Ahh The Simple Name
10-19-13, 10:12pm
What’s your eating style? Would you like to move toward a more healthful diet? Are you concerned about the horrendous treatment of factory-farmed animals? Are you aware of the dwindling ability of Mother Earth to produce enough food for her inhabitants?
Have you thought about becoming vegetarian? There is a world of reasons to go meatless, from health to animal welfare to the sustainability of our planet. See our post Vegetarian Cooking For Everyone (http://www.ahhthesimplelife.com/vegetarian-cooking-for-everyone/).
Becoming vegetarian may seem a rather daunting goal. This is especially true if you have been eating the rather typical meat-starch-vegetable sort of meals. Some people are able to go “cold turkey,” and become vegetarian or even vegan literally overnight. Don’t feel pressured into doing it that way; the gradual approach is fine.
Furthermore, you may decide that you don’t want to be strictly vegan or even vegetarian. Perhaps you will opt to keep fish in your diet. You may even choose to keep some meat in your diet. If you do continue to eat meat, I hope that you make informed choices about the meat you eat. It’s often easy to forget that the burger, steak or drumstick on your plate was once an animal. How was that animal raised? How was it treated? Where did it come from? What about added hormones and antibiotics? Was its growth artificially accelerated to get to market sooner and reduce feed cost?
My Personal JourneyMy yoga instructor Kathy taught us the principle of “Do no harm.” This principle was Kathy’s reason for not eating animals, and eventually it became mine. From time to time, Kathy would encourage us to eat less meat. For example, she might suggest that one could reduce meat consumption to one meal a day. That is how I began. Over time, I found myself eating less and less meat. I decided that I truly wanted to become vegetarian, and was trying to work out the logistics. The final turning point came when I discovered and purchased my first vegetarian cookbook:Laurel’s Kitchen: A Handbook for Vegetarian Cookery and Nutrition (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0915132079/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0915132079&linkCode=as2&tag=ahthsili-20). This book is true to its title. It’s not just a book of recipes, but an excellent guide to the world of vegetarianism.
Tips For Becoming Vegetarian
Continue my blog post here: http://www.ahhthesimplelife.com/becoming-vegetarian/
Have you thought about becoming vegetarian? There is a world of reasons to go meatless, from health to animal welfare to the sustainability of our planet. See our post Vegetarian Cooking For Everyone (http://www.ahhthesimplelife.com/vegetarian-cooking-for-everyone/).
Becoming vegetarian may seem a rather daunting goal. This is especially true if you have been eating the rather typical meat-starch-vegetable sort of meals. Some people are able to go “cold turkey,” and become vegetarian or even vegan literally overnight. Don’t feel pressured into doing it that way; the gradual approach is fine.
Furthermore, you may decide that you don’t want to be strictly vegan or even vegetarian. Perhaps you will opt to keep fish in your diet. You may even choose to keep some meat in your diet. If you do continue to eat meat, I hope that you make informed choices about the meat you eat. It’s often easy to forget that the burger, steak or drumstick on your plate was once an animal. How was that animal raised? How was it treated? Where did it come from? What about added hormones and antibiotics? Was its growth artificially accelerated to get to market sooner and reduce feed cost?
My Personal JourneyMy yoga instructor Kathy taught us the principle of “Do no harm.” This principle was Kathy’s reason for not eating animals, and eventually it became mine. From time to time, Kathy would encourage us to eat less meat. For example, she might suggest that one could reduce meat consumption to one meal a day. That is how I began. Over time, I found myself eating less and less meat. I decided that I truly wanted to become vegetarian, and was trying to work out the logistics. The final turning point came when I discovered and purchased my first vegetarian cookbook:Laurel’s Kitchen: A Handbook for Vegetarian Cookery and Nutrition (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0915132079/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0915132079&linkCode=as2&tag=ahthsili-20). This book is true to its title. It’s not just a book of recipes, but an excellent guide to the world of vegetarianism.
Tips For Becoming Vegetarian
Continue my blog post here: http://www.ahhthesimplelife.com/becoming-vegetarian/