How should I convince my dad that I want to be a vegetarian?!


Question: How should I convince my dad that I want to be a vegetarian!?
My dad LOVES meat and I told him once already that I don't want to eat meat and he just say's U HAVE 2 but I don't want to at all!. Let me tell you he gets mad easily!.Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Your Answer:
Give him some facts!
I wrote a letter for english about the support for vegans/vegetarians!.

Make a plan!
Im giving you the link/pasting the vegetarian dietary plan i found and liked as well :) - if the link doesnt work
Peta2!.com has ALOT of facts as well :)
-What you never knew facts: http://www!.peta2!.com/p2vsk2_flash/
Such as:
"dairy cows have huge electric machines hooked up to their huge, swollen udders, causing cuts an injuries - and resulting pus, blood, and scabs that all end up in that milk mustache"
Anther quote was from a celeb talking about how he wouldnt eat his pet cat so how is it any differnt from eating a cow!?
I wish you THE best of luck!!
The peta site helps with ALL your questions, needs, and facts

http://answers!.yahoo!.com/question/index;!.!.!.

The link above is this: (i found it by searching vegan on Y!A)
Great recipes here
http://www!.vegcooking!.com/

Great support site
http://www!.goveg!.com/

Great packable lunch ideas with pictures
http://veganlunchbox!.blogspot!.com/2005_0!.!.!.

Here is a week long meal plan and some ideas:
(If I have used the words egg, cheese, milk or any other animal substance, please know it is the vegan alternative)
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DAY 1
Breakfast
-Oatmeal
-banana
-nuts

Lunch
(Trader Joes and Whole foods have great pre-packed meals)
Or a California super wrap
-Pita or tortilla wrap
-lettuce
-mayo(vegan kind)
-vegan lunchmeat (optional)
-cheese
-ranch dressing
-tomato
-avocado

Dinner

My Fave Patented
Movie Star delux Salad
-Avacado
-tomato
- Romaine lettuce
-Candied walnuts the best and easiest thing on earth in less than 3 minutes!
(So easy!! Put almost equal parts of nuts and plain sugar into a frying pan with some butter and let it all melt!. Then swirl and pour it out on parchment/baking paper!. Let cool and break into salad)


Desert

Make your own snow-cone with blended ice and juice


DAY 2

Breakfast

A protein shake

-Milk or soy milk
-peanut or cashew butter
-splenda or sugar
-banana
-strawberries
You could top it off with whipped cream(vegan kind or non dairy)
(If you do not have a blender do the following)
-microwave a medly of frozen fruit until warm
-place it in a bowl
-top it off with crumbled cinnamon toast crunch
It tastes like a cobbler YUM!!!


Lunch
Classic Ranch BLT

-Ranch on 1 slice of bread
-Butter on the other
-lettuce
-tomato
-vegan bacon
(If you do not have veggie bacon do the following)
-Cut bacon sized strips of cheese(vegan kind)
-Place it on parchment paper in microwave
-Season it with BBQ sauce(just a bit)
-Microwave until crispy and peel off the cookie sheet

Dinner

Mock meatloaf
-onions
-bbq sauce
-crumbled nuts(a bit)
-Splash of egg white
-some mozzarella
-crumbled stale bread
-any fave veggie
-now mix it well and put it in the oven and bake until you like it best

Desert
Jamaican me crazy tropical banana
-fry banana slices in a pan
-add some cinnamon and honey
-top with whipped cream

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DAY 3

Breakfast
French Toast
-Dip stal bread in mix of sugar cinnamon and egg
-fry in a pan
-eat it with a piece of fruit

Lunch
Burrito
-Avocado
-diced tomato
-refried beans from can
-veggie beef(if you have any)
-Cheese


Dinner
Easy veggie salad pizza
-Buy a Pillsbury biscuit can
-flatten out one portion of dough on a cookie sheet
-top it with sliced tomatoes and cheese
-bake at 375 until done
-top with fave lettuce and dressing

Desert
Cute coco Fondue
-melt any random chocolate over fruit

DAY FOUR

Breakfast
Omelet
-put your fave cooked veggies
-spinach
-seasoning salt or pepper
-egg
-put this all in a pan and mix then let it cook
-one minute before it is done add on cheese

Lunch
English Queen Burger
Put
-katsup
-lettuce
-tomato
-A veggie pattie
On an English muffin

Dinner
-ready or frozen Rice
-Teriyaki Sauce
-veggies
-stir fry/cook until ready

Desert
Good old Ice cream

DAY FIVE

Breakfast
-Cut Apples and peaches
-add granola
-one pack of splenda
-milk
Great for hot days

Lunch
Classic PB&J with a side of fruit
Dinner
A fun take on the southern style make three dips
-Corn off the cob with some mashed avocado
-collard greens (in the frozen isle)cooked mix with cream cheese
-Beans with melted cheese
-now arrange this on a plate with your fave seasonings
And dip in with chips or ritz cracker

Lunch
Greek Feast
-Feta cheese
-romaine lettuce
-baby tomatoes
-Gorbanxo beans(from a can)
-put in pita bread and take it to go!

Dinner
“Cheese Fondue”
-melt the following in the microwave
-1/4 cup cream cheese
-1/4 cup of Velveeta
-1 slice of swiss cheese
-After all has melted, mix well
-cut up your fave veggies and dip into cheese like a fondue
(put cheese mix in a thermos when going to school)

Desert
Try some fruit with lemon juice and splenda


DAY 6

Breakfast
Breakfast burrito
-egg(scrambeled)
-spinach and onion cooked
-fave cheese
-flour tortilla
-wrap it up and enjoy with a piece of fruit

Lunch
Pre prepared “vegkabob”
- diced and micro waved/cooked tomatoes
-chunks of tofu, veggie burger or mushroom micro waved/cooked
-diced zucchini micro waved/cooked
-put it in a pattern form on spears
-if you don’t have a meat alternative put on chunks of cheddar cheese
-for the final touch add your fave bbq sauce

Dinner

Mac and cheese”MY WAY”
-Ready macaroni noodles(cooked)
-add a bit of seasoning and softened crème cheese
-cheddar cheese
-veggies
-tomato sauce

Desert
Candied Walnuts (see recipe above)



DAY 7

Breakfast
-oatmeal
-micro waved/warm frozen berry medley
-granola

Lunch
Chinese Steamed veggies
-Teriyaki and peanut sauce mixed
( for cheap peanut sauce microwave peanut butter with a bit of oil and sour cream and stir)
-Carrots, Zucchini, eggplant, water chestnuts, (you can get a frozen mix)
-boil veggies in water until tender drain and mix in sauce
-top with sesame seeds and tofu (optional)

Dinner
Spaghetti for the whole family(no real meatballs for us but veggie ones can easily be made)
-onions
-BBQ sauce
-crumbled nuts (a bit)
-Splash of egg white
-some mozzarella
-crumbled stale bread
-any fave veggie
-now mix it well
-roll it into balls and coat with flour
-place on a cookie sheet and put it in the oven to bake until brown hot and ready
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The Hallelujah Diet is being used by hundreds and thousands of people around the world to accomplish what our present day medical system cannot!. People are getting well from a wide array of disorders!. In fact the Hallelujah Diet has been so successful that is was recently adopted by the successful Oasis of Hope hospital!. Why!? You've probably heard the saying "God chose the simple things to confound the wise"!. You can't get any simpler than the Hallelujah Diet!. God didn't create our bodies to run on drugs or artificial, over processed and over cooked foods!. Look at what God created us to eat, feed it to your body for several months, get a little exercise and you will be amazed at the difference!. It is time to stop fighting the symptoms and change what we eat! There recently was a news report on TV on a large study that proved that folks in the 60's and older benefit more from fresh fruits and vegetables than they do from vitamins!. Amazing, perhaps they'll prove that God was right after all!.!.!.!.

I think that being vegan is quite similar to this diet in that you are leading a healthy lifestyle!.
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I really hope this helps I had my mom look it over (She’s a medical M!.D!. PhD and it is 100 percent approved, tasty, certified and copywrited ?!.

Vegan to Vegetarian and Teen to Teen I wish you the very best of luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Tell him exactly why you want to go vegetarian, if it is for the animals you could show him a video like Meet Your Meat!. also, do some research on it's health benefits to show him that it is healthy!. Tell him that it is nothing against him or anyone and that it is something that is very important to you!. Good luck:)Www@FoodAQ@Com

Offer to move out and get a job, and pay for your own vegetarian food, and cook it yourself too!.

If you are that serious about being vegetarian you will do it!.

otherwise, you are just a fraud!.


how about thinking of someone besides yourself for once!? did you ever think for 4 seconds that maybe the last thing your hard working mom and dad want to do is cater to a child like you who is constantly changing her mind!? Show a little initiative !.Www@FoodAQ@Com


You should just have a serious conversation about this with him!. Explain to him how you feel!. My daughter became a vegatarian over 4 years ago!. She just said she didn't feel comfortable eatting meat!. I don't make her justify how she eats!. I choose not to have a child with a eatting disorder!. I just watch her foods!.!.!.!.making sure she gets enough protein and vitamins!. No problemWww@FoodAQ@Com

Hank Hill is a real jerk!.!.!.

But anyway, the suggested meal plans are a great idea!. My daughter became a veg when she was 11!. I thought she was nuts!. It annoyed me in fact! But, she told me her reasons, stuck to her guns, showed me her peta info and eventually I supported her!.

Then, a few months later to ensure she got proper nutrition I made her meals!. Then, I got sick of making separate meals!. You know what came next right!? Yep, I've been a proud veg for many years now myself!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

just explain to him what they do to animals me my mom and my brother all are vegetarian the food cost more but to me its worth it
eat less and less every day and let him down easy my dad doesn't mindWww@FoodAQ@Com

uhh, well it should be your desition, he cant MAKE you eat meat thats just not right!. tell him all your reasons!. like you CAN live with out killing animals!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

The best way would be to get a job, move into "your" own apartment or house, stock "your" refrigerator with no meat, and then invite him over for a meal!.

Good luck Www@FoodAQ@Com

Somehow get him to gut a fish!.!.!.!.that's how I almost became a vegetarian!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Simple answer, tell him you've fallen in love with an asparagus, and the wedding is this June!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

My dad is the same way
I just told him i'm going 2 be a vegetarian u have too say deal w/ it!!
?Www@FoodAQ@Com

Just tell him that u promise if he lets you marry the aspragus you won't have kids Till your out of the house =)Www@FoodAQ@Com

well you're gonna have to tell him what you really feel
he'll probably understandWww@FoodAQ@Com





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