How to change to a vegetarian diet?

[pumkinheadsweetie]

People preparing food is scary these days,especially what I've been hearing about meat. I was wondering if anyone was a vegetarian on here? How can I change to a vegetarian diet? Is it really expensive? What are some good vegetarian meals?

[xsimplyxpaigex]

My sister is a vegetarian. She stopped eating meat cold turkey! Some people have to take it slow, like cut back on one type of meat at a time. Beef or pork would be good ones to start with.

Vegetarian meals aren't expensive, Vegan meals are. There's a huge difference. Vegetarians just don't eat meat. Vegans don't eat any sort of product from animals, like milk, cheese, eggs, etc.

Make sure you are still getting your protein! Soy beans and black beans are an excellent source. My sister likes to eat baked potatoes with broccoli and cheese mixed in. She also eats a lot of veggie pastas. Most restaurants will have a vegetarian section in the menu. A good idea would be to look online for vegetarian dishes, or just go buy a vegetarian cookbook.

My sister never ate vegetables until she read the book Skinny Bitch. She completely cut out all meat from her diet and now she will eat every vegetable there is!

My sister doesn't regret her decision to become a vegetarian. I've wanted to try it a few times, but I love my meat! lol I hope this information is useful. Good luck!

[pumkinheadsweetie]

Thanks! I'm gonna try it

[xsimplyxpaigex]

Good luck! It may be hard at first, but don't give up! My sister said she would try it for a year, and if she didn't like it she would go back to eating meat. It's been over two years now, and she loves being a veggie! lol

[Anonymous]

I'm in Nutrition class, and this it is a project we have to do:

You can buy meat substitutes like tofu or other soybean products. Make sure you still get protein from things like nuts and seeds, as well as carbs like whole grain breads. Because Vitamin b12 is only produced by animal products, you'll need to have a vitamin supplement.

Expect to lose a bit of weight, due to the fact that lots of fats are in animal products.

Be respectful to the fact that people will still eat meat and they should be respectful to the fact that you do not. Send me a pm if you would like some help with some recipe's or meat replacement meals :D

[jjjplayboy]

Its nice that you are beeing Veg.

Initially u'll have some probs.

Just divert year mind to some tasty veg food that you like , whenever you feel like you should eat meat.

[ILoveElectroHouse]

my girlfriend is a vegetarian and her favorite vegetarian meal is fresh veggie burrito! you check if you have a burrito place around your area like baja fresh or sumthing :0

[spoonman2014]

Ween yourself off it, stop eating red meat for a month, the poultry, then fish and anything else in the ocean for a month then boom you are there

[jtj25m]

'How can I change to a vegetarian diet?'...stop eating meat.

[jtj25m]

By the way, what exactly have you 'been hearing about meat' that makes you want to make a whole lifestyle change all of a sudden? I can assure you chemicals and bad processing rituals go into all food markets, whether they be meat or not.

[xsimplyxpaigex]

Parasites. Bacteria. Diseases.

You can't tell someone to just stop eating meat. Its like smoking, its addictive, especially since you've been eating it all your life! Its hard to quit doing anything cold turkey. You have to take it one step at a time.

[BabyJenks]

Parasites? Bacteria? Disease? Yes pork carries tapeworm and chicken has samonella and e coli. But all of these are easily overcome by correct kitchen hygeine, storage and cooking techniques.

[jtj25m]

Simply, any living organism can have such issues, Vegetables and fruits aren't animals but they are living. And I know it isn't 'as simple as that' But that is an answer to the question in the simplest form.

BabyJenks: Exactly. I understand certain reasons people want to become vegetarian, and I have no issue with that. It is when people want to do it based on unfounded misinformation and popular culture that I take issue with it. Especially when they make us meat eaters out to be so bad.

[Anonymous]

Just stop eating meat.