Becoming a vegetarian

Question

Heyy

I really want to become a vegetarian. I am 15, and I really dont like eating animals. I also want to lose some weight. Is there anything I should know when trying to become a vegetarian. Is there any supplements I should take, or any special foods to eat, etc.

Thanks!!

Answer 1

It can never hurt to take a multi-vitamin.  Just make sure the vitamin itself is gelatin-free, or else it is not vegetarian.  There are many organic, all natural, vegetarian multi-vitamins available at drug stores.

Answer 2

you definitely want to make sure you aren't just replacing meat with junk food. if you go to s place like McDonald's, don't just order fries,order maybe a salad, or something healthy.

also, make sure you are eating a plant based diet, try to stay away from fats and processed foods. this should help with yur weight

as for the supplements, you might want to start taking a B12 pill, because this only comes from animal products

Answer 3

if you eat these foods:

http://www.healthalternatives2000.com/mi...

you don't need any suppliments.. especially since most suppliments in pill form have animal product in them.

Answer 4

The only supplement that vegetarians should have to take is B12. Most people eat meat, dairy AND fortified cereals yet still have a B12 status that is lower than recommended.

http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/b12

Everything else is found easily in plant foods. Bread, pasta, cereal, rice, beans, peas, lentils, nuts, seeds, fruits and veggies are all that you would need.

http://www.veganhealth.org/sh

http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo

It may help you to see that there is just as much potential in a vegetarian diet as there would be in any other.

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http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/phpBB2/...

http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/phpBB2/...

http://www.macdanzig.net/bio.php

http://www.scottjurek.com/career.php

Answer 5

just make sure you still get enough protein.

eating eggs, nuts, peanut butter, soy etc is an easy way to get it.  

Answer 6

no need for supplements. dont think veg.food is low in health. u will do much better than what u did with non.veg. food. u go on eating veg.food and enjoy life better.