One More Reason to Eat Meatless
May 9, 2008 by Peggy
Back in March we featured several posts on the benefits of going meatless at least a few times a week.
Here’s one more: You won’t have to worry about your cat jumping from the refrigerator to the top of cabinets and hanging out above your stove while chicken cooks.
He knows I can’t reach him — way up there with the Crock Pot I never use. I think he knows he shouldn’t jump into the skillet…
Must remember to put him in another room when I’m cooking any kind of meat.
Image via Peggy Rowland.
Now that would be a new extreme in non-veggie fare – fried cat. I hope he doesn’t jump down. He’s thinking, “If I could just grab that meat…hmmm.” Curiosity killed the what?
Word…I made a funky vegetable curry with cheese in it the other night, and I ate two nights for a grand total of about $3.
Hey bro in law! I need to start using the Indian spices I got last weekend.
Jennifer, I think the cat is smart enough not to jump in. I hope. He usually waits until i have stuff on the cutting board to try to attack.
I’ve tried having a few of our dinners meatless at least twice a week but the fiance complains that he isn’t getting enough protein, as he would with meat, although I’ve explained to him that a number of foods beside meat have protein as well.
My hubby is a big meat eater so I really can’t leave out the meat. I have been incorporating more things like lentil soup and 15 bean soup. He likes those pretty well. I can’t only do that so often though.
Your kitty is quite mischievous. I’m glad mine hasn’t thought about getting up on top of the cabinets. I don’t think she has gotten on the countertops before either. She tried to get on the kitchen table once and I ran into the room yelling at her. Scared her pretty bad. lol That hasn’t been a problem since.
Liz, he probably just likes meat a lot and is having trouble breaking the habit. Keep trying?
Karen, that’s amazing that your cat hasn’t gotten on the countertops. I’ve tried everything, even double-sided sticky tape to keep mine away from them. He’s driven. : )
Maybe I scared her too badly with the table incident. lol She does have issues with climbing on top of the 50 gallon fish tank though. There is a small opening at the back and she tries to stick her paws in and go fishing. I’ve tried spraying her with water and finally gave up. I guess they all have their things that they do.
Karen, that’s so funny. I have resisted getting a fish tank for that very reason. I can see him doing that. Maybe one day I’ll have one built into a wall.
The spray bottle doesn’t always work with my cat, but he is very afraid of air dusters (for keyboards).
@ Thrifty Karen & Peggy – I broke my cat of jumping on the counters by putting her there when she got her pills. She doesn’t dare jump anymore for fear of getting pilled.
I am veggie but my husband isn’t. It took a while but he has finally relented to not eating meat for dinner when I cook. He is free to eat whatever he wants for lunch when he is at work.
Carolyn — that’s a good one! My cat sobered everywhere last I tried to pill him. It was a horrible sight.
Oh, and that’s only fair. You’re cooking, so he should just eat it! : )