If you love your meats, but are looking to move towards a healthy and vegetarian alternative, are you ready? Is there a method? Should you make an immediate and a complete switch or go about it gradually? Looking for some easy steps to make the transition easier? You are in the right place..

A gradual approach is undoubtedly, the easiest!

• List out your diet / menu that you eat on a regular basis
• Highlight the vegetarian products in your diet
• Work towards making these veg products the foundation for your veg diet.
• List out your favourites and start by eating veg once a week. Eat the foods you are familiar with, and enjoy..
• Then increase it to twice a week, then thrice etc. till you are a complete convert.

Revise your recipes

• Love your mutton do piazza or butter chicken? Try the same recipe with vegetarian ingredients eg. Gobi do piazza or butter paneer
• Sift cookbooks and find interesting vegetarian recipes.
• Make sure they are easy to make, try them out and add them to your veg menu.
• Leave out meats at breakfast. Try healthier alternatives like fruit, upma, porridge or toast.

Treat it as a journey of discovery

• This way,you will enjoy the transition all the more.
• There are chances you don't even know even one delicious veg dish in your favourite or frequented restaurants. Check the veg dishes next time. Choose your favourites and order them next time you eat out.
• Expand your options
• Add variety to your meal planning
• Get creative with what you cook / eat

What you should eat..

These are an absolute must, so make sure you include them in your diet:

• Nuts
• Fruits
• Vegetables
• Low fat dairy products
• Cereals ( wheat / rice )
• Soya products
• You can include eggs if you like

Remember, its important to make changes you can live with, and which are nutritionally sound. So go ahead, chew on these interesting nuggets of information..

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