Earth Hour

It all started in Sydney, Australia in the year 2007. 2.2 million people turned of there lights in order to fight climate change. Now four years later Earth Hour has become an international movement. For just an hour on Saturday, March 26, 2011 starting at 8:30pm Earth Hour will be taking place all over the world. Even important landmarks like Sydney Harbour Bridge, CN Tower in Toronto, Golden Gate Bridge, and Rome’s Colosseum take part in this movement. Remember for just an hour you can make a difference and if you not sure what to do during Earth Hour keep reading.

Things to do during Earth Hour

1. Candlelight Dinner
2. Hide and seek in the dark
   
3. Board games
4. amp (if you don't want to go outside have an indoor camp)
5. Watch the stars
6. Sleep
7. Sleepover with friends and family
   

*credits go to earthhour.org for informing me a little bit more about earth hour

Types of Vegetarians

After doing my post on transitioning from a meat-eating to a vegetarian I decided to post an article on types of vegetarians since I mentioned it a lot in that post.
Vegetarian:
A vegetarian is your basic image of a vegetarian. It is someone who does not eat animal meat including beef, poultry, and seafood including fish.

Flexitarian or Semi-vegetarian:
Someone who has a vegetarian diet, but occasionally eats meats.

Pescatarian:
Someone who also has a vegetarian diet, but eats fish and other kinds of seafood.

Vegan:
Someone who eats nothing that comes from or is made from an animal, including dairy products, eggs, meat, or ingredients like gelatin which is made from animal bones.

There are other kinds of vegetarians but these are the basic ones.

Transitioning from a Meat-Eating to a Vegetarian

Becoming a vegetarian can be hard, especially when you enjoy the taste of meat, or when you don't know too much about this lifestyle. So if you are looking for tips on having a smooth transition from a meat-eating to a vegetarian or find articles like this, interesting keep on reading.

Step One: Do your Research

This is definitely the most important tip. If you want to be a successful and healthy vegetarian you have to know what you`re doing. There is much more that goes into vegetarianism than to eliminate meat. You have to know ways to get enough protein since you`re not eating meat and it can be hard, so doing research can help.

Step Two: Stay Motivated

Like you all know, being a vegetarian can be hard, and there can be times when you slip up so finding something that motivates you will prevent

Step Three: Start of Small, Really Small

Taking on the responsibility of a full blown vegetarian can be a little too much for some people, so start of small. Once a week for a whole day, cook vegetarian meals. Once you have done this for about a month try twice and week and then so on. By doing this you have become a flexitarian or a semi-vegetarian. A flexitarian or semi-vegetarian is someone who eats vegetarian meals once in a while.

Step Four: Pescatarian

Once you feel comfortable with being a flexitarian you can try being a pescatarian. This is someone who eats doesn't eat meat with the expectation of fish and other seafood. This step helps eliminate meat but is a bit easier than being a vegetarian because you can get protein form seafood.

Step Five: Vegetarian

When you are 100% comfortable you are ready to be a vegetarian just make sure to search vegetarian recipes because you don`t want to get bored.