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