Ok to the vegans and vegetarians who eat faux meat products.?

I am a vegan and have been for almost a year. I was a vegetarian for a little over 2 years before that. This month marks 3 years since I have eaten meat.

I do not consume faux meat products often because they are high in sodium and are made with processed soy. I choose to eat other products instead. However, some people that are vegan or vegetarian have cravings that I don't have and choose to take them out on these imitation meats. I do not believe it is saying that it's okay to eat meat when you eat these products, and I avoid eating them for health reasons. However, I do see your point and I have thought of this. I think that some people may think that it is meat if they don't know you don't eat meat, but to some people this doesn't matter to them. I personally wish to be publicly known as a vegan because I am proud of it. I would more than likely avoid eating these products in public because of this issue, but that would just be so that people don't think I'm eating meat, not because I think it's wrong to eat the imitation of it.

lol, it definitely doesn't make you less of a vegetarian. I think it's great when someone can get over a craving without sacrificing their beliefs. We can't help it if we get occasional cravings, that's not something someone has control over. Anyways, I eat them occasionally. Maybe once a week. Actually, twice or so a week would be more like my limit if it's homemade, and even less than once a week if it's the processed stuff from the store. Regardless though, for me it's not really about it being a fake version of meat. It might have been back when I was a beginner, but now I don't really regard them as 'fake meats', it's more about them tasting good in what I make. And I definitely don't feel bad or like I'm a bad vegan, cause no animal has to suffer or die for me to get it....it's not real meat. It's completely different.

I personally do not like the products that taste like meat but do enjoy, Soy Jerky, Tofurky sausage and an occasional Gardenburger which seem to have a good taste of their own without tasing like animal flesh. I dont see anything wrong with faux meat. The whole idea is not to kill animals. Eating faux meat does not kill animals. I think people get hung up and see eating meat as an addiction. They equate faux meat products to an alcoholic drinking near beer. This is not the case. Eating meat is not an addiction, it is a choice. Going vegetarian/vegan is choosing to help the environment and animals. Eating faux meat is just another option. I will say though if you have not eaten meat in a long time, some of these products will be gross. In, my own opinion, Boca Burgers are too much like meat and I dont like them.

They make products like these so that it is just as easy to cook for a vegetarian than a meat-eater. Since vegetarians don't get any of the protien from meat, boca and Morning Star and stuff try to provide more of it. I personally like veggie burgers and stuff. If you go for so long without eating meat, you reall can't taste a difference.

a lot of vegetarians were raised on meat and get cravings for meat. so having this fake meat that is also reach in protien is great.

i see where the "saying it ok to eat meat when you eat products that look like meat" is coming from but i'm not sure how to answer that besides what i put up there.

Textured vegetable protein, like that made by Worthington Farms, tastes good, is good for you and doesn't involve the horrific slaughter of animals. What does it matter what the nuggets of protein look like? Look, there are lots of reasons to choose vegetarianism or even veganism and all of them are good, but the most important reason of all is because of the difference in environmental impact between a vegetarian diet and a non-vegetarian diet. There is tremendous waste of resources in our society involved in raising meat animals. The vast majority of agricultural crops, particularly corn, is animal feed for the meat industry. This has a detrimental effect on our soil and water because of the large amounts of petroleum based fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides that are used. Also, the main reason for rain forest destruction is to clear the land for raising and feeding meat animals.

not eating meat is a personal choice for me - I do it for health reasons, but I have nothing against humans consuming meat. I liked the taste of meat when I did eat it 16 years ago, and so meat subsitutes are a great alternative for me.

No. I gave up meat for a time (for odd reasons), and my mom found some fake meat. It isn't saying it's okay to eat meat, it's a way to still have something that kind of tastes like meat, and has the vitamins and stuff you need.

When we had bbq's or family came over and things like hamburgers were made, I had fake hamburger patties for myself. After my cousin tasted it, everyone wanted to and soon everyone wanted the "fake burgers" because they tasted more like bbq burgers then the real ones.

Anyway, no... it's just a way to still be able to eat a variety and have the protien and such that you lose when you don't eat meat. It isn't saying meats okay.

I choose not to eat meat, but I am not going to tell anyone else what to do. I've been vegetarian 20+ years, and am not a very judgemental person to begin with. To each her own. I eat veggie burgers sometimes, and enjoy them. I don't like the ones that taste like meat, they freak me out, but there are some that are grain based and they are fine. They don't look like meat, either.

Well, i miss meat and those fake things like quorn help replace it. As for other people eating meat, that's their own choice, I don't believe in makingpeople do as I say.