Any tips for becoming vegetarian?
I want to try a week of being a vegetarian simply for the healthbenefits.
I’ve had quite a few vegetarian meals before and I really like them, but I’m not sure how to go about meeting all the nutrition requirements etc.
Plus I don’t like fruit -.- I know, right? But I do love vegetables.
So, any tips?
I don’t care for fruit like raw apples and oranges hate bananas but I like tinned fruit and soft fruits like strawberries. I like a lot of dried fruits too. So keep investigating fruits. Will you eat cherry pie or apple crumble for example.
It is possible to live without fruit because there is plenty of goodness in the variety of vegetables available. Some ‘vegetables’, tomatoes cucumbers and squashes are actually fruits anyway. Rhubarb which is served like a fruit in sweets is really a vegetable.
What needs to be decided is do you want to keep up with eating dairy products, eggs and fish?
Break up the day into Breakfasts
Lunch time meals
Evening meals.
Then find some ideas for these meals and make your own list. It has to be tasty so consider if you like dressings on salads and make up your own in advance. A good sauce or gravy can turn a dull plate full into something very tasty.
When starting out you can always have a tiny amount of meat in a cottage pie type meal then gradually wean off meat altogether. Or try doing a vegetarian main meal every other day. I make a bolognaise sauce using a vegetarian ‘beef’ tasting mix, and there are fake bacon and sausage mixes too.
Nuts are a good source of nutrition and each has it’s own flavour which is quite strong.
Changing any diet takes preparation.
Try looking at these recipes
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Everyday-Cooking/Vegetarian/Main.aspx
The only tip I would like you to strongly consider is not to taste something as a single element. such as herbs, they can be very strong tasting and you probably wont eat a thyme leaf on it’s own and enjoy it, but chopped up and mixed in to a dish it adds a flavour which you may think is great. 00
September 2nd, 2010 at 8:06 am
You should try eating quorn and if you are going to eat fish you are a pescetarian not a vegetarian.
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September 2nd, 2010 at 8:41 am
it depends what kind of vegetarian you want to become
you can get your nutrition from dairy products(if you want to eat dairy), seafood(if you want to eat that)
i get my nutrition from tofu, nuts, dairy, vegetables, grain, and fruit
um-mm my curiosity is killing me but how do you like not fruit? it taste so good
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September 2nd, 2010 at 9:14 am
I don’t care for fruit like raw apples and oranges hate bananas but I like tinned fruit and soft fruits like strawberries. I like a lot of dried fruits too. So keep investigating fruits. Will you eat cherry pie or apple crumble for example.
It is possible to live without fruit because there is plenty of goodness in the variety of vegetables available. Some ‘vegetables’, tomatoes cucumbers and squashes are actually fruits anyway. Rhubarb which is served like a fruit in sweets is really a vegetable.
What needs to be decided is do you want to keep up with eating dairy products, eggs and fish?
Break up the day into Breakfasts
Lunch time meals
Evening meals.
Then find some ideas for these meals and make your own list. It has to be tasty so consider if you like dressings on salads and make up your own in advance. A good sauce or gravy can turn a dull plate full into something very tasty.
When starting out you can always have a tiny amount of meat in a cottage pie type meal then gradually wean off meat altogether. Or try doing a vegetarian main meal every other day. I make a bolognaise sauce using a vegetarian ‘beef’ tasting mix, and there are fake bacon and sausage mixes too.
Nuts are a good source of nutrition and each has it’s own flavour which is quite strong.
Changing any diet takes preparation.
Try looking at these recipes
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Everyday-Cooking/Vegetarian/Main.aspx
The only tip I would like you to strongly consider is not to taste something as a single element. such as herbs, they can be very strong tasting and you probably wont eat a thyme leaf on it’s own and enjoy it, but chopped up and mixed in to a dish it adds a flavour which you may think is great. 00
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September 2nd, 2010 at 9:50 am
Some will disagree, but I think that it is important to define your vegetarianism. Then you will be better prepared to determine where your nutrients will come from. Are you doing this only for health benefits, or are spiritual and/or ethical issues at work? For me, it’s all three. I would be a vegan, but that can be difficult to reconcile with a busy professional and family life. So I call myself a lacto-vegetarian, but I avoid dairy products when I can because I object to factory dairy farm practices. Even more sparingly do I eat eggs, because of dreadful conditions in the poultry industry.
Most of my protein comes from beans. That is not so dull as it might sound, because we are blessed with a fantastic assortment from which to choose. And they are all delicious, and inexpensive. I eat tons of tomatoes, peas, broccoli, and lots of leafy greens. Also loads of bread and pasta (so long as they don’t contain eggs!). I don’t go hungry, and I am happy and healthy, too!
If you allow yourself dairy and eggs, you have more variety from which to choose your protein. Either way, just commit yourself to the cause, and enjoy! You will notice subtleties of flavor and texture you did not notice before, and you will not want to eat m**t again. Read some books, research vegetarianism and veganism on the web, and try to make connections with others on the path. I bet you won’t go back to eating m**t…
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September 2nd, 2010 at 10:25 am
Get the Vegetarian Starter Kit
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk
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