It’s Almost World Vegetarian Day
I know from past polls here that several of you (our readers) are vegetarians like Jennifer. I also know from comments that many of you struggle with preparing meat-free meals due to resistance from spouses or other family members.
Me? I’m not a vegetarian, but I do eat several meat-free meals each week. My spouse eats what I cook! Actually, he doesn’t mind the meat-free thing.
Are you trying to make changes in your diet to become more meat-free?
Maybe you’ll be inspired by World Vegetarian Day on October 1.
It’s the beginning of vegetarian awareness month. Visit World Vegetarian Day for some veggie cookbook suggestions, as well as tips on how to celebrate Veggie Day.
Other posts we’ve done on vegetarianism:
Meatless Meals: Why Go Meatless More Often?
Meatless Meals: How to Cook Everything Vegetarian
One More Reason to Eat Meatless (This one is playful, but you’ll appreciate it if you’ve ever known a cat.)
One Small Step: Eat One Meatless Meal
Meatless Meals: Veggie Books for Kids
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A couple years ago, I organized a vegetarian potluck through my husband’s grad school for World Vegetarian Day, and it was so much fun! Leading up to the potluck and after, there was a lot of interest and many positive comments from vegetarians, vegans, “flexitarians,” and people who were just curious. In fact, a lot of people who couldn’t make it asked when there would be another vegetarian potluck.
We mostly eat meatless at home. (I prefer to eat vegetarian, but I eat meat occasionally because when I don’t, I get underweight too easily.) My husband enjoys meat, but he doesn’t feel our table is lacking. My four-year-old, though, is a nut, and he once said this: “It’s neat that cows give us milk and then when they die, we can eat them.” Well, just last week over dinner one night, our family was talking about meat and meatless eating. Then our son said, “I like meat but not from people.” So there we have it: my son draws the line at cannibalism. Oh, and thanks to the last two chapters we have read of Ramona Quimby, Age 8, he has also drawn a line at tongue.