/ Some of you may remember that at the beginning of the year I made a post with some of my goals for 2017, in terms of becoming a more conscious consumer (read it HERE). Not new year’s resolutions (they usually don’t last anyway), but actual goals I wanted to accomplish. It’s been going so well, but I will of course come to the conclusion of all that at the end of this year. One of the areas I am particularly pleased with my process is to cut down on our meat consumption and of course intake and generally eat cleaner and buy more fresh organic groceries. I have to say that we have come further than we first intended! What was initially a project about having around 2 meat-free days a week, has instead become eating meat around twice a week instead. I talked to a couple of my friends about putting a “label” on it – well, am I a vegetarian or what am I? In fact, it’s not something I want to be concerned about because why why should you label it anyway? The fact is that I started cutting down on my meat consumption and along the way I naturally developed this feeling of just not craving it anymore. It’s pretty simple. I still eat meat if I really want to or if it is being served at some sort of event. But otherwise not. And the reason why I do this is both for the environment’s sake, animal welfare and my own health.Ā
Nogle af jer kan mĆ„ske huske, at jeg i starten af Ć„ret lavede et indlƦg, hvor jeg noterede mig nogle mĆ„lsƦtninger for 2017 (lƦs det HER). Ikke nytĆ„rsfortsƦt (de holder som regel ikke), men deciderede mĆ„lsƦtninger. Det er gĆ„et rigtig godt so far, men det kommer jeg selvfĆølgelig nƦrmere ind pĆ„ ved udgangen af dette Ć„r. Ćt af omrĆ„derne jeg isƦr er super tilfreds er, at skƦre ned pĆ„ vores kĆødforbrug og dermed -indtag og generelt spise renere og kĆøbe flere friske Ćøkologiske rĆ„varer. Der mĆ„ jeg altsĆ„ sige, at vi er nĆ„et lƦngere end fĆørst tiltƦnkt! Hvad der i starten var et projekt om, at have ca. 2 kĆødfrie dage om ugen, er i stedet blevet noget i retningen af, at vi mĆ„ske spiser kĆød 2 gange i ugen i stedet. Jeg talte med et par veninder om det der med, at sƦtte et “label” pĆ„ – jamen, er jeg sĆ„ vegetar eller flexitar eller hvad er jeg? Faktisk er det ikke noget jeg bryder min hjerne med, for som jeg talte med dem om, hvorfor skal man sĆ„ overhovedet sƦtte label pĆ„? Faktum er, at jeg startede med at skƦre ned pĆ„ mit kĆødforbrug, og det er langsomt blevet erstattet af, at jeg faktisk ikke rigtig lƦngere har lyst til kĆød. Det er egentlig ret simpelt. Derfor spiser jeg alligevel kĆød, hvis jeg engang imellem har lyst eller hvis det bliver serveret til et selskab. Men ellers ikke. Og grunden til jeg gĆør det, er bĆ„de for miljĆø, dyrevelfƦrd og min egen sundheds skyld.
/Ā A great tip I’d like to pass on to you is to start out with just a couple of regular days in the week where you don’t eat meat. Then you can always see how it goes. Perhaps you’ll end up like I have and eventually crave it less. Another good thing is to look for replacement products – at least until you have made a solid repertoire of delicious vegetarian dishes. We often buy vegan nuggets, falafels or “steaks” made on beetroot or chickpeas. Sometimes we even make falafels ourselves, but those you can buy frozen at the super market are often quite good. Especially if they are fried in a little olive oil! In addition, we sometimes make meat-free bolognese made on soy granules. It tastes so good, and the texture is just like meat in a traditional bolognese! Soya granules are both cheaper and more nutritious than minced meat. I have to try making meat balls with it too. When making vegetarian dishes, don’t be afraid to add extra spices and herbs, just in general things that add extra flavour. If you are concerned about whether you get all the vitamins, minerals, proteins, etc. you need to when you cut down on meat, I would recommend you to read a little about it HERE. It’s not as complicated as you might think – at least not if you already live a healthy lifestyle, and the when you hear people say that as a vegetarian you don’t get the nutrition you need, know that this is more a common prejudice more than a correct fact. Anyway, what this post is all about is this delicious salad! We often make a salad when we need to whip something together in a rush and also when we have to empty the fridge from leftover veggies. We like to go for the slightly heavy vegetables like cabbage and carrots, and I like to mix in (healthy) fatty acids too like a balsamic dressing, feta cheese and olives. A salad also tastes delicious with roasted sunflower seeds or pine nuts on top!
Et godt tip er dog i starten det dĆ©r med, at have et par faste dage i ugen hvor du ikke spiser kĆød. SĆ„ kan du altid se hvordan det gĆ„r. MĆ„ske gĆ„r det dig ligesom mig, at du med tiden fĆ„r mindre og mindre lyst til det. En anden god ting er, at kigge efter erstatningsprodukter – ihvertfald indtil du har fĆ„et lavet et solidt repertoire af lƦkre vegetarretter. Vi kĆøber ofte veganske nuggets, falafler eller “bĆøffer” lavet pĆ„ rĆødbeder eller kikƦrter. Nogle gange laver vi ogsĆ„ selv falafler, men dem man kan kĆøbe pĆ„ frost er ganske gode. IsƦr hvis de steges i lidt olivenolie! Desuden laver vi ogsĆ„ nogle gange “kĆød”sovs lavet pĆ„ soya granulat. Det smager SĆ godt! Soya granulat er bĆ„de billigere og mere nƦringrigt end almindeligt hakket kĆød. Jeg skal snart prĆøve at lave vega-deller med det ogsĆ„. NĆ„r du laver vegetaretter skal du ikke vƦre bange for, at skrue ekstra op for krydderurter, krydderier generelt eller andre ting der tilfĆøjer ekstra smag. Hvis du er bekymret for, om du fĆ„r alle de vitaminer, mineraler, proteiner osv. du skal have ved at leve som vegetar, sĆ„ vil jeg anbefale dig, at lƦse lidt om det HER. Det er slet ikke sĆ„ kompliceret som man mĆ„ske lige tror – ihvertfald ikke hvis man allerede har en sund livsstil, og det der med, at man som vegetar ikke fĆ„r den nƦring man skal have er langt hen af vejen mere fordom end fakta. Anyway, det som det hele handler om er denne lƦkre salat! Vi laver tit salat nĆ„r det skal gĆ„ lidt hurtigt og vi bare skal have tĆømt ud i de sidste grĆøntsager. Vi gĆ„r gerne efter de lidt tunge grĆøntsager som spidskĆ„l og gulerĆødder, og sĆ„ kan jeg godt lide at blande nogle lidt federe ting i ogsĆ„ som en balsamico dressing, feta ost og oliven. SĆ„ mƦtter salaten ekstra godt. Den smager ogsĆ„ lƦkkert med ristede solsikkekerner eller pinjekerner pĆ„ toppen!
Mixed salad with vegan nuggets
Cabbage
Carrots
Rucola
Cucumber
Tomato
Feta cheese
Olives
Balasmic dressing of some sort (we buy one that comes mixed in a glassbottle)
Vegan nuggets (we buy them frozen from the brand “Like Meat”)
Roasted seedsnuts (sunflower is really affordable and taste really good roasted with a little salt)
Blandet salat med veganske nuggets
SpidskƄl
GulerĆødder
Rucola
Agurk
Tomat
Feta
Oliven
Balasmico dressing (vi kĆøber vores fƦrdigblandet fra SvansĆø)
Veganske nuggets fx fra “Like Meat” (vi kĆøbte vores i Kvickly pĆ„ frost)
Evt. ristede nĆødder eller kerner (solsikke kerner er billigt og smager rigtig godt ristet pĆ„ panden med lidt salt)
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