Fri 13 Nov 2009
Eco Links: Eat Less Meat Edition
Posted by Tyler under Eco-Links
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About two months ago, I decided to stop eating so much dang meat. I started off by cutting my consumption down to no more than every other day. It started off fine, with minor inconveniences here and there, but then fell into disarray when my life became overly busy again.
I’m happy to report that, since then, I’ve hopped back on the bandwagon and even recruited a partner. My girlfriend, Jessie, has joined the journey and together, we’re forging ahead, stopping only to argue about which brand of tofu tastes best.
Jessie has revamped the system, as well. The every-other-day diet was working ok, but clearly needed some attention if it were going to be sustainable. We’ve switched to an every-other-week diet and coupled it with a weekly meal planning session. If you knew me, you would laugh at the thought of me sitting down to plan my meals, but somehow I’ve taken to the idea. I guess all I needed was partner because, well, it’s working.
Our new plan allows for the same number of meat and veggie days, but has the side-effect of increasing our vegetarian days since, during a meat week, we’ll tend to have a few veggie days anyway. So if you’re struggling with this like I was, try getting a partner and spending a few minutes planning your meals. Or, ya know, just do whatever the heck works for you!
Onto the Eco Links!
If you’re at a dinner party and you really want to discuss the impending oil crisis, but the term “peak oil” seems just a tad passé, try spicing up the conversation with one of these ten euphemisms for peak oil. It’s always nice to have a few synonyms in your back pocket when you wear out your word of choice.
If you’re not a fan of dinner parties, you can still enjoy a nice meal at home, even if you hate cooking. Learning how to love cooking is something I could use a lesson in. My favorite bits? Turn up the music and grab a glass of wine! Once I’ve got those two elements all I need is a soft chair and I don’t really care about eating anymore. Perfect!
I eat enough anyway. We all do. In fact, we all do and have enough of a lot of things. There are enough “isms” these days to drive anyone mad, so why don’t we just pair life down to the most important one: enoughism. I could tell you more about it, but I think I’ve written enough.
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Dude – you’re talking about food and don’t give a single recipe, c’mon.
But seriously, my wife and I have started a similar, although less drastic plan, going meatless one dinner per week. I’d appreciate any good meal ideas you have.
We like “buttered spaghetti” – just a little spaghetti or angel hair mixed with butter, garlic powder or salt and parmesan cheese, usually mixed with peas or broccoli.
Point taken, Kevin! One recipe we’ve been enjoying on a semi-regular basis is portabella mushroom burgers. We like to have ours with a roasted red pepper, spinach, onion, and chevre or feta on a toasted cibatta bun.
Simple is the key. We eat a lot of pasta, too. I’ll have to give your buttered spaghetti a whirl.