Maverick2272
Washing Up
OK, we are not vegetarians, BUT, LOL.
Her way, very little meat lots of veggies. Me, lots of meat with a lot less veggies, LOL. We mostly balanced each other out, and over the years came up with a system where we would alternate between trying vegetarian dishes she wanted and our 'regular' routine of smaller portions of meat and larger portions of fruits and veggies. I found there were plenty of veggie dishes that I liked, especially Indian dishes, and thought we were doing pretty good especially since I grew up on "meat and potatoes".
Now, thanks to heart disease and high cholesterol, I am letting her take more of the lead on what we eat. I still do most of the cooking, but I am letting her introduce new veggie dishes into my list of recipes.
It has helped, cholesterol is way down now. The funny thing is I never thought I could handle eating meals that were not 'centered' around big hunks of meat like roasts and whole birds and such. But now half of our meals don't have meat in them, and the other half have meat as an 'ingredient' not the 'center piece'.
Oh, and sometimes that heavy need to take a nap feeling you get after a meal is not necessarily from meat. I get that way with any meal containing lots of carbohydrates whether or not they have meat in them.
Her way, very little meat lots of veggies. Me, lots of meat with a lot less veggies, LOL. We mostly balanced each other out, and over the years came up with a system where we would alternate between trying vegetarian dishes she wanted and our 'regular' routine of smaller portions of meat and larger portions of fruits and veggies. I found there were plenty of veggie dishes that I liked, especially Indian dishes, and thought we were doing pretty good especially since I grew up on "meat and potatoes".
Now, thanks to heart disease and high cholesterol, I am letting her take more of the lead on what we eat. I still do most of the cooking, but I am letting her introduce new veggie dishes into my list of recipes.
It has helped, cholesterol is way down now. The funny thing is I never thought I could handle eating meals that were not 'centered' around big hunks of meat like roasts and whole birds and such. But now half of our meals don't have meat in them, and the other half have meat as an 'ingredient' not the 'center piece'.
Oh, and sometimes that heavy need to take a nap feeling you get after a meal is not necessarily from meat. I get that way with any meal containing lots of carbohydrates whether or not they have meat in them.
. If I eat more than a couple of bites in the afternoon, I get a little sick to my stomach, but uh it stays down LOL.
