Introduction

Hello, my name is Sarah and after watching the movie Forks Over Knives with my husband we decided to go part vegetarian. We eat meat only on the weekends and usually at a restaurant. We can’t live without sushi, carne asada, or in n’ out burger, to name a few.

This eating less meat has led to lower grocery bills, lost pounds, and a general better sense of health. At first, we thought we would miss meat but since we get it on the weekends and I try to make dishes that taste like they have meat in them we have had no problems. Well, unless we watch food network’s “Diner’s Drive-In’s, and Dives”…that is not a good show to watch if you are trying to avoid meat!

We have started trying fake meat products and found that we really like the Morningstar brand of burgers and chik’n nuggets. Both are delicious, quick, and easy to prepare for the family on the go! But I would recommend you try other brands as well as we are limited at the commissary in terms of variety.

We have yet to try dairy-free cheese but I am excited to buy some the next time we go to the civilian grocery store. I think this has been my biggest challenge, I love dairy in general and letting it go has been quite difficult.

Dry beans, rice, and pastas are all staples as well as steel cut oats for breakfast and Kitchen Basics vegetable stock. I was buying the cheapest stock which I discovered tastes like water! Good unsalted stock has more flavor than salted stock! It is amazing! I would highly recommend this brand to anyone! 

My focus has generally been on cutting cholesterol and increasing foods that are known to prevent or lessen the chance of heart disease. Others might find some of these recipes failing for the diets that they choose and I hope that you can alter the recipes for your needs.