vegetarianism- help please! (:
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hi! i am currently doing a project on vegetarianism for project work in school, and i would like to find out more about the habits and lifestyles of vegetarians.
i'd appreciate it very much if any vegetarians out there can help me with this short questionnaire. thanks very much!
Q1. When did you start adopting vegetarianism, and why?
Q2. How difficult was it to make the transition, and how difficult was it to stick to it? (on a scale of 0-10, 0 being no difficulty at all and 10 being very difficult)
Q3. How long do you take to prepare your food usually? If you only eat out (at hawker centres etc) do you consciously choose food that is healthier (less oil..etc)?
Q4. Do you ever have meat cravings?
Q5. Could you give an example of what your typical 3 meals would consist of?
Q6. Do you think that being a vegetarian is Singapore is difficult? Do you face difficulties in finding vegetarian dishes outside?
Q7. How do you think being a vegetarian has improved your life? -
was one. if helpful, please use.Originally posted by starraye:hi! i am currently doing a project on vegetarianism for project work in school, and i would like to find out more about the habits and lifestyles of vegetarians.
i'd appreciate it very much if any vegetarians out there can help me with this short questionnaire. thanks very much!
Q1. When did you start adopting vegetarianism, and why?
Q2. How difficult was it to make the transition, and how difficult was it to stick to it? (on a scale of 0-10, 0 being no difficulty at all and 10 being very difficult)
Q3. How long do you take to prepare your food usually? If you only eat out (at hawker centres etc) do you consciously choose food that is healthier (less oil..etc)?
Q4. Do you ever have meat cravings?
Q5. Could you give an example of what your typical 3 meals would consist of?
Q6. Do you think that being a vegetarian is Singapore is difficult? Do you face difficulties in finding vegetarian dishes outside?
Q7. How do you think being a vegetarian has improved your life?
1. age 16. For animal rights and against cruelty to animals.
2. not difficult to make transition. Score = 2.
a bit difficult to stick to it because of family and accessibility to meatless food in school back then (15 yrs ago) Score = 5.
3. Roti + jam, instant noodes, vegetarian noodles, abt 5 mins. Otherwise I pick only the vege from the food prepared at home. If I eat out I also tend to conciously choose food that is healthier but not always. Vegetarian food has a tendency to be oily and fried.
4. Once in a while.
5. breakfast - bread + coffee/vegetarian noodles; lunch - noodles minus meat, fish/prawns etc. I remembered ordering charsiew rice without char siew because i like the side dish - pickled vege. Dinner, whatever is available on dining table minus the meat. If none available, I ate plain rice with pickled vege or fried shallots (small onions).
6. As a strict religious vegetarian, yes. My deceased grandma was a vegetarian to the end and ofthen had to eat at home or at shops where our family knows they don't add garlic and eggs. As animal rights vegetarian, not much problem. Just get some commented, stared at or encouragements when ordering food to be without meat.
7. Peace of mind. Vegetarians are not necessarily healthier coz of high carbohydrate diet, often oily as well as deficiency of vitamin Bs which need to be supplemented (of course from non-animal source). -
eh? whats the point of being a vegeterian when u cant taste cuisene Western food like Beef Steak......
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01. 10 yrs ago, reason the same as niehur, every being deserve the right to live, nowadays people dun see the killing and treat animals as product ...
02. Not difficult, maybe of me not choosy on food = 2
03. Eat out, basically as long as there is no meats or I juz put them aside will do. Healthier food... hmmm... i dun bother.
04. At times, your saliva wont lie...
05. erm... as long as there is no meat...
06. Not for my case but if its for religions purposes... yes...
07. No differences, its juz a way of life. -
Am I too late for your project?Originally posted by starraye:hi! i am currently doing a project on vegetarianism for project work in school, and i would like to find out more about the habits and lifestyles of vegetarians.
i'd appreciate it very much if any vegetarians out there can help me with this short questionnaire. thanks very much!
Q1. When did you start adopting vegetarianism, and why?
Q2. How difficult was it to make the transition, and how difficult was it to stick to it? (on a scale of 0-10, 0 being no difficulty at all and 10 being very difficult)
Q3. How long do you take to prepare your food usually? If you only eat out (at hawker centres etc) do you consciously choose food that is healthier (less oil..etc)?
Q4. Do you ever have meat cravings?
Q5. Could you give an example of what your typical 3 meals would consist of?
Q6. Do you think that being a vegetarian is Singapore is difficult? Do you face difficulties in finding vegetarian dishes outside?
Q7. How do you think being a vegetarian has improved your life?
1) I practise vegetarianism since 1988 and became a 100% vegetarian in 1993 after I learned and understood Buddhism.
2) It is difficult if the faith is weak but if the faith is strong, it's only a natural process.
3) Being a Buddhist vegetarian, eating is only a necessity. Taste and quality is inmaterial. I eat anything that is convenient, like bread and biscuits. If I have to prepare a meal, instant noodles will be fine. When eating in hawker centre, I won't be fussy about oily or healthier food but usually more green veges.
4) During the initial practise stage, yes. After about 6 months, I don't crave anymore. In fact, after 1 year, I'll experience nausea and sometimes puke if I accidentally consume "unclean" meat stuff.
5) Breakfast - Coffee/tea with bread. Lunch - hawker centre vegetarian food, rice and veges, toufu. Dinner - home cook rice with veges and bean-soup with seaweed.
6) Vegetarian is becoming more convenient today, you find them in most hawker centres. In the 80s and early 90s, it is a little difficult to locate vegetarian food stalls.
7) I am very much healthier, I had never fall sick since 1990. Never get a chance to go on MC. I don't loose my temper compared to my younger days. -
Duplicated post. Sorry.
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Q1. When did you start adopting vegetarianism, and why?
at 15 years old. developing compassion for life.
Q2. How difficult was it to make the transition, and how difficult was it to stick to it? (on a scale of 0-10, 0 being no difficulty at all and 10 being very difficult)
not difficult at all.
Q3. How long do you take to prepare your food usually? If you only eat out (at hawker centres etc) do you consciously choose food that is healthier (less oil..etc)?
less than 10 mins. no need consciously choose food. just see food with VEGETARIAN signs.
Q4. Do you ever have meat cravings?
yes, maybe 1 day out of 100 days. lol
Q5. Could you give an example of what your typical 3 meals would consist of?
bread, noodles, rice.
Q6. Do you think that being a vegetarian is Singapore is difficult? Do you face difficulties in finding vegetarian dishes outside?
no. no. lame excuses for trying to eat meat.
Q7. How do you think being a vegetarian has improved your life?
don't know. go ask a cow or horse, maybe it will be able to tell you more. lol.
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