This one may not be a real simple one for most people, but I made the transition easily and haven't looked back. If you do it for the right reasons it can be very satisfying:
BE A VEGETARIAN!!
There are several sites for the many, many reasons to do this but here are a few of my favorite:
People:
If all Americans became vegetarian, it would free enough grain to feed 600,000,000 people (the population of India)
Land:
If they continue to clear American forests to raise cattle at the present rate, in 50 years there will be none left
Air:
The destruction of the rain forest by cattle farmers is destroying the lungs of the planet & reducing the worlds capacity to replenish our oxygen supply
Water:
25 gallons of water to produce 1lb of wheat & 2500 gallons to produce 1lb of meat
Health:
Vegetarians have a 20% lower rate of mortality from all causes (ie. they live longer & don't get sick as often)
Meat contains absolutely nothing - no proteins, vitamins or minerals - that the human body cannot obtain perfectly happily from a vegetarian diet.
(from: 101 Reasons to go Vegetarian)
The list goes on and on and on, here is another site if you are interested in more info.
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