I need some advice

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When I decided to go vegetarian (as a new years resolution) I resolved

to eat meat only once a month if at all. It seemed like a good goal

and my reason for that was just in case I found myself in a situation

where it would be a bad move to kick up a stink about being vegetarian

(dinner parties, being invited over to dinner, or if my family was

having something REALLY GOOD for dinner that involved meat).

Unfortunately, I've had to consent to eat meat 4 times this month due

to the fact that my family is not beening very supportive. I'll come

home from a nice, long 8 hour shift at work absolutely ravenous and

dinner's all ready, but it's a meat-based casserole, and I'll be told,

" Oh, you can have a potato or a bowl of cereal. " And because the

vegetarian foods I'm requesting to be purchased when groceries are

done aren't getting bought, I really have nothing to fall back on when

something like this happened. Sometimes I'll have a vegetarian

alternative planned out for myself, but if I'm not personally there to

make it, it doesn't get made and when I ask why I'm told they forgot

in a tone that makes me think they didn't want to go to the trouble

rather than they forgot. I'm really getting tired of baked potatoes,

macaroni and cheese, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches; and I'm

pretty sure that's not a healthy diet anyway. Also when I have to

consent to eat meat I feel like I'm not keeping my commitment to

myself, and that really bothers me.

Can anyone give me some advice? Am I not taking an active enough roll

in food preparations? Am I being too passive about wanting to be

vegetarian? Is my family just not wanting to help or being passive

aggressive? The more this kind of thing occurs the better the option

of moving out on my own again looks. (I'm 23 and living with my

family, still; not married) Can anyone give me some input on the issue?

 

--Icarus

[Guest guest]

I think you need to take a more pro-active approach to eating. You are

vegetarian, butyour diatery habbits are your concern and your problem. You are

trying to make them someone elses concern and problem.

If whoever does the hsopping doesn't buy what you need, go shopping yourself.

Get yourself a crockpot and read up on some really fine crockpot vegetarian

dishes.

Then, when you get home from a long day at work, your dinner will be ready and

waiting for you.

Katie

 

 

 

 

icarus_imbued <icarus_imbued wrote:

When I decided to go vegetarian (as a new years resolution) I resolved

to eat meat only once a month if at all. It seemed like a good goal

and my reason for that was just in case I found myself in a situation

where it would be a bad move to kick up a stink about being vegetarian

(dinner parties, being invited over to dinner, or if my family was

having something REALLY GOOD for dinner that involved meat).

Unfortunately, I've had to consent to eat meat 4 times this month due

to the fact that my family is not beening very supportive. I'll come

home from a nice, long 8 hour shift at work absolutely ravenous and

dinner's all ready, but it's a meat-based casserole, and I'll be told,

" Oh, you can have a potato or a bowl of cereal. " And because the

vegetarian foods I'm requesting to be purchased when groceries are

done aren't getting bought, I really have nothing to fall back on when

something like this happened. Sometimes I'll have a vegetarian

alternative planned out for myself, but if I'm not personally there to

make it, it doesn't get made and when I ask why I'm told they forgot

in a tone that makes me think they didn't want to go to the trouble

rather than they forgot. I'm really getting tired of baked potatoes,

macaroni and cheese, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches; and I'm

pretty sure that's not a healthy diet anyway. Also when I have to

consent to eat meat I feel like I'm not keeping my commitment to

myself, and that really bothers me.

Can anyone give me some advice? Am I not taking an active enough roll

in food preparations? Am I being too passive about wanting to be

vegetarian? Is my family just not wanting to help or being passive

aggressive? The more this kind of thing occurs the better the option

of moving out on my own again looks. (I'm 23 and living with my

family, still; not married) Can anyone give me some input on the issue?

 

--Icarus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Yes, you need to take charge here. If you really want

to do it you will.

Maybe you aren't completely ready to make the full

change. I know nowadays it's not hard at all. When I

became a vegetarian they didn't have all the proucts

availble like they do now. You can eat side dishes,

add a veg burger. You can make bean burgers and

freeze them. There is a crockpot option, you can

freeze food you cook on the days you have off. You

can't rely on meat-eaters preparing your meals for

you. This is a new lifestyle and it does requite food

preparation by you, a vegetarian.

Make yourself a big pot of spaghetti, it's delicious

warmed up the next night. Write some of our ideas down

and you will see it's not hard.

Donna

 

> icarus_imbued <icarus_imbued wrote:

> When I decided to go vegetarian (as a new

> years resolution) I resolved

> to eat meat only once a month if at all. It seemed

> like a good goal

> and my reason for that was just in case I found

> myself in a situation

> where it would be a bad move to kick up a stink

> about being vegetarian

> (dinner parties, being invited over to dinner, or if

> my family was

> having something REALLY GOOD for dinner that

> involved meat).

> Unfortunately, I've had to consent to eat meat 4

> times this month due

> to the fact that my family is not beening very

> supportive. I'll come

> home from a nice, long 8 hour shift at work

> absolutely ravenous and

> dinner's all ready, but it's a meat-based casserole,

> and I'll be told,

> " Oh, you can have a potato or a bowl of cereal. " And

> because the

> vegetarian foods I'm requesting to be purchased when

> groceries are

> done aren't getting bought, I really have nothing to

> fall back on when

> something like this happened. Sometimes I'll have a

> vegetarian

> alternative planned out for myself, but if I'm not

> personally there to

> make it, it doesn't get made and when I ask why I'm

> told they forgot

> in a tone that makes me think they didn't want to go

> to the trouble

> rather than they forgot. I'm really getting tired of

> baked potatoes,

> macaroni and cheese, and peanut butter and jelly

> sandwiches; and I'm

> pretty sure that's not a healthy diet anyway. Also

> when I have to

> consent to eat meat I feel like I'm not keeping my

> commitment to

> myself, and that really bothers me.

> Can anyone give me some advice? Am I not taking an

> active enough roll

> in food preparations? Am I being too passive about

> wanting to be

> vegetarian? Is my family just not wanting to help or

> being passive

> aggressive? The more this kind of thing occurs the

> better the option

> of moving out on my own again looks. (I'm 23 and

> living with my

> family, still; not married) Can anyone give me some

> input on the issue?

>

> --Icarus

 

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> Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and

> previews at Games.

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On Sunday 28 January 2007 7:18 pm, icarus_imbued wrote:

> Can anyone give me some advice? Am I not taking an active enough roll

> in food preparations? Am I being too passive about wanting to be

> vegetarian? Is my family just not wanting to help or being passive

> aggressive? The more this kind of thing occurs the better the option

> of moving out on my own again looks. (I'm 23 and living with my

> family, still; not married) Can anyone give me some input on the issue?

 

You have my sympathies. I would agree that taking a more active role in food

preparation may be helpful. I would also suggest that the other members of

your household should be reminded that this is important to you, not just

something you do on a whim. You may have to be the proverbial squeaky wheel.

 

peace and blessings,

ben

[Guest guest]

Start cooking for yourself, using some of the recipes in the files. Cooking

is so easy

and an essential life skill. I bet your mom can show you some great tips

in the kitchen

for meal preparation, since you are still living at home.

 

Super Targets carry the Amy's Kitchen frozen meals that taste great and are

quick to make on

nights when you are wiped out.

 

Look in the Mexican file for the Haystack recipe. It takes about 5 minutes

to make and

is very yummy and satisying to the whole family.

 

Make a point of setting up a time for grocery shopping and make a list from

the recipes in here

that you want to prepare.

 

Campbells, Vegetarian Vegetable Soup, Mushroom Soup and Tomato soup are

great. I add some oregano

and basil to the Vegetable Soup(with a little fresh Parmasean cheese

sprinkled on top of it in my bowl), a pinch of each of the following,

oregano, ground fennel, cinamnin and cayenne to the

Tomato Soup and serve both the Vegetarian Vegetable Soup and Tomato Soup

with some of the Cheeze-it Hot and Spicy.

 

Make a BLT using the Morning Star Farms Breakfast Strips(bake them or cook

in a dry frying pan).

 

Stir fry some veggie's and serve over cooked basmati Rice with some Bragg's

Liquid Amino's sprinkled on top.

 

Look in the Soup files here. There are some wonderful Soup recipes and left

overs they can be reheated for other meals

or frozen in individual servings for quick meals at a future time.

 

Break out the Pots and Pans and Happy Cooking,

Judy

 

> On Sunday 28 January 2007 7:18 pm, icarus_imbued wrote:

>> Can anyone give me some advice? Am I not taking an active enough roll

>> in food preparations? Am I being too passive about wanting to be

>> vegetarian? Is my family just not wanting to help or being passive

>> aggressive? The more this kind of thing occurs the better the option

>> of moving out on my own again looks. (I'm 23 and living with my

>> family, still; not married) Can anyone give me some input on the issue?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

You need to get into Indian cooking. At http://www.harekrishna.com try out

Higher Taste book.

 

Also if you would like to visit India, we can teach you some more cooking.

 

http://www.rangagaudiya.com

 

BV Vishnu D.

 

icarus_imbued <icarus_imbued wrote:

When I decided to go vegetarian (as a new years resolution) I resolved

to eat meat only once a month if at all. It seemed like a good goal

and my reason for that was just in case I found myself in a situation

where it would be a bad move to kick up a stink about being vegetarian

(dinner parties, being invited over to dinner, or if my family was

having something REALLY GOOD for dinner that involved meat).

Unfortunately, I've had to consent to eat meat 4 times this month due

to the fact that my family is not beening very supportive. I'll come

home from a nice, long 8 hour shift at work absolutely ravenous and

dinner's all ready, but it's a meat-based casserole, and I'll be told,

" Oh, you can have a potato or a bowl of cereal. " And because the

vegetarian foods I'm requesting to be purchased when groceries are

done aren't getting bought, I really have nothing to fall back on when

something like this happened. Sometimes I'll have a vegetarian

alternative planned out for myself, but if I'm not personally there to

make it, it doesn't get made and when I ask why I'm told they forgot

in a tone that makes me think they didn't want to go to the trouble

rather than they forgot. I'm really getting tired of baked potatoes,

macaroni and cheese, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches; and I'm

pretty sure that's not a healthy diet anyway. Also when I have to

consent to eat meat I feel like I'm not keeping my commitment to

myself, and that really bothers me.

Can anyone give me some advice? Am I not taking an active enough roll

in food preparations? Am I being too passive about wanting to be

vegetarian? Is my family just not wanting to help or being passive

aggressive? The more this kind of thing occurs the better the option

of moving out on my own again looks. (I'm 23 and living with my

family, still; not married) Can anyone give me some input on the issue?

 

--Icarus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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