We were 'supposed' to do meat-free Monday every week. Errr, hasn't gotten off th ground just yet...
My mum is vegetarian & I was for a few years so I have no excuse other than the fact that DH isn't really that keen, & I feel bad if I don't give him some thing he likes
none...oops....lol. I know you're supposed to have one or two meat free days a week? I just don't know what to cook! Normally the only time we have meat-free is when I forget to take something out of the freezer! But then I use a tin of tuna or have fried rice (with bacon) so generally not meat free anyway.
That's just it, there ARE some really yummy proper vegetarian meals, I like my mum's cooking... I think though with DH he kind of feels if it doesn't have meat, it's not really 'dinner' kwim?
my DH is a bit the same - raised on meat and three veg, so that's what dinner should be
i have been able to get him to eat a lot of things that aren't as cut and dried as that - but getting him to go completely meat free is pushing it. i don't mind as we dont' eat a lot of heavy meat meals - we might have chook fillets with vegie bake (of chook IN the vegie bake), a grilled steak with stirfry veg - but we always have meat
for me - i can (and do) eat meat free when DH isn't home - but i feel better in myself if i have the protein load. am not a fan of egg, can't do soy etc - so, due to the PCOS and the impacts it has on my insulin levels - if i don't have meat, i find i get very dizzy a few hours later and then have to eat again (which annoys me!) or risk blacking out. pre pg, i'd risk it - now, with me primary carer for DD - not a chance
I'm really trying to boost my veggie intake and lessen saturated fat (anticancer measure) so trying for smaller portions of meat when we do have it, and trying to buy leaner cuts of meat but goodness it's expensive.
So I've started trying to have more veggie-based lunches as a start - replacing "lunch meat" with veggo ideas - tho I admit it's hard work thinking it up to start with. A lot of the yum veggo food my sister makes is actually pretty high in fat so I'm trying to find the middle path.
BG - I worry about the soy thing too - I know it's supposedly a good source of protein but a bit of a problem deciding since there is conflicting evidence about its effects on breast cancer. So I'm happy to eat it occasionally but I don't think it's a good idea for me to plan regular meals around it.
Yeah, definitely then bean, and the lentil, burgers here too! We actually eat a lot of beans and lentils, but usually with mince, but I always think when I'm adding the beans that I shouldn've tried it without meat but I never realised until I'm already cooking
My sis reckons the satay right at the bottom is great too. Does anyone know if tofu is ok for kids? What is tofu? I don't even know! LOL! Is it soy?
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