".....i will make 2 juicy t-bone steaks." My stomach twitched as I managed to respond, "but honey remember as of January I am switching to vegetarian diet!" "For how long?" he asked.
John is my boyfriend. He is also a chef obsessed with bacon. He supports me in my decision of becoming a vegetarian. He will probably be my biggest challenge. I love him very much. He feeds me! The challenge is saying no to his delicious, mouth watering food. Although he started putting together a menu for me.
For the next few days, I am educating myself about what is considered vegetarian and how to read food labels. I am revising what I have in storage. My freezer only contains frozen veggies from the food market, 2 sandwich steaks and 2 burgers which have been there since the summer. Time to clean up!
Two major web sites I have found very useful and informative are: pcrm.org and peta.org.
PCRM or Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine offers a 21-Day Vegan Kickstart for newbies and PETA or People for the Ethical treatment of Animals also offers a vegetarian starter kit. I pledged to be vegetarian...does not have to be a "forever" decision and the decision should come from you. Do not feel you are been forced to do something you don't want. My decision comes from an overall mental self diagnosis. Meaning I am putting in perspective my age, my body, my eating habits, my health and what I want for myself. I am not asking my boyfriend to join me. He doesn't eat vegetables...but this will change. I have a feeling he will be tempted with my cooking and as long as he adds more vegetables to his diet, I will feel a winner!
There is plenty of information in the web. There are countless recipes. It can be overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. The first month and probably the hardest I will be guided by the vegetarian starter kits mentioned above. I am already formulating recipes in my head, maybe I should write them down:), for my first week. I am also thinking about the foods I love the most. Is it flavor, texture or smell that attracts me to it, and how to incorporate this into my new diet.
I am very excited about my decision to become a vegetarian!
Maddy
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