The Story.

To give up being vegetarian for Lent is kind of a backwards idea. Which is probably why I like it. I started my vegetarian diet four years ago with the idea of being more environmentally conscious. But really, I just felt like I needed a change. I am extremely lazy when in comes to cooking. At the time I was eating a lot of microwave dinners, anything that required minimal effort, and it did not leave feeling too healthy. Going vegetarian was a good way to shake up my diet and force me to rethink what I had been eating.

I have not eaten chicken, pork, or beef in four years, but I have made some exceptions for fish. This past winter I started having some serious red meat cravings and began questioning the reasoning behind my diet. As I joke I said I would give up vegetarian for Lent, and the idea stuck. The inspiration for this blog came from my desire to have an open dialogue about the dietary choices we make in our culture. What impact do they really have? And Why do some people seem determined to judge us based on what we eat? Also, it seemed like a good writing exercise, since I have not ever written anything that was not assigned by a teacher.

Here goes nothing!