I want to become vegetarian, but i know i won't be able to do it, are there any other alternatives?

Question

i can't deal without all meat...

Answer 1

Sometimes people give up red meat but still eat chicken and fish.

Or you could try to give all meat up for three weeks. I went to a lecture by this veggie doctor once and he said that if you can make it for three weeks, you probably won't crave it anymore. I was already a vegetarian at the time, but I've thought about trying the three week thing for cheese. Haven't done it yet though; I love cheese so much!

Answer 2

I was a half-vegetarian for about half a year, and then I switched to be full-vegetarian. I have been full-vegetarian for about 3 or 4 years now. It's easier than it seems. There are billions of meat substitutes out there, such as morningstar, boca, and gardenburger. If it's a certain type of meat you're not willing to give up, there's a subsitute for it.

Chicken:
Morningstar: Chicken Strips, Chicken Patties, Chicken Nuggets
Boca: Spicy Chicken Patties

Burgers:
Morningstar: Regular, not that exciting
Boca: Lots of varieties, check out your grocery store.
Garden Burger: Again, lots of varieties, but the kind i eat is Black Bean. Yum.

Hotdogs/Corndogs:
Morningstar has some hotdogs and corndogs that are so good, you can't even taste the difference. It was so amazing. Within the first week of being vegetarian, me and my dad found the hotdogs, and brought them home to my mom. She asked us if they were real meat after eating them, and dhad to go check the package to make sure.

Amy's makes some great chili that you can't even tell that it's not meat.

Several restaurants serve veggie burgers such as Subway, Ruby Tuesday's, and Steak Escape.

And other restaurants substitute tofu for meat in the food.

Tofu is not as bad as it sounds, it's highly underrated. It's a delicious side, and also makes a great entree, especially fried.

There's some amazing stuff out there, so if you're discouraged, and think you can't do it, you'll be surprised at how easy it is.

Answer 3

Well why do you want to become a vegetarian? I personally have been told some horrible stories about how certain animals are slaughtered and such and I don't agree with it but, I still eat it. I personally like going hunting and fishing or buying my meat from small time meat markets and such. That's because to me it feels like there is less of a chance to get some sort of illness. In a big manufactoring plant of meat those people a lot of times don't think about "well, would I feed this to my family?" Where a small time place is also feeding thier family with that meat that they are selling you. If you are doing it for diet reasoning, you don't have to be a vegan to be a health nut. Some satisics yes show that they are the healthiest eaters out there, but you can find satistics to say whatever you want the to say. Back when my grandpa was growing up there weren't near as many fat people as there are today. And those people weren't vegans either. They just had a good food intake, worked hard (not exercised, not sit around on the couch), and good sleep patterns.

Answer 4

I would suggest that you try it. I grew up on meat and ate it everyday of my life for years. I always loved animals and felt bad that they had to die so that I could essentially live. I searched vegetarianism and came across a web site www.veggie123.com, and it helped me become a vegetarian. It was hard at first, but it does get easier. Meat subs are very realistic in taste and texture. Going out to eat is a little more difficult, but I get to try all these new foods.

So just try it, and stop telling yourself that you cant do it. The only person that can defeat you is you.

I reccomend that you check out that site, and figure out why you want to become a veg.

Good Luck!

Answer 5

Try eliminating red meat; it's a good place to start because it is the fattiest meat. Maybe eliminate pork, too.
I am a pescatarian, meaning I only eat seafood.
Keep in mind, you don't have to be strict. It's ok to cross the line sometimes. I don't buy or cook meat, but I eat it sometimes. There are several types of soy products (Boca, Morningstar Farms) in the frozen food case that are good, too.
For extra motivation, watch Peta's "Meet Your Meat" video. There are many benefits for going vegetarian so I would encourage you too. The meat industry in the USA is disgusting, the animals are abused, and fed hormones and drugs so they grow fast enough to keep up with the demand. Check out that video...

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

Answer 6

There are plenty of alternatives. You can continue to eat eggs, dairy, or fish. It just depends on what kind of vegetarian you want to be. There are lots of alternatives to meat, also. Most of them don't taste bad at all, and can actually taste exactly like meat if you dress it up a bit with toppings or something.

Answer 7

Slowly cut down the meat consumption and eat more veggies stuff instead. My friends started that way and they are now vegetarian. If you really cant deal without meat, dont force yourself... it got to be from the within.

Answer 8

hjlite has it right, watch the PETA videos, I've provided some links to them, as well as to other sites promoting veg'anism.

When you switch red meat for chicken, more chickens suffer. You'll suffer too, because coming from factory farms is infested with one or more of the following:

*bacteria (including salmonella and e-coli)
*hormones to make 1) cows make more milk, 2) chickens and pigs bigger. The hormones in cows that make them lactate more can actually cause men to grow breasts. ; ^ )
*antibiotics to fight mammary infections in cows
*blood and pus from their infected udders (and remember, milk is homogenized, so it's not like blood and pus are tiny spots within the milk, it's the milk)
*mucus
*POOP - uh huh, poop XP
*untreated infections (animals get other kinds of infections, not just mastitis in cows)

I'm sure there's more gross stuff coming from factory farms, not to mention saturated fat, cholesterol, and the illnesses that eating animals cause... heart disease, diabetes, impotence, acne, cancer, Alzheimer's, and the list goes on and on.

Go vegan, it's the healthiest, sanest, most compassionate and most intelligent food choice.

Finally, look at all the stuff vegans eat. Not everything we eat comes from animals, there's SO MUCH MORE to eat that is plant based. When we take something away, it needs to be replaced with something else either just as good as or better than it was. The first 3 links below give you lots of food resources.

Take a look at the PETA website, it gives lots of information, even sites where you can buy non-food products that are cruelty free.

Remember, veganism is good for the environment, too. Livestock tears it up, not to mention the methane emissions from these animals. This happens mostly in the form of belching, and not farting, as some in the news have claimed.

Veganism can also feed everyone on the planet. Instead of feeding our crops to livestock, it can be fed to the poor. If we did that, would be fed, no one would starve. Starvation is totally preventable.

Look at these wonderful reasons for going veg, and already you have something to fill the "meat void" with! : ^ )

Answer 9

Here's an idea, Stop eating meat, all meat including fish, for two weeks. That just 14 days. If you can stand it, and I bet you will surprise yourself with just how easy it is, then consider going veggie permanently.
But if after two weeks you cant stand it anymore, then that's fine go back to your meat based diet. Nothing to lose, and possibly a new lifestyle to gain.

Answer 10

Increase your Fresh Veggie consumption & consider using organic rasied meat/eggs/dairy sources. Make the Meat a side-dish instead of the main portion of the meal.