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Becoming A Vegetarian - Some Useful Tips

Are you thinking of becoming a vegetarian andand know that you were doing it immediately
don't know where to start? Or perhaps you'vemight make you feel better, but you would
already tried to go vegetarian and weren'tneed to have done some planning and be around
successful.people who are supportive of your decision
and not have any major disruptions in your
Here are some useful tips to help you on yourlife.
way  to  becoming  a  vegetarian.
The making a gradual change plan gives you
1. Do some research - Not as hard as ittime to plan when becoming a vegetarian.
sounds, search the internet and you'll findYou'll be more likely to stick to your new
many sites with information relating to beingdiet and you'll have less disruption. However
vegetarian. Alternatively, visit a library oryou need to make sure you don't start eating
bookstore, there are many good books on theunhealthily as a quick way to replace meat,
subject.for example with lots of cheese, eggs and
high fat dairy foods. Also it's a good idea
2. When you are shopping look at whatnot to take too long on going vegetarian
vegetarian food is available in the shops.altogether or you could end up not cutting
Many supermarkets and food stores, especiallyout  the  meat  completely.
the larger ones, tend to stock an increasing
range of vegetarian convenience foods, suchIf you want to cut out meat gradually, you
as veggie burgers, sausages and other frozencould first cut out the red meat, then the
or chilled foods that are suitable forchicken and finally the fish, choose whatever
vegetarians. Also any health food shop oryou  think  will  suit  you.
natural food store will have a good
selection.7.  Beware  Hidden  Animal  Products
3. Buy a vegetarian cook book. There areCheck the labels when buying food. Of course
literally hundreds to choose from, there aredepending on where you live, the labelling
many that specialise in quick and easywill be better in some places than others.
recipes, and many are aimed at beginners whoLook out for the "suitable for vegetarians"
are becoming vegetarian too. Some alsolabel.
specialise in different types of food, for
example,  Indian,  Italian  or  Chinese.There are many animal products used in
everyday foods that make them unsuitable for
4. Try a vegetarian recipe - There arevegetarians.  The  most  common of these are:
literally thousands of them out there, you
can easily find them on the internet, fromGelatin/gelatine - Protein from the bones,
the many recipe books available, or manycartilage, tendons and bones of animals.
cookery magazines will have vegetarianOften found in desserts and yoghurts, but
recipes.also  some  sweets  and  marshmallows.
5. Buy some vegetarian food, don't be afraidWhen you see any tempting chocolate desserts
to try new things such as the many meatfreecheck the label, in many cases it contains
replacements  out  there.gelatine! The same goes for many yoghurts
especially the low fat ones. Organic yoghurts
However don't rely too heavily on the meatand other dairy produce is more likely to be
replacements for the meat you eat, but alsovegetarian.
think about the vegetarian foods you already
eat, and try to include more of these in yourRennet - This comes from the stomach lining
planning, for example macaroni cheese,of slaughtered newly born calves. It is used
vegetable lasagne, baked potato with cheese,in the making of cheese. However more cheeses
spaghetti with tomato sauce, pancakes orare being made vegetarian all the time, they
vegetable soup! This will help you whenshould be labelled as suitable for
becoming  a  vegetarian.vegetarians  but unfortunately aren't always.
6. Decide if you want to convert graduallyAnimal Fat - Most often found in cakes and
quickly  -  and  make  a  plan!biscuits.
Some people go vegetarian overnight, perhapsCochineal (E120) - Red food colouring, found
if they've read about or seen a TVin some sweets, made from crushed insects -
documentary about what happens inwould  you  really  want  to  eat  that?
slaughterhouses.
Eggs - Only buy free-range!
This way you would get the benefits sooner



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