what is your veggie birthday

[super veggie]

Hi my name is chelsea ( super veggie) and my veggie b-day is coming up very soon october the 11. So i would like 2 know what is your veggie b-day and how long have you been veg. And how awsome you think it is!!! and what was difficult for you!

[Idhreneth]

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Most difficult time I had was in holiday in Austria this August. Luckily I hadn't turned vegan then so I did actually get to eat stuff but it was so hard. They got no meat and fish but did not understand about lard, stock, rennet, gelatine etc. I actually found a restaurant (not the one at the hotel we stayed at, a different one) that did have a (English language) vegetarian section on the menu! One of the choices? "Penne pasta with a tomato and basil sauce and Parmesan" :brood: Ummmm... yay, I'm sure a vegetarian would love a bit of stomach lining in their meal... yum. :lick: I asked for it without the cheese and it was possibly the only meal I ate that I would be comfortable with calling vegetarian. Of course, I had no idea if they used stock etc in the sauce but I'm going to hope they didn't.
Really pissed me off because we actually booked this holiday with a company to try and make it as stress-free as possible (hence why I never made a fuss about stock, rennet etc as it would have stressed my mother out- long story) and I asked and double checked with the travel agent that the hotel we booked did have vegetarian options. They said yes. First night I get served a plate full of gelatine :brood:

[VeggiGirl]

Vegetarian since 2000 vegan since 2007.

[super veggie]

ahhhh that sounds stressful but don't worry i think all vegetarians go through things like that and peta.com offers a list of foods that you dont think have meat byproduct in but do if you wanna check it out

[super veggie]

Vegetarian since 2000 vegan since 2007.

you go 7 yrs

[The Kasox]

I've been a vegetarian since January 2nd, 2008. So next January will be my Veggie Birthday. =] I've been vegetarian for 10 months, 2 weeks, and a day.

The hardest parts for me was trying to convince my mom that my turning vegetarian wasn't a phase, and was an actual rest-of-my-life decision. And I also had a bit of a struggle in the beginning, trying to make sure I eat healthier instead of becoming a Junk-Food vegetarian. And when going out with family and/or friends, we have to pick a place to eat where I have actual food and not just a small salad or something. So I feel a bit guilty, still, when one of them suggests someplace to eat[where I can only eat the side dishes] and I ask if we could go somewhere else[where I can actually have a real dinner].
Other then that, I haven't ran into a real bad snag because I'm vegetarian. =]

And also, happy late Veggie Birthday!

[nikki_jo]

Ahhh, I'm happy to say that I've been vegetarian/flirting with veganism since the summer of 2007 and fully vegan since July 2009 =D

[daydreamerx3]

Ive been a vegetarian since May 2008. The hardest part for me was having my parents accept the fact I wasn't going to eat meat or fish anymore. The rest of my family members are pretty hardcore meat eaters.

[shannonbananen]

Vegetarian since July 4, 2009 and vegan since September 1st, 2009.

Still fairly new at this, but looking forward to having many years of animal cruelty-free living :)

[SirLipschitz]

i don't remember the exact date i went vegetarian, but i'm pretty sure it was in august of 2006. three years ago now.
&this is the year i'll go vegan :D

[LemonZest]

It is called a "Veggiversary" -- which mine is February 7th at 2:10 pm. :)

[super veggie]

It is called a "Veggiversary" -- which mine is February 7th at 2:10 pm. :)

wow you even know the time:) and i like veggie b-day becasue its like the birth of vegetarinism into your life:)