To answer the comments-I don't know how long I plan to do the veg thing. I believe I answered some of those questions when I last spoke with Jaime, but here are my answers:
I don't think I want to be completely meat-free forever. I will probably include chicken, turkey, and fish at some point...when, I'm not sure. For now, I'll stick to the veggies until I get tired of it.
As far as animal by-products goes, I don't really pay that close attention. I eat eggs and dairy. If I know that something has lard in it, I will most likely avoid it. I think that's the greatest challenge-knowing whether something has animal products in it. I wouldn't eat soup flavored with bacon, but I might eat soup flavored with chicken stock or something like that. If something has been cooked with the meat, I will just take off the meat in a pinch. But in general, I am trying to avoid foods like those.
So that's my update!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
Update on the Vegging
Well, as my friend J. has pointed out, it has been nearly 3 weeks since I wrote about being a veg. It is actually quite easy to do, and I am not really missing hamburgers or steak at all. I do miss chicken a little...but it's pretty easy to avoid when there are delicious other things such as cheese and bread and pasta and fruit and a myriad of vegetables to choose from.
I did have some challenges when I went to some barbeques recently. However, that was easily resolved-at one barbeque, I simply ate a light meal before and focused on the variety of salads and fruit. At the other one, veggie burgers were provided. And boy, do they taste good on the grill!
Labor Day weekend is typically a big barbequeing (sp?) weekend, and last weekend was no exception. Jim's family loves meat, and of course they wanted to barbeque. I grabbed some portobello mushroom Morning Star burgers and found that they were amazingly delicious. The second day, I made vegetable skewers with tomatoes, zucchini, onions, peppers, and pineapple. I put a light coating of spices on them, and voila! They were delicious. So, I am going to stick this out for as long as I can. I don't notice any negative health effects so far. I feel pretty good. I tend to wait to eat until I'm super hungry. Being a veg helps with this because instead of shoveling a cheeseburger, fries, and a large caffeinated soft drink into my face, I am now eating a lighter meal consisting of something like a corn soft shell taco, black beans, onions, cilantro, a light dollop of sour cream, and some low fat cheese, with herbal tea (natural caffeine). It fills me up just as much, and doesn't make me feel sluggish and slow by the end of the day.
On another note, I did buy some multi-vitamins and some iron. I have been taking these daily, which is something I've always tried to do in the past and failed....now I have the motivation, and I've been pretty good about it.
I did have some challenges when I went to some barbeques recently. However, that was easily resolved-at one barbeque, I simply ate a light meal before and focused on the variety of salads and fruit. At the other one, veggie burgers were provided. And boy, do they taste good on the grill!
Labor Day weekend is typically a big barbequeing (sp?) weekend, and last weekend was no exception. Jim's family loves meat, and of course they wanted to barbeque. I grabbed some portobello mushroom Morning Star burgers and found that they were amazingly delicious. The second day, I made vegetable skewers with tomatoes, zucchini, onions, peppers, and pineapple. I put a light coating of spices on them, and voila! They were delicious. So, I am going to stick this out for as long as I can. I don't notice any negative health effects so far. I feel pretty good. I tend to wait to eat until I'm super hungry. Being a veg helps with this because instead of shoveling a cheeseburger, fries, and a large caffeinated soft drink into my face, I am now eating a lighter meal consisting of something like a corn soft shell taco, black beans, onions, cilantro, a light dollop of sour cream, and some low fat cheese, with herbal tea (natural caffeine). It fills me up just as much, and doesn't make me feel sluggish and slow by the end of the day.
On another note, I did buy some multi-vitamins and some iron. I have been taking these daily, which is something I've always tried to do in the past and failed....now I have the motivation, and I've been pretty good about it.
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