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How to become a vegetarian?
Look for vegan food substitutes-If you are completely new to vegan food, you can start this diet by knowing your favorite vegan food substitutes. Just search for "vegan _ _" on the Internet and fill in the name of the food you have eaten in the blank. This will help you find out the vegan version of these foods and/or what vegans will eat instead of them. For example, you can learn to eat vegan hamburgers instead of beef hamburgers. Dairy ice cream can also be turned into soybean ice cream or coconut milk ice cream. Wait, wait, wait.

Look for vegan recipes-You can easily find vegan recipes for any food you want to cook. Please directly search for "vegan recipes" online, such as vegan scones or vegan cheesecakes. If there is any food you are eager to make vegan, I bet someone has shared a good recipe. Many recipes also provide feedback, so you can see what people think.

Vegetarian recipes-When I first became a vegetarian in the 1990s, I always relied on vegetarian recipes to find recipes and help myself learn the basics of vegetarian cooking. There are many menu-based mobile phone applications on the market now. So I don't think these cookbooks are necessary unless you really love gourmet cooking or need a lot of reference materials. Through a simple search, you can find a large number of free vegetarian recipes online. I have many old vegetarian recipes, but I seldom use them. Using the Internet to search is much faster and more flexible. Please use the Internet as your recipe. Whenever I need to find useful information, I like to use iPad to search and consult various recipes, such as making vegan fried eggs or zucchini hummus.

Milk-It is very easy to change one's diet to stay away from animal dairy products. Instead of eating animal breast milk (for feeding animal babies), you can drink soy milk, almond milk, rice paste milk, hemp seed milk, coconut milk or any other plant dairy products instead. Please try different brands and types of plant dairy products until you find a substitute you like. You are likely to find that some kinds of plant dairy products are difficult to swallow, while others are delicious. I used to drink a lot of rice paste milk when I first changed to a vegetarian diet, but at present my personal favorite is organic soybean milk. Many vegans don't drink any kind of dairy products, but when you start to change your eating habits, it will be a good step to change. Many vegans (including me) like all kinds of vegan dairy products.

Cheese-It's also super easy to change the habit of eating vegetarian cheese. When I first started vegetarianism in the 1990s, I found that the vegetarian cheese around me was terrible. Their tastes are disappointing and even worse. Today's situation is completely different-now you can find some very delicious vegetarian cheese in the market. My favorite vegetarian cheese is Dai Ya, which offers a variety of flavors (cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, pepper Jack cheese), which is very easy to melt and more and more convenient to buy. It doesn't contain gluten yet. Whole Foods can even make you a vegan pizza with Dai Ya cheese (as long as there is vegan cheese in the pizza), and they also sell small pieces of vegan pizza with Dai Ya cheese in front of the pizza counter. The fat content of vegan cheese can still be high, but if you like the taste and taste of cheese, especially pizza, vegan cheese is a good substitute.

Butter-it was originally the best choice for people to give up this food completely, but if you really like the taste and taste of butter, you can easily switch to vegan margarine. Earth Balance Butter has some good vegetarian options. Coconut oil (solid at room temperature) is also a good substitute for some situations where butter is needed, such as coating it on toast to get a taste similar to melted butter. I used to like to eat corn mixed with butter, but now I will use a popcorn machine to make corn, spray some olive oil into it, add some salt and nutritious yeast. Compared with frying directly in vegetable oil, this method has lower fat content in popcorn, and lightly spraying olive oil can help salt particles and nutritional yeast to better adhere to popcorn.

Eggs-if you want to make a lot of baked goods, you can use egg substitutes instead of eggs; It is made of potato starch. If you like scrambled eggs or fried eggs, you can learn to make oily tofu. I used to like to make fried eggs for breakfast, and frying tofu is a satisfactory way to make it vegan. You can find many good fried tofu recipes online, and they are also very simple to make. As far as tofu itself is concerned, it is very light, but it is easy to absorb the flavor mixed with other foods, so the methods are extremely rich and varied. I like to mix tofu with fried onions or leeks, peppers and zucchini, and then add chopped fresh tomatoes. If you want the taste of cheese, you can mix Dai Ya cheese or sprinkle some nutritious yeast. Many vegetarian restaurants offer fried tofu as a breakfast option. Some Whole Foods chains also have fried tofu for breakfast in the salad section. Just realize that there are many different options for fried tofu, and you may need to do some tests to find your favorite one. Because I like spicy food, I think fried tofu with spicy sauce is particularly delicious.

Sandwiches-I often eat chicken, turkey or pork sandwiches for lunch when I am not aware of vegetarianism. But it's very easy to switch to vegetarian sandwiches. I can make sandwiches with sliced avocados, lettuce, tomatoes and Dijon mustard instead of putting animal slices in bread. Avocados are especially delicious. If you miss the taste of meat, you can easily substitute vegetarian cooked food slices. They have various flavors and types and can be bought from many food stores like whole foods. For bread slices used to make sandwiches, my favorite is Ezekiel 4:9 sesame germ bread from Food for Life, which is sold in many food stores such as Whole Foods Supermarket and Trader Joe's. Sometimes I also add cucumber slices, pickles, bean sprouts or hummus to sandwiches.

Breakfast-Eating vegetarian breakfast is simple and relaxing. I usually mix all kinds of fruits (usually fresh blueberries, raisins, gooseberries or sliced bananas) in oatmeal, and often add some vanilla soybean milk to get the taste of cream. I especially like to drink a bowl of hot miso soup with oatmeal. If I want to prepare breakfast faster, I will cook assorted foods. Put some raw oatmeal, dried fruit and chopped nuts (usually walnuts or pecans) directly in the bowl, and then pour in vanilla soybean milk-it's all done in two minutes. Sometimes I also make fruit smoothies or fruit milkshakes for breakfast. Some vegans like to drink a glass of fresh juice before the start of each day. I do this occasionally, but I usually prefer a hungry breakfast, especially after exercise in the morning. Fried tofu is perfect when you have a big appetite. Or choose something sweeter, such as vegan scones or waffles, especially fresh berries, sliced bananas and maple syrup.