Becoming+a+Vegan

Here is an easy step-by-step way to becoming a vegan:

1. RESEARCH

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The Original Fast Foods by James and Colleen Simmons The China Study by T. Colin Campbell Fit For Life by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond Eat More, Weigh Less: Dr. Dean Ornish's Life Choice Program for Losing Weight Safely While Eating Abundantly by Dr. Dean Ornish

2. STOP DIETS

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">Diets do not help. Your body thinks you are starving yourself, so anything you eat, your body will store as fat. Not eating enough food causes malnutrition and lack of important vitamins. Malnutrition is a condition when your body does not get enough nutrients. The common symptoms of malnutrition are fatigue, dizziness, and weight loss, yet not healthy weight loss. If it is not treated, malnutrition can lead to mental or physical disabilities, illness, or even death.

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<span style="color: #808000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">3. BE AWARE <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">Know what you're eating. Keep a food journal. It is sometimes is hard to remember what you ate earlier, so writing it down helps keep track of your eating patterns. Some things you might want to include in the journal are what you eat and drink, but record this right away. You should also include what you were doing while eating such as watching television or driving. At the end of each day, read over your journal entry for that day so you are aware of how/what you eat every day.

<span style="color: #808000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">4.TURN OVER A NEW LEAF

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Out with the old, in with the new. Be aware of how much junk food is in your house. This includes any processed foods such as cheese, peanut butter, frozen dinners, honey, corn syrup, and gelatin ; food with sugar or refined flour. Put everything on a list, and post it on your fridge.

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<span style="color: #808000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">5. SHOP RIGHT

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">Your shopping list should be seperated into four groups:

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">And add monthly:
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;"> Fruits and Vegetables
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">Grains and legumes
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;"> Frozen goods
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;"> Canned goods
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;"> Baking goods
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">Condiments and seasonings

<span style="color: #808000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">6. SKIP THE EGGS

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">Eggs can easily be replaced for baking. Instead of using eggs, use applesauce, mashed bananas, a little extra oil, or tofu. As for breakfast, you could eat cereal or oatmeal.

<span style="color: #808000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">7. WEANING OFF THE COWS <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">Humans are the only creatures on this planet that are never totally weened. All other animals stop drinking their mother's milk once they can consume their own food. There are many other substitutions for cows milk, such as almond, soy, or rice milk.

<span style="color: #808000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">8. STOPPING THE MEAT

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">Start by cutting the meat in your meals in half. Then make one day a week completly meat free. Not eating meat isn't as hard as people think it is. If you prepare tofu correctly, it can taste just the same as meat.

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<span style="color: #808000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">9. TAKING ON TOFU

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">Three rules for tofu: <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">1. If you are a beginner always use a recipe!

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">2. Marinate your tofu. This is the best way for your tofu to get some flavor.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">3. Do some research. There are a ton of ingenious ways to cook tofu.

<span style="color: #808000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">10. EXPANDING HORIZONS

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">Start thinking about the thousands of things you CAN eat rather than not being able to eat meat, cheese, etc. Being positive helps make an easy transition.

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