I can't stand this question yet I hear it all the time!!! If you are a vegetarian, I'm sure you hear it too. As soon as someone hears I'm a vegetarian I get, " So you're a vegetarian, how do you get your protein ?" or even worse, "What do you eat?" Come on, really? Another question that ticks me off is "Why are you a vegetarian?" then, "Is it for health reasons?". I have been a vegetarian for 35 years and I'll tell you why I am a vegetarian. I love animals. They make me happy. They should be treated with kindness. I don't like blood and guts. I don't watch blood and guts movies, and I certainly don't want to eat blood and guts!!! I don't eat animals. I won't use beauty products that are tested on animals either. Why should animals be tortured in cages so we can look more beautiful? It's complete nonsense. Oh, I do like the health benefits that go along with a vegetarian diet, too. A plant ...