Different Eating Habits

[adreamerforme.livejournal.com]

I have a really serious question that deals with a issue my system is currently dealing with.

How do you deal with making everyone happy in their different eating habits?

I am personaly Vegetarian.... and one of the others in the system is Vegan. She spends a lot of time out, so it's slowly becoming an issue as she has some serious emotions behind eating/using animal products/biproducts (She said it's difiling our ancestors.... or something like that).

I don't want to infringe on her space, but it's very hard for me to eat Vegan, honestly. I <3 Milk chocolate, ice cream... and all those naughty, diary-containing items. (I don't much care about eggs, except french toast)

As well... our parents aren't even Vegetarian, and neither are many of our friends. I cannot really make that leap past vegetarian, as it's very hard to eat that way in this household - expecialy considering we're often low on fruit except apples... unless we press the subject.



How should I sort out this problem? Try to explain to her that we're going to eat our way, even though I'd be as equaly offended if say... one of us picked up a big fat stake and started chowing down on it (I actualy don't think that's an issue... though I don't know what Lala's preference on food is... honestly......). Do I try to just keep it on a 'who's out' basis?

I really, honestly don't know what to do. Any advise is helpful.

Comments

[luwana.livejournal.com]

If you're not co fronting, why can't you just each eat your own way?

[gryphons.livejournal.com]

Um.. we sorta came to a compromise.. We're mostly strict carnivores.. but there are a few vegetarians in here.. Vegetarians get their meals.. or get the salad/appetizers if we're eating at a buffet.. then we take a break and then those of us with less .. strict dietary requirements get what we want.. it's taken a loooooong discussion to set this up.. but it works for us..

[adreamerforme.livejournal.com]

Oi, sounds complicated.

We'll have to discuss it though. Might be something to try *(nods)*.

[gryphons.livejournal.com]

well your situation is slightly complicated by living with other people/parents...

there's also the option of having smaller meals throughout the day.. like a salad, some fruit, and having some things like tofutti or bars that meet different dietary needs.

[sethrenn.livejournal.com]

Is she concerned about what she ingests when she's out, personally, or about what goes into the body?

[janaanab.livejournal.com]

Aspen Patch has a very strong nine year old who is preventing the others from eating meat at the moment (except for hamburgers which she thinks grow on trees). She makes whoever is trying to eat meat very nauseus! She considers the others to be doing the same as killing a person and eating them. She isn't co-con with the rest but has a very strong awareness by taste of what is going in the mouth. Anybody got any ideas? It takes all three of the main adults to keep Lisa from coming out when it is not safe for her to be there.

[firewheelvortex.livejournal.com]

Talk to her. Try leaving messages inside, if that doesn't work, try speaking aloud while eating fave foods.

[ques-nova.livejournal.com]

As long as the others aren't taking in something harmful to the body (ie: foods the body is alergic to, drugs, blood from someone not on our "approved" list, etc...) I pretty much let them eat what they want, when they're front.
We had to define what something harmful to the body rather specifically in our case because we have members in our system who would happily live of raw meat and blood, as well as members who'd eat just about anything.
In your position, I wouldn't change my diet for the others in my system, anymore than I'd expect them to change theirs.

[arhuaine.livejournal.com]

For us it's a case of letting people eat what they want when they front. We have two vegetarians in the system, and when they front they eat vegetarian, the rest of us eat what we like. There are certain things the body has a degree of intolerance to, certain dairy products, so we have to forbid the kids from eating ice cream, and the adults are banned from that large capuccino.

But basically yeah. It's all based on who's fronting at the time. We couldn't justify enforcing vegetarianism for everybody, just because one or two people think it's healthier/more morally acceptable.

[jenilee-dreams.livejournal.com]

The only issues we have in relation to food have been if someone hasn't fronted for a long while and then does front and there isn't something in the pantry that is to their liking.

Is there a way to have extra fruits and vegetables in the house for the one who does like them? You could tell your parents that you are trying to eat healthier and would like to include more vegetables in your diet.

[robyn-knight.livejournal.com]

hey you

[robyn-knight.livejournal.com]

i eat whatever i want. its all about steak and burgers. the others dont like it they dont have to watch. ha ha

Dumb question i know...

[warren-kreed07.livejournal.com]

what is the difference between vegan and vegitarian?

Re: Dumb question i know...

[stealthdragon.livejournal.com]

Vegans refuse to eat any animal products whatsoever, while vegetarians will often still eat dairy products, and sometimes fish and/or chicken.

Re: Dumb question i know...

[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

Avoiding red meat but continuing to eat fish/chicken is not vegetarian; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarian

Re: Dumb question i know...

[adreamerforme.livejournal.com]

Not a dumb question. Lots of people don't understand the difference.

Vetegarian = Don't eat meat. There's basicaly two types under this category, those who still eat fish and chicken, and those who do not (only eat eggs, milk, ect).

Vegan = Vegan basicaly means that you use no animal products what-so-ever. Some people who consider themselves Vegan won't even eat honey or use beeswax.... nor wool or Lanolin.

[lgrau.livejournal.com]

If her issue is with animal products entering the body, have you tried not-so-naughty soy-milk alternatives? While it is a bit of a compromise on your part, if you don't mind them, it might make both of you happy.

(vegan group with mostly v*gan inhabitants, here, although I'm getting bugged to note that I do have a terrible habit of chewing my nails, which might impede on that...)