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From: 4391aas@hou2f.UUCP (A.SCHWARZ)
Newsgroups: net.veg
Subject: Vegetable Morality and Request for Recipes
Message-ID: <130@hou2f.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 4-Jan-84 16:21:11 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan  4 16:21:11 1984
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              The only justifiable reasons for not eating meat are
     religious and personal preference. This bit about being not
     nice to kill animals is pure poop (like that word??). This
     mentality, I believe, stems from people who let their social
     conditioning spill over into areas where it does not apply.
     Or maybe they mentally put themselves in the same position
     as the animal and get emotionally hung-up. I often wonder
     how these people feel when a bobcat catches and kills a
     rabbit on some TV wildlife show. Maybe they don't watch
     these shows. Maybe they feel nature should get an *R*
     rating. I guess veggies are OK to pick and cut up because
     although they are alive, they don't move around and make noise
     like we do. So they are looked upon as inanimate objects.
               Getting back to religious reasons for not eating
     meat, I can't see that being much of a reason in this part of
     the world. While not being an expert in the area of theology,
     I never heard of any restriction against all animal killing in the
     Christian or Jewish faiths, which are the predominant religions
     here.
               Now there is some argument as far as dietary amounts
     or the quality of the meat. Meat today isn't the same as meat
     of days gone by. The percentage of fat (marbling) is much
     higher today, in beef especially. Prepared meats (corned beef,
     etc.) are even higher, so discretion and moderation must be
     used. The leaner meats (fish and poultry) are of course the wise
     choices. The bottom line is that we need meat,veggies and fruit,
     grain and dairy products (the four basic food groups) to
     maintain health. This is the only sensible diet, the rest in
     my opinion are fads.
               Now let me use this newsgroup as I think it was intended 
     to be used:

               Two of my all-time favorite veggies are asparagus
     and broccoli. I'm sure there are others who share my love for
     these two. I'm looking for interesting ways to prepare them.
     Please post any recipes to the group. Also, all flames to
     the above statements heartily accepted.