why people go vegetarian

There are four general reasons why people go vegetarian.

1. Health , those people who would like to become slim.

2. Environment, it’s a fact that being vegetarian is the best way to contribute to Mother Earth.

3. Ethics/Morals , there are people who acknowledge that animals also feel the same way, just like you and I , they don’t want to get hurt.

They feel pain.

4. Religion, some are obliged because meat eating is not allowed in their religion.



Tips on how to succeed in becoming vegetarian.

1. Have a strong determination

2. Some people tend to give up becoming vegetarian because they are not determined.

3. It takes months, years to become vegetarian, so don’t rush. Take it real slow.

4. Survival 101, a friend of mine started going vegetarian when he was in a military academy. His diet? : Rice, Toyo, Peanuts, Dingdong, Nesvita.

5. Most people are allergic to Eggs and Seafoods, shifting to plant based diet is a better choice.



Eat your veggies everyday!

Vegetarian Chicken Nuggets

Are you a vegetarian starter who still loves the taste of chicken?

Here's a vegetarian substitute that will surely gives a good taste of chicken to you - vegetarian chicken nuggets. It is made from wheat and soya.

You can use it as replacement for Adobong manok, tinola, menudo, asado and a lot more.


I know it's hard to give up chicken but in a gradual way you can do it!

Here’s a pattern that I want to share to those who are having hard time giving up meat. This may help.

Giving up Beef  first:

It’s not that hard , because you can still eat pork, chicken and fish. So do this for a month or two. Just make sure that you don’t eat beef anymore straight for a month.

Giving up Pork :

If you think that you can give up beef, it’s time for you to give up pork. You can still eat chicken and fish. It is easier to give up, knowing that pork is the primary cause of diseases. And we all know that it makes us fat since it is very high in bad cholesterol. Do this for a month or two. Just make sure that you don’t eat pork anymore straight for a month.

Then chicken:You will soon give up eating chicken. Maybe this will be hard for you so do this for two months or more , but make sure to give up eating chicken soon.

When you had already give up eating beef, pork and chicken it will be easier for you to go vegetarian or vegan. Don’t make it hard for you, there will always be an easier way that will help you achieve your goal. Going vegetarian does not end on giving up the food that you are conditioned to eat, it involves mindset, positive thinking, proper hygiene , a healthier lifestyle above all it develops control.

Happy Eating and Good Luck!

Tips on Substituting Meat

*First Posted 10/12/12

It is true that being vegetarian is hard.

It is hard specially when you are conditioned to the taste and texture of meat.

Now this condition is very common for us Filipinos since our country has a lot of festivities and celebration. Majority of the food served are meat based.

But what if there will be a substitute for meat? Still the same with the taste and texture of a real meat.

It will be a perfect chance for those who wanted to try giving up meat.

You can still enjoy the taste of meat without eating the real meat.

There are manufacturers of vegetarian meat substitutes here in Manila where you can buy them.

I made a list of Meat Substitutes that I recommend for vegetarian starters:

• TOFU – you can use tofu as replacement for chicken. By just deep frying it the way you do to chickens you can achieve a tofu that tastes almost like chicken.

Easy Tips if you want to Go Vegetarian

Some reason why going vegetarian becomes hard for most people is because we are conditioned to eating meat. It has been part of our tradition to eat meat during parties and occasions.

If you are serious on becoming vegetarian someday you have to aim removing that condition (the taste of meat) and make yourself conditioned to eating vegetables.

You don't do this overnight. It has to be easy and slow. It takes time because again we are conditioned to eating meat for so long.

As a start, make a timeline to gradually reduce your intake of meat and this will help you achieve your goal to make yourself pleased eating vegetables.

How Vegetarian Friendly is Kung Fu Kitchen, Seafood Island and Tokyo Grill in SM Manila?

Last Sunday September 16, I had the honor to meet the owners Marvin Agustin, Raymund Magdaluyo and Glecy Lopez-Go at SM Manila during the event called Triple Treats at the 4th.

It was a triple treat because it was a tour of food bloggers and traditional media to three restaurants namely Kung Fu Kitchen, Seafood Island and Tokyo Grill.

Photos: Fo Guang Shan Mabuhay Temple

Fo Guang Shan Mabuhay Temple is located at 656 Pablo Ocampo St.
(formerly Vito Cruz), Malate, Manila

The cultural and spiritual treasures of Zen at the Fo Guang Shan Temple engages your senses with The Art of Ch'an: A Spiritual and Cultural Immersion.

During our visit there was a demonstration of the subtle complexities of the tea ceremony and the noble art of Sutra calligraphy. It purifies our spirit and broaden our perspective as we practice breathing meditation, it took us on a tour of the temple and introduce the world of Mahayana Buddhism.

Vegetarian Sinigang Recipe

It is hard to find Sinigang Mix that does not contain shrimp paste. But try looking at the ingredients of Knorr tamarind cubes and Mama Sita's Sinigang Mix it doesn't contain shrimp or pork.

Now ready to use as seasoning for our Vegetarian Sinigang.

 

INGREDIENTS:

Vegetables:
Tomato, Onions, Gabi, Labanos, Okra, Talong, Sitaw, Kangkong, Sampalok, Sili Haba

Anne Hathaway ; The Vegan Catwoman

Aside from Alicia Silverstone, there is another Batman actress who lives in a Vegan diet.

Non other than the Catwoman herself - Anne Hathaway.

In the blockbuster movie The Dark Knight Rises where Christian Bale is Batman, Anne is very sexy in her tight Catwoman suit after going Vegan from being a long time Vegetarian.

“It was a psychological terrorist,” she told Allure magazine.

Vegetarian Chicken Nugget

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Vegetarian Meat is being used to retain the taste and texture of meat.

Not really a meat because it is made from soy wheat. Non difference with the taste depends on how it was cooked.

In Bodhi stores, one of the best fake meat is Vegetarian Chicken Nugget.

Once you taste it you will not say that it's fake because the taste and texture is the same with real chicken nuggets.

This is one way of conditioning one's tongue in giving up meat. I hope can also help those who are having hard time giving up meat thru this guidelines if you want to give up eating meat:

Photos at Quantum Cafe, A Vegetarian Friendly Restaurant

Quantum Cafe

FERON Bldg., 9590 Kamagong corner Bagtikan Street
Makati City

(02) 519 0757

Operating Hours: Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Mode of Payment: CASH

Best Sellers :

Veggie Meat Adobo Flakes(Vegan) served with rice and atchara. 220 Php

Quantum Burger (Vegan) pattie is made of banana heart. 150 Php

Do you support the Meatless Monday movement, which encourages people to skip meat and eat more vegetables?

Leave a comment here :

Yes

No

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How to Cook Vegetarian Batchoy

A round of applause to my partner Issa Quintos who made it to the Top 6 among the 14 contenders of Electrolux #Wokaholic Kitchen Star Boot Camp.

She was tasked to cook a Filipino dish na may sabaw. She thought of cooking vegetarian kare-kare but later on she decided to cook vegetarian batchoy, as suggested by her hubby Allen.

Vegetarian batchoy was her personal favorite when she was still a meat eater, but when she learned the vegetarian way of cooking she also learned cooking this kind of dish.

Revised Vegetarian Asia Travel Guide Now Available

In the early 1990s, I graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz and had the chance to spend six months traveling in Asia. It was a life-changing experience for which I’m very grateful. However, the whole time I was traveling, I was so confused about what to eat! As a vegetarian, I didn’t want to eat fish sauce or little pieces of chopped up meat, but was spending time in countries where I didn’t speak the languages. I’m afraid that my sign language and attempts at local languages, especially the tonal ones like Thai, weren’t very good.

Vegetarianism : A Yoga Lifestyle

During the Ancient times Yogis were vegetarian. But nowadays not all Yogis are vegetarian. You can be a meat eater but you are a Yogi.

 

What are the benefits of Yoga?

In increase abdominal strength, leg, back, chest and arm muscles. Yoga helps shape long and lean muscles, resulting in visible muscle tone, promotes better breathing habits, resulting in deeper breathing that strengthens the lungs, aids in pain prevention in the back and better health.

The easy way of becoming vegetarian

Thinking about becoming a vegetarian is easy but giving up your favorite hamburger is hard. The tongue is conditioned to the taste of meat so no matter how you try
getting rid of that conditioned you end up crave for meat again.

Here are some easy steps simple and slow.

Hard things can be done in a slow manner. Try committing yourself to being a vegetarian at least 3 days per week for the first couple of weeks.

Teresa Bergen Author of Vegetarian Asia: A Travel Guide

I recently came across with someone who read my blog and I was surprised when she said that she liked my blog. She said that she's interested to interview me about vegetarianism in the Philippines. I am so honored to answer all her questions and I hope that it could help her in writing her book about vegetarianism in Asia. In return I also did an interview with her. Her answers might help those who also wants to go vegetarian.

 

Teresa Bergen is a writer living in the US. Back in the '90s, she published a book called Vegetarian Asia: A Travel Guide. She's now updating it for a 2012 edition. Check out her website at www.teresabergen.com

 

Here's my interview with her:

How long have you been vegetarian/vegan? why did you become vegetarian?

I stopped eating meat about 30 years ago, when I was 12 years old. One night my mother fixed steak for dinner and I pictured a cow minding her own business and somebody slicing a big chunk out of her side. I imagined how painful that would be. If I was a cow, I wouldn’t want to be killed for dinner. Being American, I had access to lots of different types of food. It occurred to me that there were plenty of things to eat besides animals. These days I am mostly vegan, but make exceptions for things like birthday cakes.

Is it difficult to be veg? what makes it difficult?
Not in my usual daily life, where I’m doing the shopping and cooking. Sometimes when I travel, or especially when I go out to dinner with other people or to somebody’s house it can be uncomfortable. I don’t really like to draw attention to myself, and avoid preaching to an unreceptive and uninterested audience.

What changes did you notice in you when you became veg?
Since I was only 12 and the rest of my family was not familiar with meatless diets, I wasn’t sure what to eat. I remember a lot of grilled cheese sandwiches, pancakes, cookies and ice cream. So I didn’t suddenly become super healthy.

What is the usual reaction of people who just knew you’re veg?
Most of my non-veg friends are kind and go out of their way to make sure there’s something I can eat. But I get a fair share of heckling and derision, mostly from people I don’t know very well. Where I live in Portland, Oregon, there’s kind of a backlash against vegetarians, and especially vegans. People like to make fun of us. It’s annoying. I mean, we’re just trying to do our little part to cut down on the world’s rampant cruelty.

How did you get into animal rights advocacy?
I don’t do much besides write about other people’s efforts. Hopefully that helps raise people’s awareness.

Did you volunteer in any organization?
Not currently. In the past, I’ve mostly volunteered with organizations that benefit people, like teaching yoga to folks in drug rehab and ESL to immigrants and refugees.

Where do you get your food?
I mostly shop at Trader Joe’s, a supermarket that has its own line of generics, with lots of vegetarian and vegan items. It’s cheaper than the health food stores. There's a local farm store down the street, so I try to buy my produce there.

MUSHROOM or MUSHROOM BEEF BURGER?

(CHECKING WHAT YOU EAT)

Are you a vegetarian and a mushroom
lover? You’d better be careful with your mushroom burger!

The MUSHROOM BURGER JOINT, which originated in Tagaytay City, has now branched out in Katipunan, West Avenue, and a stall in Ateneo De Manila University. They offer Mushroom with Beef Burger, Mushroom with Pork Burger, and Mushroom with Chicken Burger. It goes with French fries and drinks of your own choice. I am sure you’ll love the tasty burgers and the delicious French Fries. But if you are a pure vegetarian, a Veggie, it is better for you to
order Mushroom Sandwich because it has no other meat ingredients that veggies tries to avoid.

Don’t be confused with the Mushroom Burger items which were mentioned earlier because
it contains meat and poultry. You might be misled by its name, Mushroom Burger, thinking that it is made of pure mushroom. It was actually a misnomer since the supposed flavor, like beef, chicken and pork was not declared. Its ingredients will only be revealed if you’ll ask the Food Servers. I am sure that the company of Mushroom Burger has no intention of lying or misleading its precious customers.

But if you’re a vegetarian check out the Mushroom Sandwich, it is one of the tastiest if not the best in town.

Difference between a Vegan and a Vegetarian

There's a lot of times I get surprised when people ask me "Vegan ka pala?"

No , I'm vegetarian

Majority of them doesn't know the difference between a Vegan and a Vegetarian.

So here's to clarify:
Vegan avoids by-products of meats of fish, eggs and dairy products, or their by-products like lactose, casein, dried egg whites or yolk. Some vegans don't take honey or yeast either.
Ovo-Vegetarians eat eggs.
Lacto-Vegetarian takes milk and dairy products. Eggs are a no-no.
while Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian takes Dairy products and eggs.
 

 

Vegetarian Restaurant in Angeles

Healthy Vegetarian

SPC Building (next to Chow King at the big circle intersection)
Downtown Angeles (2009)

Contact Numbers:

0921 2402 555;

045 888 3419

Megan Fox quits being vegan

When you plan to go vegan or vegetarian you need to do it gradually, because if not you will end up eating meat again for not surviving the transition.

You stop eating meat gradually

It's not an overnight thing specially when you are conditioned to the taste of meat.

Determine your physical capacity and what works for you, the slower the better.

Keep in mind that gradual change is easier for our body and mind.

 

Megan Fox quit being vegan

Jeman Villanueva shared the scoop that hot actress Megan Fox quit being vegan because she lost too much weight. Thanks for the heads up.

Many celebrities wants to loose weight but Fox thinks her being vegan main reason why she lost so much weight.

Megan Fox has stopped eating any kind of meat for more than a year now.

“For more than 1 year and a half, until about four months ago, I was on a vegan diet based exclusively on fruits and raw vegetables, without bred, sugar and coffee. I lost so much weight” she said.

Ending? she eats everything right now but she is careful as she counts her calories!

” Now I eat a bit of everything and I go to the gym three times a week” Megan Fox also said.