Our family made gradual diet changes over the last few months. I would say that now we eat mostly vegetarian breakfasts, and we eat vegetarian lunches and dinners about 60-70% of the time, with two teens in high school. I mention them because many of my clients tell me that they would love to make diet changes but their teens, little ones, significant other will never go for it. Well, I have good news! These changes can be made in a very flexible way.
In the early 90's, when we lived in Los Angeles, I decided to become vegetarian. Many of our friends had chosen this lifestyle, and frankly, I was really tired of meat. I didn't grow up eating meat very often, usually twice a week a most. Needless to say that my family, which at that time was my oldest daughter, also in high school, and my husband, were not on board, but my 8 year old daughter was thrilled. The solution was very simple. After a family discussion, we decided that if I would cook meat whenever they wanted it, which turned out to be about 3 times a week, they would be okay. They were already used to eating lots of veggies, so on the nights that I made meat for them, I made beans or legumes with rice, couscous, corn for my complete protein, and lots of our favorite veggies. they usually ended up eating all of it and I passed on the meat for two years. It worked!
The point is, plan your meal with something for everyone. Doing it this way did not take me any extra time to prep or cook our meals.
Having a healthy lifestyle is as easy as this: Change your mind, change your life...then you can live your dreams!
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