How should I tell my parents I want to be Veggie?

Okay so i've been really interested in the vegetarian lifestyle lately. I haven't converted yet, because before I do anything I have to tell my parents. I'm 15 and still live under their rules. Okay, well I shouldn't say I need to tell my parents, I only need to tell my mom. I already told my dad and now he jokes about it constantly, so that only makes me wonder how my mom would take it. What would be the best way to tell her? After I do tell her, I'd need to convince her that I could go through with this by naming and pointing out foods to her that I would eat. I know about Morningstar Farms and checked out some of their products and they look really good an I think I'll try those any other really good brands or recipies I should try? Thanks so much, I'm really serious about going veggie and just need to figure out how to tell my mom.How should I tell my parents I want to be Veggie?
http://www.peta.org/



you can get all the information you need from this website about why you should go veggie and they have a lot of links for websites which show you how to to change your diet. check it out and show your parents. i live with my parents too and recenttly went vegan and ive convinced them to give it a try. they claim they've never felt healthier and they've been thanking me for it ever since:]How should I tell my parents I want to be Veggie?
be prepared, look up what you can eat, what needs to be in our diet...besides mentioning the veggie brands, tell her what you are prepared to do to stay healthyHow should I tell my parents I want to be Veggie?
Hey! I"m a vegetarian and I always have a lot of protein, and I hate tofu loll



being a vegetarian is the best to be one because you are healthy as a horse and you won't have that excess fat and food inside your intestines that most red meats do.

You also will weigh less, and hey, what person doesn't like that??



Here's what I eat and my protein is perfect



I eat lots of beans (Lima, Soy, red kidney, black, navy- RAW; never in can(but that is just my choice-if you wanted canned its NOOOO PROBLEM)



Try Quinoa too, you can find it in your grain,beans, or nut ailes



I also eat lots of salad with tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, carrots-yum yum!



Since you choose to eat cheese-I'd suggest you go for this yogurt called "Fage 0" or "Chobani" yogurt (it has about 15 grams of protein in it I believe)... ummm lets see, what else? theres Goat cheese and ALL goat products which I consider to eat if my protein is too low.



ALL vegetables are fun and easy to cook-I like broccoli, asparagus, yams, pumpkin, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower-and you can do whatever you want with it (fry, boil, steam, baked...etc.)



Have you ever heard of Matzo's? they are crackers that have 4 grams of fat per serving (1) and only has 21 grams to 27 grams of carbs in it depending on which version you get. BUT make sure you get the 100% whole wheat ones ya know?-just to be the healthiest

The calories range from like 90 to 120 calories too! Oh, did i mention they are extremely delicious!?



Also try very hard not to eat beef, it is very bad for you and does not leave your intestine for months and months (look it up on internet...its the worse food for you-unless used in moderation and VERY VERY small portions)



Brown rice or even white rice are great too

Miso soups are fantastic as well as any other soup (that have very little sodium)



you should include more fruit in your diet too babe



Ok, thats all i can think about now off the top of my head, if you need to know anymore then just message me k?



Take care
I freaked so much about this, but it wasn't really all that bad. I put together a poster, wrote out what happens to animals, one thing for each animal we eat, and one thing for how meat is bad for the enviroment, and one for how it is unhealthy.



Try putting some recipes together, particularly ones you know she'd like: http://vegetarian.betterrecipes.com/



Show her you know your stuff, how to balence your diet: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.j鈥?/a>



Maybe, if she wouldn't get mad, show her why meat is gross: http://www.meat.org/



Good luck, hope I helped.