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I want to be vegetarian but my mom says I need to "research" it first...What does she mean, and how can I research being a vegetarian?

2006-12-04 06:32:38 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink Vegetarian & Vegan

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my mom made me do that to when i became a vegetarian. first off, she probably wants you to reasearch what kind of vitamins you will need to be consious of. you will also have to know what kind of vegetarian you want to be.

im a lacto-ovo vegetarian which means i dont eat fish, red meat or puoltry but i do eat dairy and eggs. vegans dont eat any animal products at all (including huney) or use animal product like wool. semi vegetarians or pesco vegetarians dont eat red meat. ovo vegetarians dont eat any meat or dairy but do eat eggs and lacto vegetarians eat dairy products but dont eat any meat or eggs.

the way i researched it was i just typed in teen vegetarians on a search based sight (i used google, yahoo and ask.com). there are so many sights that tell u the things u need to look out for and the things you can eat. they helped me a lot!

2006-12-04 09:00:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

It's important to seriously research any life altering decision and becoming a Vegetarian is life altering. It will effect family outings, Thanksgiving meals, big banquets (I attended a huge banquet earlier this year where special vegetarian meals had to be ordered for just the 3 of us Veggies) and long vacations (there are some cultures that thrive on meat and finding meals that don't contain some kind of meat is nearly impossible).

It's also important that you gear up to eat healthy. Because you are thinking of cutting out meat, you may need to alter your diet. More beans, peanut butter, brocoli, good leafy veggies like fresh spinach and mushrooms need to be implemented into your diet to make up for the lost of protein. A good Vegetarian cookbook with simple recipes is a veggie's best friend.

Before I became a vegetarian, I studied it for a year. Even so, my mom asked me to go to a nutrionist. It was a good idea. With the nutritionist's help, I was able to plan the best meals for my new lifestyle. Even four years later, I am glad I went.

Do the research. It will help you make the most informed decision possible.

2006-12-04 15:40:40 · answer #2 · answered by T 4 · 1 0

There are different levels of vegetarianism. There are some that just won't eat meat. There are others that won't eat anything that come from an animal.

She probably wants you to look at all your options and how to eat to make sure you are getting the nutrition you are going to be lacking when you stop eating meat.

The more you know the better the decision you can make. As well as a deeper level of understanding and commitment to being a vegetarian.

2006-12-04 14:41:12 · answer #3 · answered by butterflykisses427 5 · 1 0

I think what your mom means is that she wants you to know what you are getting into before you decide to become a vegetarian. You should be aware of what you will need to do in order to eat a healthy vegetarian diet. You can't just cut the meat out of your diet - you must include other foods you may or may not be familiar with. Become familiar with beans, legumes, nuts, tofu, etc. Educate yourself.

I would strongly recommend either "Becoming Vegetarian" or "Becoming Vegan", depending on what your goals are.

Read the ADA's position on vegetarian diets (link below) so you are aware of the issues surrounding vegetarian diets. Provided you don't become what I call a 'junk food vegetarian' and eat a wide variety of healthy foods, a vegetarian diet has many health benefits!

Good luck :)

2006-12-04 14:51:38 · answer #4 · answered by fyvel 3 · 4 0

If your thinking about being a vegetarian then you have an open mind and should probably think of other things beneficial to your health... like smoking. Studies have shown smoking helps you lose weight and since obesity is the biggest killer in America, cigarettes are the perfect cure. Also if your a vegetarian and smoke you can have that sex appeal of chalky skin and black rings under your eyes from lack of nutrition and your gasps for air and smokers cough will play right in to that sexiness! Or just go eat a cheeseburger, and try to save the animals some other way... join PETA!

2006-12-04 16:12:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

Yes, I think she wants you to have more information. On-line would be a good place to start. You could use your search engine
and type pro con vegetarian and you will have lots in info to read.

It also may be helpful if you could talk to some vegetarians and I would not do that chatting on the computer. A local health food store would, most likely, have some very knowledgeable people.

My nephew is a vegetarian and he is not able to eat family meals & must cook for himself. It's also a bit of a hassle for him going out to eat. In order not to be the center of attention whenever we were going out to dinner as a family, he would just make do with choices on the menu or request plain salad.

2006-12-04 14:47:36 · answer #6 · answered by rng4alngtyme 2 · 3 1

Becoming a veggie is not as simple as just cutting out meat and fish.
These provide us with proteins, vitamins and iron which we need to obtain from other sources, the best being beans (kidney, borlotti, butter, black eye etc), pulses (lentils, chick peas, quinoa etc) and leafy green veg. These are the things you need to look at before deciding....read a couple of nutrition books which should point you in the right direction.

Best wishes.

2006-12-04 15:33:51 · answer #7 · answered by Kate 4 · 1 0

If you are used to eating meat it will be a big change to become a vegetarian, I stopped eating meat when I was 12 years old, I am 19 now and proud of it! you will need to learn about alternatives to meat and learn to make good meals. There are lots of choices out there you just have to look! I will give you some good sites to chek out. Good luck and welcome to the wonderfull world of vegitarianism, you will be glad you have made this choice. You won't beleive what animals have to go through just so we can enjoy the taste of theyer flesh, its foul!! and all the other things raising large numbers of animals does to our planet. Not to mention all the health reasons (= What I have given you should be enough information to let you begin your journy on the path of a vegan!

2006-12-04 15:04:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6 0

I've been a vegetarian for 2 years and you need to make sure that you can do it. You need to eat a variety of foods to get everything your body needs, or take vitamins and stuff. It's not hard, I recommend it.

You can find some information at plenty of sites, but here's peta.org's vegetarian starter kit (it's free):

http://www.goveg.com/order.asp

And here's vegetarian 101, haha: http://www.goveg.com/vegetarian101.asp

2006-12-04 15:42:42 · answer #9 · answered by F.J. 6 · 1 0

In the olden days, like when your mom was in school people used to think you had to have special knowledge to get "complete protein" and had to eat certain things together.
If you do research now you will see that it turns out that wasn't true. Your body can make all the amino acids. You should do some research and show her just so she won't be worried about your health. The library or the internet should have lots of stuff.
tell your mom it's a reversible decision and you can always eat meat in the future if you change your mind.

2006-12-04 14:45:02 · answer #10 · answered by BonesofaTeacher 7 · 2 2

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