Things You'll Need:
- Food/exercise Journals
- Vegan Cookbooks
- Vegetarian Cookbook
- Multivitamins
- Notebooks
- Notebooks
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Step 1
Make a gradual change. If you like to cook, but aren't too sure about incorporating the vegetarian lifestyle, shift toward familiar foods, like tomatoes and mushrooms, then branch out.
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Step 2
Ask yourself what you enjoy eating. Consider various non-meat ways of getting protein in your diet (dairy; beans; tofu, gluten and seitan; and so on). Concentrate on a balance between protein-rich and other foods, and build meals that celebrate that balance.
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Step 3
Discover tofu. It can be prepared in a number of appetizing ways - grilled, sautéed, smoked, marinated.
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Step 4
Remember, it's okay to have people over for a vegetarian dinner party. Jimmy Carter did it. Host a non-meat meal.
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Step 5
Cook with variety in mind, but don't worry about constant variation. Your meal need not be wild and adventurous - just simple and inclusive of comfortable vegetables.
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Step 6
Remember it takes a little more effort to cook vegetarian: while it's easy to broil a steak and call it dinner, it's more difficult to broil carrots and do the same. Take the time to discover the spices, combinations of ingredients, and cooking methods that will make your meals satisfying to you.
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Step 7
Take the efforts from one preparation and translate them into another. Plan out what to do with leftovers. If you've grilled a variety of vegetables, consider how they could be incorporated into a stew, sandwich or salad the next day.
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Step 8
Pick up gardening! A window box of herbs is a great start and yields amazing results.
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Step 9
Create a compost pile. Give back to the soil; recognize and celebrate the cycle.
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Step 10
Buy as much organic produce as possible. It may be expensive, but it's worth it. You are guaranteed freshness and are supporting environmentally friendly farming procedures.
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Step 11
Take pleasure in shopping for ingredients. Bask in the beauty of produce even if you don't buy it.
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Step 12
Vegetarian dishes tend to take a fair amount of chopping. Be organized. Avoid frustration by doing prep work ahead of time.
Comments
duranie4ever said
on 7/24/2009 personally I have been going to Weight Watchers at least 3-4 different times and this last time I have really stuck to it. I will say that I have all meats except chicken out my weight loss. My shopping this weekend will be totally buying meatless products. The meatless burgers, corn dogs(are veggie dogs) are really good. Tofu,saitan,tempeh I will say I neaver tried any have no clue in what they taste like. I hope that in the first week I hope that I cand see a differance in my weight loss.
flavorisnotfat said
on 11/14/2007 vegetarians have to put more effort? ?????
this isn't exactly an informative source on vegetarianism.
sorry.
Anonymous said
on 2/28/2006 Many cultures around the world practice vegetarianism for religious and economic reasons, so seek out recipes and restaurants from India, China, Greece, the Middle East, and Latin countries.
Anonymous said
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Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Vitamin B12, Coenzyme Q10 and essential fatty acids are often lacking in the vegetarian diet. Vitamin B12 is found in Spirulina, Brewer's yeast, eggs and dairy. Coenzyme Q10 is found in broccoli, cauliflower, eggs and dairy. Flax seed oil is the best vegetarian source of Omega 3 essential fatty acids. Also remember that you cannot just stop eating meat without changing your diet completely. Make sure that when you remove meat from your diet you replace the nutrients that the meat provided (particularly protein, iron and fats).