Vegetarian diet

May 26, 2003

I'm trying to become a vegetarian but nobody in my family is willing to join me.

Are there any of you that have decided to become vegetarian and have a husband

and kids not willing to change diets? How do you do it? I went vegetarian a

couple of years ago. I liked it. I felt so much better. But the only thing is I

tried to go vegan from the very start. I didn't know much about it. I'm not

going to do that this time. I'm just planning on cutting out the meat in my diet

for now.

HAM AND EGGS - A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

May 27, 2003

I went vegetarian at 15 and didn't say a word to the family about it! I just

stopped eating the meat and ate everything else. They figured it out after

awhile. I just usually made my own meals. To me it wasn't a big deal because I

just ate other things and relied on peanut butter and jelly and fruits and

vegetables. Personally, I feel it's best to quit cold turkey. I got so where

meat just grossed me out, even if I previously liked some of it. I am not quite

vegan, but have been at various times. A vegan friend of mine really suggests

that milk and dairy products should be given up before meat! I know few people

that go that way, but with all the research on how bad milk is for your body, it

makes sense.

~Janice~ <serenity1 wrote:I'm trying to become a vegetarian but

nobody in my family is willing to join me. Are there any of you that have

decided to become vegetarian and have a husband and kids not willing to change

diets? How do you do it? I went vegetarian a couple of years ago. I liked it. I

felt so much better. But the only thing is I tried to go vegan from the very

start. I didn't know much about it. I'm not going to do that this time. I'm just

planning on cutting out the meat in my diet for now.

HAM AND EGGS - A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

May 27, 2003

Yes! I am the sole vegetarian in a house of meat eaters.

I make it work by being a feisty pain'n the bottom and

telling them there are two choices for dinner, take it, or

leave it! *lol* But seriously, I do several things to help make

it work out for everyone here at meal time. I try to prepare

good food using some meat replacement products (tvp).

Another thing I do often is fix a nice side dish, salad, and then

let them eat the meat they want while I just enjoy those or fix

myself a soy based alternative. They are all pretty open to

the veggie ground and don't typically like to eat much meat

as it is. I also keep them aware of the health benefits of

vegetarianism and the negative environmental impact that

the meat industry has on our planet.

~ PT ~

A painting is never finished - it simply stops in interesting places.

~Paul Gardner, painter

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, " ~Janice~ "

<serenity1@m...>

wrote:

> I'm trying to become a vegetarian but nobody in my family is

willing to join

me. Are there any of you that have decided to become vegetarian and

have a

husband and kids not willing to change diets? How do you do it? I

went

vegetarian a couple of years ago. I liked it. I felt so much better.

May 27, 2003

I probably shouldn't have said anything to my family about going vegetarian

either. Oh well, it's too late now. I agree with you about going cold turkey.

That's what I plan on doing. When I fix something instead of using meat I use

TVP. It taste enough like meat that I fooled my daughter. She thought it was

meat. I told her it wasn't though.

HAM AND EGGS - A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

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Sheryl A.

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 8:29 AM

Re: Vegetarian diet