Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 he believes that sea weed is not vegetable because it has no roots and no seeds, implying that it is more on the side of animal. I'm speechless. Not at your question but at the idea that anyone (your vegetarian friend) would think seaweed was in the animal family. I honestly have never heard that before. Seaweeds are a marine algae. They contain chlorophyll and use spores to reproduce. Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 This is a question for anyone who believes in a vegetarian diet. A local vegetarian told me that he believes that sea weed is not vegetable because it has no roots and no seeds, implying that it is more on the side of animal. His thought kind of gave me the shudders. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. TerriLynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 I always say I don't eat anything with a face. Or a mother. Or a heartbeat. Does seaweed have any of those? Don't really know how to answer that, but I'm sure it will have something to do with chlorophyll. Don't think there are any animals that make it. Just my first thoughts. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Good point. But does kelp, for example, grown deep in the ocean, contain chlorophyl? TerriLynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 don't know that, guess it depends on whether any sunlight hits it or not. Isn't sunlight needed to make it green? I have no idea. But then again there is brown sea weed, but I cannot tell you where it grows. Shari ----- Original Message ----- From: TerriLynne health Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 3:59 PM Subject: Re: vegetarian question Good point. But does kelp, for example, grown deep in the ocean, containchlorophyl?TerriLynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 TerriLynne, read up on kelp. It grows near the seashores and needs light to grow. It can not grow deep in the ocean. Not kelp. Most seaweeds (maybe all) need light to grow. Gayla Always Enough Ranch Acampo, California http://bouncinghoofs.com/alwaysenough.html Bill Barnhill is our Rainbow Example! aeranch@... ----- Original Message ----- From: " TerriLynne " <terri_lynne@...> <health > Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 3:59 PM Subject: Re: vegetarian question > Good point. But does kelp, for example, grown deep in the ocean, contain > chlorophyl? > > TerriLynne > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Hi TerriLynne, Seaweed doesn't need roots as it is totally immersed in the sea water. It gets all of its nutrients through its leaves. Kind of the same idea as hydroponics and probably where the concept of hydroponics came from. Although it is true that it has not seeds, that we know of, I would be interested in what his definition of a vegetable is as tomatoes, squashes, cucumbers and such are not vegetables but truly fruits. Don Quai TerriLynne wrote: > This is a question for anyone who believes in a vegetarian diet. A local > vegetarian told me that he believes that sea weed is not vegetable > because it has no roots and no seeds, implying that it is more on the > side of animal. His thought kind of gave me the shudders. Any thoughts > on this would be appreciated. > > TerriLynne > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Good point Shari, there are also trees that do not have green leaves yet they are considered a plant. What about those Japanese Maples? with the purplish red leaves? Not much chlorophyll there either. Don Quai SV wrote: > I always say I don't eat anything with a face. Or a mother. Or a > heartbeat. Does seaweed have any of those? > > Don't really know how to answer that, but I'm sure it will have > something to do with chlorophyll. Don't think there are any animals > that make it. > > Just my first thoughts. > > Shari > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Hi Don, I met vegetable as in animal, vegetable, or mineral. :-) You know, the way that vegetarians eat both fruit and vegetables. TerriLynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 LOL! But, I am guessing that he would say that attaching to rocks would not be the full purpose of roots, which is to also seek nourishment. Just my thought. TerriLynne Gala wrote: Oh POOH!!! (sorry!) It does have roots - what does he think attaches it to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Seaweed is definitely not animal, it is sea vegetable. In other words it is a plant and eligible to be consumed by vegans. It does not require roots and seeds as land plants do. Most seaweeds reproduce by detaching small fronds from the main plant which are then carried about by the currents of the ocean until they land on rock or coral and reattach and grow there. He could be confusing seaweeds with algae, which are part plant, part animal technically, or so some scientists argue. We are talking on the cellular level where algae are concerned. Hope this helps. Janet From: health [mailto:health ] On Behalf Of MorningGlory113@... Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 3:31 PM health Subject: Re: vegetarian question he believes that sea weed is not vegetable because it has no roots and no seeds, implying that it is more on the side of animal. I'm speechless. Not at your question but at the idea that anyone (your vegetarian friend) would think seaweed was in the animal family. I honestly have never heard that before. Seaweeds are a marine algae. They contain chlorophyll and use spores to reproduce. Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 I’m not too sure about the seaweeds, but I do know a lot about aphanizomenon flos aquae, which is a fresh water blue green algae – perhaps this same information can be said for seaweeds also (but I’m not sure about that) – Blue-green algae are among the most primitive life forms on Earth. Their cellular structure is a simple prokaryote. They share features with plants, as they have the ability to perform photosynthesis. They share features with primitive bacteria because they lack a plant cell wall. They also share characteristics of the animal kingdom as they contain, on their cellular membrane, complex sugars similar to glycogen. Carol .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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