Oh FFS...Vegetarians mad at Red Robin Commercial

[Ah Pook]

For the record, people posting from #21 -#29 have my respect. I would , and have, shared a beer with some of you.

i am a meat eater. Grew up with a side of beef in the freezer. "Fixing" calves at around 10yo. Have vegetarian, vegan and carnivore friends.

Who gives a fawk what you eat!

That said, open for beers tomorrow and Thursday.

[GilpinGuy]

That said, open for beers tomorrow and Thursday.

Heading up to James Peak Lake at about 7:00AM Wed. if you want to meet us up there. 15 beers in my pack. Staying till Thursday afternoon.

[Byte Stryke]

All I know is my wife tried to feed me a veggie burger ONCE. Only once.

you sir, are to forgiving. My Ex-wife did the same to me... once

[Rucker61]

Between growing up poor, my time in the Army and dinners with Asian suppliers, I'll pretty much eat anything and don't care what anyone else eats. Self-righteous indignation is hard to swallow, though.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

My Fiancee is a vegetarian, has been for 1yr now. I won't lie, its caused tension between us and even started some fights because we can't just go out to eat at any restaurant. For instance, her food budget per month is about 50% higher than mine and it's because of the expensive "faux-meat" products she buys.

We have simply started cooking/eating our own meals, which is, believe it or not, exhausting. Sometimes, you just want someone else to make a meal for you. Whats funny too, is that she eats more "faux-meat" than I eat real meat.

Is it because of "faux meats" or because of drifting towards organics at places like Whole Foods?

Strict Vegan/Vegatarian diets are not healthy diets unless you supplement them with required vitamins and amino acids that are only found naturally/readily in red meat.

Not true.

<----vegan, personal best for the marathon is 2:38:55, how fast have you done one?

I wish. Nowhere close to that! Count me envious.

[BuffCyclist]

Is it because of "faux meats" or because of drifting towards organics at places like Whole Foods?

I assume you're talking about the budget. The nearest Whole Foods is 4 hours away. We have walmart. They sell a variety of faux-meats and when they're in stock, she buys at least 10-15 packs (at $4-$5 each) to "stock up". And believe it or not, she HATES salads. I could understand the food budget increasing due to buying fresh produce (which is more expensive than processed foods), but fresh produce makes up very little of the total food that she buys.

I have no problem with her choosing not to eat meat. It's the tension between us that is the problem. She rarely ate meat before, so I don't understand why she had to go vegetarian except to be able to go around saying she's a vegetarian. And I'm being completely serious, she would eat maybe a piece of chicken every 2-3 weeks, but she'd eat it and wouldn't have a problem with it. Now, we can't go out to a steakhouse, seafood joint, bbq place or anywhere that primarily serves meat.

[Ronin13]

<----vegan, personal best for the marathon is 2:38:55, how fast have you done one?

I may not be healthy based on what I've read here. Grab a pack and some good shoes, let's see how many 14'ers we can do in a week, loser buys the beer at the end, deal?

You're just in better shape... diet not withstanding. There are healthy vegan diets where you can do the things you do, and there are healthy, uh don't want to offend but "normal", diets that enable one to do that kind of thing... Just had some burgers at the rodeo this last weekend with a pro bronc rider that eats a ton of meat, he just got back from a 5 day West Coast trip where he climbed a few mountains up in the Cascades.

[Ah Pook]

Heading up to James Peak Lake at about 7:00AM Wed. if you want to meet us up there. 15 beers in my pack. Staying till Thursday afternoon.

Sounds like fun. Good luck. By now, I'd bet there isn't enough beer to make it worth my while.

[TheGrey]

I assume you're talking about the budget. The nearest Whole Foods is 4 hours away. We have walmart. They sell a variety of faux-meats and when they're in stock, she buys at least 10-15 packs (at $4-$5 each) to "stock up". And believe it or not, she HATES salads. I could understand the food budget increasing due to buying fresh produce (which is more expensive than processed foods), but fresh produce makes up very little of the total food that she buys.

I have no problem with her choosing not to eat meat. It's the tension between us that is the problem. She rarely ate meat before, so I don't understand why she had to go vegetarian except to be able to go around saying she's a vegetarian. And I'm being completely serious, she would eat maybe a piece of chicken every 2-3 weeks, but she'd eat it and wouldn't have a problem with it. Now, we can't go out to a steakhouse, seafood joint, bbq place or anywhere that primarily serves meat.

Well, sure I believe it. Salads are just gross and unsatisfying.

Except....I was watching the Food Porn Channel and "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" was on. There was a very special salad that was topped with (homemade) french fries, slices of Prime Rib (medium rare and mortally peppered) and sprinkled lovingly with homemade Blue Cheese dressing. THAT was a salad I could get behind.

Maybe your lady simply hasn't found the right salad just yet?