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Posted November 7, 2007 · November 7, 2007

Hi, welcome to the group. Maybe you could just try having the three

meat-eaters cook their own meals if they won't eat the food you make? There's no

way in the world I'd cook two meals a night!! Just tell them they can either eat

what you prepare for them or make their own. That'll save you some work that you

really shouldn't have to do! In a lot of recipes, you can simply leave out

the meat and it's excellent. I make pot pies and stews and burritos and all

sorts of things that most people would put meat in, only I just leave that part

out.

pompyn <pompyn wrote: Hi everyone,

My name is Nima. I am a SAHM of 5 looking for ways to share a

Vegetarian/Vegan diet with my family. At present I am having to cook 2

meals every evening because my husband and two older children have a

serious meat addiction. At least in their minds. I would like the

opportunity to find recipes that will appeal to all while at the same

time supply all the vitamins my 3 little ones need. Any assistance

anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated. I am currrently

living in Belgium and have not found any kind of health food store

anywhere. Well thanks again for allowing me to be a part of your group.

Kadee Sedtal

Visit my adoptable ratties on Myspace! myspace.com/weyounkeevan

Posted November 8, 2007 · November 8, 2007

Thank you for the welcome. I have begun doing just that. Last night

I cooked only one meal. My oldest son ate what was prepared, but my

husband and oldest daughter decided to eat junk food instead. I

guess either they will eventually come around or they won't. Thank

you again for the welcome.

Nima

, Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote:

>

> Hi, welcome to the group. Maybe you could just try having the

three meat-eaters cook their own meals if they won't eat the food you

make? There's no way in the world I'd cook two meals a night!! Just

tell them they can either eat what you prepare for them or make their

own. That'll save you some work that you really shouldn't have to

do! In a lot of recipes, you can simply leave out the meat and

it's excellent. I make pot pies and stews and burritos and all sorts

of things that most people would put meat in, only I just leave that

part out.

>

> pompyn <pompyn wrote: Hi

everyone,

> My name is Nima. I am a SAHM of 5 looking for ways to share a

> Vegetarian/Vegan diet with my family. At present I am having to

cook 2

> meals every evening because my husband and two older children have

a

> serious meat addiction. At least in their minds. I would like

the

> opportunity to find recipes that will appeal to all while at the

same

> time supply all the vitamins my 3 little ones need. Any

assistance

> anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated. I am currrently

> living in Belgium and have not found any kind of health food store

> anywhere. Well thanks again for allowing me to be a part of your

group.

Kadee Sedtal

> Visit my adoptable ratties on Myspace! myspace.com/weyounkeevan

>

Posted November 8, 2007 · November 8, 2007

Dear Nima, You can look at the recipes on my website

www.yogamurrieta.com - they might like the tofu recipes and the tahini

salad dressing. Kids usually do pretty good with Tofu Pups by Lightlife

or their smart dogs or vegetarian taco's using lightlife taco and

burrito mix. You can hardley tell the difference - if you didn't

mention it to them they might not be able to tell. Also enchilada

casseroles with cheese & veggies work, with perhaps some morning star

sausage patties crumbled up in the veggies if they feel a need for more

substance or some spaghetti with lightlife regular ground or the morning

star patties cut like little pizza slices in a tomato pasta sauce with

garlic bread. The'll love these choices - hopefully, just don't make a

big deal about the dish that you serve to being vegetarian because then

they will make a stink. They know it's better than having to cook for

themselves and if they are hungry they shouldn't complain. I also make

a killer mac & cheese dish my kids love and sometimes substitute the

noodles for potatos and they love that too. Do they like mushrooms? My

older son loves sauteed portabellas in garlic, soy sauce and a little

balsamic with melted parmesan cheese, basil leaves and slices of

tomatoes on a french roll. Also hot melts are good with cheese & the

Yves Canadian Bacon or meatless turkey slices, like a grilled cheese,

but with the meatless stuff too & pickles inside with mustard and ketsup

and onion slices melted inside with a sharp style cheese like Tillamook.

Yummy! I like ruebens with canadian bacon, saurekraut & swiss cheese on

Rye bread with a brown mustard, but the kids don't allows like

sauerkraut, it's nice for adults though. Love & Good Eatin' Atma

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Atma K. Khalsa

951.696.9063 ext. 105

Posted November 9, 2007 · November 9, 2007

HI Nima,

Welcome! I have found some great support on this site. It is such a comfort to

have a place to vent or get new perspective that is sometimes hard to find

otherwise. I agree with the others too, if you don't make a big deal about there

not being meat, they mostly won't mind. Try to make subtle changes in the

substitutions until they aren't looking for something that you " snuck in " . My

husband still eats meat out of the house, and I've even gotten over some of my

worries when company comes. Stick with it, it will get easier. And when the

family is hungry, and you have food that smells good, they will eat it. Good

luck!

Janeen

pompyn <pompyn

Thursday, November 8, 2007 10:13:10 AM