Student Life | Issue 40

FOOD
CO-EDITOR AARON BEAVIS
The Hitchhiker’s Guide To
Vegetarianism
BY AARON BEAVIS
From those interested in dropping meat from their diet to those who are interested
to know if all those things they hear about vegetarian food are true, this guide is
designed to help you understand a little bit better what it is actually like to be a
vegetarian. Others will likely have different experiences to me as our species is yet
to become one collective conscious, but this will cover the general assumptions
about us.
“YOU DON’T EAT EGGS AND
DAIRY THEN?”
Typically, people who don’t eat
eggs and dairy identify as vegan
although that’s not always the case.
Most people you meet will probably
eat those items though. Asking
this question is helpful though as
long as you try to avoid sounding
judgemental when you say it.
“HOW DO YOU GET PROTEIN?”
Well, it depends on what you
like. Obviously, there are meat
supplements like Quorn or protein
supplements designed for cooking
and baking but there’s beans (my
personal favourites), quinoa, nuts,
chickpeas and even garden peas.
“ISN’T VEGETARIAN FOOD REALLY
EXPENSIVE?”
Well, it can be. It can be just as
expensive as non-vegetarian
products, it simply depends on
your tastes and ability to find a
good bargain. That feeling when
you decide to splash out and get
something from the extra fancy,
extra pricey range and realise it
tastes the same if not worse than
your favourite, cheaper brand’s
version of the same product? That is
not an exclusive meat-eater feeling
I’m afraid. We are all cursed by it.
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