How do i become a vegiterian?

Question

I want 2 become a vegiterian but my mom and her boyfriend buy alot of meat so how do i get them to stop buying so much meat and have them support me on becoming a vegiterian?

Answer 1

First. Learn how to spell Vegetarian.

Answer 2

That's tough. How old are you? How well educated is your mom? Is she actively opposed to your being a vegetarian?

1. Stop eating meat. It sounds simple enough, but you have to be firm about it.

2. Educate yourself on the alternatives. Not all meat substitutes are appealing to everybody (I STILL don't like tofu!) Find something that you like and that your whole family likes.

3. Offer to cook. (The Moosewood series of vegetarian cookbooks has never failed me).

4. Ask them to try it out for a while. Calculate how much groceries would cost with and without meat (meat costs a lot!)

5. Google "Mad Cow Disease."

Good luck!

Answer 3

Here's how I got started.

Boil a pound of raw pinto beans until they're soft like baked potatoes (roughly one hour 30 minutes). Strain the water, and serve whole or mash them.

Steam one pound of brown rice in any cheap $15 rice cooker. Now mix the beans with the rice.

Put the good stuff in four or so tupperware containers- you've just cooked enough lunches for a full week. Spread it out on a whole weat tortilla with some cheese or eat it right out of the bowl. Beans & rice makes a complete protein- that's all 8 essencial amino acids. An excellent backbone to any diet.

If you buy your rice and beans out of the bulk bins of any grocery store, tortillas and cheese are your biggest expense, and you could easily support yourself on about $10 per week. How much is your allowence?

Answer 4

You have to take responsibility for your choice. Your mother works hard, and you cannot expect her to cook you a special meal just for you.

First, you need to learn how to cook vegetarian food for yourself, so your lifestyle choice does not inconvenience your mother. You could even offer to cook a vegetarian meal once a week for the whole family.

Second, you should go to the grocery store with your mother and help her buy the food.

Third, a lot of vegetarian specialty products are expensive. You should start to earn your own money to pay for things like soy milk or whatever.

Fourth, and most importantly, you may not preach to your family about the wonders of not eating meat. You do not want them to put you down for choosing to be a vegetarian, then you cannot put them down for eating meat. Do not tell them how cruel the kill floor of a slaughter house is, or bring PETA propaganda to the dinner table, or tell them that their colons have 20 pounds of undigested meat in them.

If you respect your family's choice to eat meat, then they will be more likely to respect your choice to be a vegetarian.

Answer 5

Vegetarianism is the practice of not consuming meat, with or without the use of other animal derivatives, such as dairy products or eggs. Some vegetarians choose to also refrain from wearing clothing involving the death of animals, such as leather, silk and fur.

Other dietary practices commonly associated with vegetarianism
Fruitarianism is a diet of only fruit, nuts, seeds, and other plant matter that can be gathered without harming the plant.
Macrobiotic diet is a diet of mostly whole grains and beans, though it allows the consumption of fish.
Natural hygiene in its classic form recommends a diet principally of raw vegan foods.
Raw food diet practitioners don't eat food heated above a certain temperature.
Raw veganism is a diet of fresh fruit, nuts, seeds, and vegetables.

[edit] Semi-vegetarian varieties
The following similarly named diets are often not considered true vegetarianism:[citation needed]

Pesco/pollo vegetarianism (semi-vegetarianism, poultratarianism) — will only eat certain meats depending on the particular diet (pesco-fish, pollo-fowl).
Flexitarianism — prefer to eat vegetarian food, but make exceptions
Freeganism — consume things that do not support the production of additional products.

Answer 6

Just quit eating meat. Don't try to make your mom and her bf stop eating meat if you're serious about being a vegetarian it wont matter if you're around meat because you wont want it.

Answer 7

It depends on how old you are. If you are old enough to cook for yourself, then I would suggest that. Otherwise just explain to her how you feel, and give her several reasons why you want to stop eating meat. She might be willing to help you if you just talk to her.

Answer 8

I think the bes thing would be fr you to cook your own seperate meals as it is a bit much to expect them to go alon with your diet. There are some very simple recipes here : http://www.recipesforvegans.co.uk Once you start t cook yourself and show them how nice veggie meals can be they may be more willing to have more themselves.

Answer 9

A. learn to spell or use the Check Spelling
B. buy a copy of "Laurel's Kitchen" and read it.
C. eliminate meat from your diet.

Answer 10

give your mom a list of things you want to eat and you can go to the peta website and they will send you a free info packet about becoming a vegatarian