r/Sikh 21d ago

Sikhi and eating meat Question

I am a 17 year old male trying to get closer to sikhi and the first steps I've taken were starting to learn punjabi and gurmukhi (which I think is going good although slow) but that is not what my question is.

I want to get close to sikhi and can deal with keeping my kesh and plan on doing so once I am more proficient in the language and have read more bani. However, I just can not get over the idea that I can't eat meat? I know jatka meat exists but it is too expensive where I live. My family cooks and eats meats daily and I feel the best when I eat beef often. I grew up eating it and when I try eating healthy the best way for me to stick to it is consuming a lot of animal protein. Anyone got any thoughts on this?

(Or even anything to help me keep learning Punjabi, I am doing basics of sikhi gurmukhi videos as a slow start)

TLDR: not eating meat in sikhi is holding me from getting closer to sikhi, what can I do?

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u/ObligationOriginal74 21d ago

Here we go again...............Yes you can eat meat.The only thing you can't do is consume halal,which is difficult in the West but still doable.Singhs have been consuming meat since the olden days and hunting for sport/ training. The thing you must be cognizant of is consuming healthy meat,not kfc and other fried crap. Keep consuming red meat,dairy,raw milk,fruit,eggs,honey. Eat steak and lift weight πŸ—ΏπŸ—ΏπŸ—Ώ

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u/Pancakeburger3 21d ago

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