Vegetarian Pilot????????

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popaviator

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Does anyone know of any airline pilots that are vegetarians? What kind of options are there when you're flying the line? If I have to change my eating habits to survive being an airline pilot I'll do it, but if any one knows of pilots that survive as vegetarians please do tell. ty
 
I flew with a captain that is. He, like myself, brings his own food.

It's really the way to go anyway.
 
Bring a snack. You will probably have to wait until your off to eat a full meal. Unless you score something in the terminal thats non meat. If your vegan then thats a different story. Then again there may be left over vegetarian meals if you get on with one of the few airlines if any that still serve meals on domestic flights.
On a side note. Airways has decided to stop serving free snacks on their flights.
 
How about don't be a weenie and eat your red meat. It's good for your heart. You won't make it very far in life as a man without your red meat....

"brought to you by the beef farmers of america"
 
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!


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Yeah, I eat mine Rare....mmmmmmm. Blood types A and O need red meat to be healthy. God didn't give me sharp fangs to eat a bunch of twigs and berries!
 
ok....let's keep on topic please? if ya'll wanna talk meat vs vegetarian, we'd prefer it be in the lav. :)
 
I was a vegetarian for 4 years and even a vegan for about 6 months. It is very difficult to do that when you are on the road for anything over 2 days as it's just not possible to carry enough food with you fulfill your needs. Only if you're lucky enough to layover at places where there are good alternatives to home made vegetarian meals is it possible.

When I moved to Asia it was actually very easy to continue. I only ever had to mention to one person that I was a vegetarian and from that day forward I had vegetarian meals catered for me on the aircraft. So you might want to explore working in Buddhist countries where it is a commonly accepted practice. Either that or India where there are entire cities that are vegetarian and it is also common to cater for a vegetarians dietary restrictions.


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I have a friend that is vegetarian and a captain for Colgan. When he was a CFI, he would eat everything else other people would. Taco Bell, Pizza, Subway, McDonalds. Almost every place has something that a vegetarian can eat. Vegan, on the other hand, is a lot tougher to do.
 
It won't be easy, but once you get your process down I'm sure it will be a blessing. You'll be eating what you want, saving money, and have a healthy meal.

Get a nice sized cooler and stock up on your staples. You can make meals in advance (tofu stir fry etc) that will keep. I'm pretty sure veggie burgers will last a few days. I like to bring hard boiled eggs (if you're ovo-lacto). Just figure that you can eat whatever you eat at home on the road, with a few variations.

My wife is a vegetarian while I'm an omnivore. I have no doubt that she's healthier than me. I do get frustrated while trying to cook meals for us though.
 
You can be a vegetarian at a regional. If you live in base and can do locals and two day trips then ZERO problem....bring your own food. If you commute to 4 day trips you might be gone from your own fridge for 100 hours. Then it will get expensive buying salads and stuff like that to fill you up.
 
greaper007 said:
It won't be easy, but once you get your process down I'm sure it will be a blessing. You'll be eating what you want, saving money, and have a healthy meal.
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I know that when I was a vegetarian there wasn't any money being saved. Tofu is way more expensive than your average slice of meat.

working in Buddhist countries where it is a commonly accepted practice. Either that or India where there are entire cities that are vegetarian and it is also common to cater for a vegetarians dietary restrictions.
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India is definitely the Vegan's utopia. I'm not sure I would eat a lot of the meat that goes through Asian countries anyway.
 
jtrain609 said:
I flew with a captain that is. He, like myself, brings his own food.
It's really the way to go anyway.
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I think that's your best bet, unless you're flying on a plane that serves full meals and has them available. I think Lufthansa did when I flew them last.


BajtheJino said:
Don't get me started!
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BajtheJino said:
Yeah, I eat mine Rare. God didn't give me sharp fangs to eat a bunch of twigs and berries!
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I'm going to have to agree with you there. I don't understand those videos. People make them and post them like they're what happens all the time and everywhere. Most animal products come from regular farms where the animals are not milling around in their own fecal matter and are not tortured.
Not eating meat because a small number of farms abuses animals is like saying you're not going to let your child be in any classes with female teachers because they've been seducing teenagers. It happens, but not as often as the news/PETA would like you to think.

I respect your decision. I'm just posting my thoughts.
 
Scandinavian13 said:
I think that's your best bet, unless you're flying on a plane that serves full meals and has them available. I think Lufthansa did when I flew them last.




I'm going to have to agree with you there. I don't understand those videos. People make them and post them like they're what happens all the time and everywhere. Most animal products come from regular farms where the animals are not milling around in their own fecal matter and are not tortured.
Not eating meat because a small number of farms abuses animals is like saying you're not going to let your child be in any classes with female teachers because they've been seducing teenagers. It happens, but not as often as the news/PETA would like you to think.

I respect your decision. I'm just posting my thoughts.
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Don't be fooled it happens on a much wider scale that what they show you in those videos, think about it, how many americans eat meat? There is no way you can supply the demand from "regular" farms, there is and will always be factory farms until people change that otherwise. The reason why the animals in factory farms are abused and treated like garbage is because they are regarded as property in addition to it being extremely stressful to have the job of slaughtering all those animals.

Interestingly enough the pollution created from planet earths consumption of meat far outweighs the combined total of that created from ALL transporation, which comes from mass deforestation, fast food chains, restaurants, etc. In most cases we need transportation to sustain todays way of life, but we certainly do not need to consume meat.

Comparing eating meat and scandalous school teachers hardly makes any sense considering eating meat has a direct effect on our planet, the animals themselves, and us. This is a touchy subject because people feel emotionally attached to knowing whats best to eat, but I'm just providing cold hard facts.
 
... vegan is doable as well, but that's getting into the thighlight zone so to speak. I've seen it first hand, way too close for comfort, things got scarry. ... I guess that's an entirely different topic.

There was a lot of packing of bagels, power bars ( Cliff Bars to be exact ), and such. Living close to base made it a lot easier.
 
Henri Pablo said:
... vegan is doable as well, but that's getting into the thighlight zone so to speak. I've seen it first hand, way too close for comfort, things got scarry. ... I guess that's an entirely different topic.

There was a lot of packing of bagels, power bars ( Cliff Bars to be exact ), and such. Living close to base made it a lot easier.
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As long as you know what to bring it's no big deal, cliff bars are awesome (cliff builders bar mmm), hemp seeds which are loaded with omegas and taste great, any and all types of nuts, you can even drink a vegan meal replacer before hand such as The Ultimate Meal, which vegan UFC fighter Mac Danzig swears by for his training, it's full of optimal ingredients which give you far more energy than most other foods since it's a complete meal replacer and keeps your hunger under control for 3-6 hours depending on how much you take.

Eating vegetarian/vegan foods makes a big difference in the cockpit, considering your eating quality foods, because you aren't riding sugar highs and lows which really wear you out at the end of the day.
 
RIGHT ON!!! Thank you for all the tips and advice. Another great product is mana "bread" this stuff is the best! As long as there's a Whole Foods near by wherever I go, I'll be happy.:nana2:
 
there probably won't be. I don't think whole foods is nationwide. a lot of hotels are out in the boonies and sometimes, they're not even near restaurants.
 
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