I'm making an effort to be a vegetarian. Is this a good start?

Question

I still eat at places that serve meat but i only order things that have no meat. Like if I get a pizza, I will just have a plain cheese pizza. And if I have a burrito, I will just get a bean burrito. And instead of getting a burger at a burger place, I will order a salad or something. Is this a pretty good start? I am trying to start with baby steps and ease my way into a vegan lifestyle.

Answer 1

Sure it's a good start! Anything we can do for the animals is!

It lets non-vegetarian restaurants know that they need to have veg options and saves lives.

Try out a vegetarian restaurant in your area too, if you are lucky enough to have one!

Answer 2

I've been a vegetarian for about 6 months and I do this all the time. I don't see anything wrong with it. I'm the only person in my family that is a vegetarian. Most places that serve meat also have something for vegetarians. Good luck!

Answer 3

yes, that seems like an awesome start! however it works for you. If you take baby streps your transfer to vegetarian will be less of a hardship, since your not denying your self so abruptly.

Good luck!!

Answer 4

That's totally fine. We don't live in a perfect utopia world where there are vegan restaurants on every street corner, so I think it's completely fine to eat vegetarian foods at non-vegetarian restaurants.

You may even be doing a good thing - companies keep track of how many of each menu item they sell. The more vegetarian food they sell, the more they are likely to offer in the future.

I would suggest you stay away from Wendy's though - my family's been boycotting them for years as they are huge users of rain forest beef.

Answer 5

Sounds good to me. FYI, you can be a vegetarian and still eat at places that serve/sell meat, just as long as you don't eat it.

You're doing fine. :-) My only suggestion would be to try eating at more healthful restaurants... pizza is still pizza, even if it doesn't have meat on it.

Answer 6

It's a very good start!!

i eat at places that have meat, but i don't order meat.

At Taco Bell(because you mentioned Bean Burrito) They have fresco style, its healthier, and it contains no dairy, and no meat!

Also do you mean Vegetarian or actual *Vegan??

(*Vegan= NO meat product at all!, NO dairy, no geletain ect..)

I like to go to bloomingfoods(you should go there sometime) its a health food grocery store where you can buy a bunch of organic(mostly) food!

And at places were they have meat, i usally order a salad meat free!!

on the source part i put some websites you should check them out!!

good luck!!

~hailey B~ a.k.a ~Honey Bear~

Answer 7

I don't see anything wrong w/ that. I've been a a vegetarian for 5 yrs now, and sometimes I eat at places that serve meat- I just don't eat it....but my boyfriend does so when we go out, sometimes there is no way to avoid it.

I don't think it makes you any less "vegetarian"...