You don’t have to go cold turkey to cut animal products out of your diet. (See what we did there?) Slowly cut down on your meat consumption and learn how to make – or find out where you can buy – delicious plant-based meals. Changing the way you live takes time. If you want to ease into it, that’s what you should do.

We have nothing to do with Happy Cow – we’re just huge fans. Happycow.com (and their app) will show you all of the best vegetarian restaurants near your location no matter where you happen to be located at the time. From fast food to five-star restaurants, finding the best of the best is quick and easy.

Talk about an easy way to make the change to a plant-based diet. Just add more fruit. Lots and lots of fruit. Fresh fruit, dried fruit, frozen fruit. It’s a great choice no matter where you are or what you’re doing.

Although not an optimal choice for all the time snacking, there are great nutrition bars out there. Cliff Bars: “Pomegranate Chia” and “Blueberry Crisp” have two of the lowest fat percentages and you can find them in most grocery stores. Try to avoid high fat bars like Kind Bars and Protein specific bars. Look at the total fat percentage and try to stay under 12%.

Going to a good restaurant? Call ahead. Almost any restaurant will do their best to accommodate almost any request. A good chef will find it as a challenge and don’t be surprised if the chef pays a visit to your table to ask for feedback.

There’s nothing wrong with having bowl of oatmeal or a bagel or even good old-fashioned bread. As long as it’s not the good old-fashioned overly processed variety, have at it. Just avoid butter and cream cheese.

Get some sunshine! Use all the commonsense precautions but 20 minutes of safe exposure is a huge boost to your body systems. And by all means take a break! Rest and relax. The less stress the better. As you change your diet everything changes.