Im working on becoming vegetarian...but..?!
Answers: i want to be a vegetarian but i hate vegetables. the only vegetables i will eat is mashed potatoes or baked potatoes, corn and ill eat cooked broccoli but it has to have cheese...and i dont want to eat cheese... so that scratches off broccoli from my list. im really picky. and i hate that but if i eat vegetables i dont like then i gag. how can i be a vegetarian if every meal is cooked with vegetables! does anyone else who is a vegetarian have this problem? if so how do you deal with it?
repeat after me: "I will be a great successful healthy vegetarian"
*vegetarian foods does not mean only vegetables. there are millions of vegetarian foods out there!.
*you need to think of veggies as part of a meal with the grains and beans.
*get some really good vegetarian recipes and try them. go to http://www.vegetariantimes.com
look up a recipe for grilled veggie pizza.
also try to start with veggie sandwiches. - see you can eat veggies!
Its not like all veggie or nothing. its about using every ingredient but meat!
You will be fine, you just to experiment and try different things. Also don't forget fruit.
maybe vagetarian isn't for you....
If you don't like vegetables you will have a very hard time being a vegetarian. Why are you trying to force it? Vegetarianism should be a natural reflection of your honest lifestyle, not a choice that you force onto yourself. If it doesn't feel natural to you, then it is not for you.
I don't think you can become vegetarian and not eat vegetable it doesn't seem possible.. sorry.
But if your mind is set on it, you can learn to like them.
Oh, and nutritionally potatoes and corn aren't vegetable, their starches.
One of my good friends was a vegetarian and she was really picky too. I think she had a difficult time finding things she liked. There are a lot of varieties of vegetarian dishes that use much more ethnic or exotic staples in their dishes. Some common ones are yucca, eggplant, mushrooms, artichoke, etc.
I would suggest that you go to some vegetarian specialty restaurants and try out a few different types of dishes. You will certainly need to eat more than just corn and potatoes (both are highly starchy) and if you combine that will breads and pastas- all you will be eating is starch. That is not a good healthy diet.
Try Whole Foods market also- for some deli prepared vegetarian selection. Be sure to incorporate nuts and soy into your diet for protien and calcium.
Something tells me it's not going to work out. You'll end up pouring cheese or butter on everything. Or overseasoning. If you just don't want to eat meat or any animal for personal reasons, then don't eat them. But you'll have to find something to replace the cravings you are going to have. You may find that you will gain weight because you turned to sweets or carbs. Your body turns carbs into sugar which turns into fat.
Good luck.
Maybe you should spread you wings and hope for a breeze, you won't get far as a starch-tarian. You'll stand a better chance if you settle as the gag-tarian.
I agree with the others - you can't call yourself a vegetarian and hate vegetables at the same time, it's just hypocrisy.
Maybe you hate vegetables because you never had them prepared correctly or tastefully. My mom used to serve us soggy vegetables drowning in butter all the time - it's a wonder I like Brussells Sprouts anyways!
The best thing you can do is have someone help you prepare and cook vegetables so that they do taste good. If you can join a cooking class, I would do so. Try out ethnic restaurants such as Japanese, Indian, or Thai and if you like the food, check out some cookbooks that have step-by-step instructions on how to prepare the same foods at home. Check out veggie chips, add fresh fruit to your current diet. You can eat all those potatoes, but balance out with a green salad with some fruit in it, you can eat canned peaches and pears, can't you? And take a really good multi-vitamin such as those found at Trader Joe's or Whole Foods where the list of ingredients is 60 ingredients long to help your transition to the real thing. Give yourself time to make the changes and learn to like salads and fruits, at least 6 months, and then make the changes before you call yourself vegetarian.
You don't have to eat ONLY vegetables.
There are plenty of tastey ways to prepare them, too.
Removing vegetables from any diet is unhealthy, let alone one that already has meat and dairy removed.
There is little nutritional value in both corn and potato. If you do decide to go vegetarian you will want to experiment with some veggie friendly foods.
Things like hummus, salads, tofu and of course vegetables are staples in any veggie diet.
Try vegetables with different sauces. I personally will eat just about anything that is covered in a nice spicy satay sauce.
Figure out what flavors you like, find a few veggie friendly sauces and good luck.
To be a vegetarian you will have to find some vegetables that are palatable.