8 Things That Really Annoy Vegetarians

15 years of vegetarianism has encountered many a niggle, here is my top 8:

1) Everyone becomes a dietitian when they realise you don't eat meat

Do you get enough Iron in your diet? You must have to take loads of supplements right? Argghhhh. My diet is fine and is probably better than your meat munching habits thank you very much. 

2) Pesky pescatarians 

Are you a vegetarian?
 Yeah, but I eat fish.
 So your not then. 
*Well I have to eat fish and fish isn't a meat anyway* Derp

3) Waiting for your food twice as long as meat eaters

This is aimed at my friends at the 'Golden arches'. Please pre make some of the vegetarian options and keep them warm like you do with every other meat meal you sell. Thanks.

4) Discovering many 'light' yoghurts use gelatine to thicken them

 Naming and shaming Muller! Come on guys, really? So many good yoghurts don't use gelatine in their products, is it a cheaper alternative? I don't know but it just adds something to my can't eat list.

5) Places running out of the vegetarian option

Set the scene, fireworks night, cold and wet and in the distance is a pasty van selling hot food. Queue for 20 minutes reach the end of the line and ... 'Sorry we're sold out'. Now my proposal is a vegetarian card that when ordering veggie food needs to be presented before you can purchase any veggie options. Bit extreme? 

6) Weird vegetarian alternatives

Now I know I am not alone in the disgust of the release of this range of products. Fish flavoured prawns? Fishless fish cakes? And to make matters worse, the secret ingredient to achieve the magic taste is 'Fish flavouring'!! YUCK, NO THANK YOU!

7) Being asked, "What do you eat for Christmas dinner?"

Christmas day is a hard day for vegetarians. On December 25th you are likely to see groups of veggies wondering around lost, searching aimlessly for what to eat for Christmas dinner. Well this is what a meat eater thinks anyway, trust me it's not that bad.

8) People assuming you an eco-warrior hippy activist 
  

There is nothing wrong with being a eco-warrior hippy activist but just because we don't kill to survive doesn't mean we wear sandals and hug trees.

Luckily this list of 8 is massively out shadowed by the pro's of being vegetarian including watching food programmes about what's in your sausage and not having to feel ill and generally having a healthier happy lifestyle.