How can I healthily become a vegetarian?!
I found that overtime I've gotten sick of meat!. also, I'm at normal weight but my eating habits are not healthy!. I need to get back on track!. I want to become a vegetarian because I feel it's best for my preferences against animal cruelty and my health, any tips on how to start off!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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I've been vegan since I was 17 and I'm now 33!. Considering your admission that your "eating habits aren't healthy", it's very important that you don't rely on vegetarian "junk" foods!. By this I mean those quick, processed, ready-made foods you find at regular grocery stores and even natural food stores: veggie dogs, veggie lunch meats, processed soy products, etc!. There is some evidence that the isolated proteins in them are detrimental to health!. Instead, get used to whole foods: tofu, tempeh, beans, grains, and seitan for your proteins, and of course, lots of veggies and fruits!. And if you must eat animal products, limit your intake of them to a few times a week and choose organic dairy and eggs!. It's really not difficult to eat right if you re-train yourself to!. Make sure you carry snacks around with you, like trail mix and fruits!. And make sure you eat protein with every meal!. It's actually a common fallacy that vegan/vegetarian diets lack protein!. When I was into body-building I ate my weight in protein every day--140 grams of vegan proteins--without any difficulty!.
Good luck! And remind yourself with every meal that you're among the few enlightened people in a violent world, my friend!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Good luck! And remind yourself with every meal that you're among the few enlightened people in a violent world, my friend!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has a Vegetarian Starter Kit which should answer most of your questions-
http://www!.pcrm!.org/health/veginfo/vsk/i!.!.!.
VegSource is a great site for information, advice, etc!.-
http://www!.vegsource!.com/
VegWeb is the best recipe site-
http://www!.vegweb!.com/
Congratulations!
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http://www!.pcrm!.org/health/veginfo/vsk/i!.!.!.
VegSource is a great site for information, advice, etc!.-
http://www!.vegsource!.com/
VegWeb is the best recipe site-
http://www!.vegweb!.com/
Congratulations!
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try tofu!. that's why the made it!. it has all that healthy stuff in meat in but its not meatWww@FoodAQ@Com
proteins!. you gotta have em or you'll end up really sickWww@FoodAQ@Com
don't eat meatWww@FoodAQ@Com