier; part of the reason I cut meat out of my diet was for my health. I have this funky condition where I have to regulate the amount of hormones in my body; part of my regimen is not eating a bunch of animal that has been pumped-up with hormones to make it tastier. In addition to regulating other aspects of my diet (caffeine, for example), cutting out most meats has greatly reduced the frequency & intensity of the attacks I get.

Also, by not eating meat, you consequently eat only a minimal amount of fast food (McD’s, BK, etc.), and therefore you consume less fried crap. Pretty good deal; I’m convinced it helped me get back into shape after college [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

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Vegan’s always are asking "what gives us the right to kill animals for our own gain" I always answer, "the same right that lets a leopord kill a zebra."

If humans went out into the wild, hunted down an animal, killed it, and ate it, that would be just fine with me. I don’t believe it’s altogether wrong to eat animals; I just don’t think they have to be tortured while they’re alive (i.e. insemination, breeding, "farming", hormone treatments, redistribution of waste, etc.).

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Vegetarianism just looks real colorful , a real rainbow of exotic food that I don’t come upon very often

Another common misconception. People think that if you’re vegetarian, you have to eat all kinds of weird crap, which isn’t true. 8 or 9 times out of ten you can eat what everybody else eats, just minus the meat. I get burritos from Taco Bell, just with no beef (& no tomatoes…I hate tomatoes).

Becoming vegan would be really difficult for me, if only because it requires so much planning; I don’t want to think about food all the time. But I guess I thought of being vegetarian that way, too, and I got over it. It just becomes natural after your diet has been switched up for a few months. And every time I get a craving for a burger, I just think of the reasons why I don’t eat them, and the craving goes away.

Again, just my opinion; I would never force my views on anyone else. Just doing my part to support the boards [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

Take care
Rosa

[The Dude]

i don’t know rosa, if i was i cow, i probably wouldn’t consider breeding as torture. unless she was a real heifer! hardy-har-har ho-ho hum, ugh.

[Jebus]

I tried a vegetarian diet once for three weeks b/c I was dating a vegehead at the time (she didn’t ask me too….i’m just a sweet freakin’ guy). Personally, I found it difficult to find a wide variety of food b/c I didn’t like many vege staples like lentils and tofu. I did come up with some seriously kick ass salads…many I still make today. Personally, I think just about any diet can be healthy, as long as everything is taken in moderation. A high carb diet, for me, causes MUCH more problems than a diet of mostly meat. The best thing one could do for themselves, diet-wise, IMO, is stop eating fast food. I used to have some pretty bad intestinal problems (of which I won’t go into here…..thank me next time you see me) which completely went away after I stopped eating fast food (although I still occasionally have the Wendy’s single and a small chilli). I certainly don’t have a problem with vegeheads (i’ve stolen some of my favorite recipes from them…..then added meat [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] ), as long as they don’t have a problem with me chowing down on the bovine ilk.

By the way…..getting back to the original intent of the thread…..here’s a site that may be helpful. Personally, my favorite raman is chicken flavor and add green onion and garlic to taste (be sure to cook the onion and garlic with the soup) and brown up some chicken meat (thigh meat is especially cheap). You can put parsley in too…but if you are watching $$, it’s expendable.

http://mattfischer.com/ramen/index.html

The little green bits are probably dried parsley.

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[AGAP]

Hey,

Funny how threads mutate but hey seeing as we are all sharing…I love veggies, pasta etc but just can’t seem to break the carnivore habit [img]images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img] Actually don’t really want to, but definitely like jebus said avoid all fast food kinda crap. Worked in an upscale restaurant while in school, great cash daily but what you don’t see can really hurt you. The stuff that goes on behind the scenes [img]images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img] Usually avoid all restaurants actually not just the fast food kind, feel healther for it.

Allison

[malcom]

Something about using a recipie for ramen is too weird.

And rosa, the problem i’d have with veganism is that i’d miss bacon too much. Plus there’s the whole deal with resteraunts using meat in their "vegatiarian" meals, I believe taco bell cooks its beans in beef grease. I know mcdonalds adds beef flavoring to its french fries. Plus you can’t have anything with geletin in it, its too complicated [img]images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]

Oh, my favorite Ramen is hot and spicy

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[Matty qui-9]

BACON: It’s the pig’s gift to Man.

-matty quinine

[rosa]

Yeah, McDonald’s recently got sued by a group of Hindus over the french fry thing. And Taco Bell beans are meat-free, but they do prepare their rice with chicken stock. A lot of fast-food chains post nutritional info on the web or in their restaurants; I also have friends who’ve worked in those places, & they give me the deal on the ingredients.

As far as gelatin, there are a couple of different kinds; it can be derived from animals or from plants. I try to just be as aware as possible.

It’s interesting how, when you don’t eat meat, people always jump at the opportunity to point out gaps or inconsistencies in your reasoning. I try to just be honest with myself, and do what I can to honor my health & my conscience.

Rosa

[malcom]

now THAT was a creative attack! [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

I think I’m in love

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