Hello, I am interested in switching to a vegetarian diet. Mostly for health reasons but for moral reasons too. Lets be honest, it would also save me money at the store without meat. I have long tried to be as sustainable as possible in my life but I live in the south and there are no bulk bins around me or even a recycling plant. (If I need to recycle I have to bring my things 2 towns over. I feel like the gas required to do that kinda negates the purpose.)
I feel like one thing I can manage though is to try cutting out meat from my diet. I want to start of with a few meals a week without meat and progress but here's my problem...
My parents live with me and im their caregiver. My dad is very much a meat and potatoes southern guy, he doesn't even like when I change up the meals. Now I do force him to try new things once in a while (he almost always hates it but I kinda dont care)
I would like to go Meatless but my dad is firmly against it and my mom is uncomfortable with it. I make the meals in the house and I feel like it would be difficult to make 2 meals every night- one sans meat.
My question is, any advice? Should I just sneak Meatless meals on him? Make 2 meals? Does anyone have good recipes that would trick people lol, any beginner friendly switches we could try out?
The man's arteries are clogged worse than a taco bell bathrooms. I would like to get him to like Meatless meals too.