I've been wanting to become vegetarian but.. (Need a guide)?!

I'm vegan, I used to be vegetarian. When I first became vegetarian all I used to eat was cheese melted in the microwave and yogurt. I was really fat then LOL, thats because dairy is for fattening baby cows and if you do some research you'll see there is a lot of torture in the dairy industry as well

Anyway, I would recommend these books.

http://www.amazon.com/Veggie-Burgers-Every-Which-Way/dp/1615190198/ref=pd_ys_qtk_general_recs_2?pf_rd_p=1286318242&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_t=1501&pf_rd_i=home&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0114E6GMRVY8GJ7XHT5Kv

You can make super yummy veggie burgers with really common ingredients and theres many recipes in that book to help you. You can even google recipes if you want to.

Haven't read this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Meat-Lovers-Meatless-Cookbook-Vegetarian/dp/0738214019/ref=pd_ys_qtk_general_recs_79

But its popular amongst meat loving vegetarians (oxymoron much? :p)

This book is really good too for yummy recipes

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0738212733/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

and if you have a sweet tooth like me prepare for these mouthwatering recipes

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1569242739/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/160094048X/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=A1E2IHTZC8JEN7

I think its good to buy one or two vegan books because they have a ton of good info, motivation and recipes, a good general book for veggies to get is the Vegan Sourcebook.

Being vegan isn't hard at all... its just different. Wish you luck and I hope someone comes over with a more complete answer for you soon.

Morningstar burgers and their Breakfast Patties are really really good. They also do veg bacon- it is lovely.

That's my favourite vegetarian brand.
"Amy's" is a good brand too- they do pretty much every knd of food you could ever want- curry, burritos, enchiladas, pot roast, pasta, lasagna, spaghetti, casseroles, everything- they are available in the freezer section usually in the healthy foods part.

I think they are avail at Food for LEss and Costco.

Otherwise- try the good stuff like cheese baked potatos,
mushroom and cream cheese lasagna, peanut noodles, deep fried crispy tofu with rice.

It's real easy to get simepl cheap food. You could also try looking for simple recipe sites, so that you can spend 10 minutes cooking the food,

Noodles are a good way to ease in- Asian food is vegetarian friendly and it's usually easy to make .

If you don't want boring food every day, make sure to eat either Vegetarian patties/sausages/bacon, or all kind of tofu ( baked, marinated, fried), or quorn and use spices and herbs to flavour things.

Being vegetarian and having a better diet is usually a good way to make you more aware and spend more time of what youre eating- but you only need to spend 5 minutes sometimes, making something hearty and good.

The flexible research tool you sit in front of is perfect for these things. Type "vegetarian diet" into any search engine and you will find all the info you need.
If you lack the commitment to the lifestyle to make that much effort, you lack enough commitment to live the lifestyle.

Soy hot dogs , veggie pizza, pasta without the meat , salad with garbanzo beans black olives and avocado in it . Chips and salsa, potatoes with butter and sour cream parsley , cereal with soymilk or ricemilk instead of regular milk , oatmeal with blueberries in it , bananas heated up on the frying pan. , enchiladas (not hard to make) hummus , cream cheese , Fruit , kiwis , etc

As usual on this page, you're getting a lot of recommendations to make soy fake meat products the center of your "vegetarian" diet. Before you do, spend some time reading about the effects of soy on young, grown males.

This is a balanced article: http://www.healthyfellow.com/310/soy-gui…

A little more alarming: http://www.the7thfire.com/health_and_nut…

A discussion: http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/life-e…

Overall, the effects of lots of soy on your health is pretty much up in the air. But do you want to take a chance at 16 that you could damage your health for the rest of your life? And remember a lot of "research" is funded by the soybean industry.

Then there's there's the fact that when the State of Illinois started feeding their prison inmate population fake soy meats instead of real mea, it made so many of them sick they sued to stop it.

If you want to be vegetarian, eat veggies. Limit soy and processed carbs.

I don't know what possesses people to make them think vegetarians don't eat food...just salads. I'm a vegan and even I still eat fast food sometimes! All you're looking for is food that doesn't have meat in it (no meat pieces and wasn't simmered with meat). You want to avoid gelatin (look it up, it's nasty) but that's not in fast food (maybe milkshakes...you can check online, every place posts their ingredient list). There's nothing wrong with going to Taco Bell and ordering an already-vegetarian 7-Layer Burrito. I order mine without cheese and sour cream, then ask they add some of their fried potatoes and extra beans. It's delicious :) Even at burger places (except McDonald's) I can always at least order fries.

Vegetarians and vegans can certainly eat at restaurants and fast food places, and if you can't figure out how to cook a meal then you should look up recipes or buy a vegetarian cookbook. As for easy food to buy at Costco and such, uh...what's wrong with fruit, vegetables, grains, legumes and nuts/seeds? Nothing, and some of those are even sold at GAS STATIONS. You see how so not hard this is? I also know Costco sells 2 or 3 kinds of veggie burgers (2 of the 3 are vegan), Moringstar sausage patties and Gardein chik'n strips (vegan-friendly), all at super awesome Costco prices.

This isn't rocket science. Need more ideas? Check my blog (see sources).

http://dailyveganeats.tumblr.com (food blog with recipes)
http://twitter.com/dailyveganeats (by-the-meal tweets)

use the one-word-a-search-idea with words such as: quick, easy, raw, protein, breakfast, fruit, cereal, lunch, sandwich, snack, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, dinner, greens, leeks, lentils, legumes, casserole, souffle, tofu, dessert, cake, cookies, pie, and smoothie in the search box of :

vegetarian times at http://www.vegetariantimes.com

and veg web at http://vegweb.com

for information on the vegan and vegetarian restaurants, the vegan-friendly and vegetarian-friendly restaurants as well as the health food stores in and around the area where you live go to

happy cow at http://www.happycow.net

and vegetarian-restaurants at http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.net

http://www.vegetariantimes.com

http://vegweb.com

http://www.happycow.net

http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.net

Don't go in so suddenly. Here was what I did

What I did was only eat meat every other day, then every two days, all while giving up one animal at a time, from October to November in 2005. My plan was to have turkey one last time for Thanksgiving, so that was gonna be my last source of meat

My plan was beef, then pork, then chicken, then turkey (I didn't count things like lamb, because I didn't eat that regularly enough, so that was just out entirely)

HOWEVER, by late October, while doing this, I just said "you know what, I'm done with meat", and I never looked back. I didn't even have Thanksgiving turkey, and I was more than fine with it

So I'd say ween into it, but when you're ready, you'll know, and just end it all

As for shopping, the Food 4 Less by me sells Morningstar, Boca, Gardenburger, etc. Costco may have cheaper veggie burgers. If you have a Whole Foods by you, I'd recommend going there for faux meats, cheeses & soymilks, they are often cheaper there than at places like Dominick's or Jewel.

I know how you feel, I get bored with salads, hummus etc