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5 Reasons To Go Vegetarian In A Country That Loves Meat

I'm a vegetarian, you're a vegetarian, we're all vegetarians!

Kayla Kingston

May 15, 2019

University of Dayton

5 Reasons To Go Vegetarian In A Country That Loves Meat

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Choosing to live by a vegetarian diet has become more popular over the years. More and more often I'm seeing vegetarian and vegan options offered in restaurants. And the more people I talk to, the more I realize that vegetarianism is here to stay.

Every vegetarian has their own reason for going meatless. Some are doing it for personal health reasons. Others see vegetarianism as the best way to save the world. A small amount of people might just be doing it because they want to follow the most popular fad and seem cool when they say, "I'm a vegetarian," at every family gathering.

No matter why people are interested in a veggie lifestyle, there are countless reasons that make being a vegetarians seem appealing. Here are 6 wa

1. Avoiding cardiovascular disease

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Tons of research shows that meat is directly connected to a person's likeliness of having heart problems, so if you're looking to live a long and happy life without cardiovascular disease, try going vegetarian.

2. Respecting animal rights

Why do we treat some animals as best friends by allowing them into our homes as pets, while we only let other animals into our houses if they're on a dinner plate?

3. Helping the environment

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The meat industry is one of the main causes of global warming. If you think recycling is important, then you should also get on board with vegetarianism

4. Getting that summer body

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Vegetarian food options are quite healthy, considering that the word "vegetable" is the root of the word "vegetarian." Going vegetarian will help you clean up your diet which will also help you shed a few pounds. Don't you want to get your summer body ready? (But, honestly, don't worry about conventional beauty standards. The main point is that eating vegetarian is healthy!)

5. Saving money

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While most people complain that eating healthy is too expensive, eating vegetarian will actually save you money in the long run. Don't believe me? Go to any store and compare the prices of packaged meat with the prices of fresh vegetables.

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Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

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Summer is hot and humid, and it's almost like summer was made specifically to drink the refreshing, cold, crisp wonderful, delicious, nutritious nectar of the gods. Which is none other than beer; wonderful cold beer. With summer playing peek-a-boo around the corner while we finish up this semester, it's time to discuss the only important part of summer. And if you haven't already guessed, it's beer. There are few things I take more seriously than my beer, in order are: sports... and beer. Here are my favorite summer brews:

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5 Reasons To Go Vegetarian In A Country That Loves Meat

I'm a vegetarian, you're a vegetarian, we're all vegetarians!

1. Avoiding cardiovascular disease

2. Respecting animal rights

3. Helping the environment

4. Getting that summer body

5. Saving money

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Appreciation for some of life's most discredited pleasures.

1. Sun showers

2. Smiles

3. Tight hugs

4. Discovering new foods you like.

5. Laying in bed after a long day.

6. And being completely relaxed

7. "This reminded me of you"

8. Breakfast foods

9. Over-sized clothes

10. Contagious laughs

11. Car rides with that one person

12. Random (I miss you/ I love you) texts

13. The city at night

14. Surprises

15. Blanket cocoons

16. Good hair days

17. Really good coffee

18. Days where you're in a good mood naturally and for no particular reason

19. Conquering a fear

20. When they give you a lot of guac at Chipotle

21. Being so comfortable with someone that you can literally talk about anything

22. Home-cooked meals

23. Tattoo stories

24. Leaves changing color in fall

25. Butterflies in your stomach

26. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches

27. When you can't stop laughing

Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

Coors Light Summer Brew:

Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat

Want to know more about beer?

Sam Adams Summer Ale

Hell or High Watermelon

Blue Moon Summer Honey

LandShark Lager

Corona

75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

Perfect Weather

You'll get an effortless tan

You can exercise with a view

You don't have to worry about bug bites

In n Out all day, every day

We have outdoor concerts

We live where people vacation

Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

16. “Trippin’ on skies, sippin’ waterfalls."

17. “Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days.”

18. “But you will remember me for centuries.”

19. “Something about you makes me feel like a dangerous woman."

20. “Don’t act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me.”

21. “Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.”

22. “Find me where the wild things are.”

23. “I’m high on lovin’ you.”

24. “If you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak, somebody’s mistake, if you’re gonna be somebody’s first time, somebody’s last time, be mine.”

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)