For those keeping track at home, I'm still very much committed to my new healthier lifestyle. I had the option of getting a cheeseburger but I chose to have a grilled turkey sandwich (from Starbucks, no less) instead. Go me!
And speaking of healthier lifestyles, I recently discovered this recipe. Now, I made it with chicken, however, I feel if you substitute the chicken with tofu, it'll be a great
Tag: vegetarian dishes
So here's a recap of week two in our semi-vegetarian experiment.
Meal Planning
Meal planning was a lot easier last week than it was the first week. Now that we have an idea on what to eat and not to eat, it was easier to map out dinner. Some of it was still on the fly, but we did stick to the very little poultry plan. I think we had poultry
I have to admit the one thing about this vegetarian (or semi-vegetarian) experiment is the creative and wonderful dishes I've been exploring. Today, I'm about to make a sweet potato soup.
But the other night, I decided to really step out of my comfort zone and make falafel.
The experiment taught me that I do need a better food processor (not all of the chickpeas were blended and required extra blending),
Okay, so let me start off by saying I personally didn't try this. Not that I didn't want to, but I literally just had Panera and was rather full. However, the hubby was starving and well, we didn't have dinner made at home (that would be my fault).
So, a hungry hubby + not a lot of time = I need to think pretty quickly. Off to Google, I go.
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So, hubby and I just did our first full week of being semi-vegetarians (we're still eating/going to eat) chicken, turkey, and fish, but incorporating a lot more plant-based foods.
How did it go?
Let's break it down by the pros and cons:
Our grocery bill became much nicer! We were spending upwards to $200 a week on groceries (yeah, no lie). So, our first week's bill shrunk all the way done to
About once or twice a week, I like to incorporate a completely vegetarian dish in my meal planning. One, it's good to not eat so much red meat. Two, some veggie dishes are well, delish!
I came across this recipe for mushroom tacos and modified it a bit. One, I used portobello mushrooms. I also diced up a yellow bell pepper to add with it. I used coconut oil instead