Simple Steps to Help You Become a Vegetarian

by India Mace on March 18, 2010 · diet

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If you are going to become vegetarian for health reasons,you probably are thinking about how you are going to be able to give up the foods you love.

Well, you are in for a pleasant surprise! You are about to find that eating vegetarian can be more delicious than you thought possible.

Okay, I admit, most of us humans don’t like change. And when the change is unchartered territory, we’re a bit intimidated. So, in order to move forward with a new vegetarian lifestyle, we’ll need to put one foot in front of the other slowly.

Here are 3 ways that will help. Then we’ll go over a simple meal plan to round it out.

1. Find 3 vegetarian recipes online to experiment with. There are many websites with vegetarian recipes to help make the switch easily.

2. Think of 3 recipes you prepare regularly which can be easily adapted to a vegetarian meal using a meat substitute. An example would be “ribs”, corn-on-the-cob and baked potato. There are several brands on the market that put out a mean B-B-Q rib substitute! Replace a hamburger and fries night with a veggie burger on a whole wheat bun and some grilled veggies.

3. Think of 3 recipes you prepare regularly which can be easily adapted to a vegetarian meal using a meat substitute. An example would be “ribs”, corn-on-the-cob and baked potato. There are several brands on the market that put out a mean B-B-Q rib substitute! Replace a hamburger and fries night with a veggie burger on a whole wheat bun and some grilled veggies.

An average family switches between 8 to 10 different dinners anyway. So, if you use the 3 steps, you will have 9 vegetarian meals to switch between.

Next, you want to think about how you would convert breakfast if you happen to be someone who likes bacon and eggs every morning. Try a muffin, bagel or cereal instead. Make sure everything is whole wheat since it’s much more healthy than white.

Let’s bridge the gap with a vegetarian meal plan like this:

Breakfast – Fruit Smoothie Muffin Nuts

Lunch: “Tuna” Sandwich (substitute tuna made at home tastes great!) Green Salad

Snack: Fruit Salad Nuts

Dinner: Italian “Sausage” with saute’ onions and green peppers (substitute sausage is delicious!) Pasta Green Salad

Desert: Peanut Butter Bar

If you are looking to find the best deal on becoming vegetarian, then visit www.wackyveganworld.com to find the best advice on a vegetarian diet plan for you.

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