Comments on: You Want Veggies – He Wants Steak! http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/ A blog for natural families with green values Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:50:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kate http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-122981 Kate Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:32:51 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-122981 Hi, Tiffany! I love your blog! What helped my husband in the beginning was a cookbook by Nava Atlas...I forget the name of it, but she has many that we like. Her meals are very easy to cook and help you move from vegetarian to vegan. My husband still eats meat when he's not at home, but I've found that he truly enjoys a lot of the vegan meals I cook....I keep checking different cookbooks out of the library and trying a few recipes from each. I have been pleasantly surprised by the number of new vegan cookbooks that have incorporated whole foods and not just a bunch of processed junk. I just checked out Christina Pirello's new book This Crazy Vegan Life (or My Crazy Vegan Life?) - it sounds like the new book you read by Alicia Silverstone is probably similar...that's on my list to read, too! Hi, Tiffany! I love your blog!
What helped my husband in the beginning was a cookbook by Nava Atlas…I forget the name of it, but she has many that we like. Her meals are very easy to cook and help you move from vegetarian to vegan. My husband still eats meat when he’s not at home, but I’ve found that he truly enjoys a lot of the vegan meals I cook….I keep checking different cookbooks out of the library and trying a few recipes from each. I have been pleasantly surprised by the number of new vegan cookbooks that have incorporated whole foods and not just a bunch of processed junk. I just checked out Christina Pirello’s new book This Crazy Vegan Life (or My Crazy Vegan Life?) – it sounds like the new book you read by Alicia Silverstone is probably similar…that’s on my list to read, too!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-122957 Sarah Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:44:11 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-122957 My hat is off to you for actually talking to your husband and coming up with a compromise. My husband and I are in the same place, mostly omnivore, but moving toward a more healthy, less meat direction . . .I just haven't bothered to clue him in. ;-) Sad right, but I just keep making substitutions and preparing less meat meals all the time. He made not one comment this summer when we had steak maybe once - instead he raved about our new black bean burgers. I love secret plots! As long as the kids don't tattle, maybe he'll never notice. ;-) My hat is off to you for actually talking to your husband and coming up with a compromise. My husband and I are in the same place, mostly omnivore, but moving toward a more healthy, less meat direction . . .I just haven’t bothered to clue him in. ;-) Sad right, but I just keep making substitutions and preparing less meat meals all the time. He made not one comment this summer when we had steak maybe once – instead he raved about our new black bean burgers. I love secret plots! As long as the kids don’t tattle, maybe he’ll never notice. ;-)

]]> By: Casual Friday Every Day http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-122901 Casual Friday Every Day Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:42:18 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-122901 My husband is far from eating the diet I'd like him to eat. FAR! But, I've seen him make a few strides recently and it makes me hopeful that one day we'll be closer to the same page, if not on it totally. Nell My husband is far from eating the diet I’d like him to eat. FAR! But, I’ve seen him make a few strides recently and it makes me hopeful that one day we’ll be closer to the same page, if not on it totally.

Nell

]]> By: KRISTEN'S RAW http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-122569 KRISTEN'S RAW Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:41:53 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-122569 I think your plan is awesome, and good for him in wanting to have healthy food and being on the same page. Whoo hoo!!! Cheers, Kristen :) I think your plan is awesome, and good for him in wanting to have healthy food and being on the same page.

Whoo hoo!!!

Cheers,
Kristen :)

]]> By: lemontree http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-122568 lemontree Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:32:33 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-122568 My hubby can go without meat, but he's big on cheese. We also use morningstar crumbles on some of his dishes. I can't stand the stuff, so he adds it later to finished dishes. (Also, if your husband has a hard time giving up meat, it's not too hard to simply use less in a recipe. When we ate meat, we would often only add a handful of hamburger to a dish that called for a pound, and we liked it better than adding the full amount). Here are a few of our meatless staples: -- Potato soup. If you use lots of McCormick seasoning you don't need milk or cheese, also fry some onions on the side and add to it to add some depth of flavor. -- Lasagna. Put half a package firm tofu in a food processor to get it really fine and mushy. I also blend it with half a package of ricotta to get the cheese flavor. Then layer uncooked noodles, tofu/ricotta, sliced fresh mushrooms and spaghetti sauce. Make sure all the noodles are covered by the sauce. Bake at 350 for an hour. -- Enchiladas. Make a bowl of filling. Mine usually consists of black beans and cooked whole grain rice. Corn is good in the mix as well. In another bowl mix the enchilada sauce, a small can of tomato sauce, and optionally a can of cream of mushroom soup (If you leave this out, just add another small can of tomato sauce). Moisten the filling with some of the prepared sauce. Put a little of the prepared sauce in the bottom of your baking dish to keep the tortillas from sticking to the bottom. Heat tortillas to soften (can be corn or whole wheat), roll some filling in each tortilla, then place seam side down in your baking dish. Cover everything with the rest of the sauce. Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes (or until the sauce is hot and bubbly). -- V8 macaroni. Boil water. Add two cups macaroni. Boil 5 minutes. Drain. Add 2 cans v8 (or alternately another kind of tomato sauce or soup). Cook until macaroni is tender and v8 is absorbed. --PB & J. We use our homemade bread (sliced with an electric knife because it gives cleaner, thinner slices), homemade pb, and Simply Fruit jam or homemade, no sugar added, jam. -- Chili My hubby can go without meat, but he’s big on cheese. We also use morningstar crumbles on some of his dishes. I can’t stand the stuff, so he adds it later to finished dishes. (Also, if your husband has a hard time giving up meat, it’s not too hard to simply use less in a recipe. When we ate meat, we would often only add a handful of hamburger to a dish that called for a pound, and we liked it better than adding the full amount). Here are a few of our meatless staples:
– Potato soup. If you use lots of McCormick seasoning you don’t need milk or cheese, also fry some onions on the side and add to it to add some depth of flavor.
– Lasagna. Put half a package firm tofu in a food processor to get it really fine and mushy. I also blend it with half a package of ricotta to get the cheese flavor. Then layer uncooked noodles, tofu/ricotta, sliced fresh mushrooms and spaghetti sauce. Make sure all the noodles are covered by the sauce. Bake at 350 for an hour.
– Enchiladas. Make a bowl of filling. Mine usually consists of black beans and cooked whole grain rice. Corn is good in the mix as well. In another bowl mix the enchilada sauce, a small can of tomato sauce, and optionally a can of cream of mushroom soup (If you leave this out, just add another small can of tomato sauce). Moisten the filling with some of the prepared sauce. Put a little of the prepared sauce in the bottom of your baking dish to keep the tortillas from sticking to the bottom. Heat tortillas to soften (can be corn or whole wheat), roll some filling in each tortilla, then place seam side down in your baking dish. Cover everything with the rest of the sauce. Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes (or until the sauce is hot and bubbly).
– V8 macaroni. Boil water. Add two cups macaroni. Boil 5 minutes. Drain. Add 2 cans v8 (or alternately another kind of tomato sauce or soup). Cook until macaroni is tender and v8 is absorbed.
–PB & J. We use our homemade bread (sliced with an electric knife because it gives cleaner, thinner slices), homemade pb, and Simply Fruit jam or homemade, no sugar added, jam.
– Chili

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-122561 Stephanie Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:31:08 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-122561 I have been struggling between with figuring out what kind of "diet" I want to eat, and what would work for my family (all meat eaters). I have gone vegetarian before and ended up gaining weight. I am currently still eating some meat (about once a week), but also trying alot of raw recipes and loving it. I'm starting to figure out that maby a diet of whole foods, organic meats AND raw foods is what would work for us and is still healthy. It can be so hard to figure all this out, but good for you if your hubby is on board with going along with your goals. In the end, you have to do what works for you :) I have been struggling between with figuring out what kind of “diet” I want to eat, and what would work for my family (all meat eaters). I have gone vegetarian before and ended up gaining weight. I am currently still eating some meat (about once a week), but also trying alot of raw recipes and loving it. I’m starting to figure out that maby a diet of whole foods, organic meats AND raw foods is what would work for us and is still healthy.

It can be so hard to figure all this out, but good for you if your hubby is on board with going along with your goals. In the end, you have to do what works for you :)

]]> By: abbyful http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-122463 abbyful Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:53:52 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-122463 Mmmmm.... that recipe looks yummy! I will definitely have to make it! My boyfriend gets 2 choices: take it or leave it. (He doesn't cook, I do all the cooking.) We do eat some meatless meals, but I don't plan meals based on that. I just cook meals that I like. After reading "In Defense Of Food" by Michael Pollan and "Real Food" by Nina Planck, my eyes were really opened to healthy eating. (The trends of carbs being bad, fat being bad, cholesterol is bad, etc., are cow manure and blown out of proportion. Eat a variety of real whole foods and you're golden.) It makes a lot of sense, look how many times the "experts" have flip-flopped on what is good and bad for you. "Eggs are good! Eggs are bad! Eggs are good!" or "Butter is bad, margarine is good! Margarine is bad, butter is good!" I'm currently working on transitioning my diet to eat foods that have stood the test of time. Meat isn't really bad. Organic, grass-fed meat is good for you. It's the corn-fed, hormone injected meat that is bad for you. (Which, unfortunately, is what the vast majority at the grocery store is.) Mmmmm…. that recipe looks yummy! I will definitely have to make it!

My boyfriend gets 2 choices: take it or leave it. (He doesn’t cook, I do all the cooking.)
We do eat some meatless meals, but I don’t plan meals based on that. I just cook meals that I like.

After reading “In Defense Of Food” by Michael Pollan and “Real Food” by Nina Planck, my eyes were really opened to healthy eating. (The trends of carbs being bad, fat being bad, cholesterol is bad, etc., are cow manure and blown out of proportion. Eat a variety of real whole foods and you’re golden.)

It makes a lot of sense, look how many times the “experts” have flip-flopped on what is good and bad for you. “Eggs are good! Eggs are bad! Eggs are good!” or “Butter is bad, margarine is good! Margarine is bad, butter is good!” I’m currently working on transitioning my diet to eat foods that have stood the test of time.

Meat isn’t really bad. Organic, grass-fed meat is good for you. It’s the corn-fed, hormone injected meat that is bad for you. (Which, unfortunately, is what the vast majority at the grocery store is.)

]]> By: Julie http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-122453 Julie Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:28:04 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-122453 We still love meat. We eat venison and hormone free chicken, but also have a good juicy steak on occasion. Your pasta dish looks yummy! Have a hubby that hates tomatoes and artichokes though....thanks for sharing the recipe. Love to see more! We still love meat. We eat venison and hormone free chicken, but also have a good juicy steak on occasion. Your pasta dish looks yummy! Have a hubby that hates tomatoes and artichokes though….thanks for sharing the recipe. Love to see more!

]]> By: Shelly H http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-122449 Shelly H Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:41:28 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-122449 My hubby and I did what you are doing for years. I was a vegetarian when we met and he said no way. He too enjoyed cooking so we would each make our own thing or he'd mess it up with meat after I got my helping. The best cookbook we've found is Vegan Planet. It has simple straight forward flavorful filling meals. Five years ago he finally decided to become vegetarian. He says he feels better and is much healthier. He has done it for health reasons, so he still has his "allowances" (pepperoni pizza and seafood). He too used to not consider it a real meal unless something had been killed. It just takes time and patience and eventually they come around when they're ready. Baby steps. Good luck!! I've also fooled a lot of our family, who won't touch something if they know I've made it because they know something is different, by using the Morning Star crumbles in things like spaghetti. I know its not ideal because they are processed, but the meatless products they have now are really good. It helps the transition from meat and eventually over to truly healthy stuff. My hubby and I did what you are doing for years. I was a vegetarian when we met and he said no way. He too enjoyed cooking so we would each make our own thing or he’d mess it up with meat after I got my helping. The best cookbook we’ve found is Vegan Planet. It has simple straight forward flavorful filling meals. Five years ago he finally decided to become vegetarian. He says he feels better and is much healthier. He has done it for health reasons, so he still has his “allowances” (pepperoni pizza and seafood). He too used to not consider it a real meal unless something had been killed. It just takes time and patience and eventually they come around when they’re ready. Baby steps. Good luck!!
I’ve also fooled a lot of our family, who won’t touch something if they know I’ve made it because they know something is different, by using the Morning Star crumbles in things like spaghetti. I know its not ideal because they are processed, but the meatless products they have now are really good. It helps the transition from meat and eventually over to truly healthy stuff.

]]> By: Ally from Zwaggle http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-122441 Ally from Zwaggle Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:39:30 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-122441 I'm going to make that meal this week... looks delicious! Thanks! I’m going to make that meal this week… looks delicious! Thanks!

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