Jul 20 2005

10 Years Without the Beef

Published by Daniel Cody at 10:45 pm under Personal

This month marks the tenth year that I’ve been off the meat wagon… aka vegetarian. It all started after a tour of the John Morrell processing plant in Iowa, and if memory serves correctly, ended at a Jack In the Box in San Antonio, Texas where I ate my last piece of mass manufactured meat. Ever since then, I’ve been red meat and poultry free.

It’s been hard at times, especially at small gatherings where the selection of non-meat has been limited, but I’ve always managed to get by with a full plate of cold salads and appetizers when needed. This last winter was the first time since I was 19 that I knowingly ate red meat, venison from a deer I got while hunting that was processed by a butcher my dad knows. It was a small shift in policy, but a tasty one that I can live with.

There aren’t a lot of things that I can say I’ve done consistantly for a period of 10 years - thats a long time - but not either the red meat and poultry is one of them, and I hope to keep it going.

6 Responses to “10 Years Without the Beef”

  1. # Bryan Buchson 21 Jul 2005 at 1:29 pm

    You may have to pack yourself a little ziplock bag full of carrots or something for tomorrow night’s feast at Fogo De Chão. I don’t think the Gauchos come armed with Salad Shooters.

  2. # sprocketon 21 Jul 2005 at 3:46 pm

    If your Fogo De Chão is anything like the Atlanta one, be prepared for a salad (and *everything* else non-meat) bar of epic proportions. We’re talkin’ 27 kinds of lettuce here (among numerous other fruits and vegetables and stuff like potato salad, couscous, cheeses, etc.) You do have to go retrieve the wheelbarrows of greenery yourself, though.

  3. # mnickelon 23 Jul 2005 at 10:52 am

    So, ah, that makes up for the schmokes, neh?

    Har har har. Just kidding man! I have exceedingly fond memories of the tomato-raspberry vinigarette-cheese tasty treats from your appartment-warming party a while back.

  4. # sprocketon 23 Jul 2005 at 5:19 pm

    “I have exceedingly fond memories of the tomato-raspberry vinigarette-cheese tasty treats”

    Oh man, so do I! I was scarfing those up at the first f2o fling - kudos to the chef (Jenny, I believe, not Dan, hehe).

    BTW, Dan, meant to say congrats on the 10 years. How are you on fish though?

  5. # Miriamon 26 Jul 2005 at 11:57 am

    Yay! Ten years of MORE MEAT FOR ME!!! Thanks, pal!

  6. # Arlenon 26 Jul 2005 at 7:28 pm

    I am reminded of Oliver Wendell Holmes:

    “Those who love the the law, and sausage, should watch neither being made.”

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