Being a Vegetarian Anticopyright A Simple Introduction In Kitchener-Waterloo

How to meet other veg*n people How and where to get invoved What to eat (and where to get it) Things Any Vegetarian Should Know How to deal with friends + family

Vegetarian Eating Some Important Points It can taste great (and should!) It can be inexpensive (and should!) It can be easy (and should!) It can be really healthy (and should!)

You can get everything you need to eat from any major grocery store , like Zehrs, Sobey's, and the Bulk Barn* Plus at any health food store. *Great place to get things like beans, nuts + seeds, spices, oats, raisins, etc. There is a huge selection and its cheap(10% off for students on Wednesdays)

There are some great vegetarian resturaunts in the region and almost all resturaunts have good vegetarian options *For a Listing of Veg Resturaunts Check Out- http://www.happycow.net/north_america/canada/ontario/kitchener_waterloo/

There are thousands of things to eat . Most of the Canadian Food Guide Is Vegan* *Unfortunately we are fed our bad habits from a young age

*Beans/Lentils are awesome! I would get to know them if I were you Breakfast Fruit PB&J Sandwhich Cereal + soymilk Oatmeal (with fruit) Nuts + Seeds + raisins Hashbrowns Muffins Hummus Breakfast Bars Apple sauce Fruit juice or soymilk Bagel or toast Banana bread Pancakes (mmmm :) Left overs Lunch Sandwhich Hummus and pita Soup Pasta + Veggies Raw Veggies Veggie Pizza w/o cheese Veggie Wrap Bean – Burrito French Fries Chilli Left overs Dinner Veggies Pasta Garlic Bread Bruschetta Mashed Potatoes Soup Stir Fry Hummus and pita (again!) Bean Salad Rice Sushi – Cucumber Tacos Noodles + Veggies dish Left overs Snacks Fruit Smoothies Hummus Salsa and Chips Trail mix Cookies Brownies! Crackers Here are just a few Easy, Healthy, and Cheap things to eat

Breakfast

Fruit

PB&J Sandwhich

Cereal + soymilk

Oatmeal (with fruit)

Nuts + Seeds + raisins

Hashbrowns

Muffins

Hummus

Breakfast Bars

Apple sauce

Fruit juice or soymilk

Bagel or toast

Banana bread

Pancakes (mmmm :)

Left overs

Lunch

Sandwhich

Hummus and pita

Soup

Pasta + Veggies

Raw Veggies

Veggie Pizza w/o cheese

Veggie Wrap

Bean – Burrito

French Fries

Chilli

Left overs

Dinner

Veggies

Pasta

Garlic Bread

Bruschetta

Mashed Potatoes

Soup

Stir Fry

Hummus and pita (again!)

Bean Salad

Rice

Sushi – Cucumber

Tacos

Noodles + Veggies dish

Left overs

Snacks

Fruit

Smoothies

Hummus

Salsa and Chips

Trail mix

Cookies

Brownies!

Crackers

Why Meeting Other Vegetarians Is Important Some Important Points Its a great way to get moral support Veg people are fun and make great friends It makes it a lot easier to be vegetarian Everyone Needs People to get active with

There are already tons of vegetarians in KW . About 1 out of 20 people are veg in Canada Even more in youth populations like in highschools and university *For a Listing of Veg Resturaunts Check Out- http://www.happycow.net/north_america/canada/ontario/kitchener_waterloo/

*Link to Waterloo Veg Facebook Group http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=2238287736 Here are Just a Few Places to Meet Other Vegetarians and Like-minded People Facebook* Activist Groups* At School Vegetarian Social Groups* *Social Groups Like the UW Vegetarians uwveg.uwaterloo.ca ... not just for UW students *Action like KWveg.info Conferences At Food Fairs

Dealing With Friends + Family Some Important Points

Your Friends and Family May React Badly* To You Going Vegetarian. Dont Worry , Just Remember to be Kind and Understanding When Dealing With Others Who Still Eat Animals. It Will Be Easy to Win Them Over *Remember this is nothing you did, people sometimes just attack things they don't understand

Its Important To Deal With Your Friends and Family Well*. It Will Make it Easier to Be Vegetarian. and to Get Through to Them. *See How Talk to People About it well with this slideshow- http://createforanimalrights.blogspot.com/2009/02/get-people-to-go-vegetarian-while.html

Vegetarianism Can Stem From a lot of Different Movements and Philosophies Feminism Animal Rights Environmentalism Anti-Oppression Human Rights Health Consciousness Food Security Personal Morals All of Which are Action Oriented Moving Towards a World Free From Opression

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