PETA, the narcisistic hippie vegetarian group, has released its list of Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Ballparks for 2008. I will not recite the whole list here, it can found on their website. I have no problem with vegetarians or eating healthy. But ballparks are meant to be for ballpark food, just as there is movie theater food, ice cream stand food, and bar food. Here's some examples sold at various MLB parks:
- mock chicken sandwiches- ooo-kay....
- crab-free crabcake sandwiches- how is this possible???
- vegetarian cha-cha bowls- "filled with black beans, rice, shredded zucchini, and pineapple salsa"- really ridiculous...
- Harvest vegetable wraps- "spinach tortilla wraps layered with grilled portobello mushrooms, roasted zucchini, roasted red peppers, lettuce, and diced tomatoes"- sighhh
- "The Poppy" sandwiches- "roasted eggplant, roasted red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes"- unbelieveable..
- Of course the "normal" veggie fare- Veggie burgers, veggie dogs, sushi, etc.
For the record, I have a problem with new ballpark foods that I like in other non-ballpark settings, like soup, salad, dinner platters. A ballpark is meant for hot dogs, peanuts, beer, Cracker Jacks. Catering to every single person on the planet who may show up at your stadium is ridiculous. Fast food has gone in the same direction, serving apple fries at Burger King and flatbread sandwiches at Dunkin Donuts. Just somebody, please, stop these idiots before they go to far. Problem is, I think that they already have.
4 comments:
Who the hell is that a picture of? Is she one of the vegetarian hippies you talk about. I don't really care what they they serve, as long as there is an unhealthy, meat option I am good. I do hate these vegetarian meals that try to make it seem like it is meat. Isn't the point you hate meat. So let's stop with the crab-free crabcakes, chicken-free chicken patties and nuggets, or veggie burgers and hot dogs. Is it because if you called it a soy sandwich or patty, people wouldn't want it?
You have to remember Susan Powter, who made the "Stop The Insanity!" informercials which were even more annoying than Dionne's Psychic Network in the mid-90's.
I agree with lazardus! They should just call it what it is - like people who want to eat these things do not know what they are anyway??? And if you don't want to eat meat then you don't want to eat meat - you don't want scientists to spend 30,000,000 cows to findout how to make tofu taste like a cow!!!
Why do you care so much? Its not like they are replacing your crap food with tofu dogs. They are never going to eliminate fries and hot dogs from the major league baseball menu so why worry? I'm not a fan of crab-free crab cakes but I appreciate it when a ball park offers some healthy choices (at least a grilled chicken sandwich). I go to a ton of games every year and if I ate crap every time I went to a game, I'd weigh 300 pounds.
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