I’ve been vegetarian in the past – a year here, a year there. I had two problems – one is that it was difficult for me to stay healthy (a challenge you will only realize after doing it for awhile), and the fact that I really like bacon. I think it’s important to realize that we shouldn’t define any of our actions by what we don’t do (or don’t eat). I just try to eat well now. A lot of the times that’s organic food and little meat, but other times it’s not. Thanks for sharing!
It’s so funny that you like bacon. I don’t care about bacon that much, but the second night I was not eating meat I had a dream about almost eating a piece of bacon (I woke up before I ate it). That’s the only time I’ve thought about meat so far, but maybe there’s something subliminal there that might be my undoing.
I agree, we shouldn’t define ourselves as vegetarians or vegans or whatever else. I don’t see myself that way, since I still eat some fish because I love sushi way too much at this point. But if people ask, it’s sometimes easier to just say I’m a vegetarian, because people have an idea of what that means.
I think a lot of Gen Yers are interested in becoming vegetarians because of our interests in the environment and animal cruelty, and I hope this will give them some tips and resources to get there!
If you want to be a happy vegetarian take a look at “American Wholefoods Cuisine” considered the “Vegetarian Joy of Cooking.”For more than 35 years hundreds of a thousands of people have relied on it for a healthy and interesting veg diet. Coauthored by a Cornell trained nutritionist it includes nutrition, food preparation and 200 “fast food recipes” among its 1300.More at http://www.HealthyHighways.com Note remarkable user comments.
I’m sorry, but I don’t have any respect for people who become vegetarians based on health reasons or because they “don’t like the taste” of meat. Do the right thing, but do it for the right reasons or the real problem will never be addressed/fixed!
I am a vegetarian newbie and i was looking for information on how to start the vegetarian for the first time. I was so confused on how to start the vegetarian lifestyle and what type of vegetarian i wanted to become. I found a great website called Vegetarian Newbie http://www.vegetariannewbie.com i join their free newsletter and got a free report which was really informative. I am so glad i found them. For anyone who wants to more i recommend it!
Monica O'Brien is the Director of Digital at Fizz and author of the book Social Pollination, which helps businesses leverage social media for crazy growth!
Monica O'Brien is the Director of Digital at Fizz and author of the book Social Pollination, which helps businesses leverage social media for crazy growth!
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I’ve been vegetarian in the past – a year here, a year there. I had two problems – one is that it was difficult for me to stay healthy (a challenge you will only realize after doing it for awhile), and the fact that I really like bacon. I think it’s important to realize that we shouldn’t define any of our actions by what we don’t do (or don’t eat). I just try to eat well now. A lot of the times that’s organic food and little meat, but other times it’s not. Thanks for sharing!
Rebecca,
It’s so funny that you like bacon. I don’t care about bacon that much, but the second night I was not eating meat I had a dream about almost eating a piece of bacon (I woke up before I ate it). That’s the only time I’ve thought about meat so far, but maybe there’s something subliminal there that might be my undoing.
I agree, we shouldn’t define ourselves as vegetarians or vegans or whatever else. I don’t see myself that way, since I still eat some fish because I love sushi way too much at this point. But if people ask, it’s sometimes easier to just say I’m a vegetarian, because people have an idea of what that means.
I think a lot of Gen Yers are interested in becoming vegetarians because of our interests in the environment and animal cruelty, and I hope this will give them some tips and resources to get there!
If you want to be a happy vegetarian take a look at “American Wholefoods Cuisine” considered the “Vegetarian Joy of Cooking.”For more than 35 years hundreds of a thousands of people have relied on it for a healthy and interesting veg diet. Coauthored by a Cornell trained nutritionist it includes nutrition, food preparation and 200 “fast food recipes” among its 1300.More at http://www.HealthyHighways.com Note remarkable user comments.
I’m sorry, but I don’t have any respect for people who become vegetarians based on health reasons or because they “don’t like the taste” of meat. Do the right thing, but do it for the right reasons or the real problem will never be addressed/fixed!
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I am a vegetarian newbie and i was looking for information on how to start the vegetarian for the first time. I was so confused on how to start the vegetarian lifestyle and what type of vegetarian i wanted to become. I found a great website called Vegetarian Newbie http://www.vegetariannewbie.com i join their free newsletter and got a free report which was really informative. I am so glad i found them. For anyone who wants to more i recommend it!
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