Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill?

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Marini -> Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 8:40:02 PM)
I decided at the beginning of this oil spill, that now might be a great time to give up seafood. Now, that is has gone on almost 40 days and I look at the devastation it has caused, I have no doubt about not eating seafood. Anyone else decided to stop eating seafood due to the oil spill? Soon it will be easier to list what I will eat, rather than what I won't eat. I just don't trust the government totally, never have. At least if I stop eating seafood, I won't have to spend a long time trying to figure out where it came from. Understand, I had thought about giving up seafood for a few years, but now this oil spill is the icing on the "seafood" cake for me. Who knows about what other toxins are being dumped in the ocean we are not even told about? Anyone else craving a veggie burger?

Real0ne -> RE: Anyone else giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 8:50:49 PM)
oil floats on top, seafood is on the bottom I bought 30 pounds before the price goes up LOL

Aynne88 -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 8:55:50 PM)
Nope. This was my dinner. Edit...file too big. Damn. try again!

Aynne88 -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 8:59:33 PM)
Ahhh...there we go! [image]local://upfiles/665674/1AD103B64BAA4EF5A60A0C38AAA4B0C0.jpg[/image]

littlewonder -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 8:59:42 PM)
Do you have any idea what makes veggies grow? Once you know you might wanna cross those off your list too. Ever wonder what makes those cows and pigs so big and produce such tastey cuts? Chemicals, hormones, steroids, even poo....sure you still don't wanna eat fish?

Aynne88 -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 9:02:28 PM)
Yep. I agree. I think not eating seafood is silly.

Marini -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 9:02:47 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: littlewonder Do you have any idea what makes veggies grow? Once you know you might wanna cross those off your list too. Ever wonder what makes those cows and pigs so big and produce such tastey cuts? Chemicals, hormones, steroids, even poo....sure you still don't wanna eat fish? I didn't say I eat a lot of veggies. I don't eat any fruit I can't peel, I rarely and I do mean rarely eat raw vegetables. When I eat veggies, I want them cooked. littlewonder? I won't be tempted to eat seafood for a long time. lol

Marini -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 9:04:25 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Aynne88 Yep. I agree. I think not eating seafood is silly. Could be Anne, but understand seafod was the only meat left that I ate. I gave up eating meat about 18 years ago, seafood was the only "meat" that I ate, and that was only on occasion. Now I am meat free! Many of that do not eat "meat", might think eating meat is silly. [:D]

playfulotter -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 9:05:47 PM)
Seafood comes from all over the world..not just the gulf of Mexico near the oil spill area......I don't get it..... To me..being a radical in this regard is no worse than the religious radicals that give certain religions a bad name when there are a lot of good people in said religions....just saying.... I am going to log off soon and eat a couple yummy crab cakes...mmmmmm PS..as far as what is meat and what isn't...I think all animals feel pain and so seafood is no different than a cow or pig.....people who feel eating only seafood think they are absolving themselves from something bad...are sorely mistaken..but that is only my humble opinion....I grew up having many fish tanks..back then I didn't like to eat seafood.but they have personalities too....

littlewonder -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 9:06:37 PM)
nevermind...read what you wrote after about not eating meat...so you don't eat meat, very few veggies, no seafood..what DO you eat???

Marini -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 9:08:47 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: littlewonder ever see what they feed those animals that you eat? I'm assuming you eat beef, chicken and pork since you didn't mention. You may not eat veggies you can't peel but I guarantee that the meat you eat does. I have not eaten meat in almost 20 years. I stopped eating meat around 1993, and have not looked back. Though, I am sure I have had trace amounts of it, in other foods, that I was not aware of. {neckbones used to cook greens, etc.} Look, don't jump my bones, I am just asking if people will be thinking twice about eating seafood! [:-]

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 9:12:07 PM)
I've devised a simple test for determining whether my shrimp are safe to eat. I just hold a match to them - if they burst into flames, I throw 'em out. If they don't catch fire, they're safe to eat, because they obviously don't have very much oil in them. Seriously, your seafood is safe to eat, for the simple reason that they're not allowing anyone to fish anywhere near the oil. So anything on the shelf at your fish store has to have come from somewhere else. Of course, that doesn't address the larger issue of how clean the oceans are in general, but they're really no worse today than they were a month ago. Fortunately, I don't like seafood very much, so it's no skin off my nose to not eat it very often. Lobster, shrimp, crab cakes, tuna, and some occasional cod, that's pretty much it for me. I'm gonna fucking live forever.

Aynne88 -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 9:12:13 PM)
No I wasn't trying to be flippant. I am a huge "organic" food person, as in "Food Inc." My meat comes from local farms and not the grocery store. I get what you are saying, I just think that living in Maine, I will continue to enjoy my lobster. [;)]. It was "wicked good".

Marini -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 9:16:26 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Aynne88 No I wasn't trying to be flippant. I am a huge "organic" food person, as in "Food Inc." My meat comes from local farms and not the grocery store. I get what you are saying, I just think that living in Maine, I will continue to enjoy my lobster. [;)]. It was "wicked good". I have considered a little "organic meat", if I am fairly sure of where it came from. The thing is Anne, after a while you don't care if you ever eat meat again, organic or not. The thought of eating anything that was walking around doesn't really appeal to me. I do want to try some organic turkey one day, before I die. I really didn't want to start another "vegetarian" thread, I know it is not for everyone. I don't attempt to push it on anyone. Most people that work with me, aren't even aware I don't eat meat, I don't even talk about it. I just turn down all the meat they offer me, and never put it on my plate. After they KEEP trying to get me to eat a damn piece of chicken, I will often tell them, I don't eat meat. Every now and then, someone will say, no meat on your plate? I was curious about those that will continue to eat seafood. Thanks for posting, Anne!!

Real0ne -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 9:17:48 PM)
yeh but what are you going to do when all your friends sit down to a scrumptious shrimp dinner? Are you going to eat celery? [image]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2716/4399580777_c924e96892.jpg[/image]

Aynne88 -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 9:18:04 PM)
Most welcome and I am glad you took it in the spirit it was intended![:)].

Marini -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 9:23:56 PM)
I knew I turned a corner RealOne, on Thanksgiving. I often bring a large meatless dish, like veggie lasagna. I don't see NOT eating meat as a big deal for me, it appears to be a bigger deal for those around me. I try to never go anywhere hungry, and I am not scurred to bring my own food! lol

Marini -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 9:50:50 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: playfulotter Seafood comes from all over the world..not just the gulf of Mexico near the oil spill area......I don't get it..... To me..being a radical in this regard is no worse than the religious radicals that give certain religions a bad name when there are a lot of good people in said religions....just saying.... I am going to log off soon and eat a couple yummy crab cakes...mmmmmm I realize seafood comes from "all over", but how do most people really know where there seafood comes from? Those crab cakes do sound yummy. [8\|] PS..as far as what is meat and what isn't...I think all animals feel pain and so seafood is no different than a cow or pig.....people who feel eating only seafood think they are absolving themselves from something bad...are sorely mistaken..but that is only my humble opinion....I grew up having many fish tanks..back then I didn't like to eat seafood.but they have personalities too.... I agree, seafood was just the "last" one to go, for me. Also, even when I ate seafood it was usually only once or twice a month. I have been wondering if many people will think twice about eating seafood in the future. I can imagine people asking a lot of questions, related to "where" their seafood came from for a long time. I also can't imagine anyone selling seafood admitting that it could have been affected by the oil spill, do you? The government can barely monitor and regulate our food sources on land, so they sure can't "seriously" regulate what is coming out of the ocean.

TheHeretic -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 9:59:29 PM)
Tonight was a nice sauteed shrimp in experimental sauce over a bed of rice (needed more wasabi). I'll grill a pork tenderloin this weekend, or maybe beer butt a chicken, and seafood again on Monday, I'm sure. My only concession in recent years is that hamburgers get cooked to a medium well.

Marini -> RE: Giving up eating seafood permanently or for a while due to Oil Spill? (5/27/2010 10:06:45 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: TheHeretic Tonight was a nice sauteed shrimp in experimental sauce over a bed of rice (needed more wasabi). I'll grill a pork tenderloin this weekend, or maybe beer butt a chicken, and seafood again on Monday, I'm sure. My only concession in recent years is that hamburgers get cooked to a medium well. Damn you Rich, damn you! Damn you eating the succulent tasty shrimp I must now give up. Didn't you worry about where those shrimp came from???? Did the shrimp taste a little oily, Rich?? The only time I seriously get tempted is when I smell bar-b-que. I rode past a place that sells smoked ribs, they smelled so good, I thought about jumping out of my car and buying some! I didn't do it, but it crossed my mind! Morningstar sells some really tasty "riblets" made out of soy protein! Just as tasty as meat ribs! really, really! [8\|] If I live to be 90, I will break down and have some bar- b-que meat ribs. You will die with a porkchop in your hand! Happy Memorial Day Weekend, you damn meat lover!!

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