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In reply to the discussion: I am a vegetarian. You've known me as a vegetarian for 20 years. Please do not invite me [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)and the things I have seen be eaten, cannot be unseen. The day I came home to BBQ "ribs" made from peanut butter and something expensive in a box from Whole Foods is the day it all went off the rails. I refused to even try after that one.
You want fake cheese? Go for it. I'll be buying cheese for myself. You want soy milk? Go for it. I'll be buying milk, cottage cheese, butter and sour cream for myself. My HDL cholesterol levels are over 100 for the very reason that I don't eat substitute fats, I just know how much to eat and stop there.
You have to eat only organic? Okay - you are welcome to buy as much of it as you like. You want TVP everything? Great. I'll sautee my own chicken and onions, make my own alfredo with luscious parmesan, half and half, and garlic. And I bought the cheap Angel Hair instead of the one imported from Italy!
Some folks enjoy seeing people suffer unpalatable meals, spend exorbitant amounts of money on crap, and interrupt hundreds of years of sound cooking advice. Hell no.