Digital Dissenter

Oh joy! Oh celebration! There is a new fast food veggie burger option on the horizon and I can hardly contain myself (as should be evident in the excessive use of exclamation marks in this post).

A bit too much excitement for a foodstuff you may be thinking - and you may be right - but here's why I have deemed blogging about a burger more important than work deadlines today:

In my last post I admitted how I used to love going to Spur and eating a plate full of ribs that was bigger than my six-year old sauce-smeared face. Since making the pig-pork, cow-beef association however, my relationship with Spur was on the rocks.

Too often do I hear people saying that they agree with vegetarianism "in principle" but just find it too hard to follow through with practically.

There's that priceless line, (which lacks both originality and thought): "But I just love meat too much!"

I'll be the first to admit that I used to love nothing more than biltong and even spare ribs at Spur when I was little, (and my mom unfortunately has the pictures to prove it).

But once I made the connection between the animals and the food that was on my plate (and the sauce that was smeared all over my face) it became very difficult to stomach. I went vegetarian gradually - my mom wouldn't have it any other way - and started by giving up red meat, then chicken, then fish.

So what is the point I'm trying to get at? Well, all I'm saying is that if I could manage the transition to vegetarianism - there's no excuse for not at least trying a couple of veggie alternatives (and a Meat-Free Monday wouldn't hurt).

Starting from now, I will be posting some of my favourite recipes and vegetarian tips on this blog. If you agree with me "in principle" then I challenge you to eat your "I just love meat too much" words. Try a couple of these ideas out - you may be surprised at the vast range of options that are opened up to you simply by being willing to give it a try.