Meatless May

Dinner is my nemesis. I hate thinking about it, talking about, asking my husband about it. That is, unless I know we are going out to dinner, then I am ALL about dinner and will happily pick the place and cuisine.

If we have to make dinner, and it's a weeknight, then I would rather do just about anything else than make the decision and/or start cooking when I get home from work. I know most of you know what I am talking about. Whether you have kids or not, if you work all day, most of you are not looking forward to cooking dinner (this is based on my own very science-y scientific research)!

So since I am a glutton for punishment, I have decided to narrow my choices even further and make dinner even MORE fun by not eating meat for the month of May. It comes from concerns about animal welfare and seeing videos that I cannot now unsee. I've gone mostly meatless before (except fish) then I got pregnant and later nursed a baby and could eat my weight in meat. Now with my appetite back to a somewhat normal pace, I am re-thinking the meat thing again.

I didn't eat most meat for a few years (only fish) and it was hard but I felt great! Also if you follow the "eat right for your blood type," those of us with type A should be meat-free, twig and berry eaters! My hubs on the other hand, is an O -- meat-eater all the way!

I am going to take it slow and just commit to one month (cutting ALL meat). So far, so good.

Here is what I am having for lunch today:

tomato, mozzarella, arugula and avocado - yum!