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Tips on Adding Variety to Your Vegetarian Lifestyle
Don’t limit yourself when planning a healthy vegetarian diet. Variety is very important if you plan on maintaining a vegetarian lifestyle. It’s important to include a wide variety of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, seeds and nuts in your meals. Your vegetarian diet needs to be nutrient-dense, interesting, and fun! When you serve your favorite dishes, add variety by serving different side dishes, snacks and desserts.
Sample a wide variety of grains such as barley, quinoa, couscous, bulgur, and wheat berries. Try vegetables and fruits from different cuisines, such as bok choy. Try new foods frequently. This will keep your diet interesting.
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The Lifestyle of A Vegetarian
One of the biggest injustices that the vegetarian movement has endured is that in popular culture, the image of a vegetarian is that of a fanatic hippy or cult member who is “off the deep end” and cannot think about anything else besides “saving a cow” and pushing vegetarianism on everyone he meets.
The truth is that the lifestyle of a vegetarian is not that different than everyone else in the culture. In fact, the odds are that somewhere in your social circle at work, school, church or in your family and friends network, you already know several people who are quietly enjoying the lifestyle of a vegetarian. So to help us get over the negative stereotypes to understand how a vegetarian actually lives, lets examine what is different about a vegetarians life.
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Observations of a New Vegetarian
The process of becoming a vegetarian was a large time coming. I didn’t wake up one morning and decide to stop meat from my diet. Like most life changes it too some time to become a reality. I made my excuses and for a long time felt that I could never make it as a vegetarian. While I did all the research before making my final decision there were some things I did not expect. I expected my food choices to get smaller, I did not expect eating out to become practically impossible. Whether you are thinking about being vegetarian, are vegetarian and having a hard time, or simply interested in a vegetarians perspective this article will help you. These observations are personal, some may be universal, but don’t expect the exact same experience. With that being said, let’s get to the list.
Almost no one will Understand.This is perhaps the one thing I did not consider that has been the most troublesome. When I started telling people about my new lifestyle I expected to mention it and forget it. I didn’t plan on it being the topic of discussion every time I came around. This talk has died down, but for the first two weeks the only thing they were interested in was why I was becoming a vegetarian. Some questions/statements that everyone seems to utter. Why? Don’t you miss meat? I could never do that. I have to eat steak. MMM I love meat. You can eat fish right? I’d love to be a vegetarian but I don’t like salad. Do you just get bored with life and have to try new things? You better take multi-vitamins. Vegetarians are so pale and skinny, that’s not healthy. You still not eating meat? Yeah, but you won’t get enough protein. People are omnivores, you’re supposed to eat meat. That’s not natural.
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