As most of you know, I'm a staunch meatetarian. I've always kind of felt bad for vegetarians, mostly because they're missing out on the seriously savory, saporous, scrumptious, satisfying, and succulent meat. But then, I started to wonder. The meat is SO GOOD that there must be something EVEN BETTER about the lack of it that would make people CHOOSE to be vegetarian. Some intangible, perhaps built over time, that can lure these souls away from meat. And so, I am starting the Veggie Experiment, where I will not only be vegetarian until Spring Break, but I will follow, exactly, the diet of a outspoken vegetarian. This particular vegetarian has suffered through my not infrequent attempts at sabotage. His name is Aneesh Raghunandan. And he will guide me through this spiritual journey.
Which will be documented starting now. Also, I know a lot of you haters don't think I can do this for very long, but I'm going to do my utmost to do it for as long as possible. Maybe a betting pool is in order; email Aneesh the math whiz if you're interested.
Dinner, Thursday, February 17:
This is my first Aneesh Diet dinner. It's pizza with tomatos, pasta with tomato sauce, and some sort of indiscernable soup. And milk. I lived.
Also, I'm starting to realize how difficult this challenge is. There were dino nuggets and I was sorely tempted. But I held strong. And I will sleep. Which means by the time I wake up, I'll have been vegetarian for 24 hours.
1 comment:
Hey Allen,
I am also vegetarian (though perhaps flexitarian might be a better word), and I really like your challenge!
I wonder what your greatest weakness is...mine is hotpot, and these delicious meat stuffed fried eggplant things that my mom makes...
Anyhoo, good luck! You have my support! :D
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