Week 1 Mazie

Mazie

Meatless Monday 1

March 4, 2014

                For this week the first of the six Meatless Monday’s I fully participated and didn’t eat meat all day.  The most difficult part was remembering not to eat meat.  My meal that was most affected by eating a meatless diet was my dinner, since I was with my boyfriend who was still able to eat meat.  However, instead of eating meat as my source of protein I ate a black bean veggie burger which was high in protein and just as delicious.  Going meatless on Monday has not impacted the rest of my week because I normally eat very little meat.  I observed that the biggest difficulty when avoiding meat is if you’re eating out and are normally used to including meat in your meal, or getting a meat based meal.  I think that I spent less money by eating meatless because I only ate meals I made myself out of groceries I already had.  This was definitely healthier for me and better on my budget.  Since, I don’t have meat in my fridge it was also easier to not be tempted because it wasn’t everywhere I looked like it is on menu’s.  Not eating meat affected others around me a little bit but not too much.  My boyfriend was affected because when we went to Tim Horton’s on the way home from the gym he got a chicken sandwich and I didn’t order anything but tea because I wanted to wait till I could make a meal at home.  Although it was tempting because I was hungry and the food was right there and available I held out and made a great salad when I got home.  I used resources such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, oatmeal, and veggie burgers.  Luckily I eat these items regularly so they were already in my kitchen.  As a result of my experience I think that I would like to continue the Meatless Monday idea even after we are done with the assignment in class.  I think it would be very beneficial to my health and the environment.