Comments on: You Want Veggies – He Wants Steak! http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/ Green and Natural Parenting Thu, 24 May 2012 18:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kate http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13623 Kate Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:32:51 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13623 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://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13622 Sarah Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:44:11 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13622 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://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13621 Casual Friday Every Day Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:42:18 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13621 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://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13620 KRISTEN'S RAW Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:41:53 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13620 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://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13619 lemontree Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:32:33 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13619 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://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13618 Stephanie Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:31:08 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13618 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://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13617 abbyful Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:53:52 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13617 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://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13616 Julie Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:28:04 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13616 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://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13615 Shelly H Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:41:28 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13615 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://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13614 Ally from Zwaggle Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:39:30 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13614 I'm going to make that meal this week... looks delicious! Thanks! I’m going to make that meal this week… looks delicious! Thanks!

]]> By: Av0gadro http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13613 Av0gadro Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:01:08 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13613 These sources are both vegan, but contain some dishes that devoted omnivores have devoured at my table. The first is Veganomicon by Isa Moskowitz and Terry Romero. The recipes can be time consuming, but they're filling and decadent and I can't imagine missing meat in them. The second is www.fatfreevegan.com and the associated blog, which I adore. These recipes certainly aren't all for vegetarian novices, but I highly recommend the International Quinoa Salad, which is my potluck dish of choice, and always a big hit. The site as a whole is a little tofu-heavy in my opinion, but overall I love it. These sources are both vegan, but contain some dishes that devoted omnivores have devoured at my table. The first is Veganomicon by Isa Moskowitz and Terry Romero. The recipes can be time consuming, but they’re filling and decadent and I can’t imagine missing meat in them.

The second is http://www.fatfreevegan.com and the associated blog, which I adore. These recipes certainly aren’t all for vegetarian novices, but I highly recommend the International Quinoa Salad, which is my potluck dish of choice, and always a big hit. The site as a whole is a little tofu-heavy in my opinion, but overall I love it.

]]> By: sheri http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13612 sheri Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:59:22 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13612 Try the cookbook "A Year in a Vegetarian Kitchen" by Jack Bishop. I have won the hearts of many a meatatarian with this cookbook. The recipes are good, mostly quick and easy and extremely delicious. Try the cookbook “A Year in a Vegetarian Kitchen” by Jack Bishop.
I have won the hearts of many a meatatarian with this cookbook. The recipes are good, mostly quick and easy and extremely delicious.

]]> By: Kristen http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13611 Kristen Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:13:49 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13611 Why not add a natural meat like venison, moose or elk? Even buffalo is better than regular beef. As a former vegetarian, my body responded much better to a diet that is mostly gluten/dairy free with natural meat (like those mentioned above). If your husband doesn't hunt, there are places online you can get it from (or locally, if you're lucky). Why not add a natural meat like venison, moose or elk? Even buffalo is better than regular beef. As a former vegetarian, my body responded much better to a diet that is mostly gluten/dairy free with natural meat (like those mentioned above). If your husband doesn’t hunt, there are places online you can get it from (or locally, if you’re lucky).

]]> By: andiscandis http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13610 andiscandis Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:50:42 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13610 What is moka mix? What is moka mix?

]]> By: Tiffany http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13609 Tiffany Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:50:49 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13609 Funky, my hubby is an excellent cook. He happily makes his own meals so I was lucky to get him to agree to this. :) Funky, my hubby is an excellent cook. He happily makes his own meals so I was lucky to get him to agree to this. :)

]]> By: Katharyn http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13608 Katharyn Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:28:46 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13608 dairy vs. chemicals - I have lots of issues with milk so I cook with moka mix instead - no dairy... but hardly chemical free... Our goal (though we're so broke right now that it's more a dream goal to work towards) is raw sides, and once a week healthy vegetarian (we know way to many unhealthy pastasaladtarians) meal a week and one fish meal. But current... we're eating what we can get. But the dream is there and slowly we'll be able to implement it. Keep posting about this, it's very helpful! dairy vs. chemicals -
I have lots of issues with milk so I cook with moka mix instead – no dairy… but hardly chemical free…

Our goal (though we’re so broke right now that it’s more a dream goal to work towards) is raw sides, and once a week healthy vegetarian (we know way to many unhealthy pastasaladtarians) meal a week and one fish meal. But current… we’re eating what we can get. But the dream is there and slowly we’ll be able to implement it.

Keep posting about this, it’s very helpful!

]]> By: Summer http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13607 Summer Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:24:39 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13607 Oh that sounds yummy! We're in the same case. I love veggies, he hates them. I can sneak them in some dishes but any effort to make a real vegetarian meal is usually countered. I am constantly looking for veggie dishes that taste like meat dishes so he'll be willing to eat them. Oh that sounds yummy!

We’re in the same case. I love veggies, he hates them. I can sneak them in some dishes but any effort to make a real vegetarian meal is usually countered. I am constantly looking for veggie dishes that taste like meat dishes so he’ll be willing to eat them.

]]> By: Michelle Payette http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13606 Michelle Payette Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:20:25 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13606 After following a mostly vegetarian diet for years, and gaining weight while doing it, I have found that eating meat has helped my iron levels and helped me to lose weight. Don't get me wrong, I am a natural health advocate and a yogini but I think it most unnatural that man, especially men, should not eat meat. Why do you think it unhealthy? After following a mostly vegetarian diet for years, and gaining weight while doing it, I have found that eating meat has helped my iron levels and helped me to lose weight. Don’t get me wrong, I am a natural health advocate and a yogini but I think it most unnatural that man, especially men, should not eat meat. Why do you think it unhealthy?

]]> By: funky http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/11/02/you-want-veggies-he-wants-steak/#comment-13605 funky Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:41:08 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3719#comment-13605 my hubby is an omnivore and i am a strict vegan. we butt heads about this subject a good deal. i make a lot of vegan chili in the winter. my hubby loves all things pasta and pizza, so i make a lot of calzones with tofu filling. i have also found that soup is somethign we can both agree on, so hearty bean soups )lentil is my favorite). but i have also foudn if i cater to my hubby's love of international cuisine (something i cannot stand), he is a lot happier to eat potato curry or thai tofu then anything else. we also have a house rule, if hubby wants to eat non vegan foods, he has to cook them himself. i even bought him his own pots and dishes for his meat, and guess what? he never uses them. he would rather eat "rabbit food" then cook himself. my hubby is an omnivore and i am a strict vegan. we butt heads about this subject a good deal. i make a lot of vegan chili in the winter. my hubby loves all things pasta and pizza, so i make a lot of calzones with tofu filling. i have also found that soup is somethign we can both agree on, so hearty bean soups )lentil is my favorite). but i have also foudn if i cater to my hubby’s love of international cuisine (something i cannot stand), he is a lot happier to eat potato curry or thai tofu then anything else. we also have a house rule, if hubby wants to eat non vegan foods, he has to cook them himself. i even bought him his own pots and dishes for his meat, and guess what? he never uses them. he would rather eat “rabbit food” then cook himself.

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