Good tips to help you as you start a new vegetarian lifestyle

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Here are some good tips that will help you in your new vegetarian lifestyle.

 

Clean our your cupboards of all the junk foods and things with meat in them

and then go buy good meat-free wholesome foods Become a label reader. Go

check out your library for vegetarian cookbooks, and print off recipes each

week that you want to make for that week . Make a shopping list. Then just

stick with the menu you have chosen for that week. It will be a fun

adventure. Your taste buds will change to enjoy these very good recipes.

Give foods that you don't find that enjoyable at first, a few chances,

because they say it takes trying some foods up to 10 times, before we learn

to like some things that are very different than what we have eaten before.

Many of the recipes will appeal to you right off the bat. Give foods that

you have not made before, say like maybe eggplant, or garbanzo beans, or

Brussels sprouts a chance to grow on you by trying them in many different

recipes. It makes a huge difference in learning to like things that are new

to you. Before you be know what happened, you'll be shocked by how great the

variety of foods you are eating will be and all the vitamins, anti-oxidants

and anti-cancer fighting properties you'll be adding into your daily diet.

 

Drink 6-8 glasses of water every day and more if you are doing a lot of

perspiring and exercise. Your body is about 80 % water and every function in

the body the body depends on it. If you're like most people, you're not

drinking enough water. If you wait until you feel thirsty, your body is

already suffering from the effects of mild dehydration. You continually lose

water during the day through sweat, urine and breathing. The amount varies

due to physical activity level, caffeine intake, climatic conditions,

illness, medications, hormone changes and poor nutrition. Because 2.5 liters

of water is lost each day through normal bodily functions, this must be

replaced. Adequate water also serves the function of flushing out toxins,

virus and bacteria. It keeps the skin clearer, softer and gives it a more

healthy glow. It helps to wash out the inside of the body and has zero

calories. I drink mostly water during the day and I save my calories for

good healthy veggies, fruits,dairy, eggs, nuts and grains. You'll get all

you need from those, if you get a good variety. Take a multi-vitamin and

B-Complex if you can't eat well on a day or you are feeling run down. Not

enough water, will give you headaches and get your electrolytes(sodium,

potassium, CO2 and Chloride) all out of whack and that will make you feel

very bad. Without 6-8 glasses of water per day for adults, you will be

accerating the ageing process of your body. Go to the bathroom when your

body tells you to go and don't make it wait. You risk reabsorbing toxins

that would of been excreted by using the bathroom when you needed to.

 

Fruit smoothies are a great way to start your day. We buy frozen fruit at

Sam's Club and add a little soy milk and ice and blend away. I use a

Vita-mix, but you can use a blender if you want. Throw in some spinach or

cabbage with your fruit smoothie and you'll never know, because it add

little flavor, but makes it very healthy. Look for good granola's like the

Bare Naked brand or Kashi cereals. Make some bran or banana muffins for

breakfast. Makes some gravy and serve over wheat biscuits. I have a homemade

" Chicken " Seasoning recipe that uses easy to find things, that I'll send.

It is great to season your gravy with. Eat some fresh fruit. Buy only 100%

whole grain breads. Just saying wheat, without saying 100% on the products,

is missing a lot of the good stuff that wheat has. Enriched wheat means that

they took all of the good stuff away and then added back in less than 10 of

the over 20 good things that 100% whole wheat had to begin with. Oatmeal,

cream of wheat, 7 grain cooked cereal with dried fruit and toasted nuts

sprinkled on top, or sliced fresh fruits, hemp seeds, ground flax seeds will

really fill you up and keep you from getting hungry again very quickly.

 

Don't listen to that non-sense about eating all meat. A high protein diet

isn't good for you at all and will leach calcium out of your bones, making

them brittle. It is also high in fat that will damage your heart.

 

Despite what some websites will spout off that soy is bad for you, don't

believe it. Most are supported by the meat industries or others that have

something to gain by saying it is bad. There is a lot of erroneous info on

the internet. Now some folks are truly allergic to it, just like it could be

with anything. Be prepared for more gas, as you eat more beans(soy included)

and things in the cabbage and broccoli families. Those foods are very good

for you and that is not an adverse reaction to avoid. Just take some beano

or gas-x if it become bothersome. It is a harmless side effect, though those

around you might not think so. LOL

 

 

What a fun adventure. Get outside and get some sunlight, especially in the

mornings so your body will release more melatonin, Smile(you can't stay

upset when you smile, try it) open your windows on days when the temps

permit and air out your home, exercise, get plenty of rest, life a life

full of gratitude and appreciation for everything in your life. If you have

a faith delve into that and find the peace it offers. You're stepping over

into a very fun wonderful way of life.

 

There are two wonderful resources that I'd like to mention to you. One is

the book Proof Positive by Dr. Neil Nedley http://www.nedleypublishing.com/

.. It is just such an incredible riches of health info and it really grabs

your attention. It is a book you'll refer to over and over again. We read it

as a family. You can find it on Amazon or on his website.

 

Another is any of the books by Dr. John McDougal, also available on Amazon.

He has a newsletter on his website that is sent out monthly with loads of

great info and recipes. His website also has tons of great articles to

listen and read. Search out this website with a wealth of info.

http://www.drmcdougall.com/

 

These two resources will change your life, along with these other new

lifestyle changes.

 

Oh one more great one is The Guilt-free Gourmet cookbook and nutrition book.

It is great.

http://tinyurl.com/2c3rem

 

Welcome to the group,

Judy