Comments on: ‘Flexitarian’ explained

By: Cara

Cara — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:23:55 +0000

Thank you for sharing this! I am a flexitarian, and I had no idea of this term. I’ve been calling myself a concientcious consumer or a pseudo-vegetarian…but those never quite did it justice. I feel like I may be in transition to becoming a full fledged veggie, but I am a bit reluctant. Flexitarian is a good ground for me right now.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:36:16 +0000

interesting, i didn’t know there is a name for what I have become (I went from vegetarian for about 7 years to flexitarian about a year ago).

For me the main motivation to being vegetarian is to use less resources (since beans take much less water, energy and fertilzer to make than a hamburger) and i have changed to eating meat (like you say, usually as a guest or at a resturant) rarely, so i feel like i am still using less than if i ate it all the time.

By: Diet Blog Round-up (THDBR) #24 & 25 » Energise Blog: Health, Nutrition & Wellbeing

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:52:01 +0000

[...] Veggie Chic explains what a flexitarian is – it is ‘a person who consumes mainly vegetarian food but occasionally eats meat or fish’ i.e. my girlfriend. I can’t wait to tell her that. I am glad that this word exists because it will give a lot of people a label or a group, something to call themselves – because I know a lot of people who don’t feel comfortable calling themselves vegetarians, but are not really your normal meat eater either. Well, chaps and chapesses – you’re all a bunch of flexitarians – now eat (occasional meat) and be merry! Sorry, I digress. But this is a great blog that I have only just found so go check it! [...]

By: Ross

Ross — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:45:37 +0000

Flexitarian – I like that.

I like that it gives a lot of in-betweeny, not quite sure, in limbo people a group to belong to – and that’s kinda nice.

Heh – really glad I found this blog (through the link on Darren Rowse’s blog) – tis quality.

Oh, and you’re right freevagnism looks lame