I am brand new to vegetarianism - I had been thinking about it for awhile but was never able to just "wean" myself off of meat so to speak when my boyfriend and roommate live on it. So Saturday I was doing more reading on both the health benefits and more details about the American meat/dairy industry and I just made the decision to go cold turkey (would that be cold tofurkey now? hahaha!) and cut out all meat and dairy out of my diet. I am still eating eggs at home but only because we get them from my roommates coworker who has a few chickens at his house and sells the extras his family doesn't eat. My main concern is that I am getting enough nutrients - I know in general Americans eat way too much protein but I want to make sure I am at least eating a balanced diet. So I am posting my menu from yesterday and today and can everyone give me some feedback? I'd appreciate it
~Tina
Sunday:
Breakfast - pasta salad made with pink beans, carrots, peppers, capers, olive oil, vinegar and lemon juice
Lunch - 2 roll ups made with whole wheat tortillas and vegetarian refried beans, a grapefruit
Snack - Fruit and walnut salad from McDonalds (didn't eat the yogurt)
Dinner - Cous cous cooked with white wine, spinach, carrots, green peppers, kidney beans and olive oil
Monday (actual and planned)
Breakfast - 2 slices of bread with peanut butter, coffee w/ milk (using up the last in the fridge)
Snack - sliced cucumbers and carrots w/ hummus
Lunch - Leftover cous cous from Sunday night, orange
Snack - Apple
Dinner - Mini loafs made with lentils, TVP, chopped spinach, sauteed onions and garlic in olive oil, bread crumbs, and seasonings, side of sauteed zucchini and yellow squash
Snack - popcorn

~Tina
Sunday:
Breakfast - pasta salad made with pink beans, carrots, peppers, capers, olive oil, vinegar and lemon juice
Lunch - 2 roll ups made with whole wheat tortillas and vegetarian refried beans, a grapefruit
Snack - Fruit and walnut salad from McDonalds (didn't eat the yogurt)
Dinner - Cous cous cooked with white wine, spinach, carrots, green peppers, kidney beans and olive oil
Monday (actual and planned)
Breakfast - 2 slices of bread with peanut butter, coffee w/ milk (using up the last in the fridge)
Snack - sliced cucumbers and carrots w/ hummus
Lunch - Leftover cous cous from Sunday night, orange
Snack - Apple
Dinner - Mini loafs made with lentils, TVP, chopped spinach, sauteed onions and garlic in olive oil, bread crumbs, and seasonings, side of sauteed zucchini and yellow squash
Snack - popcorn