Tuesday, December 02, 2008

A vegetarian failure

A couple of months ago I tried to be a temporary vegetarian. I knew it wouldn't last forever, but I thought it would have lasted longer than it did. I set the ground rule of fish products being okay, and I think I made it a week without meat. Then someone brought Korean barbecue to our small group. That was the beginning of the end. For several weeks after that I ate minimal amounts of meat, which I would say makes the experiment somewhat successful. I kept track of what I ate and thought I would share and objectify. you have my love.

Cy's Veggie Burger (B-), at the ISU Memorial Union food court, of course I did apply generous amounts of BBQ sauce to it. Actually I still order this when eating at the MU.
Pizza with onion, mushrooms and banana peppers (B), I get this from Papa John's, so I'm sure if you were to get it somewhere else it would be better. It's an excellent combo of toppings, quite tasty unless you're my faux-girlfriend-emeritus.
Amy's Chili (A), I get the spicy variety as to increase the production of gas. But really, it's very delicious.
Boca Burger (D-), not even Sweet Baby Ray and liberal amounts of his wonderful BBQ could salvage a Boca Burger.
Red beans, rice and salsa (B+), a simple mix for a cheap single college guy, and not pretty tasty to boot.
Not Italian Sausage Sandwich (A), I had this at Java Joe's in downtown Des Moines. It's fantastic and spicy. I wouldn't have been able to tell that it was meatless without the witty name.

3 comments:

Jennifer VM said...

I'm afraid that vegetarianism is not in the cards for me, since my stomach dropped when I read about that pizza. Were you an egg and milk vegetarian as well?

kaci jo said...

1. random fact...i was a vegetarian for four years.

2. i love java joes...i was there tonight

Andrew Gates said...

I consider myself post-vegan. I've never been vegan, but when I eat meat (like tonight, when I consumed pulled pork and BBQ chicken), I always complement with the healthiest sides...veggies, baked sweet potato, etc.

I need to eat more ethically. Cheers to you for trying vegetarianism. May the pants be with you.