Meat

Humans have hunted and eaten meats since the beginning of time. Unless you can do the same and give the creature the respect it deserves, refrain, or at least purchase meats from organic farmers. Organic farmers, raise their animals with lots of fresh air and room to run around, with their friends thereby, continuing the healthy circle of a natural animal social structure. Organic farmers respect the animals; they don’t use pesticides, hormone injections, anti-biotic treatment or mistreat and confine the creatures inhumanly.

In the end the animals must die, but I feels somewhat better knowing they led happier lives. The best choice, would be for us to omit meat from the table altogether. Did you know that Vitamin B12, which so many ardent meat eaters argue, is only found in meat, is actually made by bacteria that grows in almost all animal’s bodies?!

I prefer to take a B12 supplement or eat plenty of fortified cereals and soymilk products. The plant kingdom, alone, simply cannot offer that a vitamin due to the fact that they produce no known internal bacterium.

Meat is DEAD and fresh raw vegetables and fruits are ALIVE with healthy nutrients. Another funny argument is the fact that we have k-nines or incisors…or whatever people call these teeth. Well, my husband for example, does not have sharp ones at all. They are perfectly flat like that of horse teeth. He jokes and says he was raised on whole grains like horses do and never developed the sharpness most humans have. I don’t think it’s very humorous. Who’s to say that an evolution in no meat consumption could eventually bring us back to flat teeth (just a thought).

And keep in mind that every time you eat a bird of any kind, you’re actually eating a biological reptile…I never even knew that.

I’m not knocking meat-eaters at all and I myself ingest some sort of meat product several times a month, but I do make sure it’s organically raised and virtually fat free. I could easily do without it and have done so many times int my life.

My son eats no meat but at times enjoys filleted fish sticks. He takes his organic multivitamin/multimineral supplements daily and always gets an A plus at annual check-ups. His blood counts are above average and rarely gets sick.

My daughter is definitely a meat lover and I don’t deny her meat, nor do I give her a speech every time she decides to eat some. I try to limit her intake and only feed her organically grown cow flesh and bacon.

My husband can go either way. If I cook a meat-less meal, he enjoys it just the same. Get to know where your meat comes from and how it got to your plate. Once you have read, studied, investigated and even visited meat preparation factory/modern corporate farm, make your own decision. With less meat consumption, there would be plenty of food to go around…a healthier environment and healthier happy people. Teach your children and leave behind a better world for them to live in.

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“Chickens exist in stable social groups. They canrecognize each otherby their facial features.They have 24 distinct cries that communicatea wealth of informationto one another….They are good at solving problems. As a trick at conferences I sometimeslist these attributes,without mentioning chickens, and peoplethink I’m talking about monkeys.”

 

By: Chris Evans, Ph.D.,
Professor of Psychology,
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

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“Pigs have the cognitiveability to be quitesophisticated. Even more so than dogs….”

 

Donald Broom, M.Sc., PhD., Veterinary School

 

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“In industrial agriculture, this link between productivityand well-being is severed. When productivity as an economic metricis applied to thewhole operation, the welfare of the individual animal is ignored.”

 

Agricultural ethicist Bernard Rollin, Ph.D.

 

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The National Restaurant Association reports that 8 out of 10 restaurants-from fast food to gourmet-are responding to the growing demand for animal-friendly fare by serving vegetarian entrees.

 

Tableservice Restaurant Trends, 2001

www.restaurant.org/dineout/nutrition.cfm.

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“I have a rule of life that I will not ask anyone to do my dirty work for me. I would never kill a creature or a chicken or even a fish, so I no longer eat flesh. “

 

PEACE PILGRIM
from: Peace Pilgrim’s Wisdom – A Very Simple Guide
http://www.peacepilgrim.org/

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Meat is now injected with water and spiced up with chemicals. Meat has it’s own natural particular flavor…whatever happened to that?!

Unless you’re purchasing organic milk, you’re actually drinking a glass of pus, antibiotics, blood and pesticides.

Beware:

• The fishing industry promote eating fish as a high source of omega three fatty acids, which are great for the heart, but they fail to tell us that virtually every fish carries abnormally high levels of deadly mercury. We now have to measure our intake by deciding which fish has the least contamination of mercury. Salmon happens to be the best by far. I’d like some mercury-free please!

• The poultry industry feeds arsenic to chickens to make them grow faster!

• Chicken actually contains higher fat and cholesterol levels than meat.

Protein-Rich Vegetarian:

Almonds, black beans, brown rice, cashews, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, lentils, lima beans, peanut butter, pinto beans, quinoa, soybeans, soymilk, sunflower seeds, textured vegetable protein, tofu, and veggie meats.

Iron-Rich Vegetarian:

Black beans, bran flakes, cashews, cream of wheat, garbanzo beans, grape-nuts, kidney beans, lentils, navy beans, oatmeal, pumpkin seeds, raisins, soybeans, soymilk, spinach, sunflower seeds, tofu, tomato juice, whole wheat bread.

Calcium-Rich Vegetarian:

Almonds, black beans, broccoli, collard greens, calcium fortified juice drinks, great northern beans, kale, kidney beans, mustard greens, navy beans, pinto beans, sesame seeds, soybeans, soymilk and tofu.

Here some simple ideas on meatless meals to get you started:

 Breakfast:

Whole wheat toast with peanut butter or jam.
Cereal with rice milk or soy milk.
Oatmeal with honey, cinnamon, brown sugar, maple sugar or molasses.

Lunch:

Pasta with tomato and vegetables.
Lentil or black bean soup with a side of wheat bread or wheat crackers.
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Dinner:

Pasta with tomato sauce and vegetables.
Veggie burgers or veggie hot dogs with a side of sweet potato chips and.
Rice and vegetables.Vegetarian Chili with toasted bread.

Suggested Reading:

The Vegetarian Epicure books one and two by: Anna Thomas

The Farm Vegetarian Cookbook by members of the commune…visit www.thefarm.org or www.alibris.com

The Encyclopedia of Country Living by: Carla Emery (has an entire section on vegetarian and raw food eating)

Living on the Earth by: Alicia bay Laurel