Becoming Vegetarian

For those of you wishing to become vegetarian or those simply interested in it here is a quick and simple guide for doing so.

I became a vegetarian in several steps and here is a way that I advise becoming vegetarian in a couple of steps. This may work for you and it may not but you can adjust it to suit yourself.

Step 1:- Research. This involves finding out all about the vegetarian diet and the strictness of the diet. You would need to read up on nutrition, finding out what you have to be aware of in your diet. You would also need to read up on the finer details - like what additives you cannot eat e.g. gelatine. You should get an informed and correct view on all the aspects of vegetarianism so you know what it involves.

Step 2:- Observe. This simply means looking around your local supermarket and local food shops to see what range of food is available to you.You should try and find out as much as possible about the range of foods available to you.You should see what you like and what you don't like and what you have never tried before. See how much food actually appeals to you and how feasible the vegetarian diet is for you.

Step 3:- Buy a vegetarian cookery book. Go to a good reputable bookshop and buy yourself a straight-forward vegetarian cookery book. If your an experienced cook - you can obviously buy yourself a more complicated book, but whatever your level buy a cookery book that is easy for you to use. There are many vegetarian cookery books on the market and there are always new ones coming along. One excellent cookbook that I would recommend is The New Sijmoly6 Delicious by Rose Elliot. It is an excellent comprehensive straightforward book - perfect for new vegetarians, including vegetarians new to cooking. But you will also realise that some of your favourite meals are vegetarian - like omelettes, baked beans on toast and many others. Here are one or two from the Vegetarian Society of the U. K.

Step 4:- Try a vegetarian recipe. If you have just bought a vegetarian cookery book or have some vegetarian recipes - pick one and try it out. Read the recipe, buy the ingredients and try it out. If you're stuck for a recipe there is a page on this website that provides a few. They are quite easy and taste very nice.

Step 5:- Convert. If having tried a vegetarian recipe and all has gone well try and change over to being a vegetarian. There are two ways of doing this - quickly and gradually. I found that gradually worked best for me. Quickly works best for other people - you know what's best for you. The two options are described in a and b below.

a) Gradually- start having a vegetarian meal once a week. Then build it up to twice a week, three times a week until your vegetarian. You could spread it out over a few weeks or so, whatever you like.

b) Quickly - just throw yourself into it and start having vegetarian meals all the time. It may be a little bit hard because you lack some knowledge and information but buy some cookery books and research some more for information.

Step 6:- Ensure. Be aware that all the foods you are eating are vegetarian. The best way of doing this is checking the ingredients of the food you eat. You may be surprised and find that some of the stuff isn't actually vegetarian. But a quickened handy way to know that something is fully vegetarian is if you see the Vegetarian Society seal of approval. It looks a little like this.

But if you are unsure of what ingredients to be wary of - there is a page called Animal Ingredients telling you all about them.

Hope you enjoy being vegetarian as much as I do and if there is any way I can help just contact me using the correct page!