No Meat for Week
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ktilton70130 wrote: »okay, I am thinking of trying something for a week, no meat. Do anyone have any pointers? I like trying different things to see how my body will react.Thanks in advance.
Make a plan.
Think about meatless foods you enjoy already. Eat those.
Try to eat lots of protein foods.
Pasta, eggs, oatmeal, lentils, beans, pancakes, potatoes, fresh vegetables and fruits, hummus, nuts, peas, edamame, peanut butter, cheeses, yogurt... it is only a week. Make a big pot of bean based or lentil based soup.1 -
Soy = cancer?
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littlechiaseed wrote: »JustinAnimal wrote: »littlechiaseed wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »If you get in all you need, and you've already been eating all you need, or if you are deficient, and still will be deficient, your body won't react any differently. You may miss meat though. Or maybe you won't.
I suggest getting in a wide variety and combos of grains and pulses, oils, nuts and seeds, fruit and vegetables, and dairy, fish, seafood, eggs if you are going to eat that.
What plant does fish come from?
To be fair, there are plenty of people who don't consider fish a "meat," even though it is the flesh of an animal. When you go to weddings or catered events, people often ask if you want meat or fish. My "vegetarian" wife gets her protein from dairy, legumes, eggs and fish; by most people's definitions, that's not vegetarian. However, we don't truly sweat it, because most "vegetarians" we meet indulge in the occasional (four times a month) cheeseburger. We could say my wife doesn't eat red meat, but that wouldn't include poultry; we could say she's an ovapescatarian, but we don't truly enjoy being that kind of obnoxious; we could debate this stuff all day long, but at the end of the day, are you helping the OP or picking fights over semantics?
OP, what is your goal here? To find foods that taste or feel meaty, so you won't miss the meat, or to find alternate ways of getting protein without meat?
1. If you want to replace the taste / texture: mushrooms, rice, beans, olives, lentils, things seasoned with salty / savory things like soy sauce or worcestershire. We'll sometimes marinate tofu in equal parts soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil (maybe some sesame seeds and red pepper flakes for good measure).
2. If you want alternate protein: dairy (especially cottage cheese and Greek yogurt, IMO), rice, quinoa, beans, chia seeds, lentils, TONS OF EGGS AND SEAFOOD (unless this violates your definition of meat), nuts
It's not picking fights, it's correcting an mistake. I constantly get asked if I eat fish when I say I'm vegetarian because so many people go around saying they are 'vegetarian' when they aren't. The correct term is pescartian and for people that say they are 'vegetarian' but eat a burger four times a month or still eat chicken sometimes, they aren't vegetarian at all.
Did the OP state she wanted to go vegetarian? She said she wanted to give up "meat". There are plenty of people who don't consider fish a "meat" and usually only refer to meat as mammals.1 -
I'm going to second the don't eat a bunch of meatless substitute sentiment. Tons of those Boca burgers and all the meatless stuff... I don't know... too fake? Too much salt? Too processed? Without opening another big can of worms, I'd agree with the ol' eat what you already eat, but without meat, feelings.1
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I unintentionally give up meat for a week sometimes. Especially if I just don't feel like making it. The real hardship for me would be to go without bread for a week. I doubt I could do it.
I also agree with those saying eat was you normally eat just without meat.1 -
Grains, beans, vegetables, fruit.
I would not advise going to Whole Foods and buying everything with a "VEGAN" label on it. Start with the basics and then if you want you can sprinkle some of those special vegan products in.
Pay extra attention to getting enough protein and healthy fats though. (a block of tofu and an avocado is enough to do the trick)
A block of tofu is pretty rubbish though so that's when you could splurge for the fancy baked tofu or some honey BBQ tempeh bacon strips lol.
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ktilton70130 wrote: »okay, I am thinking of trying something for a week, no meat. Do anyone have any pointers? I like trying different things to see how my body will react.Thanks in advance.
Everyone is doing this right now, I've had 4-5 people in my office ask me about it. Another person swearing by it... a newly turned vegetarian ... I wonder what is the catalyst for all of this? for you? why the choice to go meat free?0 -
JustinAnimal wrote: »To be fair, there are plenty of people who don't consider fish a "meat," even though it is the flesh of an animal. When you go to weddings or catered events, people often ask if you want meat or fish. My "vegetarian" wife gets her protein from dairy, legumes, eggs and fish; by most people's definitions, that's not vegetarian. However, we don't truly sweat it, because most "vegetarians" we meet indulge in the occasional (four times a month) cheeseburger. We could say my wife doesn't eat red meat, but that wouldn't include poultry; we could say she's an ovapescatarian, but we don't truly enjoy being that kind of obnoxious; we could debate this stuff all day long, but at the end of the day, are you helping the OP or picking fights over semantics?
Telling someone it's ok to eat meat and be a vegetarian is not ok. That does not help the OP because that's like saying, go meatless for a week but it's still ok to eat meat that week. Any person that eats cheeseburgers once a week and says they are a vegetarian is at best ignorant or maybe from Texas [joke].
Why doesn't your wife say Pescatarian? That would be most accurate. No need for the "ova" part since vegetarians eat dairy. It's not obnoxious either, bringing it up when know one asks about it would be obnoxious.1 -
why?
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well that sounds horrible, unless youre doing it for ethical or moral reasons.
i like meat.1 -
Again, the op never used the word vegetarian.0
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littlechiaseed wrote: »JustinAnimal wrote: »littlechiaseed wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »If you get in all you need, and you've already been eating all you need, or if you are deficient, and still will be deficient, your body won't react any differently. You may miss meat though. Or maybe you won't.
I suggest getting in a wide variety and combos of grains and pulses, oils, nuts and seeds, fruit and vegetables, and dairy, fish, seafood, eggs if you are going to eat that.
What plant does fish come from?
To be fair, there are plenty of people who don't consider fish a "meat," even though it is the flesh of an animal. When you go to weddings or catered events, people often ask if you want meat or fish. My "vegetarian" wife gets her protein from dairy, legumes, eggs and fish; by most people's definitions, that's not vegetarian. However, we don't truly sweat it, because most "vegetarians" we meet indulge in the occasional (four times a month) cheeseburger. We could say my wife doesn't eat red meat, but that wouldn't include poultry; we could say she's an ovapescatarian, but we don't truly enjoy being that kind of obnoxious; we could debate this stuff all day long, but at the end of the day, are you helping the OP or picking fights over semantics?
OP, what is your goal here? To find foods that taste or feel meaty, so you won't miss the meat, or to find alternate ways of getting protein without meat?
1. If you want to replace the taste / texture: mushrooms, rice, beans, olives, lentils, things seasoned with salty / savory things like soy sauce or worcestershire. We'll sometimes marinate tofu in equal parts soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil (maybe some sesame seeds and red pepper flakes for good measure).
2. If you want alternate protein: dairy (especially cottage cheese and Greek yogurt, IMO), rice, quinoa, beans, chia seeds, lentils, TONS OF EGGS AND SEAFOOD (unless this violates your definition of meat), nuts
It's not picking fights, it's correcting an mistake. I constantly get asked if I eat fish when I say I'm vegetarian because so many people go around saying they are 'vegetarian' when they aren't. The correct term is pescartian and for people that say they are 'vegetarian' but eat a burger four times a month or still eat chicken sometimes, they aren't vegetarian at all.
Or they are mostly or usually vegetarian. But yeah, I agree with you.
I don't know any vegetarians who eat meat multiple times a month, though -- I used to know one who ate meat on rare occasional, like Thanksgiving, she called it her "holiday exception" but then she phased that out entirely. I also don't know anyone who finds the term pescetarian obnoxious, however. I do always feel like I have to clarify that I am including fish too when I say meat (which is slightly awkward).
(I suspect the reason some claim (incorrectly) that eating fish is "vegetarian" is because it counts as "meatless" for the Catholic Church and given history that probably defined for some (not just Catholics) what "meatless" is. But in Latin and many Latin-derived languages "meatless" or without meat uses the term "carne" (or the like) which I believe is distinct from the word used for fish. In English that's not the case (meat includes fish), or at least I never understand it as such unless the person is referring to certain religious practices, of course.)
Anyway, I'm assuming OP means to not eat fish/shellfish for the week, but if not, OP, those are great sources of protein!1 -
littlechiaseed wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »If you get in all you need, and you've already been eating all you need, or if you are deficient, and still will be deficient, your body won't react any differently. You may miss meat though. Or maybe you won't.
I suggest getting in a wide variety and combos of grains and pulses, oils, nuts and seeds, fruit and vegetables, and dairy, fish, seafood, eggs if you are going to eat that.
What plant does fish come from?
Once, someone back in High School mentioned to me that they were meatless, but fish is okay because fish is a 'salad'. I am still scratching my head 21 years later.2 -
cerise_noir wrote: »littlechiaseed wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »If you get in all you need, and you've already been eating all you need, or if you are deficient, and still will be deficient, your body won't react any differently. You may miss meat though. Or maybe you won't.
I suggest getting in a wide variety and combos of grains and pulses, oils, nuts and seeds, fruit and vegetables, and dairy, fish, seafood, eggs if you are going to eat that.
What plant does fish come from?
Once, someone back in High School mentioned to me that they were meatless, but fish is okay because fish is a 'salad'. I am still scratching my head 21 years later.
I've had two separate people insist that bacon bits on a salad don't count as meat, so people are weird. (I know there are fake bacon bits, but these weren't supposed to be, either time.)0 -
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OP never said she wanted to be vegetarian. She said she was not eating meat. For religions that celebrate Lent, they eat fish when they are required to not eat meat. I know plenty of people who consider "meat" and "fish" different things. So whether or not she was eating fish is a perfectly logical question.
OP, just make sure you get enough protein, I think you've already gotten plenty of advice on alternative sources.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »cerise_noir wrote: »littlechiaseed wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »If you get in all you need, and you've already been eating all you need, or if you are deficient, and still will be deficient, your body won't react any differently. You may miss meat though. Or maybe you won't.
I suggest getting in a wide variety and combos of grains and pulses, oils, nuts and seeds, fruit and vegetables, and dairy, fish, seafood, eggs if you are going to eat that.
What plant does fish come from?
Once, someone back in High School mentioned to me that they were meatless, but fish is okay because fish is a 'salad'. I am still scratching my head 21 years later.
I've had two separate people insist that bacon bits on a salad don't count as meat, so people are weird. (I know there are fake bacon bits, but these weren't supposed to be, either time.)
Fish not being meat has religious origins. Some people consider any kind of bird to not be meat either.
Some only consider mammal flesh as meat.
It's weird, but, you know.
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lemurcat12 wrote: »cerise_noir wrote: »littlechiaseed wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »If you get in all you need, and you've already been eating all you need, or if you are deficient, and still will be deficient, your body won't react any differently. You may miss meat though. Or maybe you won't.
I suggest getting in a wide variety and combos of grains and pulses, oils, nuts and seeds, fruit and vegetables, and dairy, fish, seafood, eggs if you are going to eat that.
What plant does fish come from?
Once, someone back in High School mentioned to me that they were meatless, but fish is okay because fish is a 'salad'. I am still scratching my head 21 years later.
I've had two separate people insist that bacon bits on a salad don't count as meat, so people are weird. (I know there are fake bacon bits, but these weren't supposed to be, either time.)
Fish not being meat has religious origins.
Didn't I say this in my own post?
However, for fun: https://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2013/02/the-ten-most-wonderful-and-strange-foods-for-lentSome people consider any kind of bird to not be meat either.
This is just weird.Some only consider mammal flesh as meat.
I don't get this, but even so, bacon is from a pig, and pigs are mammals.It's weird, but, you know.
Yeah, I know.0 -
littlechiaseed wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »If you get in all you need, and you've already been eating all you need, or if you are deficient, and still will be deficient, your body won't react any differently. You may miss meat though. Or maybe you won't.
I suggest getting in a wide variety and combos of grains and pulses, oils, nuts and seeds, fruit and vegetables, and dairy, fish, seafood, eggs if you are going to eat that.
What plant does fish come from?
Many people do not consider fish to be meat. It has its origin in religion...they can't eat meat, but they can eat fish. Personally, I only consider mammals to be meat...then there's poultry, then there's fish.2 -
I meant "deficient in any nutrient(s)" - you shouldn't really be able to notice a healthy calorie deficit.
You won't lose more - or less - because of what you eat. A larger calorie deficit will make you lose faster, but you can't sustain a too large calorie deficit for very long, and there is a limit to how much fat you can lose per day. The best approach is something you can stick to, consistently. A healthy weight loss rate is up to 1% of your body weight per week. So the amount you lose per week, will be less and less as you get lighter. I don't know what you started out with, but 40 pounds in that short timeframe is a great achievement.[/quote]
Ok I understand now. I misunderstood makes sense1
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