Although Emily Orley does make some valid points about kosher, in reality, it’s not that hard to keep a kosher lifestyle in the tri-state area. Outside of a major metropolitan area or large Jewish communities however, keeping kosher can get extremely difficult or, for lack of better word relevant to the article, “annoying”.
Thanks to the impact of kashrut certification agencies as well as food & beverage companies increasingly looking for new ways to monetize stable product lines, more and more products are becoming kosher, like Newman’s Own Organic Chocolate Cups recently. Furthemore, kosher has become synonymous with “healthy” and “organic”, a title that bodes well for increased sales and allows for higher profit margins for the Coca-Cola’s and Nestle’s of the world. National grocery chains like SuperValu, Whole Foods, and Kroger’s now carry more and more kosher products every day.
Check out our posts on the “The Kosher Trend” or “Kosher vs. Kosher Style” to learn about why Kosher is stil going strong and not so annoying anymore.
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The 16 Most Annoying Things About Keeping Kosher
Oy vey, where do I begin?posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:15pm EST
3. After that whole explanation, people assume that you’re super-religious.
4. And they think keeping kosher isn’t as “cool” as other diets.
When people act like it’s a second-class diet compared to eating vegan or gluten-free, I’m like…
5. But despite your best efforts, people can’t grasp the concept, especially waiters.
8. And you always have to ask the world’s most detailed questions about food.
12. Furthermore, when you try to adjust a recipe to be kosher-friendly, it doesn’t quite work.
13. Traveling, which is supposed to be relaxing, is always stressful because you’re starving the entire time.
15. The most annoying thing of all: all the amazing-looking food that isn’t kosher.
16. In fact, not being able to eat bacon is enough for most people to question why you do this diet at all.
Bacon is pig, and pig is the treifest of treif (non-kosher). But people are in love with bacon. And people LOVE to feel dramatically terrible for you when they hear you can’t eat bacon. The pitying looks are almost as bad as sitting and watching someone eat a BLT.
BUT! Here’s a little good news: lots of packaged goodies are actually kosher.
And some surprising chip flavors.
Artificial bacon ranch flavoring: It’s a mitzvah.
And most sugary candy.
They may be terrible for you, but they fit the guidelines!
This post is specific to how I keep kosher and is not as strict as the practice of some orthodox Jews who, for instance, only eat meat slaughtered under Rabbinic supervision. There are many different levels based on how observant you are.
Jewish Marketing 101 
Kosher is a lot less annoying when you live up to the Torah ideal of a plant-based, veg*n diet. In fact, living up to the Torah ideal is great for your neshama, just knowing that you’re not connected to the suffering and killing of animals.