Altough I am a fan of healthy eating in general, my eating habits suck. Recently I was presented with the opportunity to enter two recipe contests. One is for healthy eating, and the other is for a vegetarian recipe. Both sound like a great challenge, but I have very little experience cooking in these areas. In fact, if you refer to prior posts of mine, they center around grilling meat, bar food, and chocolate cake. CHOCOLATE CAKE!!
So, to help give me some insight into vegetarian and healthy eating, I'm going to attempt the vegetarian life style for the next few weeks. At least until the recipes are due for the contests in mid May. Now, I'm not going completely vegan. After a little research, I'm going to still eat dairy (milk and eggs). I think they call that lacto-ovo vegetarian. And, I'll be honest here- I won't be surprised if I do cheat once in a while. I'll try my best, but I can't make promises. However, I will be giving it my best effort.
The reasons? I've learned that to be a successful chef or to own a successful restaurant, you need to provide several options. And in this area, there are a lot of vegetarians. You need to provide tasty selections that appeal to them. Considering these contests, if I want to stand a chance, I have to gain some direct experience with this kind of eating. I also want to see what effect this has on my body with regard to healthy weight, mood and energy level. Don't get me wrong. This isn't a "diet" per se. It's an attempt to try on a new life style for awhile. To give me some insight into developing these types of dishes, and to give me some new blogging material. So if there are any seasoned vegetarians out there who would like to offer some insight or advice, please chime in! -Toni V.
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