tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post6756958276291949270..comments2024-01-17T02:39:06.048-05:00Comments on rude truth: thinking about foodJJThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14920416765778868736noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-45533285337940486592008-01-17T15:43:00.000-05:002008-01-17T15:43:00.000-05:00We struggle with healthy meals all of the time. It...We struggle with healthy meals all of the time. It really does cost a lot more to buy healthier options. And cooking simple meals takes what seems like forever. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the suggestions on meals. We will have to try them. And I might need to email Tracy. We have some textured vegetable protein, but I only have one recipe for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-80815687510627824572008-01-15T12:35:00.000-05:002008-01-15T12:35:00.000-05:00Haven't ever tried TVP...it's something I would ha...Haven't ever tried TVP...it's something I would have to slip past Brent on the sly I expect.<BR/><BR/>Scott, swiss chard is even better than turnip greens...YUM! But you can sub in turnip greens if you like.<BR/><BR/>A typical weekly menu around here is about half vegetarian meals. It's a mix of economical and ethical considerations--I've never gone fully veggie, and I doubt Brent ever will, but we do agree on the fact that too much meat is unhealthy, and that consumption of meat is an ethical matter...so until we can afford to buy ethically (free-range, etc.), we compromise by not eating much.JTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977180734561873789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-83536596108083440822008-01-15T12:03:00.000-05:002008-01-15T12:03:00.000-05:00It is so hard to find good, cheap recipes that bot...It is so hard to find good, cheap recipes that both of us like. We have an added challenge: I'm a pesca-vegetarian and Mark is not. So we have to find ways to stretch our ingredients and feed us both with flavorful, healthy food while still occasionally giving Mark some meat and me none! Plus, the recipe needs to be quick and easy, because who has time to prepare a huge meal at the end of a long day? Your lentil/chard soup sounds great. I always forget about chard in the winter. Thanks for sharing!jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07297153326314366962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-19944365859448140312008-01-15T10:27:00.000-05:002008-01-15T10:27:00.000-05:00Chard? That's one of the grossest names for a foo...Chard? That's one of the grossest names for a food I've ever heard.<BR/><BR/>I could eat ground beef every day in whatever form.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003729161465893251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12478084.post-49860234069122268392008-01-15T09:14:00.000-05:002008-01-15T09:14:00.000-05:00Great post!I want to try both of those recipes!Hav...Great post!<BR/><BR/>I want to try both of those recipes!<BR/><BR/>Have you ever tried cooking w/ TVP? It costs a little bit up front but it goes so so far and its just pure nutrition. Also, it takes on the flavor of whatever it is cooked with and so it simply adds a ground beef-ish texture. <BR/><BR/>And I'm with you on the ground beef casseroles. I'm just not good at those. Unless its mexican which in my house is less than healthy.mom23https://www.blogger.com/profile/04525578469808073258noreply@blogger.com