Reply #7: What do you like to eat?

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Sometimes it's just as easy as learning how to cook things you enjoy, that are meatless. I have "converted" people to meatless diets, because they had assumed that food without meat is icky and are very happy to find out that it can be extremely good.

I love to cook; I cook many styles, including exotic ones. Also did pretty good coming up with ways of adapting "meat" recipes to meatlessness, and always get complimented. Tell me what you like to eat and I will try to advise. There are meatless world cuisines out there; there are also EXCELLENT "faux meats" easily available these days -- anything by Morningstar Farms (frozen food section) is excellent -- that you can use in your cherished family recipes in lieu of meat.

It can be done. You just can't "give up meat" ; you have to make some overall adjustments to how you eat. It can be a very healthy diet, and don't worry about starving yourself of protein, which is something the beef industry wants you to think will happen, but won't.