Well done on being a thoughtful consumer! I became vego when i was in my late teens because my stepfather (a butcher) forced me to help in his shop plus he also used to kill animals while i was around without really warning me (we lived on a farm for a while)... the moment I saw a sheep's neck slit I made up my mind that i was turning vego as soon as i could! I had to wait until my mother left him though. Interestingly my aunt and uncle had a poultry farm and i witnessed the killing of chooks and that didn't bother me because I trusted them as adults. I even helped to pluck them. So i was vego for about 5 years, between 18 and 23. My DH was too. Then when i fell pregnant I started craving fish. So DH and I had a talk and we decided that we would start to eat seafood and poultry because if it came to it we know that we could actually kill them ourselves. We figure that if you can't do the killing (or help with the carcass preparation) then you shouldn't really eat it... but enough soapbox.... just want to agree that I share your motivation.

My kids have never eaten red meat and are very healthy specimens! They eat a lot of eggs though... nearly every breakfast they have an egg and will eat them done in all ways. They also love quiche and frittata. We have a hen and eat her eggs so they certainly know what they are eating! and are fine with it.

Like Inanna I'm not overly keen on meat substitutes... but that's just me... i don't like it when something is pretending to be something that it is not... eg 'mock cream' or chemical 'sugar'. BUT my kids seem to like a vego deli roll (by Sanitarium) on their sandwiches so i buy it for them... the Smoked flavour one tastes like devon... it's in the cold section at Coles.

If you find you don't like tofu then try Tempeh... it is made of whole soybeans and has more flavour... we love it diced into small cubes and fried then added to stir fries... very yummy.

Curries are great... get into lentils and split peas... you will also save a fortune in your grocery bill!

Also if you are type A (blood) then you should notice an especially great improvement in your health... Google 'eat Right For Your Blood Type" for more info on this. Basically types As really benefit from a vego diet.