How many vegetarian meals do you eat a week?

[Fleur]

Yep tofu is soybean curd. I'm pretty sure it's ok for kids. It's a bit bland on its own though, but you can marinate it just like you would meat.

[Phteven]

blerk, I can't stand tofu. Even marinated it tastes of cardboard.
I'm pretty sure that it would be ok for older children but soy is a pretty common allergen so you might want to introduce it around the same time as nutty stuff.

[Lisa]

We have it a few times a week as my 15 yr old DS is a vegetarian.

[CrazyLady]

I was vegetarian for 11 years. only started eating meat 2 months ago because was having trouble cooking all the balanced meals I used to eat because bubs is very active and clingy around dinner time. I still make about 3 or 4 full veg meals a week. Stirfry, veg bolognese and spinach and ricotta canneloni (if baby lets me).

[LimeSlice]

We eat about 3 vegie meals a week....usually stirfries, pastas and sometimes vege curry or soups.

It can be a challnge though, both DH and I are a fans of a god roast or steak! lol

[Laranna]

I should probably eat more vege meals a week, but I'd probably cook one a fortnight and that's usually a risotto - either mushroom and parmesan or roasted pumpkin and spinach.

Thanks for posting that link Leash - it has given me some more ideas.

[~Kim~]

we aim for 2...sometimes we have more, sometimes less.
Though we eat fish at least once for dinner and once for lunch and we have chicken/turkey/pork 2-3 nights as well.
DH rarely complains even though I know he's an enormous red meat fan.

[Fleur]

blerk, I can't stand tofu. Even marinated it tastes of cardboard.
I'm pretty sure that it would be ok for older children but soy is a pretty common allergen so you might want to introduce it around the same time as nutty stuff.

Ahh yeah didn't think of the allergy thing
I'm not a big fan either but you can buy some already marinated that's not so bad.

I prefer lentils...mum makes this thing which is just sauted veges - she uses whatever is in the fridge, (good for a clean out) - with a vege stock cube & lentils, then wraps them in pastry. So kind of like vege parcels, is a lot nicer than it sounds...
ooh & lentil pie with potato, zucchini, mushrooms cheese cream & garlic (and no pastry). Bit fattening though, but very yummy