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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A former Vegan now vegetarian; I used to get the looks whenever I said I was vegan, some people took it well some others kind of told me that I didn’t know what I was missing. I married a wonderful man that loves his meats and I happily cook them for him since I LOVE cooking. He now eats a well balanced diet that includes veggies and clean/lean protein. His family although…old’ good folks will never understand that I do t like meat. My mother-in-law to this day offers me bacon ..I keep reminding her that I don’t eat meat(been telling her this the past 10 years.) I hardly ever accept invitations to eat at friends house not just because I’m vegetarian, but also because I have food sensitivities and a GI issue (and I admit, I’m a picky eater.) Nevertheless, if I have a gathering I bring a homemade dish that both my husband and I can eat, and another for folks that don’t have any food intolerance issues. Problem solve. I simply careless what people think about my ‘uniqueness’ diet as some of them call it. [/quote]

Vegan, vegetarian, “food sensitivities,” “a GI issue,” an admitted picky eater—in other words, you have disordered eating habits and a weird relationship with food. Proving the point.[/quote]

Not according to global nutrition goals. We will definitely be moving toward a more plant based diet, and have started to do so. 
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02409-7

https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/2020/03/22/plant-based-eating-trend-growing/a3qtsc5/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3662288/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/climate/meat-environment-climate-change.html

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Moving toward eating less meat and less animal products is all totally great and fine. But most of us can do that without having or pretending to have other issues. I am essentially a “reverse Meatless Monday” eater in that most of what I eat happens to be vegetarian or vegan, simply by choice and preference. But I don’t throw being “an admittedly picky eater” :roll: on top of that.

Choosing to be vegan = not an issue
Choosing to be a vegetarian = not an issue
Having food sensitivities that are actually real and diagnosed, not just a bid for attention or a shield to hide an eating disorder = not an issue
Having an actual, diagnosed GI issue that is not a direct result of disordered eating = not an issue

Picky eating IS an issue. Grow up.
Any elective combination of the above, or toggling between vegetarianism and veganism frequently (again as a bid for attention) = yes, an issue

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