For the last few months, I’ve been heavily reducing the amount of meat in my diet. Having been brought up on great home-grown meat from our family farm, I never really considered the quality or ethics involved in the production of what was on my plate. As I read and learn more, however, I find myself leaning towards a more vegetarian diet and going veggie for a week is proving to be an interesting venture. I chatted about my thoughts to my vegetarian friend Emma, and got her take on the choice to cut out meat completely.

Start by planning one meal a week that doesn’t include meat. Do yourself a favor and don’t count pizza or a big pile of processed pasta and canned tomato sauce as your one meal. Look for something that includes fresh veggies and meatless proteins like tofu or nuts.

What type of eater are you? Here are some categories, which one fits you best?