Not a vegetarian. Eat and enjoy most types of meat and seafood (and would have no problem trying fried locusts). I don’t think animals have rights but I do have a preference, all else being equal, not to cause them unnecessary suffering so if vat grown meat is ever developed that is demonstrated to have the same nutritional value and texture, flavour and appearance as real meat then I would probably consume it in favour of the real thing.
1) I try to avoid refined carbohydrates and sugar. Generally try to eat along the lines of the paleo diet.
2) Health concerns.
3) Currently, not very strictly. More strictly when I was actively trying to lose weight. I would eat them if they were served while I was a guest. In a restaurant I will try to choose menu options that don’t contain such foods and will sometimes ask to substitute them for an alternative (e.g. switch mashed potato with green vegetables).
4) I would encourage my children to eat healthily.
5) No, but I have given details of my dietary choices when people have asked (as quite a few did when I lost a lot of weight when I started eating this way).
6) Don’t avoid any foods with valuable nutritive content.
7) I think people’s dietary choices are their own business. I do find it a little irritating if someone tries to proselytize though. I also have a pet peeve about ‘fussy eaters’ - by this I mean people who are very picky about what they eat for reasons other than health or ideological choices. I recognize that as just a personal quirk however.
8) I originally started eating like this in an attempt to lose weight. After dropping about 45lbs I started to be a bit less strict. In the last 18 months I’ve regained about 10lbs and am currently attempting to tighten up again.
9) I did enjoy foods containing sugar and refined carbohydrates. I’ve never had a particularly sweet tooth though and would rarely eat a dessert after a meal or snack on chocolate or other sweets. I got into the habit of drinking a lot of Coke at work which was quite difficult to give up.
10) I’m skeptical of the health benefits of organic food and don’t tend to buy organic, although many variants of the paleo diet suggest preferring organic.
Not a vegetarian. Eat and enjoy most types of meat and seafood (and would have no problem trying fried locusts). I don’t think animals have rights but I do have a preference, all else being equal, not to cause them unnecessary suffering so if vat grown meat is ever developed that is demonstrated to have the same nutritional value and texture, flavour and appearance as real meat then I would probably consume it in favour of the real thing.
1) I try to avoid refined carbohydrates and sugar. Generally try to eat along the lines of the paleo diet.
2) Health concerns.
3) Currently, not very strictly. More strictly when I was actively trying to lose weight. I would eat them if they were served while I was a guest. In a restaurant I will try to choose menu options that don’t contain such foods and will sometimes ask to substitute them for an alternative (e.g. switch mashed potato with green vegetables).
4) I would encourage my children to eat healthily.
5) No, but I have given details of my dietary choices when people have asked (as quite a few did when I lost a lot of weight when I started eating this way).
6) Don’t avoid any foods with valuable nutritive content.
7) I think people’s dietary choices are their own business. I do find it a little irritating if someone tries to proselytize though. I also have a pet peeve about ‘fussy eaters’ - by this I mean people who are very picky about what they eat for reasons other than health or ideological choices. I recognize that as just a personal quirk however.
8) I originally started eating like this in an attempt to lose weight. After dropping about 45lbs I started to be a bit less strict. In the last 18 months I’ve regained about 10lbs and am currently attempting to tighten up again.
9) I did enjoy foods containing sugar and refined carbohydrates. I’ve never had a particularly sweet tooth though and would rarely eat a dessert after a meal or snack on chocolate or other sweets. I got into the habit of drinking a lot of Coke at work which was quite difficult to give up.
10) I’m skeptical of the health benefits of organic food and don’t tend to buy organic, although many variants of the paleo diet suggest preferring organic.