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I'm thinking of going vegetarian

#21
Alright... well since I'm the only actual vegetarian who has posted so far I'll give the only actual good advice. Ignore all these people... being a vegetarian is easy. You don't need to make any special food or whatever. If you use to eat hotdogs and hamburgers all the time then Boca is your friend Boca and Morning Star. They have vegi corndogs hot dogs chicken nuggets burgers and all sorts of stuff. You can easily jump into vegetarian and live off of those until you get good recipies for others types of food that aren't made of those Boca products. But as for me I'm a 14 year old kid so i feed off of quick microwave meals and those are the best. And if you want you can always grill boca burgers or boil Vegi dogs like normal non soy versions. If you starts feeling sick soon after the switch I'd suggest going to a doctor and seeing whats up and tell him on your intent to stay vegetarian and see if there is anything they can give you to help the process. I don't really go on any vegetarian websites but i'd say go to your local library or bookstore and check out or buy some vegetarian cookbooks. A lot of good healthy recipies in those that get you stuff that you miss out from meat.


EDIT: while i was typing this someone with some actual advice posted some good stuff. So ignore the part of every one else being idiots for him.

P.S. awesome pic :::BASSIST::: love the glasses
 
#24
cheesemonkey said:
Alright... well since I'm the only actual vegetarian who has posted so far I'll give the only actual good advice. Ignore all these people... being a vegetarian is easy. You don't need to make any special food or whatever. If you use to eat hotdogs and hamburgers all the time then Boca is your friend Boca and Morning Star. They have vegi corndogs hot dogs chicken nuggets burgers and all sorts of stuff. You can easily jump into vegetarian and live off of those until you get good recipies for others types of food that aren't made of those Boca products. But as for me I'm a 14 year old kid so i feed off of quick microwave meals and those are the best. And if you want you can always grill boca burgers or boil Vegi dogs like normal non soy versions. If you starts feeling sick soon after the switch I'd suggest going to a doctor and seeing whats up and tell him on your intent to stay vegetarian and see if there is anything they can give you to help the process. I don't really go on any vegetarian websites but i'd say go to your local library or bookstore and check out or buy some vegetarian cookbooks. A lot of good healthy recipies in those that get you stuff that you miss out from meat.


EDIT: while i was typing this someone with some actual advice posted some good stuff. So ignore the part of every one else being idiots for him.

P.S. awesome pic :::BASSIST::: love the glasses
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There's a lot of food that is REALLY easy to cook containing no animals, and probably lot's healthier than microwave meals and preprocessed crap (even if it's considered being good crap as you suggest here).

A ten minute pasta with broccoli and sunflower seeds, sauce made on soy cream and your favorite cheese (yes I do eat cheese too). Drizzled with parmesan when served.

French style ratatouille with rice (approx. 20-30 minutes in total to cook). Can't beat the smell and taste of that!


A good start is to have a look at the Italian cuisine, very often there's little or no meat involved, simply because historically, it's a poor mans kitchen. Easy to cook, and lots of veggies involved per default.

D.Don
 
#29
AlphaMale said:
If you want to talk to someone who knows what they are talking about.
PM me.

You don't have to eat fake meats to get enough protein by the way.

Ask me any questions you have.,
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+1 on the fake meat hype there.

(Diet was changed in this home (I am the house chef) due to my woman had SERIOUS infections in her stomach, and as a surprise, guess what, those are all gone now and she doesn't need to use meds anymore ... )


D.Don
 
#30
One farmer says to me, "You cannot live on vegetable food solely, for it furnishes nothing to make bones with;" and so he religiously devotes a part of his day to supplying his system with the raw material of bones; walking all the while he talks behind his oxen, which, with vegetable made bones jerk him and his lumbering plough along in spite of every obstacle.

- Henry David Thoreau
 
#31
Benjamin Strange said:
One farmer says to me, "You cannot live on vegetable food solely, for it furnishes nothing to make bones with;" and so he religiously devotes a part of his day to supplying his system with the raw material of bones; walking all the while he talks behind his oxen, which, with vegetable made bones jerk him and his lumbering plough along in spite of every obstacle.

- Henry David Thoreau
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Good one.

Elephants are the largest land animal on the planet and they are vegetarian and strong as hell. My buddy is a vegan and a cop. Last year he completed a local Iron Man competition... trained 6 hrs a day for it, for 8 months... all on a vegan diet. There are many famous world class athletes who are veg. Google it if you're interested.
 
#33
::::BASSIST:::: said:
Sorry I gotta call misinformation on this.

I've been vegan (no animal products whatsoever for ethical reasons) since 1996. I have never had any problems with lack of nutrients and I don't supplement at all. I just eat a health, varied diet. Its based on fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts etc. I generally dont eat junk food or fast food.

The only two things you need to make sure is in your diet on a very regular basis is iron and b12. Dark green leaf vegetables for iron and soy milk for b12 works for me. Protein is a non-issue. If you educate yourself you'll be fine. Dont let the fear-mongering get to you. The FDA has approved the vegetarian diet as safe and actually recommends it because its much lower in refined sugars and cholesteral. Its much healthier if you are your responsible.

You'll get alot of flack on the veg choice, but stick to your guns. It has to come from the heart otherwise its very hard to keep to it. Nobody can force you to do it.

Google for the Vegetarian Resources Group.

Also "Diet for A New America" by John Robbins is a great book that I recommend for sound advice on nutrition and the positive effects a veg diet has on your health, the environment and its benefits to other humans.

Good luck with it!

Edit: Here's a pic of me to prove I am not an anemic dwarfed out nerd!
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BUT IT MADE YOUR HAIR FALL OUT! :hiding: I attribute my full head of hair at age 44 to cheeseburgers and steak. :)
 
#40
I don't really understand the "healthier" argument given by vegetarians as a reason to convert. Humans evolved eating meat in their diets, I don't see how abandoning what our bodies were designed to do is healthier. Although I don't agree with the moral arguments for vegetarianism, I think that one should look hard at that angle if they decide to walk the path, as it is IMO the only reason.
 

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