This is pretty much all that vegetarians eat...
So.. It has been a year without meat already. Yes, I am still alive - it is me writing this post. And no, I haven't developed protein deficiency.
I have decided to monitor what I eat all week as it seems I never have the same dish. As it turns out a week later...
I do have the same dish quite often, hahaha.
It is only because I do not like wasting food I end up planning my meals around what I have. For example, this week I couldn't NOT buy this reduced fresh artisan bread, which is why I had bread-based meals all week. Some weeks I buy loads of potatoes, and plan my meals around them so they don't get thrown away.
It was also a good experience to see that I have chocolate every single day.. and milkshakes, and peanut butter, and curd... I'm trying to put on some size you see. Otherwise I would be having more vegetables and fruits. My girlfriend doesn't eat as much of these saturated-protein foods as I do, and she's fit as a fiddle.
As promised, full week's meal plan:
Monday:
Toast and jam
Nuts and dried fruit
Chocolate
Lentil and spinach salad with ground nuts
4 fruits
Milkshake
Homemade date and chocolate muffin
Creamy blue cheese pasta, bread, salad
Tuesday:
Toast and jam
Smoothie
Milkshake
3 fruits
Courgette and pesto spaghetti
Nuts
Chocolate
Sweet potato curry, rice
Wednesday:
Yoghurt
Homemade date and chocolate muffin
Curry
4 fruits
Chocolate
Nuts
Pizza
Thursday:
Eggs, homemade veg.sausages, tomatoes
Peanut butter
2 fruits
Vegetarian curry, rice
Milkshake
Chocolate
Doughnut
Spaghetti, bread
Friday:
Milkshake
Toast and jam
Eggs
Chocolate
Sandwich
Bread
Milkshake
Doughnut
Veg.spaghetti puttanesca, bread
Milkshake
Saturday:
Toast, jam, curd, fruit
Eggs, spinach, cheese
Chocolate
Peanut butter
Curd
Mushroom and truffle oil risotto
Sunday:
Toast, jam, curd
Sweet potato burger, vegetables
Chocolate
3 fruits
Sweet potato, carrot and spinach curry
As can be seen, I'm not on the healthiest diet, and it's nothing special. Most of the foods I eat I make myself, including curries, sauces, etc, so they're not smothered in oil. This week has been pretty unusual as I don't usually have that many curries and pasta meals. I have to say I did miss eating more vegetables.
With the weather getting warmer I believe I will move towards eating more greens and pulses, and less pasta dishes/fried stuff. And my diet is probably quite similar to a regular westerner's diet.. so why not join the vegetarian community today? :D
