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 Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:22 pm
When i was 12 i was a vegetarian for 2 yrs straight. but then my mom kept complaining about what we would do to eat, how would tiffany do this? what would we do for the holidays? it became clear to me tht my mom did not approve of my choice to become a vegetarian. and i rlly hate to say this but my dad hates vegetarians. he says animals were put on the earth to be eaten; its the food chain-blah blah blah. so obviously once i told my dad i was a vegetarian he did NOT approve at all. he seemed to be mad. so i decided it would be best for me not to be a vegetarian after all. but as time goes on i find myself wanting to be a vegetarian again; not only for the poor lil animals sake, but also because of the upside on my health and my heart's health. plz tell me what u suggest i do!
tiffany heart
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:10 am
I would probably start out helping your parents out in and around the kitchen a bit with meals if you don't do this already. Learn your way around the kitchen, learn how to cook the different staples of their diet. This will build some trust with your parents in the kitchen. They'll know that you know how to cook for yourself.
Then you can start in with introducing a new veggie recipe to them every once in a while. Ask them if they can show you how to cook vegetables differently, see if they're open to trying vegetables that they don't normally buy. Ask if they can replace one vegetable in the family meals for another, and give them a recipe.
If they're open to that, you might show them a recipe for a veggie casserole or something else simple to make, and see if you can eat that one night. Slowly try and work in one vegetarian meal a week, or at least a meal that is more vegetarian than meat, if your parents eat a LOT of it.
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:28 pm
Nutmeg the Nerdfighter I would probably start out helping your parents out in and around the kitchen a bit with meals if you don't do this already. Learn your way around the kitchen, learn how to cook the different staples of their diet. This will build some trust with your parents in the kitchen. They'll know that you know how to cook for yourself. Then you can start in with introducing a new veggie recipe to them every once in a while. Ask them if they can show you how to cook vegetables differently, see if they're open to trying vegetables that they don't normally buy. Ask if they can replace one vegetable in the family meals for another, and give them a recipe. If they're open to that, you might show them a recipe for a veggie casserole or something else simple to make, and see if you can eat that one night. Slowly try and work in one vegetarian meal a week, or at least a meal that is more vegetarian than meat, if your parents eat a LOT of it. thank you so much. this is rlly great advice 3nodding ill try tht biggrin
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 3:40 pm
It could be possible that whoever cooks dinner at your house is only familiar with meat. If you can ask your parents for a night where you cook dinner once a week (or more) and find some good vegetarian recipes, that might work. if the issue isn't solved by now, give it a try.
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