bye bye meat

[mamau]

Both Kenneth and I want to be healthier so last night we saw the film "Forks over Knives" and we decided to become vegetarians, with the exception of seafood (which we always get the wild fish, never the farmed crap).  It shouldn't be too hard, seeing as how I've switched over to almond milk and so has he.  No more cheese or yogurt?  Done.  We almost never buy them anyway. We've never bought pork because we have no idea how to cook it.  As for the rest of the red meats?  Rarely purchased.  Our freezer is full of chicken and fish.  I can do without the chicken but we're both hesitating on the seafood because he loves fish and I love sushi.  We'll see how goes...

THE EATING PLAN:

1. Cut out all red meat, dairy and eggs (the eggs are going to be hard since I LOVE eggs).  Rest is easy as we've already pretty much cut them out .
2. No more than one glass of wine at family dinner (moi).  During the week, neither Kenneth nor I will buy alcohol for us so should be easy.
3. Complex carbs only i.e. whole wheat pasta, breads, rice, legumes, beans
4. No processed foods i.e. sugar (we use stevia already).

That's pretty much it.  We'll reevalute the seafood thing after we get through this list.  The only hard thing for me will be the eggs, but we both want to switch over to a plan-based diet.  And groceries are so much cheaper when you're just buying fruits and vegetables!  Our bill last night was only $60, whereas it used to be around $200.

Anyhoo, wich me luck!