3 Easy Steps To Becoming A Vegetarian
Many people everyday make the change from regular meat-filled diets
to vegetarian diets. Maybe you are one who is on the fence about it and
can’t make up your mind, or maybe just don’t know how to get started.
It’s really quite simple and like anything else, it just requires a
little bit of educating yourself on the subject. With all the
information available on the internet and in bookstores these days, you
should have no problem getting started. Here are a few steps to take to
help you make an easy transition from carnivore to vegetarian.
Educate Yourself
Sound simplistic doesn’t it, but truly if you don’t know what to eat
and how to properly combine foods to get complete protein combinations,
you could be headed for trouble. Now, don’t take that last line too
seriously because you can get protein from lettuce, so if you are eating
beans and brown rice and some other good vegetarian foods you will get
plenty of protein.
While you are getting ready to make the transition, read everything you
can about the subject of vegetarianism, and read plenty of recipes so
that you will see how fun the diet can actually be.
I highly recommend you read 3 books and keep them handy to help you
better understand the diet and become a pro at being a vegetarian:
1) Fit For Life
2) Diet For A Small Planet
3) Recipes For A Small Planet
The first one is actually very good about leading you into a vegetarian
diet a step at a time and it has some wonderful recipes. It focuses on
proper food combining which gives the body more energy because it
doesn’t expend necessary energy trying to digest poorly combined foods.
The second one is more strict, and maybe too much so, but gives you
some good theories about vegetarian diets, and the third has some
wonderful recipes to keep the monotony out of the diet. The writers of
these books eventually wrote another book stating that claims made about
some proteins having to be eaten together were proven to be invalid and
as long as it was within several hours, or the same day, you would be
fine. Check them out at Amazon.
Stock Up The Cupboard
First, you’ll want to get rid of all meats and meat products. This
doesn’t mean throw them away, but as you use them, start to replace them
with vegetarian foods like frozen soy and veggie burgers, whole wheat
bread, buns and tortillas, various beans and brown rice, etc. One thing
you will find you need more of is spices. A lot of vegetarian cooking
depends on herbs and spices so in the beginning you will be adding these
to your pantry.
Take It Slow
Again, you don’t have to jump right into a pot of beans, so to speak.
Just take it slow and work our way into a vegetarian diet. Maybe you
could cut out meat a couple meals a week, then start with a couple days,
and as you learn more you will soon find that you are looking forward to
the diet rather than forcing yourself to do it. Progressing at this pace
will allow your body to easily adjust to the diet and you will suffer
less gas than if you just started full speed ahead.
By going about the vegetarian diet in the manner described above, you
will find that your bodily will adjust easily and you may even find
yourself losing weight. Just remember, just because you’re not eating
meat doesn’t mean you can eat that half-gallon of ice cream and the box
of cookies. Be sensible an you will feel better, be healthier and
probably lose weight. |
