Economical vegetarian eating

Economical vegetarian eating
Current medical wisdom is that a vegetarian diet is a healthy diet.
by P. Elizabeth Anderson
Animal Advocacy Examiner
March 27, 2009

http://www.examiner.com/x-5936-Animal-Advocacy-Examiner~y2009m3d27-Economical-vegetarian-eating

Good news: Stop eating so much red meat and live longer. Yet, transitioning into a vegetarian diet can seem mysterious and difficult.

I know that I grew up watching my mother prepare meals using chicken, pork, and beef in all their forms. The recipes are in my DNA, I think. I haven’t eaten meat in decades, but I could still easily whip up a meat-based meal.

When you’re raised that way, it is easier to trot to the grocery store, grab a package of hamburger, a slab of bacon, a pack of ribs, whatever, and just throw it in a pot and go.

But chances are we will live longer and better if we find a a new way of eating. We simply have to acquire new skills. It won't happen overnight. When I decided to go veg, I knew what not to eat, but not what TO eat.

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