Meat

What are your feelings about eating meat?

Daily writing prompt

I’m trying to answer this one on my phone while sitting in a hotel room in Vermont. I’m not sure how the tags should go, but I’ll figure it out.

I have no issues with eating meat. None at all. I eat chicken all the time. I used to eat beef all the time but since having gastric bypass surgery it’s a bit of a challenge chewing up little bite sized morsels enough that they don’t cause problems for me when swallowed. It hasn’t stopped me from eating beef, but it does take me a long time to get through small portions.

Pork is okay but we don’t have it often. Turkey is amazing but prepping it is a ton of work so we don’t have that often either. I’ve dabbled in duck before and liked it, and I’ve really enjoyed bison in the past, though I don’t think I’ve had it since surgery (have I?). I’ve never tried venison but that might be because we have deer in the woods behind our house and I want to be friends with them.

I’m not opposed to vegetarianism at all, in fact I sort of have a curiosity about it. I wouldn’t be fully on board, chicken and steak and turkey are way too delicious to swear off, but I’ve thought about declaring one or two days a week as veggie days.

So meat is good, but no-meat is pretty good too. As long as you are getting the nutrition you need, go with whatever floats your boat.