How To Easily Transition To A Plant Based Diet - 3 Tips To Get Started
If you’ve been eating a heavily animal-based diet, the transition to a vegan/ plant-based diet might seem impossible. It can be overwhelming when you’re just starting and most likely you’ll stumble along the way but all that matters is that you keep trying and approach it with an open mind and a positive mindset. Try to think in terms of what you’ll be gaining from eating a vegan/plant-based diet instead of what you’ll be missing out on.
Maintaining this new lifestyle shouldn’t be about willpower, struggle or deprivation. In fact, once you learn more about eating more plants, you’ll see that you’re not giving up anything.
It’s also really important to get clear on your reason for making this change.If it’s a big lifestyle change for you, it’s going to get tough at times and having a clear reason WHY, can help you stick to your journey.
Some reasons why people choose to make such lifestyle change could be:
preventing disease
managing blood sugar
lowering cholesterol
Reducing inflammation
living a healthier life
love for animals
losing weight
reducing your environmental impact
A plant based diet means eating whole, unrefined or minimally processed plant foods. It’s based on fruits, vegetables, tubers, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds. Being plant-based, it excludes meat, dairy products, eggs and refined grains, sugars and oil.
Being vegan on top of that, means that you;re practicing to minimize harm to all animals therefore you may also avoid things such as wool, silk, leather and…
If you’re brand new to all of this, you can take it one step at the time and create small changes that will add up to a big shift. This way you won’t get overwhelmed and you’re more likely to continue moving forward.
These 3 steps are a great place to start:
1- Start reducing one animal product from your food:
Choose one animal product, be it red meat, chicken, egg or… and remove that one element fully from your day to day meals. Go with the one you’re the least excited about to make it a little easier on yourself. Do this for at least one week then move to step two.
2- Choose one meal per day and make it fully vegan/plant based:
It doesn’t matter which one you choose, but make sure it’s fully vegan/plant based. It can be a different meal each day or the same. Make it fun by looking up simple recipes, quick to make and make sure they’re nutritious. Also see how you can add more vegetables to other meals of the day.
Practice this step for 1,2 weeks before moving to step 3.
3- Choose one day a week and make it fully Vegan/Plant based:
By now one animal product is fully removed from your meals and everyday one of your meals is fully vegan/plant based, well done you!
Now you’re ready to move to a full day of Vegan/plant based food and snacks.Meatless Mondays is a popular movement so that could be a good day to start with.
I would recommend incorporating Meatless Mondays into your routine for 2-4 weeks before moving on.
This process will really ease you in eating more plants, vegetables and fruits and if your goal is to fully transition to a plant based/vegan diet then starting this way will surely be a great build up to that.
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Much love,
Nousha
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