Day 1 of the Vegetarian Experiment

Faythe and I decided to start our 30 day trial of the vegetarian diet today. We still have some ground turkey left, so I'm going to make some treats for our three cats and our dog. I'm sure they'll love it!

Our first meal consisted of Morningstar Farms veggie burgers from Burger King. I have to say, the taste of those veggie burgers has really improved a lot over the past few years. I remember the first time I tried a veggie burger. They tasted so bland and awful, I was disgusted. That was around seven or eight years ago. I tried again about three years ago, and I found the taste and texture to be flavorful and satisfying to my meat-loving ways. At that point, I was not prepared to go on an adventure into unexplored dietary country.

I should have skipped the fried potato sticks of death with my meal! They're sitting pretty heavily and greasily in my stomach. Faythe was smart; she ordered a side salad instead of fries to go with her lunch. We're trying to eat out less, but every other Thursday I get paid so we ran our little bank errand to get our grocery and spending money. Burger King is right across the street from our credit union, and we knew they had a veggie burger option, so yea verily - we chose that route.

Tonight we're planning on splitting a box of Morningstar Chik'n Tenders with some frozen veggies. I'm sure we'll need some other food too, but it's a good start.

Stay tuned for updates on the progress of our 30 day trial.

Update: I found a Vegetarian Food Pyramid (the "four new food groups") that looks like a great guide. You may view it at http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/food_groups.html