Is anyone here active about promoting vegetarianism?

Does anyone here actually advocate and promote vegetarianism as a whole?

Or do you just live the lifestyle and not really bother anyone else? I'm just curious.

 

Hi, Avocado Noni. Well, I've been a vegetarian for 6 years, and I doubt I've ever turned anyone else into one. I'm mostly stuck on trying to convert my immediate family, so it's kept me busy. It's sort of working, but obviously 6 years is very slow going indeed.

With that being said, let me add that I don't think it's right to force someone into veg*nism. I try to inspire, and persuade my family into eating more healthfully in general, but I can't stop them from doing what they want. I show them articles, cook food, and talk up my lifestyle, and it has had some positive effects, but not a full turn-around; not yet anyway.

I wonder if there is something more I could be doing..Any tips for how to be proactive?

 

I'd say that i promote vegetarianism where its appropriate, say close family or people that ask about it or show a vague interest in wanting to become a vegetarian. obviously i'd like more people to become veggie because , you know, the more there are of us the better (!) but i wouldnt try to persuade my friends or anyone else just for the sake of it. i dont know, i just dont like people forcing their opinions and beliefs on other people or making them feel bad about the fact that their not vegetarian. when it comes down to it i dont want to be seen as some militant vegetarian and i respect the fact that people make their own choices in life.

 

I just live by example, and talk about it if people are interested.

My family are still omni, but they do enjoy some veg*an food so we have that often. The meat & eggs they get are free range so that's a compromise I guess.
One of my friends has turned veg though.

 

yeah just talk to people who are interested. most people dont care n will just be annoyed if u go on about it

 

i dont want to force anyone into making a lifestyle change just because i disagree with what they do, so i dont actively try and convert omnis into veg*ans. i do talk to people about why im vegetarian when they ask, and it does come up rather a lot, so most people understand, and hopefully think about their own eating habits, but ultimately its their choice to stop eating meat, not mine.

 

I try to educate people about health and if they eat meat I still try to incorporate that. But of course they get annoyed with me haha.. I encourage people though when they think about going vegetarian and if they wanna know stuff I'll tell them. I will talk about nutrition with anyone, I'm a freak. =P

 

Yeah, it seems you guys have the same outlook as me. Sort of a "lead by example" type of thing for lack of a better term. I really try not to get pious about not eating meat.

 

I don't really promote vegetarianism because people are set in their ways, but if they come back with a bad blood test showing high colestorol or other bad things, then I will say, vegetarians rarely have these issues. One of my friends just went out to CO to be with his uncle because he is dying of mad cow disease. When he shared the news with me I said I was sorry and that vegetarians don't have to worry about this type of condition. I am never out to change people's views, but I do believe people need to be educated on what they put into their bodies. This does not just pertain to food. Also, it sickens me when people put drugs or medications into their bodies without educating themselves about the side effects.