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03-31-2016 03:18 AM | |||
Shallot |
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I wonder if your parents would be amenable to you making veggie alternatives to have on the side for you? So for example if you make burgers - you could make a veggie burger for yourself. If you make chilli con carne - make the base sauce and add it to a mix of veggies for you and ground beef for them. You should be able to make enough of the veggie option that you could freeze the leftovers for use later (or if you plan on eating it quickly just chill in the refrigerator). |
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03-30-2016 05:35 PM | |||
shaescott |
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03-30-2016 12:41 AM | |||
LedBoots |
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03-29-2016 08:21 AM | |||
Green Fits |
My suggestion is easy: cook something great that they will for sure appreciate! No need to tell them before what are you cooking, you'll cook for them and you'll make them try something new AND really yummy! You can find amazing vegetarian recipes all over the web. No need to stir up the contrast, just go your own way and show them that it can be both very easy and tasty. And tell them that it's good for their health as well! ![]() p.s. If you are traveling alone, I would take the chance to start going vegetarian when traveling to Europe. You will find out that it's easy and there're a lot of vegetarian places and you may meet a lot of people with your same ideas and belief..and you will come back home with new energy and more powerful! Good luck!! |
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03-29-2016 03:14 AM | |||
Shallot |
If your parents are being a bit closed off to new menu items you could try approaching the problem from a different angle. You could approach your grandmother instead. I'm rashly assuming that your grandmother has no significant health issues that would make it difficult or impossible for her to change her diet. As your parents are pointing to your grandmother as the picky one ... perhaps it's time to engage with her. Find out if she'd be willing to try an exciting new dish? Is there any type of cuisine that you think she might like to try? My grandmother was a surprise convert to mexican dishes (she was usually super traditional). How close is she to her German/English ancestry (if very close try some veggie traditional foods - perhaps a veggie version of a shepherds pie could work? Or spaetzle in a cheese sauce?). If you're going to college soon you can approach it from the view that you need to learn to cook widely depending on what is available so that you can budget effectively. |
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03-29-2016 01:43 AM | |||
Spudulika |
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These are the kinds of dishes I began cooking when I first explored vegetarian food: pizza, lasagne, spaghetti with tomato sauce, macaroni cheese, cheese and potato pie, quiche, Spanish omelette, root vegetable casserole with dumplings, vegetable biriyani etc. You could also introduce meat substitutes. One at a time so as not to scare them! Start with veggie mince from the freezer section and put it in a bolognaise sauce. Most people don't seem to mind veggie mince, especially if it's cooked up in a rich tasty sauce. |
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03-28-2016 08:33 PM | |||
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03-26-2016 09:54 PM | |||
David3 | Yes, I know, it was a wordy answer. Just trying to address the parents' objections towards vegetarianism. | ||
03-26-2016 07:03 PM | |||
shaescott |
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With foods from my culture, I don't really have one to be quite honest. I grew up with steak as the most common meal. Corned beef and cabbage on Saint Patrick's day. That's about it. |
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03-26-2016 07:00 PM | |||
shaescott | Well fish is the only meat I have been eating in the past year, and my whole family will eat it, so they don't want to lose that option. They could make the fish while I make other stuff, absolutely. I think they're just being stubborn. | ||
03-26-2016 05:55 PM | |||
Thalassa4 |
What's your cultural ethnicity?? I could be wrong, but I'm assuming you're either from The South, are Latino, or possibly Greek or Italian with this expectations of devotion to family. Beans and cornbread with greens, and/or tomatoes, is traditional in Appalachian culture, so I learned to make a vegetarian version of my grandparents dish made with pig fat. Find dishes from your culture and make them vegetarian. Then grandma can enjoy. This should be fairly easy to do if you are lacto-ovo, or even just lacto. |
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03-26-2016 03:57 PM | |||
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03-26-2016 01:10 PM | |||
David3 |
Vegetarian nutrition has really become mainstream. Even the U.S. Department of Agriculture's dietary guidelines, and their “ChooseMyPlate.gov” education materials, now fully accommodate vegetarian diets. The USDA has replaced their old-style "Meat Food Group" with the "Protein Food Group", which includes beans, peas, lentils, nuts, and seeds: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/tips-vegetarians and http://www.choosemyplate.gov/protein-foods . The “Dairy Group” now includes calcium-fortified soymilk: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/dairy-calcium-sources ![]() |
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03-26-2016 01:00 PM | |||
David3 |
Depending on what your parents value, you could show them this information: The following intellectually-successful persons are vegetarian (or were vegetarian, during their lifetimes) C.V. Raman, 1930 Nobel Prize for Physics Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics Albert Einstein, 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry Linus Pauling, 1954 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, 1962 Nobel Prize for Peace Albert Schweitzer, physician, 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace The following athletically-successful people are vegetarian: Jan Muller, World Champion Muay Thai Fighter Bill Pearl, 4-Time Mr. Universe Joel Kirkilis, Victoria, Australia Regional Bodybuilding Champion Jake Shields, MMA Fighter: Elite XC Welterweight Champion, Shooto Middleweight Champion, Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Mac Danzig, UFC Fighter Statements from mainstream health organizations: From the American Diabetes Association: “A vegetarian diet is a healthy option, even if you have diabetes. Research supports that following this type of diet can help prevent and manage diabetes. In fact, research on vegan diets has found that carbohydrate and calorie restrictions were not necessary and still promoted weight loss and lowered participants' A1C” Link to this statement: http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fit...r-vegetarians/ From Kaiser Permanente (one of the largest health insurance companies in the United States): “Research shows that plant-based diets are cost-effective, low-risk interventions that may lower body mass index, blood pressure, HbA1C, and cholesterol levels. They may also reduce the number of medications needed to treat chronic diseases and lower ischemic heart disease mortality rates. Physicians should consider recommending a plant-based diet to all their patients, especially those with high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or obesity.” : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3662288/ From the American Heart Association: “Many studies have shown that vegetarians seem to have a lower risk of obesity, coronary heart disease (which causes heart attack), high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus and some forms of cancer.” Link to this statement: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Gettin...2_Article.jsp# |
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03-26-2016 12:57 PM | |||
silva | I'm just curious why someone young, traveling to Europe, would be asked to cook for their family? Why fish in particular? Surely others cook, why not have you make something you would like to eat? | ||
03-26-2016 12:46 PM | |||
shaescott | I live in the USA | ||
03-26-2016 12:24 PM | |||
David3 |
All mainstream health organizations have stated that properly-planned vegetarian diets are healthy. Depending on the nation in which you live, you could try showing your parents these statements: From the United States Department of Agriculture: "Vegetarian diets can meet all the recommendations for nutrients. The key is to consume a variety of foods and the right amount of foods to meet your calorie needs. Follow the food group recommendations for your age, sex, and activity level to get the right amount of food and the variety of foods needed for nutrient adequacy. Nutrients that vegetarians may need to focus on include protein, iron, calcium, zinc, and vitamin B12." Link: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/tips-vegetarians From HealthLinkBC (Canada): If properly planned, vegetarian diets can provide all the nutrients you need. In addition to that, being a vegetarian can actually be better for you." Link: http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthtop...=zx3391#zx3393 From the UK National Health Service: "As long as they get all the nutrients they need, children can be brought up healthily on a vegetarian or vegan diet." Link: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Vegetaria...qanda.aspx#age In which country do you live? We can send you links to local vegetarian nutrition and recipe websites. |
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03-26-2016 12:14 PM | |||
shaescott |
Planning to become vegetarian on April 25th! So I've been a pescetarian for almost a year now. April 25th will be the 1 year mark. I'm traveling to Europe on the 15th and flying home on the 25th, and will start that day. My family is not so supportive. I live with my parents (I'm still quite young) and they told me I still have to cook fish once I go vegetarian. Obviously I was very upset. I'm giving up fish for a reason! They want me to "contribute to the family", but I can do that with vegetarian meals! Sadly, my grandmother lives with us and is very picky about food. So they want me to make food she can eat. I want to be helpful but I don't want to cook fish anymore. That wouldn't be vegetarian. Any tips? |
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