I just gave up eating meat again. Haven't eaten any in about a week. I'm still going to eat poultry though. I plan on drinking lots of water and eating three meals a day which is (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) Duh. I eat my frosted cheerios for breakfast. For lunch grilled cheese sandwich with some chips and sometimes a apple, banana, or cucumbers with some salt and pepper. For dinner I usually eat a canned food like spinach, soup, corn, or green beans. Every once in a while I'll go to a Cajun resturant called the Jazz and get some crawfish. I'm starting this life style again because I smoke cigarettes and I want to have a healthy way of eating, so I have a chance in living a long time. Does anyone think it'll work?
I think it's great the you are cutting down on your meat consumption.....however, smoking will ruin your health no matter what you eat.
Have to agree with you there. cok.net has a great vegetarian starter kit. Might want to check that out. For the record though; poultry is a meat, and it's still pretty bad for you. All things considered.
what you are eating isnt exactly healthy, probably better than what ya used to and most people do, but you still got a few changes to make though i think, your well on your way though. i think it could possibly prevent you getting forms of heart disease which are both associated with smoking and eating meat i think, ive read vegetarians tend to have lifespans 8 or 9 years longer than meat eaters. i would definatley to to up your fruit and veggie intake. check http://www.foodnews.org for the healthiest veggies and fruits, says you can reduce your intake of pesticides by 90 percent by avoiding just like 12 certain veggies and fruits, which are destroying the land and water and our health too with their conventional farming methods and our health as well. maybe try some vanilla soy or rice milk which is a lot healthier(And tastier IMO) than cow milk and has all the vitamins and stuff you need usually. get a whole grain bread when you make grilled cheeses and dont cook it too much, or just make another sandwhich all together which and leave out the cheese is what i would do. go to a health food store for a ton of great veg alternatives, like sandwhich meat and cheese and mayonaiisee etc, all very tasty stuff. not the healthiest but neither are the things they impersonate. fruits veggies and whole grains are what make a person healthy pretty much. frosted cheerios fall under as well i think, all general mills cereal does i think, dont quote me on that. but frosted cheerios didnt feel right and sit well when i tryed the mini pack of them this morning, just pay attention and listen to your body. when you eat less and not like a pig as much as everyone in our society does, you can notice how you actually respond to the stuff you put in your body. and yeah eating chicken provides no nutrional benefit whatsoever. too much protein is actually bad for you which is the only somewhat good thing youd get in chicken, and protein is in everything and nothing to worry about at all really. and i would try to quit smoking while your ahead if i were you too, mind over matter, you can do it! lol...
That's great... www.vegweb.com has great recipes for anything you could possibly imagine. I'm glad you're reducing meat consumption. peace
Joker, that seems like a light amount of food. Remember that meat (and tofu) are calorie dense products. add whole grains: brown rice, whole wheat pasta and breads, corn bread, bulgar etc to add heaviness and that satisfied feeling (when I went veg back in the Frances Moore Lappe edition one dark ages, i found that something sweet helped send that full signal.)
I'm gonna try to transition to a vegetarian lifestyle again too. It's hard with an omnivorous husband.. but right now my goal is to avoid all meat for 7 days. That includes chicken and crawfish. LOL Edit: I meant that "meat" includes chicken and crawfish.
It's important to remember that vegetarians by definition do not eat any type of animal flesh; birds included. While it's admirable to make an effort to cut down on meat, it's also important not to improperly define your diet. People calling themselves vegetarians when they still eat meat cause a lot of headaches in the vegetarian community when restaurants, family, and caterers present us with meat broth, chicken, or seafood under the belief that vegetarians eat these products. If your motivations for keeping poultry in your diet are taste-based, you may want to try experimenting with the myraid of soy "chicken" products on the market. If you take ethical considerations into account, it is worth noting that chickens (as well as pigs) are actually treated far worse than most cattle, and many more chickens have to die to equal the meat gleaned from one cow carcass. You may, in time, want to move away from chicken as well. Anyway, check out the helpful links others have offered, and good luck on transitioning to a more plant based diet.
