magamamma Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I dont know if im alone on this. i know i wont be alone on this forum for advocating the eating of free range or organic chicken!! Im going to see my family this weekend and my nana has said that she is cooking a roast chicken. i love a roast chicken but i somehow have to ask if its free range. the last time i did that was when i was at my mums for dinner and it wasn't and i just couldn't bring myself to eat it. So i didn't but i did get it in the ear about being picky and fussy and trying to get them to understand is like trying to teach a frog english!!! Free range chicken hardly even exists in restaurants either so asking in there is also a bit annoying. my nan will not let a soul in the kitchen when she cooks so i have no idea how i'll find out. maybe i'll do a secret mission in the middle of the night and take a peak. but if i find out its not free range i'll not be able to eat it ahhhhh help!!! Maggie.p Lily HENrietta bluebelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Tricky....can you tell them that you have recently become a vegetarian? That way you will avoid "insulting" her. At one time that would have raised a chorus of sneers, but now people seem to find that more acceptable than someone not waning to eat Asda 2 for a fiver chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Could you offer to buy the chicken to take over with you??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 we were going to have chicken this weekend but guess what Tesco didn't have any we are having lamb instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magamamma Posted March 7, 2008 Author Share Posted March 7, 2008 yeah it does seem a little more acceptable but for some reason my family think im being a s"Ooops, word censored!"!! Far from it. i could never do it because i'd have to look into my sweet girls eyes when i got back home. I think if people got know the birds it would make such a difference in opions!!! maggie.p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 we were going to have chicken this weekend but guess what Tesco didn't have any we are having lamb instead. I snapped up the last one in Tesco earlier Don't have any ideas how to tackle your problem Magamamma, apart from just standing your ground & trying to gently reasonon with them as to why you have made your choice. Is she a Jamie fan by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bexter Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 You are so limited when you will only eat free range chooks,fine at home,but annoying when i fancy an indian & I'm not keen on lamb!!Have started eating more veggie options,but wish more places (restaurants & takeaways)used free range chooks,I'm sure we would be willing to pay a bit more,but the trouble is not everyone would!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokbok Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I would deff pay more to have free range , and always buy f/r chooks from the supermarket.........but I'd need to win the lotto to afford organic f/r Maybe you could show her a few articles on the subject , she might be a little more understanding then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut12 Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I too have started eating more vegetable curries etc. The problem I have with restaurants is, even if you do ask, would they tell you the truth, baring in mind the tricks we all know go on in restaurant kitchens. Howevver, it is good for us to eat more veggies, balanced with the meat options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Tricky....can you tell them that you have recently become a vegetarian? That way you will avoid "insulting" her. At one time that would have raised a chorus of sneers, but now people seem to find that more acceptable than someone not waning to eat Asda 2 for a fiver chickens. I have been "veggie" for 23 years. My partner isn't veggie, but understands that I couldn't have a "dead animal" in the fridge, so mostly eats veggie too, even when we go out. When we got our rabbit 3 years ago, I asked him if he would ever eat rabbit. His answer was "I wouldn't eat OUR rabbit." I have to say that shocked me at the time. He's the same about chicken now, but I still shudder at the thought, knowing what little characters the girls are. I guess I'm just speaking as a dyed-in-the-whool-card-carryting-veggie, but I do find it difficult to understand. Then again, I've always veered that way. As I child, I wouldn't let my mother buy a "Cherry Valley duckling" from the supermarket, because it looked so round and cute in the wrapping! There is no hope for me, I fear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I turned veggie at about 16 as ive never really liked the way the animals were farmed and not keen on the taste of meat either. When i met my now husband he was a meat eater but he decided to change as it was too much hassle to cook 2 different meals every night and now he is a little 'holier than thou' when it comes to being a veggie! I have spawned a monster! My parents always buy free range and when they come down to stay with us their meat is always put in our drinks fridge to avoid contamination! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I turned veggie at about 16 as ive never really liked the way the animals were farmed I "turned" when I was watching an item on factory farming of pigs, whilst I was eating a bacon sandwich! Meat has never passed my lips since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I turned veggie at about 16 as ive never really liked the way the animals were farmed I "turned" when I was watching an item on factory farming of pigs, whilst I was eating a bacon sandwich! Meat has never passed my lips since. I was veggie for 25 years........ and then started researching to find decent meat for Carl..... it escalated from there really.... we started keeping just 2 hens for eggs, bought a few table birds and kept them in a section of the run area, and then found a smallholding and now raise all our own meat. We're fortunate to be able to do this, and I do eat our own meat now, but I'm still veggie. away from home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magamamma Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 She did deny that they were free range but i saw the chickens and they def were not. Problem is the packaging is very misleading when it has pictures of corn fields on them. me and my husband went out the night before and had a few too many to drink and so was able to use that as an excuse. It does still astonish me that people are not willing to get to know thier food. what could be more important. we cant live without it, its something most people enjoy so why does the idea of knowing where it comes from and how its been made shock them so much. Lets hope enough people have changed to make a difference for the future. I think in future i will say im not eating chicken and i can eat as much chicken at home as i like!!! thanks for all that response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 we went out for a meal last week and asked in the restaurant if the chicken was free range to which the waiter rather facetiously said 'I am sure it must be a happy chicken' I was not happy with this and neither were a couple of our companions. This was a fairly expensive and very pretentious place where it probably was free range but I had rather lost my apetite by then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucky1 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 we went out for a meal last week and asked in the restaurant if the chicken was free range to which the waiter rather facetiously said 'I am sure it must be a happy chicken' I was not happy with this and neither were a couple of our companions. This was a fairly expensive and very pretentious place where it probably was free range but I had rather lost my apetite by then That was really awful Liz. I hope you told him to stick his meal where the sun doesn't shine ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phewtus Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I'm lucky that there are a couple of really good restaurants near us that do sell free range plus all the red meat is generally free range and or organic and from local supplies, however takeaways a different matter. Really going to miss Chicken kebabs and chicken tikka sags. No way can I face eating non free range now though. We had a lovely veggie curry last night from a new takeaway and think maybe its not such a bad thing after all, got to be healthier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I will only eat free-range too, so no takeaways, chicken sandwiches or restaurant meals ... however I have started asking in restaurants, even though I can guess what the answer will be. If more and more people ask 'is it free range' then eventually perhaps the message will filter through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZAROO Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 yeah it does seem a little more acceptable but for some reason my family think im being a s"Ooops, word censored!"!! Far from it. i could never do it because i'd have to look into my sweet girls eyes when i got back home. I think if people got know the birds it would make such a difference in opions!!! maggie.p I too have to explain myself and my mum now doesn't even invite me.... I do however offer her eggs when I have them and have encouraged them to try alternatives.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZAROO Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 I will only eat free-range too, so no takeaways, chicken sandwiches or restaurant meals ... however I have started asking in restaurants, even though I can guess what the answer will be. If more and more people ask 'is it free range' then eventually perhaps the message will filter through. Its a shame we cant all go straight to the top and boycott the poorly reared chickens via the goverment. I have noticed that the co-op are selling Farm assured; but not free-range chickens- some people can be mislead by the wording on the packaging.... I buy a lot of halaal products; but not meat; because things like the jellies and custard and all the other baking stuff is plant based or gelatine free....Its worth a look but dont be caught ot by the meat products... And baby foods are the worst for it.....!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...