In the beginning, we took out several books from the library to check out new recipes and read up on vegetarianism. We enjoyed looking through the recipes and learning new things! Obviously the cookbooks with the pictures were our favourites! Why do they even make cookbooks without pictures anyways?!
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| Here's our library of books! |
We bought coucous and really enjoyed making that in a variety of ways. Hot, cold, different mixtures of veggies and beans, all combined for delicious meals. One person who did not enjoy couscous was our Dad, claiming that it tastes like sand... (not sure when he's tried sand) but that's ok, more for us! We also tried quinoa, and although the first time we didn't quite make it properly... we did enjoy the flavour and the versatility of it. We've had veggie burgers before and enjoyed them this month too, especially with tzatziki! Yum!
Another easy option that we used to get protein was by adding nuts to our salads - there are so many different kinds of nuts, so there's always a huge variety to choose from! Bulk barn was great for this! We love that store! Obviously we frequented our peanut butter jar as well, since it's definitely one of our favourite things!
Basically, we learned that substituting meat is not as drastic or difficult as it sounds! We know that fish/seafood would have been a good source of protein, the only problem is that we can't get over the smell. So, for us, that wasn't an option... Overall, even though we aren't going to stay full-out vegetarians, we have gained a lot of recipes and knowledge of meat alternatives which we will certainly use on a regular basis.
If you've ever thought of going vegetarian, even just for a week... give it a shot - it's fun! You may even be surprised with the results!
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