The Go Veg Project officially begins on January 1, 2010.
01.01.10 is day 1.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
The Go Veg Project
The task: To explore a vegetarian diet for 40 days.
The contender: After roughly 26 years of a meat-filled diet, college instructor Jeremiah Massengale will attempt his latest challenge. After surviving the holiday season of 2009, he will attempt to enjoy a meatless diet, putting his love for pork tenderloin, fried chicken, and beefy Manwich sloppy joes aside in order to pursue something different and new.
The rules:
1. No meat. An obvious rule. No beef, no pork, no chicken, no turkey, no fish, no wild game like deer or rabbit, etc. Also, no strange meat mixtures like hot dogs or vienna sausage. However, dairy products like cheese, milk, butter, and yogurt are fair game.
2. No repeats in the same week. At least not for dinner. Some of us are creatures of habit, but variety, as they say, is the spice of life. To prevent against the temptation of eating PB&J sandwiches for every lunch and spaghetti for every dinner, this rule will force our contender to try new things. But, it should be noted that dinner leftovers are okay for lunch. Waste not...
3. Eat vegetables for every dinner. Yes, hopefully with many lunches too, but at least during dinner. This will help emphasize the "veg" in vegetarian and encourage a more healthy lifestyle.
4. Eat out once a week. It can be challenging to find vegetarian options out there. You know, besides fries and side salads. And Jeremiah lives in Williamsburg, Kentucky, a small town made up of primarily fast food dining options. Have you ever walked into a restaurant and wondered "What would a vegetarian order here?" We'll find out.
5. Use a new recipe every other day. That means a minimum of 20 new recipes. If they are chosen wisely, they'll all result in tasty goodness. Though a gross recipe would probably make for a much more entertaining blog entry, hope for the best.
Will he do it? Keep reading and find out. He'll keep you posted. This is a blog after all.
And yes, this could be considered similar to Julie Powell's Julia/Julie Project. Only without a Julia Child cookbook, hopefully without the relationship problems, and well... without the meat. Sadly, no beef bourguignon at all.
The contender: After roughly 26 years of a meat-filled diet, college instructor Jeremiah Massengale will attempt his latest challenge. After surviving the holiday season of 2009, he will attempt to enjoy a meatless diet, putting his love for pork tenderloin, fried chicken, and beefy Manwich sloppy joes aside in order to pursue something different and new.
The rules:
1. No meat. An obvious rule. No beef, no pork, no chicken, no turkey, no fish, no wild game like deer or rabbit, etc. Also, no strange meat mixtures like hot dogs or vienna sausage. However, dairy products like cheese, milk, butter, and yogurt are fair game.
2. No repeats in the same week. At least not for dinner. Some of us are creatures of habit, but variety, as they say, is the spice of life. To prevent against the temptation of eating PB&J sandwiches for every lunch and spaghetti for every dinner, this rule will force our contender to try new things. But, it should be noted that dinner leftovers are okay for lunch. Waste not...
3. Eat vegetables for every dinner. Yes, hopefully with many lunches too, but at least during dinner. This will help emphasize the "veg" in vegetarian and encourage a more healthy lifestyle.
4. Eat out once a week. It can be challenging to find vegetarian options out there. You know, besides fries and side salads. And Jeremiah lives in Williamsburg, Kentucky, a small town made up of primarily fast food dining options. Have you ever walked into a restaurant and wondered "What would a vegetarian order here?" We'll find out.
5. Use a new recipe every other day. That means a minimum of 20 new recipes. If they are chosen wisely, they'll all result in tasty goodness. Though a gross recipe would probably make for a much more entertaining blog entry, hope for the best.
Will he do it? Keep reading and find out. He'll keep you posted. This is a blog after all.
And yes, this could be considered similar to Julie Powell's Julia/Julie Project. Only without a Julia Child cookbook, hopefully without the relationship problems, and well... without the meat. Sadly, no beef bourguignon at all.
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