Comments on: I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger..once a week?

By: Lanie

Lanie — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:52:25 +0000

Tofu is good but so are hamburgers. I gave up meat for 12 years but not so sure about doing that now. Great post!

By: Meredith

Meredith — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:21:41 +0000

How ’bout something so simple you don’t even need a recipe? Black bean enchiladas. Saute a can of black beans with zucchini and corn with some salt, cumin and chili powder. Roll in tortillas with cheese (Jack, cheddar, or some combinaion). Cover with enchilada sauce. Bake til bubbly!

Or, our family favorite – Tofu Tacos! (no explanation needed)

I bet, between all your legions of fans, you could put together a month’s worth of meatless meals in a snap!

By: Robin Morris

Robin Morris — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:14:53 +0000

Did you see the Planet Green special on the methane gas put into the atmosphere by the farting cows raised for meat across the globe? They said even cutting one day a week and going meatless that day would make a huge dent in our carbon footprint!

I have biology class residual issues with pork, and think fish smells bad, so that only leaves chicken and turkey and occasionally red meat for us. We’re meatless or boca meat about half the week as a result. That doesn’t even stem from the environmental issues… just picky eaters!

By: the mama bird diaries

the mama bird diaries — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:09:49 +0000

I don’t eat a ton of meat but I would have a very hard time giving it up.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:38:14 +0000

We do a lot of meatless eating at our house. Eggs are always a favorite. What about lentils? Squashes? Big ol’ salads? Tuna? Can’t wait to hear more about the chocolate bars though.

By: Christina Brady

Christina Brady — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:45:51 +0000

How about a locally raised goat slaughtered by my Iranian neighbors, only after we heard his innocent bleating for a number of days whilst they fattened him up? Seems minimally impactful and fairly healthy doesn’t it?

By: Dsladepi

Dsladepi — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:32:15 +0000

I usually don’t eat meat more than once or twice a day, at least, not meat from the same (exact) animal. But if I understand you correctly, that is okay as long as I balance it out with chocolate, which I do, once or twice a day. I never eat meat between breakfast and lunch either, so that helps. I also eat pancakes to balance it all out. Thanks Daph!

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:30:19 +0000

Grass-fed is the way to go We only do meat once a week, but we usually buy it from a local farm or at the farmers market. I bet you’d have an easier time in CO finding local, grass-fed meat. It’s actually not even that much more expensive: usually about $.20 more per pound.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:55:25 +0000

Where you making the Asian Short Ribs from the Real Simple recipe? I made them a couple of weeks ago and they were amazing. Both of my kids loved them too, much to my pleasant surprise. As for the going meatless thing, we’re obviously nowhere near that point yet (see, Asian Short Ribs, above) but I have been slowly adding more and more meatless meals each month, and I think it is getting easier. Once your garden starts cranking out the fresh veggies this summer you’ll be on a roll.

By: Grace

Grace — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:51:59 +0000

Ok eating meatless is not that hard, I promise. You can even hide beans or tofu in sauce and put it over pasta if the girls object to eating it in plain sight. Just think soups with beans, veggie burgers with sliced avacado, pasta with edamami. Evan often has a side of nuts with his veggies at dinner. Can you tell yet that I am a fan of the meatless meals? We still have brisket at the holidays or on a cold day but it is always organic. We eat organic chicken about once a week. It works for us. Are eggs ok?