Becoming a Vegetarian

Becoming a Vegetarian

by becomingavegetarian August 6, 2009 Becoming a Vegetarian
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Welcome to the Becoming a Vegetarian website! It takes a little planning once you have set your mind to becoming a vegetarian. There is nothing too complicated to deal with but there are some important things to remember to ensure that the transition goes smoothly. I became a vegetarian in the 1980s at the age of thirteen. [...]

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Becoming a Vegetarian – Natasha’s Story

by becomingavegetarian November 22, 2011 Real Life Experiences

The first time I became vegetarian was in 2007. I was watching an interview on The Today Show with Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin, authors of Skinny Bitch. I didn’t really think anything of it at the time; just another interview on my favorite morning show. A few weeks later, I was in a book [...]

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Becoming A Vegetarian – Daily Nutritional Requirements – Vitamins And Minerals

by becomingavegetarian March 30, 2010 Vegetarian Diet Plan
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If you can you really, do need to meet all the requirements you can from your daily food intake. Part of your reasoning for becoming a vegetarian was most likely because you wanted to lead a healthier lifestyle so cutting out meat from your diet and then just relying on popping supplements to meet your [...]

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Becoming a Vegetarian – Daily Nutritional Requirements – Basic Food Groups

by becomingavegetarian March 27, 2010 Vegetarian Diet Plan
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Whatever type of vegetarian you decide is right for you, you are still going to need to make sure that you have all the basic nutritional requirements covered. These are the suggested daily intakes for the basic food groups my next post will go on to lay out the vitamins and minerals needed to keep [...]

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Types Of Vegetarian – Semi-Vegetarian

by becomingavegetarian March 25, 2010 Types of Vegetarian
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Well I left the controversial one until last! Most hard-core vegetarian evangelists state categorically that you cannot be a semi-vegetarian. You are either vegetarian or you are not. From my perspective, becoming a vegetarian was a health and environmental choice. I am not evangelical about vegetarianism and I think I will always aspire to be [...]

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Types of Vegetarians – Ovo-Vegetarian

by becomingavegetarian August 15, 2009 Ovo-Vegetarian
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Ovo-Vegetarians eat eggs along with their diet of fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, grains, pulses and so on. The do not consume dairy products or meat of any kind. You will often find that Ovo-Vegetarians made their choice because they are lactose intolerant. There are of course always exceptions to that rule. I am lactose intolerant [...]

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Types of Vegetarians – Raw-Vegetarian

by becomingavegetarian August 11, 2009 Raw Vegetarian
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Raw Vegetarianism is a rare form of vegetarianism, but it does have some following. With this type of vegetarian, you can be either vegan or a vegetarian (lacto, ovo or lacto-ovo). I don’t think that I have ever considered becoming a vegetarian in this form. The principles behind it are that when food is cooked it [...]

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Types of Vegetarians – Lacto-Vegetarian

by becomingavegetarian August 10, 2009 Types of Vegetarian

Well I guess that this is the category that I fall into! A Lacto vegetarian is someone who doesn’t consume any meat from animals but does eat dairy products. You will often find that lacto-vegetarians make sure that the dairy products that they do consume are ethically sourced via free range/organic products from a verifiable [...]

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Types of Vegetarian – Vegan

by becomingavegetarian August 10, 2009 Vegan
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Let me start this by saying that I am not Vegan, many of my friends and family are though so, I do have experience of the trials and tribulations of being Vegan. When deciding that becoming a vegetarian is something that you want to consider then depending, what the motives are behind the decision you [...]

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