I am considering becoming a vegetarian, there are however three reason's to why 'considering' is inserted between 'am' and 'becoming'. reason number one; i love chicken. yum. it just taste so good. reason number two; I don't know how to eat right as a vegetarian [ obviously i need to do my research] and reason number three; it just seems like such an inconvenience. A close friend of mine has recently turned too the veggie side going on three months of staying strong. although she does eat fish in order to be healthy, this seems like the simple solution to my number two...if only i liked fish. not that its a huge step but i did stop eating beef about a year ago, my reasons though- not so noble, i just don't like the taste of it. Alas, I will have to continue 'conisdering' and get back to you on my disicion.
-Bliss
Don't know if you're still considering this, but I thought I'd give my ideas.
ReplyDeleteI was an ovo-lacto (eggs and dairy) vegetarian for 14 years. I didn't eat any meat or fish, but I did eat eggs and dairy. I think you should look at why you want to be vegetarian because that will probably help define what you eat and don't eat.
The important thing is to eat whole proteins (meaning where you get all amino acids) through a combination of foods. Also, although chips, cookies and junk food might be "vegetarian", that doesn't mean it's ok to eat. Make sure you stick to whole grains, veggies, fruit, tofu, etc. There are a lot of resources if you do some Googling.
For the last year I've been more of a "flexitarian". I never eat red meat, but I do eat fish and sushi sometimes. I've eaten chicken maybe twice, but I always try to eat as cruelty-free as possible. It works for me. :)
♥ Lola