Quite often when someone finds out that a seemingly “normal” person they know is actually vegetarian or vegan, the only thing that can come out is “What do you eat?” For me, after explaining that I don’t eat meat, dairy, or eggs, and I get that question, I’m tempted to reply with “everything else!”
People used to a meat centered diet don’t seem to realize that plant foods are clearly the majority of our food options. I’d really like to memorize an alphabetical list of all the edible fruits and vegetables so I can recite it the next time this question comes up, but it’s bound to be way too long. But what I can do is give you a few links to some great sites.
First, here’s a list of some lunch ideas. It was created with children in mind but obviously these foods can be eaten by anyone (even you). And they’re pretty simple which is good for anyone getting used to the idea. Hey, I bet you’ve had some of these veg meals before.
The Eat Air blog will show you what some actual vegans are actually eating. Some simple and some more extravagant.
Another great one is The Fatfree Vegan Kitchen. Some amazing photos there too.
And sometimes my favorite meal is fruit. Yes, just fruit for a meal can be wonderful. For a while now it’s been bananas for me but recently I’ve sort of switched to apples.
This has been day four of my Vegetarian Awareness Month blog-a-thon. There’s plenty of month left for you to experience a bit of the veg*n way yourself. Visit those links above and see if you can do one veg meal a day for a few days, or how about one complete vegetarian day? Give it a try. You’ll be fine the next day. 
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