I suppose, I really do not like limiting myself. Around me there are consdescending voices telling me what I should do, according to them.

I eat meat for nutritional purposes, similarly, I eat vegetables for nutritional purposes. They are both sources of nutrition.

If you want to get into the sentience issue, that is another issue. I don't always eat meat, but nutrition is important, so at times, I eat meat. Other times I don't.