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Originally Posted by astrahl
On the whole, it is my firm belief that vegetarian meals are far more varied and healthy than meat based meals.
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Hmmmm, yeah, I'm going to go ahead and disagree with you on that one.
Vegetarian meals are, by definition, a subset of what an omnivoir would eat. I too could have moussaka, a lentil and rice dish, hummus, falafel, dolmas and some greens, but with a big fat, loaded with iron steak right in the middle. You can't tell me you have more variety when you have less choices.
I agree that meat is generally the focus of the meal. No one orders garlic mashed potatoes with a side of roast. This is probably because the meat is worth the focus; it is loaded with most of the nutrients I need and tastes really good. I can see your point about a meal plate generally not having a lot of variety in what comes with it, but that is a problem with the cook/chef not with the fact that meat is on the plate.