What should I eat for a begginger of being a vegetarian?

Question

-To lose weight is my purpose.

What are some types of foods that I should eat for a begginer? Please reccomend and say what u dont recccomend.

Answer 1

Here are tips:

1. Take your time - my journey from meat eater took about a year.
2. Start out using some basic substitutes for the meat you are used to in foods where you won't even notice - ground meat replacements are available in the frozen food sections.
3. Leave meat off things that don't need it - pizza, salad, spag, etc.
4. Get some good cookbooks when you are ready to branch into more interesting foods - Moosewood books and New Farm Vegetarian are two of my favorites.
5. If you are worried about what to eat check out the book "Diet for a New America" it will cover many of the health questions.

Answer 2

Weight loss is a very bad reason. Do you plan on sticking with being vegetarian or going back after you lose weight? If you go back to your old ways, you will just put on the weight again, if you even lose any this way. You need to think long term if you want to lose weight. Think of what lifestyle you want to live for the rest of your life, and make it healthier so that you can lose weight and maintain a healthy weight throughout your life. And just so you know, some people will actually gain a couple of pounds after making the switch because your body has to adjust.

Answer 3

You should eat grains(pasta, bread, rice, cereals), legumes(soy and meat analogs, beans, peas, lentils), and increase your intake of fruits and vegetables. The best way to lose weight is to eat enough high protein foods to meet that need and then increase your fruit and vegetable consumption since they have very few calories and are also good for you.

If you have no plans to stay veg, I would recommend that you not refer to yourself as vegetarian because it implies lifelong commitment. If you are curious to know why most people go and stay veg, please visit this site:
http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/

Answer 4

dont listen to those other idiots. meat, although rich in protein, is highly unhealthy. it is loaded with growth hormones and steroids and artery-clogging cholesterol.

im a vegan, and trust me a vegetarian diet is pretty simple.
eat lots of fruit and salads, and try to eat a daily intake of soy. a cup of soy milk and a piece of fried tofu would easily give you as much protein as a 2 pound steak.

heres some hidden meat ingredients:
broth
shellac
gelatin
meat powder


all of those ingredients are non vegetarian.

Answer 5

Take spirulina, and Modifilan (brown sea weed extract), both algae supplements. Only eat whole foods like whole grain.

Answer 6

You should eat a well balanced vegetarian diet, stay away from junk food and exercise regularly. If you eat dairy and/or eggs, limit them.

Answer 7

Listen to me very carefully - unless it's for religion, being a vegetarian is a bad idea. YOU NEED MEAT! There are so many other ways to lose weight than becoming a vegetarian. YOU NEED MEAT!

Answer 8

well come to the world of vegetarian because of you more and more animals will save their live thanks here is the list of proteins for you :-
Proteins: Body's protein needs can be provided by either animal or plant sources. Mixed protein diet obtained from various plant sources is better than animal protein and is recommended in diabetes, renal diseases and liver diseases. Mixed protein diet from different plant sources has been the pattern of diet in India for all vegetarians.

Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are mainly found in plant foods; like cereals, grains, fresh and dry fruits, legumes, vegetable, greens, nuts etc. plant carbohydrates include' large amounts of starches, sugar and fibers which are important for gut functions. The body is better suited to a high carbohydrate diet than a low carbohydrate diet. In fact 55% of the food intake should be carbohydrate. All animal products do not contain carbohydrate which is essential for body.

Fat: Plant fats differ from animal fats in two different ways 1) they are cholesterol free 2) they generally contain more polyunsaturated fat and less saturated fats. Plant fats usually have higher polyunsaturated fat value than animal fats.

A diet which is low in cholesterol and which contains fat of a high PIS value is associated with a lower incident of coronary health disease.

Vitamins and Minerals: plant foods are rich in many vitamins and minerals.

Vitamin D: Vitamin D is obtained by exposure of skin to sun light and this is not a problem in India.

Calcium: The vegetarians can meet their needs for calcium from dairy products. Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) Dark green vegetables are good sources of Riboflavin as are legumes and whole grain cereal.

Iron: The problem of iron deficiency is relatively common but vitamin C significantly enhances absorption of iron hence it is advisable for vegetarians to include with each meal a food high in vitamin C which as lime, citrus fruits or juices.

Zinc: Zinc is found in large number of plant foods.

Fiber: Fiber is found only in vegetarian food like whole grain cereals, legumes, greens, fruits, vegetable etc.

Thus in vegetarian foods all requirement of nutrition for body growth and maintenance is fulfilled. One can have a complete and balanced diet provided we take enough food which is as close to nature as possible in maintaining sturdy and disease free body. It is equally helpful in curing many diseases.

ADVANTAGES OF VEGETARIAN DIET:
More & more evidence is surfacing that directly links a prolonged non- vegetarian diet to diseases as cancers, heart diseases, diabetes, asthma just to name a few.

1. LOGEVITY: Vegetarian can expect to live 4-10 years longer then the non-vegetarians.

" Source: Seventh day Adventists study

2. LESS HEART DISEASE: Because of low fat, saturated fat and cholesterol content of the vegetarian diet the risk of heart disease is lowered. High blood cholesterol levels are associated with increased risk of heart disease.

3. LESS CANCER: Up to 40% of all cancers are diet related. Cancer death rates have been associated with obesity and high fat / low fiber diet. Vitamin A & C are thought to be protective against colon cancer. Low fat diets protect against prostrate and breast cancer. Indoles, lignans, isoflavones, protease inhibitors which are present in plant foods and shown to be potent anti carcinogens.

4. LESS BOWEL DISEASE: Diverticular disease and appendicitis occur more frequently with low fiber intake as in meat diet.

5. LEES OBESITY & LESS INCIDENCE OF DIABETES: It is easier to plan a low fat diet for a vegetarian then for a meat eater. The fiber in plant food dilutes the energy & provides a satisfying meal without all the calories. Diabetes over the age of 40 seems to be related to obesity.

Answer 9

you should eat grass trust me u will lose weight quicker

Answer 10

I tried it once and simply withered away .... I had to get meat intravenously to get back on my feet