How many out there are carnivores?

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Old 08-03-2014, 06:47 AM
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How many out there are carnivores?
How many vegans?
How many vegetarians?

I could easily be the latter, if I didn't have to prepare meat for other folks. Still heavy on the veggies.........

Here's an interesting bible quote:

And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And there came a voice to him, Rise,Peter; kill, and eat. Bible (NewTestament) Acts of the Apostles10:11^13.

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I became a vegetarian when I was 14 for health and ethical reasons. I cracked and started eating seafood when I was about 28
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Default Human biology and diet.

I found this very interesting.


Were Humans Meant to Eat Meat?

I love my Chick-fil-A but probably could exist on a diet of fruit, vegetables, yogurt, etc. http://www.chick-fil-a.com/
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Humans are omnivores....we can eat a variety of foods.

Prehistoric peoples better suited to being non-meat eaters? Seems they might not have made it up the evolutionary ladder.
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Humans are omnivores....we can eat a variety of foods.

Prehistoric peoples better suited to being non-meat eaters? Seems they might not have made it up the evolutionary ladder.


As I understand it we evolved as hunter-gatherers. Usually the men hunted and the women gathered.

I enjoy fruits and veggies as well as meat and fish, all part of a balanced diet.
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I am Vegan, Hubby is Omni.
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I am a vegan!
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Carnivore!! Never met a steak that I did not like!

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I remember my son telling me of a celebrity he met, saying, "I didn't work my way to the top of the food chain just to eat vegetables."

Sometimes I think we eat what our bodies "tell" us we "need." Sweets and treats aren't included.
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Am I a carnivore? Y-E-S!!!!
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Pooh is absolutely right. Humans are omnivores. An animal like a leopard or a tiger is a carnivore.
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I am not a carnivore. Carnivores eat only meat. I eat everything except turnips and okra.
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Wife and I are about 95% vegan (salmon + small amount of cheese on occasion).
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I own three grills, a large cast iron charcoal grill, a large infrared gas grill, and a small kettle grill for two to four people. I also own a large electric smoker. These are not primarily used to cook vegetables.
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Funny how you phrased this questions. How many are carnivores as if carnivores are the minority and unnatural group.

Studies show that somewhere between 5% and 13% of US residents are vegetarians or vegans. Some say that there are even less and that many who try vegetarianism go back to eating eat at some point.
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