Another Athlete Goes Vegetarian, Milwaukee Brewer Prince Fielder
Baseball player Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers, has decided to try the vegetarian diet, as recent as February of this year.
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Fielder states he went vegetarian last month, when he noticed his wife reading a book on factory farming, picked the book up himself, read it and instantly made his decision to go veggie. He also mentions that he knows he will have to plan his meals proper to meet nutrition needs and also to meet specific athlete nutrition needs.
The Milwaukee Brewers (that i know of) don’t have any other vegetarian players in the team, so it will no doubt be interesting, not to mention a challenge for Fielder, to find locker room food that coincides with his new meatless diet.
There are many vegetarian athletes, in all types of sports, this is not anything new or novel. But it is always snippy to report about those who have “taken on the cause” (so to speak) and chosen to go meat-free. Well done Prince Fielder!
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I hope more and more athletes follow suit - after the stories about Tony Gonzalez going veg and his ability to keep up his performance, I think it sheds a positive light on this lifestyle.
I think if an actor is/becomes veg, it’s similar to following Kabbalah or Scientology - it’s considered quirky, and something that only those ‘weird movie stars’ do. “Oh, how cute, Natalie Portman is a vegan…Pamela Anderson is one of those crazy PETA people…” There are a ton of celebrity veg*ns in Hollywood, but nobody seems to care much.
But, if an athlete goes veg, it’s serious business - their bodies are on the line, and I think people see it in a more serious light.
Hi—Lisa:
Athletes need special care and attention when it comes to their nutrition and diet, so when one decides to go veggie and does it successfully, it is always motivational and proves to all, that a vegetarian diet is NOT nutrient deficient.
Hey, thanxs for your visit. Do come again.
Missy.
Congrats to Prince Fielder and his transition to a more positive lifestyle. If there are more successful vegan players on the field then I do believe that there are many more individuals that would follow the same vertical. Great blog… keep up the good work.
Yay that is awesome! I read Diet for a new America, 17 years ago, that’s what turned me. 
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