| Re: Lone Vegetarian
I too worried about it before I made my decision. It does take some planning and thinking it out. But it's not as hard as I anticipated (yes, I'm the mom and do the cooking). Sometimes I cook vegetarian meals and discovered that if I cook a big pot of navy beans with a salad and good French bread my family loves it. Many pasta dishes don't need meat (if you're not trying to go vegan). I don't always cook a vegetarian meal and if I cook something that is a meat dish, I have some other quick side dishes on hand for me to substitute. I keep canned beans that I can warm up quickly and Uncle Ben's makes some delicious rices in a pouch that only need to be microwaved for 90 seconds. That way I eat the side dishes and veggies I fix for my family, skip the meat and replace it with something else. Works for me so far. When I cook spaghetti that would have meat, I just separate some sauce before I add the meat and cook it with Boca meatless ground beef or Morningstar Farms meal starters beef.
It can be done without too much hassle if you really set your mind to it.  |