help with vegaterian meals please
my 5 year old daughter has stopped eatting red meat . me and her dad have tryed talking to her, asking her why, tryed encorraging her to eat it but she wont. she just says that she dosent like beef any more ( though she eats chicken and fish she will also sometimes say the same about these). so me and her dad were talking last night and we thought ok lets lison to our daughter and cut out the red meat for a while and try veggie meals ( but still also have chicken and fish meals too).
please can anyone help with some vegertain meals i can make and some tips on how i can contiune giving my family the iron and protine in there diets without the red meat. thanks.x.
please can anyone help with some vegertain meals i can make and some tips on how i can contiune giving my family the iron and protine in there diets without the red meat. thanks.x.
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Be prepared to get creative at hiding vegetables! My mum used to make a great spinach soup which i used to love...but instead of calling it spinach soup she called it green dragon soup so i was none the wiser
Use a lot of beans and lentils - they are great ways of getting protein. Iron is found in dark green veg especially spinach, broccoli and peas. Mix these veg with foods rich in vitamin C to get the most out of the iron (bell peppers are especially good). My fave dish when I was little was lentil lasagne - basically the same as normal lasagne except you use lentils instead of beef mince. My OH actually prefers my lentil lasagne to any meat lasagne he's had - and it's so much healthier. Soya and quorn products are also really useful for when you're feeling lazy.
I wish you the best of luck with it. I'd highly recommend getting a good vegetarian cookbook - there are some brilliant one's out there and they have loads of good inspiration
Liz x
I really wound't worry about your little one, she's actually quite sensible to be cutting down on red meat!!
P.S. Annabel Karmel says to add a normal potato to this too, and obviously that would mean you would be cooking a greater amount. but Daniel doesn't like potato (or even chips!) so I leave that out.