Tip of the Day - Half it.
If you or your family aren’t open to the idea of eliminating meat and/or dairy from a meal, work on using less.
- Instead of making two chicken breasts for two people, split one. Add a salad, vegetables, potatoes or, sliced avocado or other sides to fill up instead.
- Slice meat thinly and serve the slices instead of a slab.
- Add black or refried beans to dishes like chicken quesadillas or enchiladas, and half the amount of chicken and cheese you use.
- Finely shred cheese. It makes less look like more and makes it easier to distribute evenly over a dish.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
This is something I’ve been working on with my boyfriend, but he always seems to notice
I guess if I’m the one who’s cooking then he can’t complain.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Exactly! If he has an issue with it, he can always cook!
May 12th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
That’s why we eat vegetarian at home… I am, and I’m the one who taught my husband to cook. He’s too lazy to learn how to cook meat (by his own admission… I”m lazy, too!).
Those are good suggestions… I need to listen to the shred cheese finely one!
May 12th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
That’s a great idea! I’ve actually managed to get my husband to cut his meat intake at home and eat more vegetarian dinners… but when we’re out, all bets are off. I’ll convert him completely one day!
May 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Great tip, especially with the cost of food increasing substantially. I posted your idea and a link to your site because we’ve also been suggesting ways to cut down meat consumption and I figured readers would like your idea!
http://www.ecollo.com/post/2008/05/Share-your-chicken-to-reduce-meat-consumption.aspx