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Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by Nobody: 10:31pm On Aug 11, 2011
Are there many any vegetarians in Nigeria? Non diasporans in particular.
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by lindabon: 2:01am On Aug 12, 2011
don't think I've heard about vegetarians in Nigeria. undecided
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by folahann(m): 11:20pm On Aug 27, 2011
Yes there are. Alot of them actually
Nigerian vegetarians only eat meat once a day tongue

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Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by obowunmi(m): 6:48am On Aug 28, 2011
Lol @ Fola
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by Nobody: 3:26am On Aug 29, 2011
I've never met any vegetarian Nigerians in Nigeria. Even the ones I've met abroad are far and few lol.
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by Jenifa1: 1:29am On Oct 18, 2011
folahann:

Yes there are. Alot of them actually
Nigerian vegetarians only eat meat once a day tongue

rotflmao cheesy

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Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by ikechukz(m): 10:04am On Oct 18, 2011
miss those chicken,isi-ewu,pepper soup,suya etc.i don't think so.i'm never going to be a vegetarian.so far i've not seen any in naija.

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Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by Bawss1(m): 4:49pm On Oct 18, 2011
lindabon:

don't think I've heard about vegetarians in Nigeria. undecided

There are lots of vegetarians on Nairaland - just go to the political section and you will see many people who don't like Beaf. cool

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Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by Jenifa1: 11:48pm On Oct 18, 2011
Bawss1:

There are lots of vegetarians on Nairaland - just go to the political section and you will see many people who don't like Beaf. cool

hahahaha too funny cheesy

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Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by Nobody: 8:09am On Oct 19, 2011
Bawss1:

There are lots of vegetarians on Nairaland - just go to the political section and you will see many people who don't like Beaf.  cool

cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy

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Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by InkedNerd(f): 5:28pm On Oct 19, 2011
I was so excited when I saw this thread. . . But I didn't see any vegetarians here cry

Anyway, I'm a vegetarian grin

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Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by Nobody: 5:45pm On Oct 19, 2011
^^^ Miss HOW?! Do you live with your parents? That's why I can't be a vegetarian, not yet. I've tried at least twice and failed because of my mom. I was cooking my own food but my mom would be behind the stove, making fresh fish pepper soup, or egusi soup. Hard to deny such lol. Maybe when I leave the house I can try again lol.
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by InkedNerd(f): 9:07pm On Oct 19, 2011
ogugua88:

^^^ Miss HOW?! Do you live with your parents? That's why I can't be a vegetarian, not yet. I've tried at least twice and failed because of my mom. I was cooking my own food but my mom would be behind the stove, making fresh fish pepper soup, or egusi soup. Hard to deny such lol. Maybe when I leave the house I can try again lol.

Yes, I live with my parents. There are lots of Nigerian dishes that can easily be turned into vegetarian dishes so for me its not a big deal smiley
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by MissEZ(f): 9:24pm On Oct 19, 2011
Adventists tend to lean towards being vegetarians. For instance, i went to Babcock University and they served vegetarian meals only. Although we heard that a few people ate meat in their homes, lol, see ojoro.
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by Nobody: 9:26pm On Oct 19, 2011
I knew quite a few vegetarians in Nigeria. Two were in my school (boarders). I myself was vegetarian for two years, before I fell off the wagon.  wink
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by Nobody: 9:28pm On Oct 19, 2011
yeah nigeria vegetarians are guru maharagi worshipers
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by Nobody: 9:40pm On Oct 19, 2011
Inked_Nerd:
Yes, I live with my parents. There are lots of Nigerian dishes that can easily be turned into vegetarian dishes so for me its not a big deal smiley

Yeah, like moin moin. I read a Caucasian woman's blog once. She took a moin moin recipe and omitted both the meat and eggs since she's vegan.

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Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by Nobody: 9:47pm On Oct 19, 2011
cyclops4real:

yeah nigeria vegetarians are guru maharagi worshipers

What does that mean? Please expand on your above statement.
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by tdie: 10:19pm On Oct 19, 2011
Well I'm a vegetarian as well, Never thought i'd ever get to hear about a Nigerian female who is Vegetarian!
@ Inked Nerd, are you in Nigeria?
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by shawonlese: 10:30pm On Oct 19, 2011
I'm vegetarian. I only eat skinless chicken and boneless fried fish. wink
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by matrixme(m): 10:43pm On Oct 19, 2011
Now we're never going to save the planet in this part of our world, since the fastest way towards that is to stop consuming meat products. Maybe our dear country will advance to going green and being animal welfarism conscious one day. Let us all join hands to save our world the Nigerian way.
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by slimyem: 11:17pm On Oct 19, 2011
with grasscutters,porcupines,squirrels,crocodiles and all other sweet and inviting meat in my village,i swear its hard to be a vegetarian.
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by razznaija(f): 11:23pm On Oct 19, 2011
folahann:

Yes there are. Alot of them actually
Nigerian vegetarians only eat meat once a day tongue
Yeye hahahahaha
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by prokure: 11:28pm On Oct 19, 2011
shawonlese:

I'm vegetarian. I only eat skinless chicken and boneless fried fish. wink
which 1 u no dey do sef?,
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by eghost247(m): 12:29am On Oct 20, 2011
folahann:

Yes there are. Alot of them actually
Nigerian vegetarians only eat meat once a day tongue
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Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by r231(m): 1:04am On Oct 20, 2011
Siena:


What does that mean? Please expand on your above statement.

Lord of flower


Inked_Nerd:


Yes, I live with my parents. There are lots of Nigerian dishes that can easily be turned into vegetarian dishes so for me its not a big deal smiley

like what undecided undecided

pounded yam and egusi soup grin
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by Nobody: 3:54am On Oct 20, 2011
matrixme:

Now we're never going to save the planet in this part of our world, since the fastest way towards that is to stop consuming meat products. Maybe our dear country will advance to going green and being animal welfarism conscious one day. Let us all join hands to save our world the Nigerian way.

Sorry, I fail to see how the planet will be saved by people being vegetarians.
1. First of all, what would I be saving the planet from?
2. How would being vegetarian save the planet?
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by Nymphnode(m): 5:47am On Oct 20, 2011
Vege gini? I love meat sotay my woman dey fear anytime I dey nibble her ear
matrixme:

Now we're never going to save the planet in this part of our world, since the fastest way towards that is to stop consuming meat products. Maybe our dear country will advance to going green and being animal welfarism conscious one day. Let us all join hands to save our world the Nigerian way.
Imagine having to contest for vegetables with goat and cows, afterall they are not endangered yet

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Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by blank(f): 5:03pm On Oct 20, 2011
I have tried to go vegetarian but it is so hard. My reason is cos i do not believe that meat is healthy at all. My parents have gone totally vegan as in they do not take milk, eggs, fish not just meat. Anytime, i visit them, i decide to follow their lead but my husband cannot fathom such. Everyday, "let us eat catfishh, isi-ewu, etc", "Make sure turkey na one whole lap else i no chop" and on and on. When i see him chopulating like that i start salivating and then break once but it then gets harder to go back.

I need more motivation, sigh.

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Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by InkedNerd(f): 2:22am On Oct 21, 2011
ogugua88:

Yeah, like moin moin. I read a Caucasian woman's blog once. She took a moin moin recipe and omitted both the meat and eggs since she's vegan.

Yeah, you can do stuff like that. Or when you make certain soups you can just choose not to add meat.

t-die:

Well I'm a vegetarian as well, Never thought i'd ever get to hear about a Nigerian female who is Vegetarian!
@ Inked Nerd, are you in Nigeria?

No, I'm not in Nigeria. Have you been a vegetarian all you life or is it something you just started doing recently?

r231:

like what undecided undecided

pounded yam and egusi soup grin

No, you can just omit meat in a lot of the food. A lot of the meals can easily altered.

blank:

I have tried to go vegetarian but it is so hard. My reason is cos i do not believe that meat is healthy at all. My parents have gone totally vegan as in they do not take milk, eggs, fish not just meat. Anytime, i visit them, i decide to follow their lead but my husband cannot fathom such. Everyday, "let us eat catfishh, isi-ewu, etc", "Make sure turkey na one whole lap else i no chop" and on and on. When i see him chopulating like that i start salivating and then break once but it then gets harder to go back.

I need more motivation, sigh.

So, are you currently a vegetarian or you've gone back to eating meat?
Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by blank(f): 8:55am On Oct 21, 2011
@ Inked Nerd, i keep swinging back and forth but i can proudly say that i have been meat, fish and egg free for the past one and a half months. Milk is another matter.

But i want ask, how healthy is a vegetarian diet for kids? I keep thinking that they are not getting enough protein.

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Re: Nigerian Vegetarians i.e. Vegetarians In Nigeria by InkedNerd(f): 10:01am On Oct 21, 2011
blank:

@ Inked Nerd, i keep swinging back and forth but i can proudly say that i have been meat, fish and egg free for the past one and a half months. Milk is another matter.

But i want ask, how healthy is a vegetarian diet for kids? I keep thinking that they are not getting enough protein.

Congrats, one and a half months isn't bad. If done correctly, it is perfectly healthy to raise a child on a vegetarian diet. There are cultures in which meat is not part of the consumption of people and they've raise perfectly healthy children. I saw a woman on a documentary on a woman who was raising her children on a raw food diet and her kids were perfectly healthy as well. I have some info on I could send to you if you want. By the way, I was gonna ask you if you had children. If so, are they on e vegetarian or non-vegetarian diet? And how would your husband feel about your children being on a vegetarian diet?

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