I thought I'd share with you how we eat much less meat than we used to. We were big meat eaters...every day in greedy quantities!
My family has changed. At one time I was feeding six adults. Now most of the time it's just two adults and Daisy.
We don't eat meat every day now. I will make egg and cheese based meals with jacket potatoes or pasta or rice. I make veggie risotto or pasta. Sometimes omelettes or simply dippy eggs (one of Daisy's favourites). We have adapted and adjusted to not miss the mountains of meat we were consuming.
We went shopping on Sunday and after looking for the offers, we choose a selection of meat to last the next fortnight. We choose to buy good quality and British so look out for when these are on offer. We never buy the value meat because of the animal's living conditions and welfare standards. If the better quality 'happy' meat is really expensive, we won't buy it and do without.
When I get home from shopping I split the meat up to freeze...
The meat is divided into meal portions, bagged and frozen until needed. The portions I need to create our meals is considerably less than I used to cook. This is how we continue to afford to be meat eaters. We are not greedy either now! I pad out meals with extra veg too. We are certainly not underfed!!
Does anyone else do this? I like to get as many meals as possible from a pack of meat.
Mandy x
