| Being a borderline anemic at the best of times, I get very tired and dragged out. Vegetable sources of iron just don't do it for me, no matter how tasty they are. Most of the time I'm happy enough with brown rice, chickpeas, tofu and the like, but when I get a craving for steak, there really is a dietary reason for it (so I've discovered, through the wonder of blood tests). Heck, I gross out most of the staunch meat eaters around me. If they're not put off by the bulgur and lentils, they're generally appalled by way I have my steak prepared (or not)--bleu. Unless it's tartar, it's never seems to be raw enough for me, but I do pay some mind to microbiological concerns. We're talking about a physical craving here, not a lifestyle. Buuuut ... I eat bacon because I happen to like it. It's pretty disgusting, when you think about it. Baski |
