It's challenging to begin with a vegetarian discipline when it comes to preparing your meals at home. But things get more difficult when you go out to eat or have food delivered at your home because you must be prepared to order appropriately so you get good foods but foods that are in line with your vegetarian way of life.
Before planning a dinner out you should locate and check out all of the vegetarian restaurants in town. This list will come in handy when enjoying some social time with like minded vegetarians or to eat on the run or from work. Also these will be the sorts of restaurants where you can learn what kinds of recipes to look for and what you like in a vegetarian meal.
But you won't take all your meals with other vegetarians. If you are like most of us, you share your life with friends, loved ones and coworkers who are not part of the vegetarian lifestyle. So learning to find good vegetarian alternatives in all of the restaurants is one of the skills you will become adept at the longer you remain a vegetarian which is hopefully for life. One trick is that if you have a vote in the kind of restaurant to choose, go for Chinese or Italian. Chinese restaurants often have some great meatless offerings already on their menu so you can order vegetarian and not even raise anyone suspicions.
Similarly since you find a lot of dishes in an Italian restaurant that are pasta only, you can order a veggie pizza or just pasta with a nice sauce or maybe some broccoli and enjoy a fine dinner that is totally in step with your vegetarian rules. Any restaurant that already has a good selection of meatless dishes that are not set apart as vegetarian are a good choice because you can dine with your non-vegetarian friends and family members and not call attention to the differences between you and them. And because most restaurants have a good salad menu, that is always a fall back in any restaurant situation.
If your vegetarian regime is vegan so you must also avoid milk, eggs, cheese or anything cooked in chicken or meat stock, you will have to kick your caution up a notch. The good news is that the vegetarian movement has become so large and wide spread that many dinning establishments want to accommodate their vegetarian customers.
By letting your waiter know of your diet restrictions, he or she can guide you to the items on the menu that it fits your requirements. It is not uncommon to see the manager or chef of the restaurant come to the table to help you make a choice. Eateries are in the business of satisfying clients so they want to make sure you are happy with their menu.
Most of us have a short list of eateries that we often visit. But every restaurant you go to wants to be on that short list and make you a valued client. So network with your vegetarian friends and do your homework up front to find out which bistros do well at accommodating the lifestyle of their vegetarian or vegan clients. Then develop your strategy for handling any situation where you find yourself eating out so you can come out of that experience with a good meal that fits your way of life and not miss out on the great social times that we associate with the eating out experience.
However there is a new diet plan available on the market that allows you to sit back and relax at your house when gourmet chefs make your specially fresh home made vegetarian dinner. And you have it delivered right at your home. All you have to do, is select something from an on-line customizable menu and exclude what does not fit in your vegetarian diet. No more lists, no more waiters you have to describe your diet to and you can order something totally non-vegitarian for your friends when they come over for a nice dinner.
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