I know this blog doesn't have a huge following, but dammit! One of the things I'm struggling with is that I feel as though I've "let people down" by having to include fish in my diet again. And again, intellectually I don't agree with that; I'd be the first to say, "Have your fish, if that's what you need" to anyone. The reality of oh-so-messy feelings is quite different, though.
The intent of this blog, and the website before it, was never to do what so many vegan sites do, which is to try to convert folks to being full-time vegetarians or vegans, or even to provide a cozy spot for veggies-only to sit a spell (though you most certainly are welcome to; it's just not the main focus). There are already plenty of those kinds of blogs and sites.
Instead, I just wanted to kind of bring the two camps together – meat eaters and veggies – so that in some small way, any kind of militancy would stop and both sides could start talking about solutions to all of the problems we face now; solutions to help end commercial meat production and bring it back to free range, humane practices; solutions whereby just maybe, people would give careful thought to what they were eating so that even if they did need to eat meat, they could think about where it was coming from and scale back consumption a bit to help out the environment and give less business to the meat industry.
And I'll continue to do that, even as I assimilate this new identity for myself. Things are just going to be a bit fragmented for a while until I can do that, so bear with me.
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No worries. Keep doing what you're doing!
ReplyDeleteI'm a meat-eater who wants to convert to vegetarianism, but I just can't bring myself to do it.
Meat and cheese is my crack. I'm hooked. ;-)
Michael
Thanks Michael! I'm getting there. My boyfriend is like you; can't blame him. He does do meatless several meals a week, though, since we met. I read a something that said that if everyone would "go veggie" for one day a week (or its equivalent, 2-3 meals a week if you can't swing an entirely meatless day), that would have the same positive environmental impact as taking a million cars off the road. And it's pretty painless.
ReplyDeleteKim, yeah, that's a good idea! I should be able to do at least one day per week -- and maybe it 'grows' into more over time. My kids are young enough to where if I inflict it on them too, they wouldn't notice/care. ;-)
ReplyDeleteMichael
Hey, Michael:
ReplyDeleteYou can even try doing things like substituting part of the hamburger in a recipe with lentils (which have a similar texture to hamburger) or use textured vegetable protein. The kids won't notice or care, I'm betting, and I bet you won't notice a difference either. Plus a good way to get some extra fiber too.
The website I used to run before this is still up for the recipes and tips I had. Check it out if you like:
http://home.earthlink.net/~kimcof/lazyvegan.htm
It hasn't been updated for awhile, but might give you some ideas.
Good tip on the lentils! I think my wife and I traded meat for 'veggie meat' (MorningStar Crumbles) into a few dishes and it's hard to tell the difference. Lentils might be a another good option. Probably cheaper and better for you than TVP.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link, and thanks for doing the blog.
Michael
Thanks, Michael!
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