The reasoning being people’s diet choices were interesting.  Nearly everyone chose “taste” as one of their reasons.  But not all!  One pescetarian and one vegetarian claimed “health and well-being” and “environmental impact” respectively as their only reason for their diet.  Additionally, people with more traditional diets as well as those with more radical ones all think that their diets are tasty.  Other reasons submitted under “other” included contrarianism, animal welfare and ethics.  I find it interesting that over half of the respondants said that “habit” and “convenience” were motivations for their choices.  While the majority of those “taking the easy way out” were meat eaters, not all of them:  some found that a vegetarian or pescetarian diet was convenient and habitual.

I don’t think I drew enough non-male responses to draw any conclusions about gender and diet, though none of the females who replied were vegetarian or vegan:  two pescetarians and one carnivore!

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How would you classify your diet?
	Carnivore (meat and potatoes) 4 19% Omnivore (a wide variety of meats, fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy, eggs) 7 33% Vegetarian (vegetables, dairy, eggs) 4 19% Vegan (vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts only) 2 10% Fruitarian (only fruits) 0 0% Other 4 19% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

What reasons inform your diet?
	Convenience and ease 11 52% Health and well-being 17 81% Taste 19 90% Habit 12 57% Environmental impact 12 57% Other 3 14% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

What is your gender identity?
	Female 3 14% Male 18 86% MTF 0 0% FTM 0 0% Genderqueer 0 0% Other 0 0% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

What is your orientation?
	Gay 18 86% Lesbian 2 10% Queer 1 5% Straight 0 0% Bisexual 0 0% Other 0 0% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.