100% Vegetarian

No, I'm not a lentil. However for the past 30 odd years I have been a vegetarian. Over the years a lot has changed, but one old phrase I still use to this day is: "You are what you eat, and I'm a lentil" In the past few years my vege diet has changed somewhat. There seems to be more pre packaged processed vege food available, and I'm a lazy cook, so will happily throw a handful of Quorn pieces into a stir fry rather than prep my tofu. Lazy but tasty. Tofu is still the firm (pun intended) protein of choice in my life, although the beloved lentil is right up there. There's a relatively new brand on the market available at supermarkets; tofoo. Look out for it as it's firm and pure. They provide a smoked version, but it's unnecessary for general usage as the plain is the best quality firm tofu available, and perfect for slicing/dicing and frying. Or even raw from the pack with a splash of soy sauce. Ok, that wasn't an ad for the brand, ...

Hey, I hear you're a vegetarian. Why do you not eat meat? Hi, inqusitive person. I don't eat meat for one simple reason. There are no complex dietary reasons. There is no religious reason, although many enlightened Asian religions abstain from eating flesh. My reason is simple. I don't eat animals because I believe that to kill another living sentient being is ethically wrong. To then chop up the dead body and eat selected body parts is revolting beyond imagination. We as the "highest" animal have the ability to choose. We can reason and make choices. Not just instinctive choices but moral ones too. We can determine the difference between what is Right and what is not. My belief is that all life is sacred, be it Man, cow, pig, cat or fish. Each being has the spark of life in it. Whether the animal has a brain the size of a hummingbird, or a spermwhale. The singularly most amazing thing in creation. Life. Sentience is subjective. Plants...