pesco-vegetarianism anyone out there?

I'm a pescetarian, although I eat seafood very seldom. :flowerforyou:

I'm pesco-lacto-ovo as well! I find that I am usually low in protein and high in carbs. Do others have this problem as well?

would you like to also share a recepie or one of your favorite foods

Sure! I love sharing and getting new recipes. This is what I'm having for dinner tonight, it's from eatbetteramerica.com:

"Healthified Linguine Alfredo"

8 oz uncooked Whole Wheat Linguine
1 cup 2% milk
.5 tbsp All-Purpose Flour
1/8 tsp. Salt
Dash pepper
Dash cayenne pepper (optional)
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp finely chopped garlic
2 oz 1/3 less-fat cream cheese
1/3 cup grated Parmesan or Romano Cheese

Optional ingredients:
chopped fresh parsely
steamed veggies (ex. broccoli, carrots, asparagus, etc.)




Directions
1. Cook linguine as directed on package, omitting salt. Drain; return to saucepan. Cover to keep warm and set aside.

2. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir milk, flour, salt, black pepper and cayenne with wire whisk until smooth. In 2-quart saucepan melt butter over medium-low heat. Add garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly (do not burn). With wire whisk, stir milk mixture into butter in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes or until mixture thickens & boils.

3. Stir in cream cheese until melted. Stir in parmesan cheese until melted. Pour over linguine and steamed veggies (if using); toss to coat. Sprinkle with parsley and serve!

Makes 4 servings


It's supposed to be Fettucine Alfredo, but I use linguine because I couldn't find whole wheat fettucine. It's SOOOOO good!

Here's the nutrition info:

Calories 303.2
Total Fat 9.9 g
Saturated Fat 5.7 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.8 g
Cholesterol 27.5 mg
Sodium 237.3 mg
Potassium 11.7 mg
Total Carbohydrate 46.1 g
Dietary Fiber 6.0 g
Sugars 4.1 g
Protein 11.7 g
Vitamin C 0.6 %
Calcium 15.7 %
Iron 10.8 %
Vitamin A 5.3%

Apparently I'm pescatarian and didn't know it. I generally dislike "turf" as I call it but love "surf". Occasionally I will desire to eat some turf meat but in general, I could probably live the rest of my life without it and not feel deprived. Too much red meat (i.e. steak two nights in a row) makes me feel sick to my stomach and I cannot eat it. My body doesn't like turf meat but loves surf. It's an oddity I enjoy. However, I'm not a great cook so most of my meals at home are vegetarian based (with veggie burgers and the like).

I am also pescatarian. I subscribe to Vegetarian Times and they have a lot of great recipes. I just made the Smoky Split Pea Soup (which sounded scary at first) and it was amazing. I also find a lot of recipes at Cooking Light. Even if they call for meat, I will leave it out or use a meat substitute (like Boca or Quorn).

I'm no longer vegetarian, but I don't eat mammals (no gelatin, no rennet, etc.), and haven't for 3 or 4 years. I added chicken and turkey back to my diet a while back, but I'm not overly thrilled about eating it.