Im becoming a vegetarian!?

Question

Can Some One Please Help Me!
As In What To Eat,ect!

Thanks!

Answer 1

If you keep working on it, everything that you eat now can be made without any animal products. It just takes a little skill in the kitchen and the right amount of commitment.

I'm vegan and these are some of my favorite things to eat:

Breakfast: bananas, cream of wheat with brown sugar and soy butter, cereal, pancakes or french toast with real maple syrup, vegan "sausage" patties, smoothies.

Snack: BRUSSEL SPROUTS =) no joke

Lunch: VEGAN "SAUSAGE" SANDWICHES, sandwiches with vegan deli slices(Tofurkey is the only one that's kinda funky), fruit, dinner leftovers, couscous salad, vegan sushi, potato or pasta salad.

Dinner: sloppy joes, "sausage" and gravy with homemade biscuits, Spaghetti and Trader Joe's "meatballs" or TVP, lasagna, Thai pad see ew, pad khi mao(drunkard's noodles), pad prig king, tofu+eggplant with basil sauce, yellow thai curry with tofu or vegan chikn and veggies and jasmine rice, Indian dal with homemade roti or dosai, channa masala, aloo gobi, vegetable or minestrone soup, pizza, STEAMED "PORK" BUNS with potstickers or spring rolls, sweet&sour/orange/lemon chikn, vegan pho or wonton soup, baked tofu, BBQ homemade seitan (tastes like BBQ'd ribs)

I use these sites to find recipes:
http://www.foodnetwork.com
http://vegweb.com
http://www.recipezaar.com

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There is a Japanese analogy/proverb that goes like this, "The nail that sticks up is the one that gets hammered down". People are like this everywhere. When you tell your family that it is your personal belief that animals should not be eaten, they take a look at themselves and it can be subconsciously translated into, "What you do is wrong and I choose to be right."

Your parents have probably been taught a huge amount of misinformation by their parents and their teachers while growing up. You really need to research vegetarian diets and health before you even think about saying the "V-word" in front of your parents.

When you have gathered enough information and feel confident in a vegetarian diet's ability to maintain or even improve health, you may mention to them that you have made the decision. They may be shocked, angry, worried, curious or many other things, but you must NEVER react to their behavior and always stay calm. If they are able to speak to you and respect your choice, please tell them everything and answer all questions. If they are rude, inconsiderate, judgmental, violent, or verbally abusive, refuse to continue any conversation until they can speak to you with respect.

The best advice is to study everything that you can about a healthy vegetarian diet and keep yourself in good shape (better than most people your age or than your friends/family if possible). If nobody that you know shows a genuine, positive interest in your choice, don't give them the privilege of the knowledge that you have gathered. Work your way around any attempts they make to trivialize your beliefs and if possible, go shopping with your parents and buy things that aren't obvious veggie fare. Instead of trying to sneak fake meat into the cart, toss in lentil soup, peanut butter, pasta, fruits & veggies or anything else that you have learned is needed to fill any gaps in your diet.

There have been vegan Olympic gold medalists and a vegan woman can create an ENTIRELY NEW,HEALTHY HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER. Many of these children stay vegan and grow up to be perfectly healthy adults. So just keep yourself educated about what you eat and don't let anyone tell you that a veg diet is lacking anything essential.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_933_ENU_HTML_(Draft).htm

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If you want to become a lacto-ovo vegetarian, the transition should be quite simple. Almost all meats have widely available commercial replacements. All that you have to do is replace any flesh in your diet (beef, pork, poultry, seafood) with meat analogs or just leave it out altogether.

You should keep in mind that a journey such as this can be quite short but should just be the beginning of a longer one to a plant-based diet with no animal products. This is because of the reality of factory farming in which animals that are kept alive to produce milk, eggs, etc suffer much more and longer than animals that are raised to a certain weight and then slaughtered.http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/
http://meat.org
Some people use the word "vegan" in reference to this idea, but be aware that applying that label to yourself should always come with the inclusion of wise activism and advocacy.http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/index.html
Two extremely important examples of this are that you should never speak to someone about vegetarianism/veganism without their consent and genuine interest or as a comment on what they are eating AND your dietary beliefs should never be used as an introduction or explanation of who you are as a person. Veg*ism should be something that comes up AFTER people get to know you and they offer you a situation that makes it confusing to withhold the information/discussion. Also, if you are presented something that you choose not to eat or you are
ordering food/eating together somewhere/picking the best place to eat.

When you you hold off on the subject until it's necessary and then act like it isn't a big deal at all, people are usually surprised and WAY more interested and curious than if you were to bring it up when someone's eating or just using it as a conversation starter.

A responsible vegan ALWAYS studies the subject of their own health and how to keep their body completely provided for in every sense. http://www.veganhealth.org/sh
To neglect their body is to define a plant-based diet as unhealthy and is the opposite of helping the animals.

Just to clear things up, the vegetarian/vegan diet is not composed of salads, vegetables, fruit and fake meat. Fruits and vegetables are always important but they DO NOT make up the largest portion of any healthy diet.
A balanced plant-based diet includes grains(breads, pasta, rice,cereal), legumes(soy, beans, peas, lentils), fruit and vegetables.
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/food_groups.html
http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/
http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/eating.html
Being vegan can be an art, one whose challenge is to take things that involve the suffering of the innocent and change them into something free of cruelty.

A vegan woman can create an ENTIRELY NEW,HEALTHY HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER. Many of these children stay vegan and grow up to be perfectly healthy adults. So just keep yourself educated about what you eat and don't let anyone tell you that a veg diet is lacking anything essential.

Technically the term "vegetarian" does imply that you don't consume anything that comes from the body of an animal that requires killing it. Many ingredients such as gelatin and glycerin are found in many candies, Fig-Newtons, and many of other foods as well as rennet found in many cheeses.
http://www.happycow.net/health-animal-ingredients.html
The best thing to remember is to take your time so that for example: when you are comfortable not eating beef and pork you can then give up chicken when you are sure you can make the commitment permanently.
Depending on your age or reliance on parents or regional options, it may not be best to give yourself a label. The important thing is to do your best to make progress and be committed to your compassion towards animals. Never put your focus onto what you or other people use to describe yourself.

If you meet someone that talks down to people for eating meat, dairy, etc or to you because they think they are "more veg" than you, laugh in their face and tell them they are a disgrace to the entire philosophy. People like this only hurt the idea of veg*ism AND the animals. The point of all of this is to live compassionately and and as free from cruelty as you can, all the while maintaining your health and a positive attitude. People who don't maintain either, need not open their mouths and represent our beliefs.

If you actually choose to read all of this, I hope it helps. If not, feel free to e-mail me if you have questions.

Answer 2

The easiest thing to do is to look at what you normally eat and than ask "how can I make this meal vegetarian."

I constantly eat a breakfast of high fiber cereal, soy milk, and some prunes.

My lunches snacks and dinner change.

I often have sandwiches for lunch. I find that hummus is a good substitute for mayonnaise and avocado a good substitute for lunch meat. So instead of a turkey sandwich, I'll have an avocado and cucumber sandwich spread with hummus. There are many kinds of vegetarian bread out there, but I like Ezekiel bread, because it is a complete protein and is gluten free.

You can do a lot with dinner. You can make a quick vegetarian stir fry. Last night for dinner I had brown rice pasta with an organic tomato sauce and some meatless meatballs. They also sell boca burgers, which I'll admit is an acquired taste, but aren't that bad with lots of mustard and pickles.

It's really not too difficult to eat vegetarian. There are many recipes and alternatives to meat out there. All you have to do is use your imagination to turn your favorite meals into vegetarian meals.

Answer 3

Well, I've been a vegetarian since I've been born!
If you start craving meat one day, you should get some vegetarian "meat." It's actually very good! Some of my friends that aren't vegetarian have tried it and loved it! You can get vegetarian bacon, chicken, and other things.
Also, there are a lot of good fruits out there that you can eat!

Answer 4

The one thing to remember is that you need to replace the nutrients you are no longer getting from meat with other food. Major concerns for most people are protein, iron and b12(although they shouldn't be since they are easy to get).

Protein
The average person only needs about 50 grams of protein per day. Protein is in everything, just look at the side of boxes. In todays world it is very hard to be protein deficient if you are eating a wide variety.

High protein foods include:
soy milk, tofu, nuts(Almonds, Cashews, Filberts, Hemp Seeds, Peanuts, Pumpkin seeds, Sesame seeds, Sunflower seeds, Walnuts (black)), seeds, legumes(Garbanzo beans, Kidney beans, Lentils, Lima beans, Navy beans, Soybeans, Split peas), grains(Barley, Brown rice, Buckwheat, Millet, Oatmeal, Rye, Wheat germ, Wheat, hard red, Wild rice), vegetables(Artichokes, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Green peas, Green pepper, Kale, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Mustard green, Onions, Potatoes, Spinach, Tomatoes, Turnip greens, Watercress, Yams, Zucchini), fruits(Apple, Banana, Cantaloupe, Grape, Grapefruit, Honeydew melon, Orange, Papaya, Peach, Pear, Pineapple, Strawberry)

Iron
Like vitamin B-12, iron is a crucial component of red blood cells. Dried beans and peas, lentils, enriched cereals, whole-grain products, dark, leafy green vegetables, and dried fruit are good sources of iron. To help your body absorb non-animal sources of iron, eat foods rich in vitamin C — such as strawberries, citrus fruits, tomatoes, cabbage and broccoli — at the same time you consume iron-containing foods.

B12
Vitamin B-12. Your body needs vitamin B-12 to produce red blood cells and prevent anemia. This vitamin is found almost exclusively in animal products, including milk, eggs and cheese. You can get vitamin B-12 from some enriched cereals, or fortified soy products.

If it makes you feel better you can also take a multi-vitamin, although it isn't necessary if you are eating a variety of different foods.

Go to your local library and take out some books. Almost all books on vegetarian diet contain recipes. You can also look at websites and get some info there.

Websites:
http://goveg.com/
http://www.vegetariantimes.com/
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/goingveg.html
http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/

Answer 5

OMG!!!! I love you!
God i remember when i became a vegetarian. (haha it was 2 years ago)
anyways
morning star brand has really good completly vegetarian items like
meatless chicken pattes/ nuggets/ sausage links/ sausage patties/ burgers/ buffalo wings/ etc.
they are great and taste good also if you ever heard of the Amy's brand all their items are vegetarian too which go from veggie pot pies to stir fries. YUM! I hope you suceed!
The first year whenever i smelled meat my mouth would water, but to get threw it i thought of it as a dead rotten carcass on the side of the road and how it was muscley disgusting flesh.

Answer 6

Eating Vegetables with any kind of meat or eggs (except Milk) is not Vegetarian.Completely avoding all Animal products is Vegan and including Milk alone is Lacto-Vegetarians--indrinking milk there is no "Killing" involved.

Answer 7

Turkey is a good choice, some people will try to trick you into thinking turkey comes from animals, but have you ever actually seen a turkey with your own eyes in person? I didn't think so! They are grown in fields just like corn from turkey seeds so just stick with turkey, it will be like Thanksgiving every day. Just avoid the potatoes, they actually come from hamsters that have been dismembered, shaved, cooked in a special way to turn their bodies into starch. Don't believe the people that say the grow underground. Have you ever seen a potato growing underground? I didn't think so!

Answer 8

Well, you should just not become a vegetarian, because for every animal you dont eat, im going to eat three. That means your be killing even more animals then before!!!!

Answer 9

Sweet. GO YOU!
Go to http://goveg.com and order a free booklet of recipes and information on going vegetarian.
Or you can go to http://peta2.com for recipes and information and videos and order free stuff.
Excelent choice. You will not regret going veg!
Best of luck!
:)

Answer 10

i love pasta and italian food
fruits and veggies are also very good =)

Answer 11

Booo you suck!

Eat meat. Yummy, juicy meat.