Wednesday, March 31, 2010
My Vegetarian Challange
My challenge was to be a vegetarian for one week and I must say that it was hard for me. I went into this with a positive attitude but three days in I got really weary. I unfortunately failed my challenge, but am determined to do it again and succeed this time. I do not know what was hard about it, I just feel that maybe old habits die hard? I think one issue was that I like variety and the only thing that I had access to were garden burgers and vegetables. Other than that being a college student without a kitchen, I couldn't make tofurkey or anything of the sort. I mean for breakfast I would have cereal or oatmeal with fruit and that wasn't a problem. Even during the weekends I go for vegan sausage because they are more delicious than the regular sausage (plus the regular sausage contains pork which I can't eat). Lunch for me was a bit of an issue but I got around the boring slump by changing my lunch between a garden-burger and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and a tasty elf parlor hummus sandwich. Dinner was my ultimate problem, what do I eat for protein? I know aramark has vegetarian options, but they have more of a non-vegetarian allure than a vegetarian one. What about the pizza you ask? I don't like the stuff, and even though there is plain cheese, there is pizza covered in bacon, chicken, and pepperoni right next to it. I did this challenge because I know a lot of people are passionate about their choice and I want to be open minded. I like to experience something and see things from other peoples point of view. As I said I failed this time around, but I am asking for feedback before I start this challenge over. How can I succeed with the vegetarian challenge and how can I keep my meals interesting?
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You did not fail in any sense of the word. You refrained from the consumption of animals (meat products) for a few days; and in that time you also did not participate, nor support animal suffering. That is a good thing. I might suggest that instead of setting a determinate duration (one week) just go with what feels right to you. You succeeded in trying new things, and there is always resistance in those efforts, but also many rewards both physical and mental. No failures! I will be posting lots of yummy Vegan recipes on my blog before the semester is out.
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