going vegetarian.

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  • tastywhalebacon
    tastywhalebacon Posts: 43
    I was a vegetarian for many years and am now a mostly-vegetarian omnivore. I recommend getting a copy of Mark Bittman's "How to Cook Everything Vegetarian" (the library might have it). It has a lot of great ideas for easy vegetarian meals and is written by a non-vegetarian. It's my favorite cookbook to recommend to new vegetarians because he is clearly writing for an audience that might be new to vegetarianism.

    You could also check out vegetariantimes.com or Cooking Light, which has a lot of vegetarian recipes.

    Be aware that it is just as easy to eat unhealthy food on a vegetarian diet as it is on one that includes meat, and really easy to eat a lot of processed food (frozen veggie burgers are just so easy to make). At it's best though, going vegetarian, even for a short time, can introduce you to a lot of new healthy foods that you haven't had before and/or help you learn to prepare foods you have had before in new ways -- bringing things that were at the side of the plate out to the center. Good Luck!


    thank you! i also want to say that i Love that your profile picture is an adipose!
  • blgerig
    blgerig Posts: 174 Member
    I've gone veggie + fish for months at a time with no issues at all... found I ate MUCH healthier (especially when traveling or eating out) and lost about 5 pounds in the first month or so. Just track your macros. I didn't really use meat substitutes (except for blackbean burgers which I love and don't think of as subbing for meat). I ate a lot of eggs, greek yogurt, beans, hummus, veggies, fruit, cottage cheese, soups and salads. I still don't eat meat all the time; feel free to add me if you want to see my diary.

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