Meatless threes: Week #1
We’re doing OK with the resolution to eat veggie at least three times a week. The Spouse says he’s OK with eating even less meat, so we may explore becoming weekday vegetarians. The Kiddo has never been that much of a meat eater anyway, so I already have to make sure she gets dairy, beans or eggs to keep her in protein.
Brief summary of our meatless meals last week: 1) spaghetti with basic marinara sauce, actually a backup meal because I forgot to soak the beans for 2) black bean soup and rice; 3) our only standout veggie meal was this yummy dried mushroom risotto.* Risotto is definitely going to happen a lot more in our house now that I don’t have to stand over the pot and stir.
It also gives me more opportunities to sneak some green veggies into The Kiddo since rice in all its forms is one of the foods she rarely refuses.
*If you have a rice cooker, you should definitely get Beth Hensberger and Julie Kaufmann’s Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook. The recipes are easy and awesome.
Sounds like it’s coming along well. Eli will eat meat and some veggies. He’s not a fan of rice or potatoes, unless they are french fries. I have gotten him to eat sweet potatoes, so at least there’s that. OH, and he loves baked beans. Of all things….
Susana used to love sweet potatoes when she was a baby (eight months to a yearish) but now she’s stopped eating them. She won’t touch potatoes of any kind unless they are french fries, which is hard for me to grasp since the potato is pretty much my favorite food ever.