My new meatless experience

BlunderWoman

BlunderWoman

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I have been a vegetarian since April 3rd. I haven't missed meat at all so far. Now if I could only quit drinking that toxic caffeine free diet coke I drink all would be great :D What I have been doing is making a large plate of food & then just nibbling off the plate all day. I'm lazy LOL. This is what I had yesterday. Brown rice mixed with lentils and topped with browned onions and a salad of tomatoes, cucumbers, green onions, lemon juice & olive oil. It was a huge plate of food & I just nibbled off it all day.
 

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Looks very healthy .. do you like falafel, hummus, pita? My daughter makes vegetarian patties that are delicious. Veggie tacos, burritos and quesadillas are really nice too. We're having vegetarian curry tomorrow with chick peas instead of chicken, and veggie stir-fry today.
 
That plate looks so good. The onions alone makes my mouth water. Congratulations on becoming a vegetarian. I would love to do that also. I just have to many other diet restrictions.
 

Pinky said:
Looks very healthy .. do you like falafel, hummus, pita? My daughter makes vegetarian patties that are delicious. Veggie tacos, burritos and quesadillas are really nice too. We're having vegetarian curry tomorrow with chick peas instead of chicken, and veggie stir-fry today.
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I love hummous and falafel. I ate a lot of it while in the middle east. I have a weight problem though & I avoid bread as much as possible & I just don't like it without the bread :( Sometimes I do eat it with fresh spinach leaves. That curry dish sounds really good :)

Today I'm having avocado and mangoes tossed in lemon juice on a fresh spinach leaf salad tossed in olive oil :)
 
Lon said:
What is your main reason for going Vegetarian BW?
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Well Lon it's two fold. One is for my health & the other because I'm empathizing with animals more now than in the past & the idea of eating flesh just grosses me out now.
 
I have not eaten meat for many, many years. I dont miss it at all. It is difficult to find meals in the supermarket that can be prepared easily, however, you can get around that and in many ways, it forces you to prepare healthier options as you have done. However, try to avoid becoming too restricted in what you eat. That can easily happen.

Also, if you have changed suddenly be sure that you drink plenty of fluids - especially if your diet will now be much of what you have shown us above. The transition period can be quite a change to your gut and if you are to avoid any problems, drink lots! :oops:
 
ossian said:
I have not eaten meat for many, many years. I dont miss it at all. It is difficult to find meals in the supermarket that can be prepared easily, however, you can get around that and in many ways, it forces you to prepare healthier options as you have done. However, try to avoid becoming too restricted in what you eat. That can easily happen.

Also, if you have changed suddenly be sure that you drink plenty of fluids - especially if your diet will now be much of what you have shown us above. The transition period can be quite a change to your gut and if you are to avoid any problems, drink lots! :oops:
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It can also cause problems to suddenly go to a high fibre diet. It should be done slowly.
 
Ameriscot said:
It can also cause problems to suddenly go to a high fibre diet. It should be done slowly.
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Yep, that was where I was coming from on that one, Ameriscot. Drinking lots of water will help with the higher fibre intake but stick with it and things will settle down. Also, for younger and older people transitioning to vegetarianism, you need to watch your iron levels. If you start to feel very tired and lethargic, maybe suspect that those have dipped too much. Green veggies, pulses and nuts can help.
 
ossian said:
Yep, that was where I was coming from on that one, Ameriscot. Drinking lots of water will help with the higher fibre intake but stick with it and things will settle down. Also, for younger and older people transitioning to vegetarianism, you need to watch your iron levels. If you start to feel very tired and lethargic, maybe suspect that those have dipped too much. Green veggies, pulses and nuts can help.
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Husbands uses lots of legumes, lentils, beans in his cooking. And lots of variety of veggies. I put lots of different seeds in the whole grain bread I make in the bread machine. And I eat nuts in small amounts.
 
Yes some people do feel overwhelmed with gas/etc when they begin to eat large amounts of veggies. I was already doing that to try to get weight loss. Plus, I love veggies and have eaten them all my life. Really the only thing that has changed is that I have left off the meat & meat products. I've always cooked from scratch..so no biggy. You guys have been a big help to me . Thank you.

I will add here that I don't like fake meat. Sorry. I'd rather just forget about meat. I have used large grilled portobello mushrooms in place of a hamburger patty on a bun. That's rather nice.
 
Capt Lightning said:
Not being vegetarian, I'm not sure exactly what might be considered acceptable. I appreciate that vegans wouldn't eat it, but I wasn't sure to what extent dairy products were eaten by vegetarians.
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Vegetarians will have dairy and eggs. Vegans have no animal products of any kind.
 
If it were up to me I'd be meat free especially pork and beef. I've read too much about what they do to those poor pigs and cows...chickens too. But I wouldn't give up fish.
 

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