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To have some meat for the first time in 40 years.

66 replies

Feelingnotsure · 08/06/2025 15:04

Was brought up veggie but eat fish. DM ate like this. I’ve never had a sausage, steak, bacon in my life, only accidentally tasted ham.

I have a craving for a bacon butty (not PG, just ill). They smell sooo good! But what, if anything would happen to me?

YABU- eat the damn thing, you’ll be fine and glad you did;

YANBU- your body isn’t used to it, it’s like plonking yourself in the middle of a different continent and expecting to eat the local cuisine without a bit of D and V at least. You can’t change such major dietary habits of a lifetime easily.

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SodOffbacktoaibu · 09/06/2025 19:02

Dodeedoo · 08/06/2025 17:55

I see all the meat eating haters are out in full force. Such a bunch of judgemental twats!!

Is a meat eating hater a person who eats meat and hates people or a person who hates people who eat meat? 🤔

Just trying to work out who the twats are? 👍🏻

ThejoyofNC · 08/06/2025 18:11

It all depends on the sandwich.

Will you use back or streaky bacon?
How well done?
How many rashers?
What kind of bread?
Toasted or not?
Any sauces?

For the right combination I'd do it without a doubt, but get it wrong and you'll be sorely disappointed.

Dodeedoo · 08/06/2025 17:55

I see all the meat eating haters are out in full force. Such a bunch of judgemental twats!!

Openthisdoor · 08/06/2025 17:37

Never mind your stomach - think of the poor animals 😔

UndermyShoeJoe · 08/06/2025 17:36

Iamtired123 · 08/06/2025 15:10

Dead pigs smell so good ?

I mean the dead ones I’ve butchered haven’t smelt offensive. Definitely smell good once cooked.

iliketheradio · 08/06/2025 17:36

sprinklesandshines · 08/06/2025 16:20

Listen to your body. This is why people shouldn’t be vegan/veggie. We were meant to eat meat. I know a woman who went vegan and struggled to conceive. Guess what she got pregnant right away when she started eating meat again

The last bit of this 😂😂😂😂 There are cultures all over the world that eat vegan/vegetarian food, do you think it really stops people conceiving?!

iliketheradio · 08/06/2025 17:34

I’ve never eaten meat in my life and honestly the smell of bacon makes me gag.

SodOffbacktoaibu · 08/06/2025 17:05

BeMintFatball · 08/06/2025 15:18

I’m a lifelong meat eater. However I also get what I call pork overload. If I ate bacon on the first day, sausages on the second and a ham roll on the third I’d be in for a messy poo the day after.

🤢🤢🤢🤢🤣🤣🤣

Well thanks for sharing!

MrsSkylerWhite · 08/06/2025 17:03

ScurryfungeSpuddle · 08/06/2025 16:43

The OP's happy to eat fish, so I'm not sure it'd make much difference.

Plus she's probably already had her sandwich now if she decided to go ahead.

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Indeed. Could never quite understand the I’m veggie but eat the flesh of sea animals thing.
Er, no, you’re not 😁

ScurryfungeSpuddle · 08/06/2025 16:43

thestudio · 08/06/2025 16:40

Please look at the actual conditions that farrowing pigs, who are intelligent, playful and loving literally just like dogs spend every day of their tortured lives in.

The OP's happy to eat fish, so I'm not sure it'd make much difference.

Plus she's probably already had her sandwich now if she decided to go ahead.

thestudio · 08/06/2025 16:40

Please look at the actual conditions that farrowing pigs, who are intelligent, playful and loving literally just like dogs spend every day of their tortured lives in.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 08/06/2025 16:36

I have been veggie since I was 18, but was worried about protein intake when I was pregnant, and ate a chicken breast. I was so violently sick I tore the lining of my throat. I then spent 8 weeks in and out of hospital with hyperemisis. I had hyperemisis in my second pregnancy too, so I think the chicken/throwing up incident was coincidental, but it put me off ever trying meat again.

I'm unusual in that I hate the smell of bacon though!

doodleschnoodle · 08/06/2025 16:26

A bacon buttie is a thing of beauty. My personal suggestion is to make sure the sides are really crispy on the bacon, that gives the best taste. Enjoy!

ElleDeeCB · 08/06/2025 16:22

I am vegetarian 99.9% of the time. But once a year I eat meat when I’m travelling to a particular country and there’s a particular dish I like on the menu. So far I’ve not had an upset stomach, and I think it’s far better for the environment and animal welfare than to never even attempt to be vegetarian because you don’t want to miss out. I don’t have cravings for meat the other 363 days of the year.

sprinklesandshines · 08/06/2025 16:20

Listen to your body. This is why people shouldn’t be vegan/veggie. We were meant to eat meat. I know a woman who went vegan and struggled to conceive. Guess what she got pregnant right away when she started eating meat again

Flashahah · 08/06/2025 16:18

NuffSaidSam · 08/06/2025 15:12

That's their downfall.

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🤣

NeverDropYourMooncup · 08/06/2025 16:16

What would happen? You'd know what a bacon buttie tastes like.

MasterBeth · 08/06/2025 16:16

I became veggie at 19. 19 years later went back to eating meat. No adverse effects.

marshmallowfinder · 08/06/2025 16:13

You already eat flesh so aren't a vegetarian, therefore I can't see how eating bacon would cause you a problem at all!

Disturbia81 · 08/06/2025 16:12

CommissarySushi · 08/06/2025 15:43

10 years vegan up until a couple of weeks ago. Zero side effects, despite not taking it slow with introducing animal products.

What made you go back? Not judging, meat lover here 😆

FuckityFux · 08/06/2025 16:08

DH had been veggie for over 40yrs and ate bacon as part of an Irish breakfast because he didn’t want to appear rude (!!) and he was sick as a dog for days afterwards (both ends).

In your shoes, I’d be very careful and only eat tiny amounts initially to let your stomach enzymes build up.

CoubousAndTourmalet · 08/06/2025 15:58

If you eat fish you aren't veggie anyway.

Ouzz · 08/06/2025 15:53

A bacon butty is one of life’s joys. Nice crispy bacon and lots of butter.

ScurryfungeSpuddle · 08/06/2025 15:53

Iamtired123 · 08/06/2025 15:10

Dead pigs smell so good ?

God yes, beautiful! 😍

ForestFox44 · 08/06/2025 15:44

Ive been veggie for 8 years, craved chicken like mad this 3rd pregnancy gave in and ate it... as well as every other meat, I dont even recognise myself 🤣 anyway no side effects and the chicken was bloody divine!

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