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My boyfriend wants to become a vegetarian and I would like to do it with him, only I eat alot of meat. Are there any transition foods or recipes that would lessen my want for meat that are very tasty yet not bland like most veggies seem to be? Suggestions???????
What I did was stopped eating red meat (which is the least healthly meat for you). Then gradually I stopped eating white meat. It makes the transaction a lot easier!
Thats true, thats what I did too

I know how you feel. Everynight my eats meat....... if you can you can go to Trader Joe's it has a lot of meals for vegetarians. There is also soy corndogs & chicken nuggets. Those are 2 of my favorite. Give it a try and good luck

Yes that is a good way to wean yourself off meat and meat by-products.

Another way to go is to start out as a Peskitarian, which is someone who eats only seafood and chicken, and then narrow it down to just chicken or seafood, and then no meat at all. The right brand of Veggie Burger that fullfills your craving can stop your craving.

I've been a vegetarian for a year and 2 months. At first, it was really hard because you start craving all sorts of meat/chicken, but eventually your taste buds will get used to it. Try eating Morning Star and Boca products. Some of them actually taste like the real thing (depends on what kind)!

I didn't make a transition. I just stopped.
If you really believe in it, just do it already.

well i have been a vegitarian sense age 9 and that was 7 years ago. i just quit all together because i loved animals. but i loved the tast of meat so try eating morning star or boca products they taste almost identical to real meat. i had my friends try them & they couldnt even taste the difference

that what i did too, just quit cold but i think morning star brand 'meat' is really good. completely vegan and the stuff tastes really good!

Try this site out. It helps both vegetarians and vegans. vegetarian

watch out for jello, act 2 brand popcorn (fish oil), gummy worms, bacon in baked beans, and meat in broth. for cravings eat vedgetarian baked beans (most say they are on the front of the label if they are) and soy beans. yay vedgetarians!!!!!!! :D!!!

Don't be a vegetarian. You people are completely upsurd believing that only eating vegetables and fruits with no meats can be beneficial to your lives. I'm 6'4 240 LBS. I'm only 15. I eat steak 2-3 times a week. Fish and poultry and pork are another part of my diet.

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One of the ways to make the transition is to find an oriental grocery store that has soy based vegetarian food or you can go online and do a search. I have personally had chicken, fish, shrimp and lobster. They all have the visual look, taste and the feel of meat (almost) when chewing.

I'm in transition at the moment, to be vegetarian. The biggest thing that will hit you are the cravings, trust me, so unless you have tremendous willpower or a very justifiable reason you're passionate about that'd help you stay on track, chances are you'd be sneaking a lot of guilty sneak bites at meat dishes.
Try to cut off red meat first. Stick to white meat, meaning fish and chicken. There are plenty of delicious recipes for that.
Set a date for turning veg. As you go nearer that date, turn some days into vegetarian days, like for eating only vegetarian food, and slowly, turn your whole week vegetarian with only one meat day.
Slowly cut that off too.
Well, the best thing about going veg is probably how you're going to get really ingenius and creative with cooking and I look forward to that.
If you've got a red meat dish you really love, why not in your trvegetarianansition stage convert the whole dish into chicken or fish? Meaning use all the same ingredients (cept' the meat of course) and cook it in the exact same way you'd do with your red meat dish?
In my opinion, western vegetarian dishes are pretty bland. This is because many western dishes are very meat-based, with the salad on the side as the veggie accompaniment.
The best time for you to get inventive, explorative is now!
Try out Indian cuisine. Hindu Indians are vegetarians, and thus those thousands of years passed with them churning out a whole array of vegetarian dishes that have probably officially classified them into a cuisine in itself!
There are so many to start, try vegetarian Mediterrinaean food.
Lots of olive oil with grilled eggplant, couscous, sun-dried tomatoes, stewed potatoes with sage, garlic and olive oil.

For indian vegetarian dishes,
one of my favourites is aloo bhaigan (potato and eggplant curry) with aloo paratha (potato stuffed flatbread, or roti) on the side as the carbo.
Or, try to cook a sumptuous vegetarian biryani, trust me, it will taste so good meat wouldn't even cross your mind.
The recipes I get for Indian food is here :

It's as authentic as Indian veg can get!

One of my fave med dishes go below.
Mediterranean Stuffed Eggplant:


FALAFEL BURGERS: (Trust me they taste good.)


GRILLED MARINATED PORTABELLO MUSHROOM BURGERS:


GRILLED PIZZA WITH PESTO, TOMATOES AND FETA:


Some good veg recipes here :




Support groups for going Veg:


Good luck on going veg. Whenever you feel the need to give up, don't! Keep trying! You'll find the rewards to yourself, your waistline, your pockets and probably to your relationship for wanting to go veg with your boyfriend, very worth it!
This is a tough one, based on my personal experience I wish you much luck. Here are a couple sites you might find helpful:
www.vegsource.com/recipe/meatsub.htm
www.vegweb.com/recipes/subs/
www.nomeat.com/
i have became a vegetarian 10 years ago,you have to start slow letting go to meat, starting to eat chix and then change to soy protein.Soy protein have same kind os proteins of meat and more