Vegetarians Recipes - Pro and anti meat-eaters will continue to argue about whether everyone giving up some meat, or all meat, would actually help to reduce carbon emissions, preserve the ozone layer, etc. More research is needed to prove the case either way.
Vegetarian -While that debate rages on, it is still apparently the case that about a third of us in the UK eat a roast every Sunday. Many people then use up the leftovers by making something such as a shepherd’s pie, curry or bolognese on the Monday.
“Meat Free Monday” is the catchy name of a campaign launched by the McCartney family. In fact, Stella has designed some branded T-shirts for GapKids which went into London stores last week, so no doubt more parents will soon be facing similar pressure from their offspring to follow suit. The trouble is that leftover meat from the Sunday roast is often quite low in fat, rich in protein and a good source of iron, which many women in this country lack in their diet. Too little iron can lead to tiredness, poor concentration and raised stress levels — so you could argue that wasting this meat would be “anti-green” in itself.
If you want to encourage your daughter’s enthusiasm for preserving the environment, perhaps you and she could designate another day as “meat-free”. This shouldn’t be too hard, as the average family in Britain eats lean red meat three to four times a week.
If people swapped processed meat products such as burgers, sausages and meat pies — which tend to be high in saturated fats, total fats, salt and calories any day of the week — for something such as a cashew nut stir-fry, I daresay their health would benefit.
Even so, many vegetarian options are less than ideal from a nutritional point of view. A vegetarian lasagne may not use meat but it still has a rich béchamel sauce, Cheddar cheese and egg pasta, bringing in about 450 calories and 20g of fat per serving. A “healthy eating” standard lasagne (ie, with meat) has only 332 calories and 10g of fat for the same 400g serving. A vegetarian toad in the hole has more than 500 calories and 19g of fat per serving, and a Linda McCartney deep country vegetarian pie 412 calories and 24g of fat per serving.
I am not knocking vegetarian food, but the same rules for healthy eating apply whether your diet is vegetarian or omnivorous: go very carefully on oils, cheese, cream and all full-fat dairy products (and their vegetarian alternatives), avoid pastry-clad and fried food if possible, cook from scratch whenever you can, watch your portion sizes (especially of nuts and seeds) and aim to consume at least five pieces of fruit or vegetables a day.
Vegetarian -While that debate rages on, it is still apparently the case that about a third of us in the UK eat a roast every Sunday. Many people then use up the leftovers by making something such as a shepherd’s pie, curry or bolognese on the Monday.
“Meat Free Monday” is the catchy name of a campaign launched by the McCartney family. In fact, Stella has designed some branded T-shirts for GapKids which went into London stores last week, so no doubt more parents will soon be facing similar pressure from their offspring to follow suit. The trouble is that leftover meat from the Sunday roast is often quite low in fat, rich in protein and a good source of iron, which many women in this country lack in their diet. Too little iron can lead to tiredness, poor concentration and raised stress levels — so you could argue that wasting this meat would be “anti-green” in itself.
If you want to encourage your daughter’s enthusiasm for preserving the environment, perhaps you and she could designate another day as “meat-free”. This shouldn’t be too hard, as the average family in Britain eats lean red meat three to four times a week.
If people swapped processed meat products such as burgers, sausages and meat pies — which tend to be high in saturated fats, total fats, salt and calories any day of the week — for something such as a cashew nut stir-fry, I daresay their health would benefit.
Even so, many vegetarian options are less than ideal from a nutritional point of view. A vegetarian lasagne may not use meat but it still has a rich béchamel sauce, Cheddar cheese and egg pasta, bringing in about 450 calories and 20g of fat per serving. A “healthy eating” standard lasagne (ie, with meat) has only 332 calories and 10g of fat for the same 400g serving. A vegetarian toad in the hole has more than 500 calories and 19g of fat per serving, and a Linda McCartney deep country vegetarian pie 412 calories and 24g of fat per serving.
I am not knocking vegetarian food, but the same rules for healthy eating apply whether your diet is vegetarian or omnivorous: go very carefully on oils, cheese, cream and all full-fat dairy products (and their vegetarian alternatives), avoid pastry-clad and fried food if possible, cook from scratch whenever you can, watch your portion sizes (especially of nuts and seeds) and aim to consume at least five pieces of fruit or vegetables a day.
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar