#pollotarianism

[handsometabbyc]

Eating turkey pepperoni I brought at the safeway for the first time, wondering why it isn’t more of a thing because it seems indiscernible to regular pepperoni

[zayphine-blog]

No dad, I will not eat red meat, stop offering to make steak when I want spaghetti or chicken, it's annoying and kind of rude

[willowsfandomfeels-blog]

omg so jay and I learnt that a person who is vegetarian with the exception of chickens is in fact not a chickenatarian as I thought they were, but a pollotarian. Pollo pronounced po-yo. I like chickenatarian better but whatever, world. Suit yourself. Jay and I are pollotarians. Fuck you ll because chicken,

[youscruffylookingnerfherder]

Friend: "Hey, what's that word for a vegetarian that eats poultry?"

Me: "Hypocrite."

[ibhealthy]

Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism is the practice of refraining from consumption of meats. Refraining from the consumption of any animal products (like dairy products) is veganism. There are also a few semi-vegetarian paths - pescetarianism, the consumption of fish, or pollotarianism, the consumption of poultry in addition to plant-based foods. 

Vegetarianism may be a course of action for the religiously-based, morally concerned, or the economically/sustainability/healthy centered. Several religions find that the vegetarian route is ideal. Hinduism and Buddhism, for example, promote vegetarianism. Others believe that they cannot face a meal containing meat knowing that an animal was killed. We've all scene those horrific images of a cow or pig being tortured moments before its death. (Really, if you need evidence, pop over to YouTube and search PETA. The clips are startling and painful to watch.) Meat can also be expensive, packed full of hormones, and unhealthy.

But I'm no here to convince you to be a vegetarian. There are benefits to meat too, such as the iron found in red meats. And its hard to deny the flavoring of a nice steak.

However, I do promote knowing where you food comes from (see my upcoming video 'Food, Inc.' for my full appeal. As with everything in life, being informed is important. 

Meat is one of those things that once you are informed, you have a choice to make: am I going to change or am I going to continue living and eating as I have previously done? It's your own choice and you have to do what's best for you. My cousin, for example, was a practicing vegetarian for years until it began to effect her health. She had to make the decision to begin eating meat again. Now, she says she "listens" to her body. If she has a craving or insatiable need for meat, she eats it. 

As for me, I'm a pollotarian of two years. I make the conscious choice after watching Food, Inc. and wanting to make a change for myself. I thought that instead of immediately shocking myself and my diet by becoming a vegetarian, I would ease into the process by eliminating two of the three meats I typically ate (I don't eat seafood). For the past two years, poultry has been my source of meat. I realized that I don't miss pork at all and while I do have the occasion meatball or steak, I find that a lot of my cravings for beef can be satiated by simply substituting with the poultry equivalent. (For example, turkey burgers & franks instead of beef burger and hot dogs.)

The point is, vegetarianism is easier for some than others, but rewarding as well. It is a choice that you can make - or not make. But the true importance is being educated on what you're putting in your mouth.

[luvchelsie-blog-blog]

Cheating at Eating

I've always admired those few persons who so willingly adopt an organic diet. It's healthier, advances the local community, and is summarily perceived as an eco-friendly plan that is both self-advantageous and service oriented. And while I admire vegan and vegetarian pursuits, I know myself. I know my love for food. As well as my lack of self-restraint. So. While thoughts perused my new indie self at developing a lifestyle suited to saving the lives of animals, I found a type of vegetarian diet that both suited my ideals AND my love for chicken caesar salad. I condense my new-found diet into one word: pollotarianism. Yes. It is a real word. It is a type of vegetarianism where one only eats poultry as a source of meat. No fish. No cow. No pig. And while I will crave that oversized, overseasoned, juicy steak when my iron is running low each month...I will abstain and confine myself to only eating chicken, duck, and turkey. The latter of which I don't even like. I've never tried duck, but why not now? And I conveniently did not mention in my self-declared pollotarianism that I will still eat eggs and other dairy products. A lacto-ovo-pollotarian diet sounds obtuse, gaudy, and unwilling to sacrifice my personal food preferences for the sake of health and animal rights. Besides the fact that the term does not exist and I'd rather not go explaining what a lacto-ovo-pollotarian actually is in addition to the already unfamiliar term of pollotarian. So. I will suffice with veggies, bread, fruits, and sweets. And chicken. And duck. And turkey. And eggs. And cheese. And milk. And...you get my point.