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Want to be a vegetarian
(WD West) wrote in message . com>...
> The older I get, the more I am leaning towards becoming a vegetarian.
> Not for any health reasons but it seems so hypocritical of me to care
> as much about animals as I do and then consume them. My problem
> (which I hope is not unique) is this: I was raised in a "meat and
> potatoes" family. Every meal, every day, had some form of meat, from
> bacon in the morning to a roast etc. and night. Somehow the idea of a
> meatless meal seems like no meal at all. For instance, I could eat
> salad to the point of bursting but when I get up from the table I
> wonder, when are we having the real dinner? I have tried Garden
> Burgers and the like and, while the flavor was acceptable if not good,
> the texture obviously is not at all close to a hamburger. It is
> possible, I suppose, that the tactile part of eating meat plays a
> part. Is there any choice between continuing to eat meat and never
> really enjoying a meal again? If there isn't, I will probably choose
> to pass on enjoying food but I'd rather there was a choice. Can
> someone suggest a cookbook that may benefit someone such as myself?
> Is it simply becoming used to meatless meals and how long does that
> take? My thanks for any guidance you may provide.
What I did years ago was to gradually wean myself off red meat then
gradually weaned myself off poultry. You will find that as time goes
on, your taste for meat will diminish. Even when I started eating
meat again (which I did briefly), I still preferred some dishes veg -
all Italian dishes, chili and most casseroles. I'm currently
vegetarian (ovo-lacto), but >90% of my meals are vegan. I don't miss
the eat at all, and haven't for a long, long time.
-L.
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