Becoming Vegetarian!

CJMST3K

Heineken Helen wrote:

Any help would be brilliant, thank you I don't really fancy 2 decades of research!

Here's a thread I started a while back:

"Vegetarian items for the meat eaters"
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=130097

Heineken Helen

facepollution wrote:

Heineken Helen wrote:

Oh I've no moral problem with eating meat at all... it's always happened and will always happen... survival! I haven't given up for moral reasons at all... it's still going but I feel pretty weak the past couple of days :oops: struggling to concentrate and stuff but i t could be the time of year.

So how come you're doing it?

Ate WAY too much meat over christmas and decided I couldn't face it for a while... I don't know if this is a permanent decision at all. I'm going to see how it goes, if I start to feel better I'll stick to it but if I don't and if I start craving meat again I might go back. The other half had a really big steak last night and I actually wanted to lick it it looked amazing! So we'll see!

Thanks CJM, plenty of companies there for me to look out for, that's pretty cool!

Rival178

Day #17, and for me so far it's been really easy!

hope it's still going well for you!

dr0ptheleash

Rival178 wrote:

Day #17, and for me so far it's been really easy!

hope it's still going well for you!

Great job! If it's for you, keep it up!

Heineken Helen

Rival178 wrote:

Day #17, and for me so far it's been really easy!

hope it's still going well for you!

I'm about 21 days in I think... and yep, so far been pretty easy! I definitely wasn't getting enough fruit and veg before and now I'm at least getting plenty of that and learning how to get more in my diet... cos I'm not buying meat I can afford some of the more 'exciting' fruit and veg and also seeds and stuff to make it more interesting! I think the only difference is that it requires quite a bit more thought when it comes to cooking... but I'm sure that'll get easier. Eggs are probably my main source of protein at the moment though (although many docs recommend anyway) and I'm still yet to try the other stuff... so still quite a bit of a way to go!

Watching the other half eat the steak though was not fun :oops:

Heineken Helen

Why do I have to be such a stubborn fucker? Can anyone remember why I'm doing this? I'm finding it really boring now and food is really dull :oops: I just want a chicken burger... or a big fat juicy steak... even duck... and I fucking hate duck :?

81

we've have two + feet of snow on the back porch.


but i'm going to shovel a walkway to the grill saturday and do up a nice juicy steak. if you are in the area, stop by and i'll toss a second on for you.

catefrances

Heineken Helen wrote:

Why do I have to be such a stubborn fucker? Can anyone remember why I'm doing this? I'm finding it really boring now and food is really dull :oops: I just want a chicken burger... or a big fat juicy steak... even duck... and I fucking hate duck :?

yes... you pigged out on meat over the festive season and cant stand the sight of it right now.


red meat is disgusting to look at. for me it started as an aesthetic choice. now i just cant tolerate it. ive also just replaced all our cows milk with soy cause i discovered they kill all the boy calves. as if thinking about how they kept the cows lactating wasnt bad enough. here they call the doomed calves bobby calves and there seems to be a push to deny the newborn sustenance for the time it takes to ship them to the abattoir. just a disgusting thought.

Heineken Helen

catefrances wrote:

Heineken Helen wrote:

Why do I have to be such a stubborn fucker? Can anyone remember why I'm doing this? I'm finding it really boring now and food is really dull :oops: I just want a chicken burger... or a big fat juicy steak... even duck... and I fucking hate duck :?

yes... you pigged out on meat over the festive season and cant stand the sight of it right now.


red meat is disgusting to look at. for me it started as an aesthetic choice. now i just cant tolerate it. ive also just replaced all our cows milk with soy cause i discovered they kill all the boy calves. as if thinking about how they kept the cows lactating wasnt bad enough. here they call the doomed calves bobby calves and there seems to be a push to deny the newborn sustenance for the time it takes to ship them to the abattoir. just a disgusting thought.

Thanks 81 see ya there.

Cate, I dunno why, but the humanitarian stuff just doesn't get to me :oops: I've been a meat eater from a meat eating country who was brought up on a farm with cows and stuff... I've always understood that animals are for our eating pleasure :oops: although it is a nice thought that there are a few more animals in this world cos I've given up meat. Today I finally stepped it up a notch and bought tofu and quorn :oops: :shock: so we'll see... cos I'm starting to struggle a bit.

catefrances

it never worried me either. I just figured as an omnivore we eat what we eat and that includes doe eyes cow. But last week when they said they kill the new born boy calves i decided couldnt and wouldnt support that.

Claireack

Hang on in there Helen, you're doing really well :thumbup:

iamica

Hang in there...try one new vegetarian/vegan recipe a day, that should help.

catefrances

im a stage 5 vegan.. i dont eat anything that casts a shadow. thats why i eat all my meals at night time.

Dissidentman

catefrances wrote:

im a stage 5 vegan.. i dont eat anything that casts a shadow. thats why i eat all my meals at night time.

Dunno...you seem awful interested in the bacon thread.

catefrances

Dissidentman wrote:

catefrances wrote:

im a stage 5 vegan.. i dont eat anything that casts a shadow. thats why i eat all my meals at night time.

Dunno...you seem awful interested in the bacon thread.

yeah but i wasnt eating the thread. besides it was the boobs not the bacon that drew my interest.

Dissidentman

catefrances wrote:

Dissidentman wrote:

catefrances wrote:

im a stage 5 vegan.. i dont eat anything that casts a shadow. thats why i eat all my meals at night time.

Dunno...you seem awful interested in the bacon thread.

yeah but i wasnt eating the thread. besides it was the boobs not the bacon that drew my interest.

My apologies...

Heineken Helen

Thanks all Quorn pepper steaks have just got me back on track... they're actually really really nice :oops: kinda like a fairly average burger but for someone who hasn't eaten meat in a month and a half, it was pretty amazing I feel like I've had my meat fix. I've got some marinated tofu pieces to try and also some quorn chicken gougons. I feel a bit better now

chime

Heineken Helen wrote:

Thanks all Quorn pepper steaks have just got me back on track... they're actually really really nice :oops: kinda like a fairly average burger but for someone who hasn't eaten meat in a month and a half, it was pretty amazing I feel like I've had my meat fix. I've got some marinated tofu pieces to try and also some quorn chicken gougons. I feel a bit better now

I use the ordinary quorn pieces (I buy the frozen ones) ... in curries (Indian and Thai), fajitas etc. You can use marinated tofu in Thai curries as well.

I use tofu hotdogs as a quick snack ... they can also be used in pasta dishes chopped up where bacon or ham may have been used (can bring some up with me in a couple of weeks if you want to try them!).

I found the best burgers to be the Tesco own ones. I usually have some in the freezer in the summer to take with me when I'm invited to bbqs. For faux sausages I go with cauldron.

I may have posted some of this stuff already ... but thought I'd repost as you are getting the meat cravings!

Heineken Helen

chime wrote:

I use the ordinary quorn pieces (I buy the frozen ones) ... in curries (Indian and Thai), fajitas etc. You can use marinated tofu in Thai curries as well.

I use tofu hotdogs as a quick snack ... they can also be used in pasta dishes chopped up where bacon or ham may have been used (can bring some up with me in a couple of weeks if you want to try them!).

I found the best burgers to be the Tesco own ones. I usually have some in the freezer in the summer to take with me when I'm invited to bbqs. For faux sausages I go with cauldron.

I may have posted some of this stuff already ... but thought I'd repost as you are getting the meat cravings!

Yeh, that's brilliant, there's so much info in this thread. We don't get to tesco often but I will have to give that a go. I made a thai curry the other night but chickened out of using the tofu :oops: do you use it as you would chicken pieces?

Ms. Haiku

I'm excited for you, Helen. It sounds like you were trying new things right from the get go, and I think that's the best way to approach a new lifestyle. Have fun and I wish for you all tasty colorful dishes!