Kristen Bell: “I couldn’t understand why if we didn’t eat the dog I should eat a burger”
January 21, 2012 in Celebrity Quotes, Kristen Bell by Versus
Kristen Bell can be found on the cover of Self Magazine this month, where she talks about her diet as (and reasons for becoming) a vegetarian – here’s what she says:
On what she eats as a vegetarian:
“I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 11, because I couldn’t understand why if we didn’t eat the dog I should eat a burger. I love animals, and I stand by my values. So in the morning, I have an apple and, if we have leftover pizza, I scrape the toppings into egg whites. Pizza eggs are better than you can imagine! For lunch, I’ll have a big salad and a veggie burger. I’m a fan of multicourse dinners. Last night, I made brussels sprouts baked with balsamic vinegar, grapes and walnuts; butternut squash ravioli; and a “garbage disposal” salad, which is everything in the veggie and fruit drawers: lentils, spinach, romaine, blueberries, cucumbers, raspberries, almonds, carrots and avocado. Literally anything. You don’t even need a dressing because there are so many tastes.”
… says 31 year-old Kristen.
booring!
……but you will eat an egg? Forgive me but I believe an egg is a chicken to be……people and “values” make me laugh.
If you don’t have rooster in the stable, then the eggs are not fertilized, hence no chicken to be.
I think she’s leaning more on the lines of: Eggs don’t scream in pain as they’re being slaughtered. She’s obviously referring to “warm blooded.”
LOL! screaming eggs.
i had a discussion with someone about this:
(caution! subject might be “gross” to some readers.)
is a breakfast egg from a chicken an animal? like our human “eggs” is already a human being although it isn’t fertilized? i mean, does every woman witness the “death” of a human being to be every month for ~50 years? this thought is somehow sickening to me.
Imagine how guys feel….
XD that made me snort!
That’s actually a great argument!
Haha Ginx!
Of course eating a chicken egg is not like killing a baby chicken – any more than having a period (or ejaculation
) is like killing baby humans! Some eggs do get fertilized from chickens, but very few – most are nothing but a nutritious sack for the chicken that might have been there if a rooster was available 
I don’t’ mourn the death of a baby every month and a person shouldn’t believe they are eating chicks each time they have an omelette! There are still many moral questions around eating battery-farmed eggs, but whether the eggs contain baby chicks is not one of them.
Hilarious argument but super gross given I was about to eat eggs….yeck. Toast it is…I’ll try protein later.
so basically you are saying that you kill a child everytime you have your mensis??
Lol. Ugh no, eggs in the supermarket are not fertilized, and thus, would never have developed into a chick. Chickens laying eggs is the equivalent of a woman having a period. But I do agree that eating eggs is not cruelty-free, as the chickens are kept in awful and crapped cages for a longer period of time than meat chickens are :/.
Only if you’re foolish enough to buy eggs in the supermarket. I buy my pastured eggs from a farmer, and will have my own flock of chickens in the spring.
The only thing that’s important with eggs is that they’re pastured, and that your meats are grass-fed. If you’re eating anything else, then you’re eating nutritionally-void garbage.
I’m not foolish, but buy my eggs in a supermarket. I do not have the sources or money to buy farmer eggs, although I would like to. Congratulations on your flock!!
i totally understand what you mean. but I think its better to do something (here its not eating meat, so shes a veggie but didnt want to become vegan) than do nothing just because you dont want to go all the way.
im a veggie myself, but i love cheese and yogurt. i’ll have soymilk a lot and the eggs i buy (more than 3 a week isnt recommended!!) are from free-living,healthy and natural raised hens. i love to pay the extra money compared to supermarket eggs because of all the pain that animals suffer and also because the taste is so much better, you can tell the difference even by the look, the colour and the size. meat became super-gross to me – the antibiotics these animals are fed with, the horrific way of slaughtering them, their pain, fear and horror. i beg you girls that arent veggies yet – watch the movie “earthlings” and make more animal-friendly decisions. eating dead creatures is bad. if you cant make it try to buy high-class organic meat and just have it 2-3 times a week. sorry if this is off topic but it really means a lot to me.
agree with every word you said. thank you
OMG, rally? That’s like, wow. Tell me more.
I couldn’t live without meat personally.
It really annoys me when meat eaters say this. You COULD but it’s your CHOICE not to and hey, that’s fine!! Don’t worry about it. Most vegetarians have their own reasons for not eating meat and don’t care about your diet
It really annoys me when vegetarians get pissed for no reason when people say that they enjoy eating meat.
Ugh I hate meat eaters.
it’s not no reason, but wanting people to state the truth, not hide behind things like ‘i can’t live without meat’ like it would be impossible for you to do so, it is very possibile for a vast majority of people, and it would be much appreciated if you simply stated the truth, i.e. ‘i love meat too much to give it up’
It really annoys me when Vegetarians think that their diet works for everyone. Speaking as someone who went Vegetarian for a year and ate everything well, I came out sick afterwards. It doesn’t work for everyone.
I can see her point about not eating beef cause its an animal and her dog is also an animal. About the egg thing, people get over it. Kristen has her own values, that means its HER choice. Maybe she doesn’t believe an egg is YET a living animal.
She doesn’t need to BELIEVE that eggs aren’t yet living animals. They scientifically definitely are not alive. They aren’t fertilized yet. Do you people think that if you don’t eat chicken eggs that little baby chicks will be born in your fridge? No. A rooster needs to fertilize it before it can become a chicken. Chickens lay eggs every 24 hours in the same kind of way that human females release eggs every 28 days. I can’t believe some of the comments here. This is like elementary school science.
ah, lana, you posted this while i was typing/posting my comment.
No problem. I think it’s interesting that many people don’t know that the majority of the eggs are not fertilized. Actually it is more likely to eat a fertilized egg, when you buy organic eggs from a farm, where the chickens can run around and have a good life, then when you eat an egg from a laying battery. Then the egg is never ever fertilized. That’s how paradox life can be. I’d rather eat a fertilized organic egg though…
yes, i was surprised, too, that the people i was talking didn’t know about that. about the fertilized egg: i’ve heard of stories about how you open your breakfast egg and it was already “a chicken to be”…. i bought and will keep buying organic eggs but, boy, this story…
Sounds quite delicious and healthy. There’s a difference between eating eggs and eating a chicken – you don’t hurt the animal. Also, she’s vegetarian, not a vegan…
In order to help save the future of our planet (yes), it’s a good idea to cut down on meat. Or instead buy all meat, fish and eggs etc. organic. That’s much better for the environment. The entire meat industry is a major factor in pollution and often causes various health diseases, because you eat it the wrong way.
I’ve heard that organic farming is not necessarily better for the environment. Organic farming yields less product per acre land, so you have to deforest more land to produce the same amount of crop. Also, organic farmers use pesticides — they just use naturally-occurring pesticides. But those naturally occurring pesticides are just as toxic (general rule of thumb is, if it kills the bugs, it’s bad for humans and animals and the environment). There are other issues with organic farming too, but I can’t remember them all. Finally, organic farming doesn’t mean humane farming — a lot of organic farms are just as inhumane as conventional ones, b/c the definition of organic is so narrow. So I personally focus on humane treatment of animals rather than organic farming.
I’m not sure where you are getting your information but I take issue with a lot of things you are writing regarding organic farming. How is organic farming inhumane?
Well, organic farming is certainly better for the animal in Europe and Denmark. There’s very specific rules on how to label a product organic, and in the case of animals, it’s the best way to make sure they had a decent life before etc.
I’m talking meat industry in generel vs. small organic farming. There’s an enourmous difference!
Take a look at this link for instance: http://www.ifoam.org/growing_organic/1_arguments_for_oa/environmental_benefits/environmental_benefits_main_page.html
I absolutely Neri! I’m from Norway and the rules are more strict here as well when it comes to labeling foods and organic products, which is great because it makes it easier to know what you’re actually eating and where it comes from!
But it’s probably because it’s easier to “keep track” of the different farmers, including the small local ones, because our contries are quite small. I can image that’s more difficult in larger countries like the United States which also has a lot of farms…
Have you ever heard of CCOF? I have their manual because I am in the industry and there are very specific rules regarding the treatment of livestock. If you are referring to the cruelty of livestock in the conventional meat and dairy industry, well, it’s absolutely atrocious.
Cool, I’ll look it up
And yes, that was what I was referring to… I never eat McDonalds either of the same reason!
Neri – I don’t think you get the point about why eating eggs are “cruel” (and NO, I’m not a vegan – before anyone starts complaining).
The problem is not eating the egg itself, it’s the industry behind it and how laying hens are kept in tiny cages their whole lives just to produce eggs for us people to eat. I’m sure you can imagine that’s not much a of a life, and that’s the reason why vegans chose not to eat eggs – because of the laying hens’ suffering, not the unfertilized egg.
I think it’s pretty basic logic that an unfertilized egg doesn’t suffer, just like you don’t kill hundreds of humans everytime you’re on your period, hehe. So therefore people need to take a step further and think about where it comes from!
Oh well, thank you for commenting. But that wasn’t what I was referring to. If you buy organic eggs, well in Denmark at least, you are garanteed that the hen has proper living conditions. Therefor it’s now cruel to eat the eggs from…
Sorry! I meant:
- have*, not has
- not*, not now
Sorry, just looked like that’s what you meant when you wrote “There’s a difference between eating eggs and eating a chicken – you don’t hurt the animal. ”
I wasn’t referring to the organic part, cause I agree with that. It’s the same here in Norway. Or at least that’s what they tell us…
Go Scandinavia…
And when you don’t kill the chicken in order to get the egg, it’s always good to know they have a somewhat great egg pooping life…
I don’t know how much Danish you understand, but this organisation ‘Dyrenes Beskyttelse’ (The Protection of Animals, translation?) has these guides on how to eat more animal friendly.
See link: http://www.dyrenesbeskyttelse.dk/hvad-kan-du-g%C3%B8re/lev-dyrevenligt/spis-dyrevenligt
I’ll try to find some similar guides in English versions…
In high school I was made to watch a movie about the conditions caged hens are made to live in and how they are treated. Ever since then I only ever buy or eat free range eggs
That’s great Sheri!
That pizza-egg thing sounds disgusting.
totally
totally :S
I get really tired of this judgy vegetarian comments. Some of us actually enjoy our meat and leave us soleless peasants alone. Just google Kristen Bell in leather and watch how her values (which she so pridefully stands by) falls through. And no, Kristen those pieces of clothing you wear weren’t made of cute, little animals that suffered for your new jacket, but were of ugly, nasty beasts which were mean anyway, so god bless your big nonjudgmental hearth. Give me a break.
sorry, but can you tell me why is she being judgy?
because i seriously can’t see it…she just said she doesn’t see the difference between a dog and a cow…and that’s HER opinion, and that she has HER values, i don’t see how this is being judgy?
you are actually judging her by saying that about the leather thing, and not even based your values but on hers….
She wasn’t being judgmental directly, she never said “I am disgusted by meat eating people” but somewhere along those lines and in between you get the sentiment she doesn’t really condone it. And yes, I judge her, because if you gonna throw your “morally superior” standards in my face at least live up to them.
Keep in mind that it is vegans who do not wear leather and she is a vegetarian. In no way did she throw her standards in your face, she explained why she is a vegetarian. Frankly it is only you who is throwing your values in others’ faces.
sorry but i don’t see how “somewhere along those lines and in between you get the sentiment she doesn’t really condone it” is connected to “throw standards in my face”; whether she is condoning it or not, that’s her business, i still can’t see it in her comment;
also, she was answering to a question about why she decided to became vegetarian, not going around telling everybody that she is ‘morally superior’ than others, like the ‘in my face’ comment woudl led to imagine;
what should she have answered in your opinion?lie so that nobody would be bothered by her answer?or simply state the reasons behind her choice like she did?
Agree Sara.
Sorry Ana, but it sounds as though you are the one with problems about your own beliefs – I don’t see how you can read judgemental from Kristen’s words. Maybe you feel like she is being ‘morally superior’ because on some level you think she has a point?
Animal clothing were made from “ugly, nasty beasts which were mean anyway”? Wow Ana, you have serious issues. And by serious issues I mean narrow mindedness and a twisted view on animals and probably the world. Just saying.
And yeah, in case you were wondering, this my judgy comment as a reply to your incompetant one.
Also, I just have to ask: What did those animals ever do to you to make you say “they are mean anyways”? Hahah, you sound like a 5 year old talking about “that girl” who took your doll without asking to borrow it first. Hilarious!
Petty sure that part was sarcasm. Please don’t be so quick to jump to insults, there are plenty of ways to focus on criticizing the comment, not the person.
Failing at sarcasm: you are doing it right! And don’t give the sarcasm doesn’t come across on the internet crap, because it was as obvious as a brick in the face that she was being sarcastic.
Why would I say sarcasm doesn’t come across on the internet? It really does. I just didn’t see it in ana’s comment. Might have something to do with how she starts off her comment “I get really tired of this judgy vegetarian comments. Some of us actually enjoy our meat and leave us soleless peasants alone.” Or maybe it’s because I’m not a native English speaker. Anyways, I hope you’re right about the sarcasm part!
@And no, Kristen those pieces of clothing you wear weren’t made of cute, little animals that suffered for your new jacket, but were of ugly, nasty beasts which were mean anyway, so god bless your big nonjudgmental hearth. Give me a break.
Really! nasty beasts! You are an idiot and probably one of those who think that Pitbulls are “naturally” mean killing machines!
Here, have my sarcasm-meter. Use it wisely.
Wow, these comments are brutal. In no way was she saying “I think people who eat meat are disgusting,” or anything along those lines. I don’t quite understand why meat eaters get so touchy around vegetarian views and values.
I really like Kristen, and im really looking forward to reading this article. I’m also going to have to try this pizza eggs thing… If I ever have pizza to use the leftovers.
I don’t get why some meat-eaters get so touchy about it either; I never get offended by that sort of thing. All I read was her describing her diet. She wasn’t ostracizing anyone.
Agree with both of you, Samantha and BabyTiffTiff
Mmmm ostrich meat.
Hey, I didn’t know she was a vegetarian! Good for her
I really love when people stand by their values too.
What’s with the vegetarian vs vegan vs omnivore war thing going on here?? As long as your not being holier-than-thou about your diet, I don’t see why anyone should be mad.
I actually really like vegetarian diets, and I think that they’re really smart when done right. So I have nothing but respect for vegetarians & vegans. I just really love chicken
“I scrape the toppings into egg whites. Pizza eggs are better than you can imagine!”
That sounds beyond disgusting.
Also, it seems like she’s only eating vegetables and fruits on a daily basis… not a diet I’d want to be apart of. The comparison between dogs and cows is kind of disturbing also. Last I checked, people wouldn’t eat a dog if their lives depended on it, regardless if they were vegetarian or not. Kind of weird to make such a comparison.
FYI
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_meat
Your point? It’s still gross, and MOST people wouldn’t eat it unless they were starving to death. Just because it’s edible doesn’t mean one should eat it. Rats are probably edible too, but most wouldn’t eat that mess.
wow, i didn’t mean to be rude. i it just seems that it has been a long time time ago since you “last checked”
and since i love that when i visit this site i can always take s.th. with me from adiscussion i took a quick look at wikipedia and thought that i’d share this link b/c it’s interesting.
it is gross to me, too. calm down.
they eat dogs in china…. lots of it, cute dogs
I could eat human meat if I was stuck in the middle of nowhere after my planed crashed, you know like those guys from Andes in that movie “Alive” with Ethan Hawke. I would pick the person I hated the most (preferably an enemy and eat the meat, but I couldn’t eat dogs and cats if my life depended on it… but some people eat domestic animals meat in some countries. I eat fish only… not vegetarian though
@ Donna, why would you pick the enemy? You should instead pick the fattest and hence most delicious one out of the bunch.
Actually, I think Kristen kind of has a point- I don’t get why people will readily eat chicken, for example, but say that the idea of eating a dog or another domestic animal is ‘disgusting’. While I agree that there’s something not quite right about eating dogs (or rats!), it could also be argued that they’re simply another kind of meat, therefore, if you eat chicken, eating dog should be seen as equally acceptable, excluding the fact that people tend to get more emotionally attached to domestic animals.
The one thing I must say I find irritating is when people claim to be ‘vegetarian’ but eat fish because ‘fish don’t feel any pain’ or eat chicken because ‘they’re not as cute, so it’s not the same as eating a cow/beef,” for example. I don’t understand how fish can be exempt from feeling pain- surely they’d experience the same thing as other animals when dying? I also being selective about meat due to the appearance if the animal is verging on being hyprocritical. By the way, I’m in no way judging or condemning pescatarians, vegetarians, or meat eaters- I’m merely stating my opinion!
Because dogs are more intelligent than chickens.
It does bother me what she says. Just because i eat meat doesn’t mean im any more likely to eat my dog than she is.
@lucy – pigs are smarter than dogs. They are considered to be equal to a young child and usually rank as the fourth smartest animals on the planet (excluding humans).
Dogs were chosen to be trained in the manner that led to them becoming man’s best friend, as much for their physical attributes as their mental faculties. Cows and pigs and sheep likewise generally provide far more meat than your average lab. They are fairly slow, mostly docile and easily controllable. Not to mention provide milk, wool, leather and other valuable comodities. Our ancestors were practical folk.
I eat fish and I know it is wrong and I’m not being selective because of appereance but I have an illness that makes me lose iron and muscle too fast whenever I try to quit eating fish, so I spent too much money on iron shots, b12, blood transfusions etc etc It is a lot of hassle and you know, i need to be healthy so my dietician told me to stick to fish since my body have problems absorbing plant protein, eating fish is the only way I can avoid chicken and redmeat while nott lose so much lean mass. I know is hypocritical to keep eating fish, but not everyone can be vegetarian or vegan, my body fails me everytime and I follow doctor orders. unfortunately not every person is the same, I would stop eating fish if I could… or else i should live doing blood transfusions and drinking ensure the rest of my life. No can do. you are stating your opinion and still making me feel guilty because I can’t be vegetarian, I wish we all could do whatever we want without spending all money on medical bills. My opinion here too
Donna- I apologise if my comment made you feel guilty for eating fish- that wasn’t my intention at all! I understand people may have various reasons for being pescatarian as opposed to vegetarian, for example and I think reasons for this such as yours are perfectly valid. I simply meant I find it a bit superficial when people claim to be vegetarian and eat fish simply because of how they look or based on the fact that they supposedly can’t feel pain as I don’t think this argument has been 100% proven correct. Apologies again as I didn’t mean to offend!
The comparison between dogs and cows is disturbing because in our society we believe dogs are loving family members, and cows are for food. In other countries it’s a very different story. Hindus revere cows above other animals. Koreans raise a specific breed of dog for food, while having similar dogs as beloved family pets. The Chinese basically eat any animal – rats, cats, snakes, etc. Many countries in the West now eat horse meat – something a lot of people consider wrong. The fact is, it’s hypocritical to say that eating a dog is ‘wrong’ but eating a cow is ‘right’. They are both mammals, they both have feelings and yet we distinguish between them morally only because we have used them for different purposes and become emotionally attached to one and not the other. As amazon says – pigs are among the smartest animals and yet people readily eat them and don’t give it a second thought – but would never eat a dog. There really is no argument other than an emotional attachment – and that can be made with any animal really, if you grew up with them as a pet or they were known to you as pets, not food.
I don’t have a dog, and I’m not fond of dogs or any pet in the first place, (shedding disgusts me) but I still wouldn’t eat them because simply to me they are gross, even though just like pigs or cows, they are edible. I would put dogs in the same category as rats/mice/snakes etc, not fit for consumption unless you’re starving to death. Honestly, to me, it takes a whole certain kind of depravity to make a meal out of Lassie. Sorry to offend any cultures and or people who disagree.
I find it kind of sad you don’t like pets, my life would feel empty without them, but that’s up to you. They bring a lot of love, positivity and tolerance into your life. Shedding is what bothers you though? There are dogs and cats that don’t shed hair, so if that’s the main reason you don’t like them there are options!
I agree that eating dogs is sort of depraved if you come from a culture that values them as pets – but I guess some people can easily (and coldly) have a pet dog at home and still eat dog – like many do in South Korea. Others simply don’t see dogs as pets anyway – and others still wouldn’t eat them because they don’t feel the ‘quality’ of meat would be high enough. Humans are ‘edible’ too when it comes down to it, but that’s a big taboo all over the world (though it wasn’t in many places in the not-too-distant past)! So, it is perfectly okay to have things you wouldn’t eat because the thought is repulsive to you – there are just varying taboos, like with everything else.
I LOL’ed at that Lassie comment…
I agree with you Erica. In the UK a famous chef made a statement about eating dogs being no different than eating pigs that got the nation all hot and bothered, but he’s absolutely right (for once; he’s a bit of an idiot). The only reason we don’t eat cats and dogs is because of the role they play in our society as pets. The only real argument is the emoional attachment you refer to. I personally find it gross to eat a dog but I wouldn’t criticise any culture for doing so because dogs may be different in their lves just as you said cows are scared in Hinduism. As long as the animal doesn’t gross me out I’m open to eating anything! Though I do agree that we should adopt certain practises and that we should beware not to endanger any species. But Anastasia is right about rats. You would have to be desperate to eat them considering the filth they live in.
Was that Gordon Ramsey? He’s such a tosser! He seems to hate vegetarians – he even tricked one into eating meat (buried under pizza toppings) and thought that was hilarious! He is right about the double standards though – I’ll give him that! It’s just like when Jamie Oliver killed a lamb on a show and everyone vilified him for it – if you’re going to eat lamb, you should be okay with seeing one killed/ killing one yourself! I couldn’t watch it – it would break my heart – and that’s why I don’t eat them! A lot of people are hypocritical like that when it comes to meat though, in my experience (including myself when I was younger).
Well, the Chinese eat rats – and I’m sure it’s not desperation! I’m sure they’re bred in clean conditions for it – not just pulled out of the sewer! Anyway, rats can be clean pets – they’re probably less filthy than most dogs (rolling in all manner of gross things when they can)!
No it was Hugh Fernly-something. But you’re right about Gordan Ramsey; can’t stand him either.
‘Tosser’. You talk like a Brit Erica!
Well, in New Zealand we tend to have a lot of Brit-derived terms! And I’ve lived overseas with plenty of British expats and tv shows since I was 13 – so I probably talk more like a Brit than a Kiwi, to be honest!
I think most people would eat a dog if their life depended on it.
I can see Donna already made this point below – but what do you mean “people wouldn’t eat a dog if their lives depended on it”. Cause people actually eat dogs in some pcountries and cultures. And also a lot of other animals and dishes you probably wouldn’t even touch.
Try not to be so distracted by your own country, culture and comfort zone that you make weak points. Sometimes you have to see things from other perspectives to not make yourself sound like completely narrow minded.
I also think you’d be amazed what people wil eat if their lives depend on it…
Pffff, are you freaking kidding me with this? First of all, I clarified and said MOST people, and then I also said in dire circumstances they might eat a stupid dog it wouldn’t be an every day occurrence like eating cow or pig meat is. And as for the cultures that do eat dog, oh well good for them, but me thinking it’s gross doesn’t make me narrow minded in the least.
No, I’m not freaking kidding you. I’m seriously saying that you seem very narrow minded in what you consider “normal” to eat, probably clouded by your own society. And when you say “most” people, who exactly are you referring to? I can see China has been brought up in this thread as a country where dogs are food on the same level as most other animals, and considering over ONE BILLION people live in China, I’m just curious about what you consider “most people”. The people in your country?
Anways, even if I’m a vegetarian, I have to say if I for some strange reason HAD to eat an animal, I would probably chose to eat cow or pig over a dog… But I honestly think that’s only because I’m raised in a country and a culture where cows and pigs unfortunately are considered food, while dogs are considered pets…
Sorry if you feel offended, it’s just my opinion. I’ve had this discussion with A LOT of people who can’t believe anyone could ever eat a dog simply because where they’re from dogs are kept as pets, not food.
Fine, I’m narrow minded for thinking that eating a dog is not the same as eating a pig or cow, and you’re extremely annoying and tiresome with your sermons on why I should believe otherwise. I’m sure the people you’ve had this discussion with previously would agree.
Anastasia and Yelah – I actually see both your points.
I own two cats, and the thought of eating them – well, it’s really beyond imaginable.
But they ARE animals; and cats probably have intelligence equivalent to cows, and I do eat meat from cows… So, yeah… And I feel terrible whenever I see animals ‘murdered’ on tv for instance…
I think there are so many paradoxes and hypocrite traps in this discussion, which makes it really difficult to reach a safe sounding agreement. There are just too many true statements, that happen to coexist along with other apparently contradictive ones.
Can totally relate to her. I stopped eating meat for the same reasons, eating one animal and not eatin anothis is hypocritical for me. Yet nothing against those who do, everyone is free to make their own choices.
She scrapes toppings off pizza… and she only has an apple for breakfast?!?!?!?!? Unhealthy.
not everyone can have a full breakfast though! some of my friends can’t eat in lke two hours after they wake up, b/c they are so nauseous in the mornings. most subside on coffee and a cigarette. an apple sounds okay to me
I was like that also, I think it’s normal. Couldn’t eat at 7, but had a big snack/substitute breakfast at 10-11.
Habits change and I eat breakfast now, but both habits are nothing out of the ordinary.
blah, blah yeah.. what? next..
oh..and yes, thats how she looks too
I really like Kristen Bell,she’s adorable,talented and has a cute body.I generally admire people who make the choice to forgo eating meat and have a generally healthier lifestyle.Good on them.I don’t really feel like Kriten is acting high and mighty,she’s just explaining her reasons even though they might not sit well with everyone and even though they are not perfect.
For myself, I enjoy eating a bit of everything and I really enjoy meat.Also,I could eat BOTH the cow and the dog lol.
haha, me too! well, maybe not my own dog.
you both are sick… eat dogs? and wouldn’t eat your own dog but others dogs? maybe stray dogs? not really civilized and you all go LOL like is something funny
if i had to eat a dog in order to survive, i’d probably choose a stray dog before my own, yes.
Really? You *maybe* wouldn’t eat your own dog?! Now, I can respect that if you are a committed meat eater you would eat dog meat – actually I commend you for not being hypocritical if you believe all animals are okay to eat – but potentially eating your own pet is disturbing. Eating any pet is disturbing – but eating any animal is kind of disturbing to me – so to each his own!
if i had to do it in order to survive, i probably would! not saying it would be easy though.
I would also eat anything, if my survival depended on it.
But you have some emotional attachment to your pets, that would be a disturbing dinner.
Way too little protein..
I don’t know why vegetarians get so many people angry – especially when they don’t say anything preachy at all!
Kristen has a very valid point about differentiating between animals – it is undeniably hypocritical. I have been guilty of this many times – I do eat seafood occasionally, even though they are still animals. I see them as different because they are not mammals and I can’t read any emotions from them, etc. That is hypocritical – because of course they feel pain, etc. I used to eat bacon as a child purely because I loved the taste of it – even though I thought eating meat was wrong, I made that exception for my taste buds and justified it with ‘I don’t like pigs’! I have since come to realise that I have to take more responsibility for what I eat and where it comes from/what impact it has. If I am going to eat seafood I have to be honest with myself and not be squeamish about it (I used to baulk at the idea of de-shelling a whole prawn, but would be fine with shelled prawns, because they weren’t identifiable as an animal, really!)
I love animals – I’ve never met one I really didn’t adore and see the beauty and awareness in – so I can’t think of eating them because they all have the same potential. If others don’t feel that way, that’s fine. Just because I have my way of looking at things and I express that, it doesn’t mean I am preaching to others – Kristen isn’t either.
Btw, pizza eggs don’t appeal to me at all! But I think her diet sounds pretty good – she’s got protein from eggs, cheese and lentils and eats plenty of good fruit and veggies.
Excuse me, Anna, but I get really tired of meat eaters hating on vegetarians and vegans for following their conscience and trying to do the right thing. Does it make you feel better about yourself for not giving a shit about your actions and the impact it has on other mammals that share this earth with us? That’s right, pick on someone that’s taking a step to towards less pain and suffering in the world and judge them. She’s not perfect. None of us are. The point isn’t that she isn’t perfect. The point is that shes choosing to not eat meat; she’s choosing something more positive for the animals, our environment, our planet and even for each other by setting an example for the next generation. I think it’s impressive that she asked intelligent questions even at the young age of 11 as to why we eat cows when we love our dogs.
Excuse me Anna, but comments like yours are narrow minded, of limited scope, and well, primitive. Go back to the dark ages Anna. If that’s all you got is to point out how someone’s not “perfect” because they wear leather or eat eggs than you’ve missed the point entirely.I applaud people such as Kristen that try to make better choices, that try to limit suffering in the world and have love and compassion in their hearts for other living things. It’s all too easy to point the finger and say someone isn’t perfect. Think about that the next time you make such a infantile comment. Oh, and straighten up; your knuckles keep dragging on the ground and it’s really distracting.
Dragging knuckles? Most primates are primarily vegetarian, save insects here and there.
The only suffering at issue in this entire thread is an all around lack of knowledge and open-mindedness.
It is far more offesive to see such widespread ignorance and hatred with regards to diet (look that word up in all seriousness), than it is to have vegan v vegetarian v carnivore v idontgiveashite. Being vegetarian or vegan has nothing to do with intelligence.
I am a vegan.
Eating meat has nothing to do with animal cruelty.
Eating meat has nothing to do with animal cruelty? Ummmm, what? Please explain this.
Animals can live full and happy lives is all I’m saying, and people can be thankful and respectful if it comes time when they choose to have them as a food, etc source. They don’t have to be mistreated and disrespected, even in death. You know, if someone had to eat me, at least be nice about it and give me a good life.
agree, but you certainly wouldn’t be happy to die, would you? of course it is possibile to be, like you said, ‘respectful’ of other animal’s life, but in the end you ARE taking their life for YOUR enyoinment, so yes, it has to do with cruelty…
For those who feel offended; well, I’m sorry, I didn’t see your name in her article. Who cares what you eat? She only explained what she eats because, well, it’s SELF (absorbed) MAGAZINE! She got paid to talk about her diet, not yours.
I had a big group lunch with this girl once, and she stuck out as one of the nicest actresses out there in Hollywood. Her diet choice had no effect on anyone’s lunch; actually I didnt even know she was a vegetarian. She ate, and drank, and was a heck of a lot more kind and intriguing than other actresses that sadly were invited. Not so sure about her husband choice, though, but I guess there is a lid for every pot as it were.
Side note- anyone seen “FOOD, INC.”? I’m not anti meat as I studied cuisine and butchery in France(I see judgement already), but….I was traumatized…especially after learning cuisine and food safety in France, where nearly everyone eats meat, and everything we cooked with came from humane sources we saw firsthand, pasteurization wasn’t such an issue…
Why am I still typing? Lots of sharing. Excuse me while I drink more.
Food Inc. was horrifying.
If I’d ever travel to the US, that was enough to make me very paranoid about food.
I honestly don’t know how things are done in my country (meat industry, not local farming), only that practically everyone has relatives with a small farm/chickens/veggies/cows and I’d like it to remain that way.
Yes, Food, Inc. was an eye-opening movie. It’s SOO tough here in the US to find healthy alternatives! Feels like a daily struggle to eat healthy.
That’s great to hear that she wasn’t a beyotch, though. Diets vary wildly from person to person so what works for one may not for another.
been a vegetarian since I was 12….never plan on changing.
I think its a smart choice morally and environmentally (everybody should by now know about the connection between mass bred cows and their enormous contribution to methane gas in the atmosphere).
I also think it’s barbaric that we mass breed any animals for the sake of killing it to eat it. People are evolved enough to know about nutrition and know that there are other sources that provide the same nutrition as meat.
people tend to get riled up by vegetarians because sometimes there is an air of superiority or condescension in their “explanations”. first of all, is it not enough to just simply state “i’m a vegetarian” without enumerating the many ways in which you are a vegetarian?
i’m all for “live and let live” and that’s exactly why comments like the one above puzzle me. The underlying message is that i’m less intelligent, less moral and less environmentally-conscious because i eat meat.
As a vegetarian, I can understand why people have a hard time just stating that and moving on. SO MANY people won’t let it go at that, they want to know why you won’t eat the delicious meat, and give you all kinds of crap to the point where the speech becomes an habitual response just to get it out of the way. Not all meat eaters are jerks, but the ones that are are awful. Same goes for veg heads.
well, even many people who eat meat know that eating meat IS less enviromentally-conscious than being a vegetarian, so yes, sorry to say that :S
you don t eat the dog, ‘ cause the dog can eat YOU the , cow can t. that s why you eat a burger. you eat lamb, beef , chicken, but no cats, dogs and lions.
I hadn’t thought of it that way! Still, in some places eating dogs and cats is okay – China is one. And I read recently that in parts of Switzerland people do eat cats and dogs, so it’s not just Asia. It really shocked me when I heard that!
I’m sure if there’s a battle between a small dog or cat and a human -who’ll eat who first- the human will win. So your reasoning is off.
I KNOW it’s hypocritical but I could never ever eat a cat, dog, rabbit or horse but I can eat fish, chicken, turkey, cow and pig.
Vegetarian debating aside, I think she actually sounds like she eats very healthy. Good for her! I’ve always liked her too.
Agreed. Garbage salads are freaking delicious too! Though the same is a bit off-putting… lol
She said she’s a vegetarian though, not a vegan.
My mom and lots of others I know are vegetarian and they eat eggs but not the meat.
The vegans stay away from eggs.
I’ve actually always been confused as to why people DON’T eat dogs & cats more often. They do in other countries and it used to be common in some cultures in the US a few decades ago.. I don’t see the difference either. I would prefer to eat beef over dog meat merely because of the norms I have acquired but I am basically willing to try anything once.
I couldn’t eat a cat and look at my own cat while doing it, gross. It’s like eating babies to me!
Sounds like a delicious protein-free diet.
Exactly.
How can you tell someone is a vegetarian?
They’ll let you know.
I have news for everyone: plants are living organisms too. They photosynthesize, respire and transpire. They live and they die. So should we stop eating them? Our bodies are meant to digest living things and it’s a normal part of nature.
There’s a philosophy behind eating living things to live, and dead things to die….it’s pretty fundamental…so I’m not sure how this is a news flash. Maybe for Yahoo! News, I guess.
You eat your meat while it’s living? I’m not even mad, I’m just impressed.
‘You eat your meat while it’s living? I’m not even mad, I’m just impressed.’ LOOOOOOOL
Plants aren’t sentient beings, big difference.
alright. I’m a vegetarian and I have been since eighth grade.
the plant argument is ridiculous. Yeah plants are alive… but they don’t have brains. They don’t feel pain. Otherwise we’d have serious cases of plant abuse, seeing how people clip flowers and walk on grass all the damn time.
animals however do feel pain. and I personally don’t think I need to cause pain/death on any creature that can feel pain so that I can eat it. I can survive easily without meat, it’s not necessary in anyone’s diet if they know how to get their proteins from other sources.. And while I am perfectly ok with people eating meat (the large majority of my friends do) I think its ridiculous when people try to bash vegetarians for eating eggs… or eating plants.
Egg arguments are also pretty silly. How am I eating a live animal if I eat an unfertilized egg? That egg isn’t going to do anything, no chick is going to hatch from an unfertilized egg….
like yeah it COULD have been fertilized but I mean… it wasn’t.
I like the menstrual cycle arguments
are we killing massive amounts of babies every month? No. If I got pregnant every nine months I would STILL have so many eggs left over in me because there are about 7 million eggs in my body. I do not have enough time to have 7 million babies.
It seems that a lot of people are just really uninformed about chickens/egg-laying, to the point where they think a hen can’t lay an egg if a rooster hasn’t fertilized them…
that’s just silly.