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Becoming veggie - making the move
frisky python
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First post in this forum, and I did search first but the search threw back nothing.....(might be broken?)
Family of 4, 2 kids, mum and dad. Dad is a big meat eater. Kids are too. I want to eat more vegetarian with a view to going completely vegetarian in the future. However I don't want to be cooking different meals every evening either!
Anyone recommend family friendly veggie meals that appeal to meat eaters and kids?
I currently do things like veggie pasta, but kids don't like certain textures like cooked mushrooms, cooked tomatoes, cooked spinach. I used Quorn once for a Shepherd's pie which was rejected too.
Thanks
Family of 4, 2 kids, mum and dad. Dad is a big meat eater. Kids are too. I want to eat more vegetarian with a view to going completely vegetarian in the future. However I don't want to be cooking different meals every evening either!
Anyone recommend family friendly veggie meals that appeal to meat eaters and kids?
I currently do things like veggie pasta, but kids don't like certain textures like cooked mushrooms, cooked tomatoes, cooked spinach. I used Quorn once for a Shepherd's pie which was rejected too.
Thanks
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If your family likes Indian food then you can easily do that meat-free. Get a nice sauce and pack in loads of veg then and you don't even miss the meat. Same with Asian stir-fries.
I don't really like anything with Quorn in it but you can get some pretty good veggie burgers from supermarkets these day just made of vegetables, beans etc.
Don't buy any of Morrissons' own-brand veggie meals containing meat substitutes because they're all appalling. I used to like the McCartney deep country pies, but not now that they've hiked the price up.
I still cook two meals quite often though as it cannot be forced if they fancy a steak then they have it I am not willing to make them conform to my diet.
It's from the owner of the famous Cinnamon Snail vegan food truck in New York and, after watching a few videos of their food last week, i knew i had to grab this book and try some recipes myself.
Now i just need to figure out what i have the ingredients to make.
Like richievilla said - read what you can find on line or at the library - if you have a Kindle there are some free veggie cookbooks on Amazon.
I cook quite a lot with an electric pressure cooker which saves a fortune soaking and cooking own beans, lentils to and such make curries and burgers etc.
Although Vegan - vegan richa blog is brilliant - lots of vegetarian Indian food on there which is very tasty and cheap to make.