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Week 4: Oops

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During the break, I went to so many holiday parties, and of course, there were many dishes with meat. I went through an internal conflict of whether or not I should eat it, and eventually decided to eat meat. I could just make it up on one of the days the next week right? Well, I did not. During the break, my will to be a vegetarian for 5 days broke;I just really wanted to eat food that looked good. Also because of going to restaurants for some of the parties, I do not know if the ingredients were organic and local. Going to restaurants also enabled me to not follow through with what I said I needed to improve from my reflection.
From my short time of trying to be a vegetarian and reading an article by Colin Robertson, I found the tone of the main factors that made me not slip was willpower (1). To make a huge diet change, you need to genuinely want to do it. Because I only did it for the sake of the project, I did not genuinely want to be a vegetarian in the long run, leading me to eat meat. It established what I thought in my reflection: I was not going to be vegetarian. Though don't fret! I now eat less meat than I usually did and grew more conscious of buying organic and local foods because of this project. 
To make others like myself change their diet, there are various marketing strategies to do so (2). From an article by Christine Arena, one way I believe that we can instill better eating habits in people is through better marketing (2). We have to see vegetables as more desirable than meat to want to lessen the demand for it. Vegetables now get a bad rep, so if they were viewed in a positive light like hamburgers, people might want vegetables more.   

Bibliography:

  1. Robertson, Colin. “6 Factors That Influence Our Behavior.” Willpowered Evolution, Willpowered Evolution, 1 Dec. 2014, www.willpowered.co/learn/factors-of-behavior-influence.
  2. Arena, Christine. “6 Ways To Make Brand Sustainability Resonate With Consumers.” Fast Company, Fast Company, 22 Aug. 2013, www.fastcompany.com/3015902/6-ways-to-make-brand-sustainability-resonate-with-consumers.



Comments

  1. Usha CaldwellJanuary 11, 2019 at 10:23 AM

    This is so relatable! Despite the lack of willpower it looks like you at least TRIED and that should count for something. Plus even if you weren't going to be full veggie anyway looks like you gained some knowledge and who can hate that?

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  2. James ChenJanuary 14, 2019 at 10:01 AM

    It is easy to break a diet within matter of seconds, so it is respectable to even last almost a month long. However, would you ever consider going back to being a vegetarian one day?

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  3. An Italian ArtistJanuary 15, 2019 at 9:51 AM

    What specifically can we market in order to make veggies viewed in a more positive light? Should meat producers be shown in a negative light in order to increase the appeals of veggies?

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  4. cliohasJanuary 15, 2019 at 11:26 AM

    explain why eating more vegetables is better for the environment.

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