Animal Writings has got a good series of articles focusing on how omnivores can eat less meat.

Scroll down and you’ll see the links.

We all know the good reasons to reduce your meat consumption, but just as a refresher, I’ll list some of those reasons here:

1. For the animals
2. For your health
3. For the workers
4. For the environment
5. For those who love you and want you to be healthy

Here are some of the ideas from Animal Writings about how you can reduce your meat consumption, but they work just as well for vegetarians and vegans who want to improve their diets. Lots of the tips are about cooking and eating in general and apply to all diets:

1. “Throw out misconceptions of vegetarians as weak. As a rule, they’re healthy and virile.” Actively try to void your mind of prejudices you have against vegans, vegetarians, vegetables, and health foods. Replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts.
2. “Start each dinner with a salad.” You’ll begin to fill up on nutritious greens and will likely eat less meat.
3. “Hang out with people who eat better than you do.” Mimic them.
4. “You can eat cooked [or raw] vegetables as a snack. Not all the time; I know sometimes you need pretzels or a late-night bowl of cereal. But put them in the rotation.”
5. “You have nothing to hide from yourself when eating vegetables. There’s no deep-seated guilt or misgivings, no disturbing images of animal suffering and slaughterhouses that you have to push out of your mind.”
6. “Asian grocery stores sell many kinds of greens and vegetables you may never see elsewhere. Try as many as you can.” Same goes for farmer’s markets and health food stores. The idea is to try a new vegetarian food once a week or so.
7. “Try vegetarian sushi. Fillings include avocado, asparagus, and cucumber.” Many sushi chefs will make something special if you ask.
8. “Always add fruit to cereal.” And not just bananas. Try blueberries, strawberries, peaches…
9. “Consider smoothies. Make them or buy them.” Avoid the dairy ones so you get more pure fruit and fiber and fewer calories (and puss).
10. Buy a vegan cookbook and try some recipes. You can find some good options here >>

So, here are the articles from Gary at Animal Writings, in reverse order (start at the bottom and work your way up):

• To Meat-Eaters: Easy ways to Reduce Meat Consumption Part 14
• To Meat-Eaters: Easy Ways to Reduce Meat Consumption Part 13
• To Meat-Eaters: Easy Ways to Reduce Meat Consumption Part 12
  
• To Meat-Eaters: Easy Ways to Reduce Meat Consumption Part 11
  
• To Meat-Eaters: Easy Ways to Reduce Meat Consumption Part 10
  
• To Meat-Eaters: Easy Ways to Reduce Meat Consumption Part 9
  
• To Meat-Eaters: Easy Ways to Reduce Meat Consumption Part 8
• To Meat-Eaters: Easy Ways to Reduce Meat Consumption Part 7
  
• To Meat-Eaters: Easy Ways to Reduce Meat Consumption Part 6
  
• To Meat-Eaters: Easy Ways to Reduce Meat Consumption Part 5
• To Meat-Eaters: Easy ways to Reduce Meat Consumption Part 4
• To Meat-Eaters: Easy ways to Reduce Meat Consumption Part 3
• To Meat-Eaters: Easy ways to Reduce Meat Consumption Part 2
• To Meat-Eaters: Easy ways to Reduce Meat Consumption Part 1

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