Can anyone provide me with a good vegetarian diet plan?

I've recently made the decision to remove meat and fish from my diet and become vegetarian for personal reasons.



I'd like a good weekly menu consisting of meals that contain the right amount of nutrients to replace those lost in meat and fish.



Something tasty too, to help the transition seem painless!Can anyone provide me with a good vegetarian diet plan?
Im so happy for you, its always good when someone decides to make the transition. I am a vegan myself, although I can give you some awesome links



http://www.thedailyplate.com

The link above is a great place to see the nutritious value of all foods, including apples, alfalfa , apricots, and so on. You will need this website since you are eating a lot of vegetables and fruits. Go easy on the milk and eggs, they are not very good for you, and there are also many healthy alternatives.



http://www.chooseveg.com

Awesome website above, i visit it once everyday, no lie, it may just turn you off of milk, but lets just start with the meat. It also has great recipes



http://vegetarian.about.com

this website is great, I find some good recipes there.



http://www.vegweb.com

another good recipe website



Protien is your number one concern, but DONT worry, I am a vegan and I map out my dietary intake (which I suggest you do too with thedailyplate). I get a great amount of essential vitamins and minerals, I get plenty of protien, and I make sure I get a wide variety of said protien (I also get HELLA fiber)



Here is a 1 day menu to start you off (message me if you want more)

Breakfast- Muffins with a side of a chopped apple, a banana, a stick or two of celery, maybe some baby carrots, and a glass of milk (just make sure its skim)

MAKE SURE THE MUFFINS ARE NUTRITIOUS



Lunch- Chickpea salad (OMG THIS IS SOOOOOOO GOOD)

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2008/10/two鈥?/a>

with a side of fruit (your choice, I myself would choose a healthy pomegranate, but thats just me gettin' down with my bad self) and a hardboiled egg (NEVER FRY EGGS)



Dinner- Excuse my french BUT, this recipe KICKS @$$ (just replace LOW FAT GOAT CHEESE for the soy cheese)

http://www.chooseveg.com/display_recipe.鈥?/a>

(DONT GET TURNED OFF FROM GOAT CHEESE I liked it when I was an omni)



As a final thought, just watch what you eat (the eternal battle of vegetarians and vegans everywhere) becuase some ODD ingredients that come from animals are in a lot of foods, here is a link

http://www.vnv.org.au/site/index.php?opt鈥?/a>







REMEMBER that you must eat WHOLE grains, and lots of them, along with a wide variety of protien packed food. Try to include many types of protien in one meal (soy protien, vegetable protien, rice protien, etc.) Try to go easy on the whole milk, cheese and egg thing.

Here is a vegetarian pyramid

http://api.ning.com/files/xQPI1vzhTM8xVA鈥?/a>



GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR BEING KIND TO THOSE ANIMALS (god knows they need more people to think like you and me)
above answer is good but i would like to add it is a common misconseption that vegatarians require strict diets to replace 'lost' nutrients. Most manage just fine and remeber meat eaters suffer from deficeincies as well. To make the transition painless just get some fake meat. You'll probably like the taste and it adds that 'missing' element to the plate. And rember vegatarians are not about being healthy we are about being nice to animals and the enviroment and for me personally saving money! You can get meat substitutes everywhere and they can replace meat in a lot of your favourite meals!

Can anyone provide me with a good vegetarian diet plan?
I am a too, its easy add grains and rice and veggies to you diet I writing a book for veggie eating go to this site and fill out the form and say you need veggie diet recipes then somebody will send you some recipes and also you they are so many links on that page you can also shop health food for vegetarian meals good hope to here from you soon. you can see some food for vegetarian. I have been go veggie for 5 yrs now.

http://www.mysavethechildren.org/HowIlos鈥?/a>
Eat salads. that's the best ways to be a vegetarian. You should also eat brussel sprouts, green beans, and squashes. Melons are also good.Can anyone provide me with a good vegetarian diet plan?
You could try asking these info@vegsoc.org perhaps?