[Nikki+2]

Originally Posted by Gracie2006

I have not eaten red meat for over 15 years. I do eat turkey, chicken and fish but not a lot, and have considered going vegetarian entirely. I went vegi when I was in nursing school. Anatomy class caused that. I would go home and dissect my meat. Gross. Here is my big question. How do you handle it when you go to someone's home for dinner and they forget about you being a vegetarian? What if the site or smell of a meat product grosses you out so bad that you can't hardly stand to be near it, little lone eat it? What is a polite way of saying "no thank you" after your host spent a fortune both in time and money to prepare it for you? I have found myself avoiding going to other people's homes for meals because of this dilemma. If I do eat something that grosses me out, I suffer for the next 24 hours or so, both physically and mentally. I know it sounds strange, but that is me.

If I went to someone's house and they forgot I was a vegetarian I would just eat whatever didn't have meat in it. A lot of times people are nervous about feeding a vegetarian but I am very easy to please. I will also always bring something that I know I can eat. I learned that the hard way when I went to my SIL's house this Thanksgiving and literally the only thing without meat was the cranberry sauce. It was a 3 hour trip so I hadn't brought a dish but I'm going to buy an insulated casserole dish so that situation wont come up again. The smell of meat isn't appetizing to me but it doesn't gross me out. maybe because since my husband eats it every night. I don't think you sound strange at all- you just know what you're comfortable with.