r/Pescetarian

I (22F) decided to start self-discovery after a really unfortunate event recently in my life. Today, while me, my boyfriend and his mother went grilling in our garden, I thought about going lacto-ovo-pescetarian.

I was raised in a "normal" family, where everyone eats meat. The whole country does, same after I moved countries. Except that I have never really been so infatuated with it. Like sure, it's okay, but I like fish more. It's not my first encounter with vegetarianism and its types (at least internet considers pescetarianism a subtype of vegetarianism to some extent), as my ex-boyfriend became vegetarian. I did read through all the types of non-meat diets and this one seemed more fitting, as I'd be cutting out something that I don't have much attatchment to and just, going vegan doesn't seem very appealing to me yet.

I want to do it for myself. Most of my life has been a result of someone else's remarks/choices influencing mine and this is where I want to start doing things because I want them to be that way. The only reasons why I'm having doubts, is because the country I live in, is heavily into meat and meat dishes. Most of my favourite dishes also include meat (although nowadays they could easily be replaced with vegan alternative if I want to). My current boyfriend would be supportive of it, however I am somewhat afraid of standing out too much. My immediate family most likely wouldn't understand, as my mother is the type of person to post on Facebook how she had a blast going to steakhouse and ate sooo much meat (and she did already).

Perhaps you could share a few encouraging words and give some advice regarding all that. It is a big change and encouragement is definetely needed.

whenever people talk about cooking fish, the conversation is usually around recipes and cooking time. but in my house… my mom spends way more time worrying about whether the fish is really fresh, cleaning it properly, removing all the unwanted bits and then dealing with cuts that are never properly done. sometimes even after all that effort, the taste turns out a little odd from what she expected because the fish wasn’t that fresh.
just wanna ask ppl who cook fish regularly at home… how much of the effort goes into cooking and how much goes into prepping?

I don't see myself going vegetarian, but I've been thinking about taking algae oil (fish oil is pointless IMO since I like fatty fish) and reducing fish intake to special occasions or when I'm in the mood for it.

Pros and cons?

Hi, I'm a 23F and I'm just been told for health reasons I need to stop eating red meat and poultry and stick to seafood. That doesn’t bother me, I absolutely love seafood, but I don't know where to begin, if that makes sense. Am I ok to eat seafood for every meal? I say every meal as I have to be on a low oxalate diet as well (kidney stones) so very little to no soya. I'm speaking to a dietician in the next few days, but I was wondering if someone could help me here first?

Have any folks with periods who went from plant based or vegetarian to pescatarian noticed that their monthly cramps have improved? When I dropped meat out of my diet 10 years ago it dramatically reduced the amount of cramping I had every month and made it very manageable. But since I started incorporating some fish (mainly sardines, salmon and shellfish) into my diet, my cramps have literally disappeared. I don't have them at all. Has anyone else experienced this? Or am I just a lucky case lol

Hello. I’m a 29 year old woman who has been a vegetarian all her life. Age is doing a number on me and my haemoglobin has shot low, plus general struggle with getting protein. I can’t get myself to eat big portions, so getting enough protein from tofu, soy, etc. is a bit of a challenge.

I don’t think I’m ready to start eating meat yet, but I am considering fish. Which fish would you recommend if my goal is to get iron, protein and good fats - and the prep won’t kill me. I like a simple grill with sauces, but I am open to Japanese or other kinds of prep. I am Indian but I am not a fan of masalas :(

Genuine question. Personally, I am definitely open to eating snails and insects. I feel like they are very seafood-coded land animals. On the flip side, I feel like I would not be comfortable eating the meat of aquatic mammals (seals, whales, etc).