This morning marks day 3 of being a vegetarian. So far I have felt pretty good. I have had a few moments that I felt a little weird (light headed and foggy), but overall it's been a good experience. After reading a few of the comments from the last post I realised that I wasn't super clear about our "diet plan rules". Oops. You know how I can get ahead of myself! On our plan (the one we made up) we have cut out all sodas, processed food, meat or meat substitutes, and anything else considered unhealthy (no matter how many calories it has). We are eating a lot of veggies from the garden, dry beans, mixed nuts, whole grains, and we are trying new recipes! My plan is a little different from Ben's, I have tried to eat most of my veggies raw while he is more focused on getting loads of protein. We loved all of the recipes and links!!! We tried the black bean burgers last night and we both liked them! Tonight I think Ben wants to try a new sauce to eat on whole grain noodles. Honestly, I have been so excited about all of the food that I haven't really missed anything. Everything I have put in my mouth so far has been soooo good! I can totally see why some people would never want to go back. For today my report is....I love this so far! Oh, and we have both lost a couple of pounds so far! I know the weight loss will slow down soon but I'm still pretty pumped about it! So, do you have any questions? More recipes you wanna share?? Hit me! xo, Sam
Ben designed new bunk beds for the "girl's dorm" and "boy's dorm" in our house. We LOVE them!! We are almost done with all of the work, just a few loose ends left to tie up, but I couldn't wait to show off his handy-work. This is the girl set. We stained them with colored stain and we really like how that turned out. It's almost the color of cranberries. I still need to paint the boards that are attached to the wall. I'm going to paint them the color of the wall so that it looks like the beds are floating. :) This is the boy set while still under construction. We ordered new bunk mattresses, but they haven't come in yet. I will show you guys pictures when they are completely finished. We stained these green, it looks like the color of bamboo. The kids LOVE these beds! And oh the space we have now! I'll be back soon with finished pictures! xo, Sam If any of you make beds using these plans could you send us a picture? We ...
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I want to try to incorporate more raw/vegetarian foods to our diet just mainly because meat is sooo expensive and when we're on our own land, we'll be the butcher. I can see us eating less meat because of that alone. But I'm at a loss on how to do it. I'll have to go back and look at all the links and things people posted on the other post!
http://www.amazon.com/Saving-Dinner-Vegetarian-Way-Shopping/dp/0345485424
Also for a super simple/great flavor pasta sauce try this one.
http://steamykitchen.com/8375-marcella-hazan-tomato-sauce-with-onion-butter.html
My family thought I was crazy when I first went vegetarian, but my daughter, sister and son have followed me and all agree that we feel SO much better.
It was a brand new way of cooking for me and opened up a whole new world of food that I never would have tried. In the beginning I started at the library checking out vegetarian cookbooks. It let me find what books and authors I liked well enough to buy.
Nava Atlas is a vegatarian cookbook author and has a bunch of great recipes at her site: http://vegkitchen.com/
I love and rely on beans. I make a batch of hummus every weekend and use it for lunch sandwiches all week. In the heat of summer a big tossed salad with beans and sunflower seeds for protein is great.
Keep it up - way to go!
I have been vegetarian since I was 16. I am now in my 40s. There are so many wonderful meat substitutes to make the transition a little easier. Morning Star has products such as sausage, burgers, etc. at your local Walmart in the frozen food section.
Tofu is another wonderful substitute. You can make eggless salad with tofu by adding everything you would put in egg salad but put it in tofu.
And there is the tried and true -- "haystack"! That is tortillia chips, lettuce, beans, tomatoes, onions, avacado etc.
You can also check out 3abn website for vegetarian recipes!
Blessings to you on your journey!