Go Veggie !

But... how do you get there from here ?

Getting Started

Change to vegetarian breakfasts and lunches as a first step. See our Breakfast & Lunch menu plans for ideas. Next, you can start working on veggie dinners. Try one or two per week and then build from there. First thing you know, you will be making grocery lists with no animal products at all !

Dinner Menu Planning

As you develop your own menu plans for an average week, try to plan a variety of types of dishes - for example, one pasta dish ( spaghetti), one rice dish (risotto, vegetable paella), a mock meat dish (Salisbury "Steak"), a stir fry, an exotic meal (e.g. Thai vegetables), a tofu meal (Tofu Cacciatore), a truly vegetable meal ( veggie pot pie), a "fun" meal such as nachos, pizza or quesadillas, a weekend meal (Harvest Vegetable Torte), a hearty soup and salad, a tempeh dish. You will soon find that you have more variety than you did when you were an omnivore ! See Dinner menu plans.

Veggie Substitutions in your own favourite recipes

You do not have to give up your own favourite dishes ! Here are some ideas for making veggie Substitutions

Vegetarian vs Vegan

Some of the menu plans include eggs and dairy products. The commonly used definition of vegetarianism includes eggs and dairy products (ovo-lacto vegetarian.) A vegan does not consume animal products at all. If you are starting from an omnivore diet, you may want to go through the "ovo-lacto" stage, even if your eventual goal is to become a vegan. See our link for information on eggs from free run hens, organic milk products, and soy products to replace eggs and dairy. If you are ovo-lacto vegetarian and are ready to go vegan, see our Vegetarian to Vegan page.

BON APPETIT !