Thursday, March 18, 2010

THE MEAT ON OUR PLATE

Most of us cannot do without our daily/weekly fix of favorite fish fingers, chicken lollies or mutton biryanis.  Kids these days prefer having their birthday parties at KFC, Marry brown or McDonald’s and their special menu seems incomplete without some golden roasted, lip-smacking chicken wings.  

We end up consuming non-vegetarian food inadvertently too.  For example, some desserts contain pork, such as most kinds of gelatin, or other non-conforming substances and foods like noodles contain additives such as monosodium glutamate (MSG) that may use enzymes derived from pig fat in the production process.   

Many religions preach vegetarianism, but certain religions like Islam and Judaism allow consumption of meat if the ritual method of slaughter i.e., Halal or Kosher is followed.   But the fact remains that a living being is killed just to satiate our taste buds. The video by PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) which I have posted here may make us aware of the real horror story behind the meat on our plate. 



5 comments:

Untitled said...

are you a vegetarian?

Latha Nair said...

No, I'm not ;)
Not a regular non-vegetarian either.
Have non-veg once in a while.
I try to turn vegetarian but the
spell doesn't last long :)

Untitled said...

ha ha, I successfully managed to turn vegetarian..it was hard though.

Latha Nair said...

Thats remarkable-bcoz its rather difficult to control the cravings, especially when u have ppl around u who make it their life's mission to break ur resolution.

Untitled said...

i know what you mean..lol its even harder to explian someone why I turned v'rian.