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Anyone who has been following my posts on Planet Green over the past few weeks will have noticed that the focus has been more toward the vegetarian aspect of cooking. In fact, I am not a vegetarian, although I eat so little meat now that it wouldn't be a big stretch to become one. I love meat, but the evidence is overwhelming that a meat-based diet is detrimental to our health and to our environment. I have heard a lot of arguments against a vegetarian diet: "too many carbohydrates and it will make you fat", "you can't get enough protein without red meat", "it is bland and tasteless", "my spouse won't eat vegetables"-all untrue. Well, perhaps not the part about your spouse.
I am not advocating that you become vegetarian (unless you want to). I am advocating using less meat and adding more vegetables and legumes in your diet. I realize that this might be a hard sell in your household. Start small. If your family eats meat every night, introduce a vegetarian meal once a week, something that includes a vegetable that you know they will eat. If that works, then try adding a second meal, and so on. Your family can't eat fruit and vegetables, unless you have them on hand and actually serve them. So try some of the recipes posted on Planet Green or the Recipe of the Week on TreeHugger and make your next dinner vegetarian.
Difficulty level: Easy
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