Comments on: What Does “Ethical Eating” Mean?

By: 4 Years and The Ethical Choices Debate « Miss Potter

4 Years and The Ethical Choices Debate « Miss Potter — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:03:56 +0000

[...] I am working on creating an ethical plan of action that works for me at this point in my life. This post by the amazing Caitlin spurred me on. She said: I believe that “ethical eating” means you strive to make educated [...]

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:53:06 +0000

Not starting a fight, just wanted to help clarify the term “factory farm.” I AM a Vegetarian. Let me make that clear. However, I do work for an agricultural non-profit. People often think any large farm is a factory farm owned by a corporation. 98 percent of farms in America are owned and operated by families. Some of these families may contract with a meat company, but they care for those animals until they are sent to a processor. Once animals raised for meat go to a processing facility, that operation is owned by a corporation and that may be what you think of as a factory farm. That is not a farm, it’s a processing facility. I hope that helps. I just don’t like the term “factory farm” because it’s not really true. You have farms (large and small) and you have processing facilities. I hope that helps clarify the term. That’s all I was trying to do!

By: CaitlinHTP

CaitlinHTP — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:04:42 +0000

Oh no I REALLY appreciate it Amanda! You know SO much!!

By: AmandaonMaui

AmandaonMaui — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:51:45 +0000

After reading this I hope I haven’t offended you with my comments about what is gluten free and what is not. I just wanted to be of assistance in letting you know where hidden sources of gluten exist so that you will feel your best.

By: Chelsi

Chelsi — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:05:26 +0000

How are meat farmers NOT cruel? They’re murderers. I don’t see how it’s okay to pick and choose which part of the animals it’s okay to eat just because it tastes good… then you’re not a vegetarian and you’re sure as heck not a vegan. I do however eat eggs because they’re unfertilized. I understand dairy and eggs, things that come from animals but not an actual living being.

By: Tonya Breen

Tonya Breen — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:52:09 +0000

Caitlyn, Great post! I think we are told never to judge others. Who’s business is it if you want to be a vegan 364 and then eat Christmas dinner with your family? Thank you so much for the Food Inc. video post. I always meant to watch that movie and had forgotten about it. Will definitely watch it tonight since I’m in need of a major diet overhaul! Thanks! Have a very blessed Day!

By: 40 Easy Ways to Eat More Ethically | Masters in Health Care

40 Easy Ways to Eat More Ethically | Masters in Health Care — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:14:46 +0000

[...] does it mean to eat more ethically? Generally, ethical eating focuses on putting thought into where your food comes from and the [...]

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:35:49 +0000

I love this comment

By: Carina

Carina — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:34:29 +0000

I first became veggie about 9.5 years ago and I gave myself 5 exceptions — 4 that I planned, one free one. My exceptions were steak at a particular restaurant many states away, goulash at another (also many states away), my dad’s day-after Thanksgiving chimichangas, and corny dogs at the TExas state fair (all the meats rolled into one! ewww). It worked for me. I went off meat completely in June of that year and I didn’t have an “exception” oppurtunity until the state fair in Sept that year. I got the corny dog and I still regret this — I wasted it. I hate wasting food, particularly animals that then died for no reason. I realized the thought of eating meat didn’t seem right to me.

But it’s interesting to note that like you, I’m a vegetarian for ethical reasons, mostly b/c of the factory farms. One of my brothers has pushed me with lots of questions about this and we’ve basically concluded that I would eat roadkill — eww — because my objection is to how animals are kept and killed, and the intentional killing of animals. That leads to the conclusion that I’ll eat animals that live in the wild and then die of natural causes or accidents, like roadkill. Thankfully I haven’t seen a menu with roadkill yet, so I’ve successfully avoided that moral dilemma!

By: Janene Giuseffi

Janene Giuseffi — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:40:12 +0000

So, I’m a little late to jump on this bandwagon, but THANK YOU! This is a great post, and definitely hits home. As an environmental studies grad student, I feel a lot of peer pressure to eat ethically, and hate the feeling of being judged for my choice to eat meat occasionally, and often people conveniently overlook that I ONLY eat meat that is locally grown and grass-fed (in the case of beef). And heaven forbid I miss a farmer’s market (“she must be buying her food from Krogers…tsk, tsk.”) In fact, I only eat meat from the farms that I’ve personally visited and felt okay with supporting, and get most of my veggies from a local CSA. Living in a rural area, I’m lucky enough to have such amazing resources at my disposal, but the pressure is ridiculous sometimes, bordering on evangelism, as crazy as that sounds!

any-who, kudos for a great post!
janene