I try very hard not to eat meat. My downfall is chicken (so does that make me a pollotarian?). I get a lot of my protein from blackbeans (black bean soup, black beans on nachos, black beans and rice… see a theme?)

I could totally do without red meat! However, my family occasionally makes me eat it, so I have to. But when I am an adult, I plan on being a “flexitarian” and I will sometimes eat grilled chicken, shrimp or fish b/c that is the meat I like. I can live w/o burgers and steaks and all that though just fine. Plus chicken and seafood are much healthier anyway.

I decided to become a vegetarian about 2 weeks ago and it’s the best decision I’ve ever made.I feel better inside and out,not to mention that I’ve lost four pounds!! We’re lucky to have the great products from Kashi to help us along =] Good luck to everyone on their challenge!

Sorry guys, I haven’t been online in a while outside of work. The Cottage Cheese patty recipe is as follows:

12-16 oz of Lowfat Cottage Cheese
1/4 C of Oil (I don’t always do this)
2 C. of Old fashioned oats
2 C. of Kashi Flaked cereal ( or special K,
about 1 C. Peacans or Walnuts chopped fine
1 package Lipton Onion soup mix
1/2 green pepper chopped
2-4 eggs
Spike, garlic powder, dill, or thyme as you desire
About 2 TBSP of Mrs. Braggs

Crush all cereal first, add cottage cheese and mix together well. Add all other ingredients. Make sure mixture is sticky enough to hold together when you make a patty. I’ve even breaded it in ground pecan meal if it isn’t holding together well.Heat couple of TBSP of olive oil in pan. Brown each side of patty. Set aside. Prepare gravy with 1 can cream of mushroom diluted with 1/2 can of water. Place patties in a baking dish and pour soup/gravy over top. Bake for 15 mintues or until bubbly. Serve with your favorite side dish!!!

This can be made into a loaf and baked at 350 for about one hour or until firm. Season as you like and make it your own.

By the way, I have been meat free for 2 months now and I can’t say I really miss it. It is funny how much of a habit eating is. My mother in law had fixed turkey the other day and I was making her plate. Out of habit I almost just popped a piece in my mouth, then I thought about what I was doing. I feel much better without having the heavy meat in my system. I have started to juice again after about 12 years away from it. Let me know how this recipe works for you!!

yes i will start today and will change the way i eat.

Today I joined you guys in trying to get more healthy. I have failed so many times but I never give up I pick my self up and try again today is that day to try again and put all my heart and sole into this without looking back in the past. I thank this web-site for allowing Juicy56 for joining. God bless each and everyone of you on our journeys. Also boseman me to would like your recipe for Cottage Cheese Burger. Joined 3-19-2009/posted on12:48pm

I guess I have been flexitarian, for about a year now. My daugher, 19, is vegetarian, and my husband works 2nd shift, so for ease of fixing suppers I eat vegetarian during the week and enjoy a chicken or fish meal with my husband on Saturdays.

hailiesmomet01, you should try eating things like pita pockets filled with veggies (i LOVE greek style with tomatoes and cucumber and lettuce with a little plain yogurt) for lunch time. I too was at a loss for lunchtime when i first went vegetarian and those got me through it. I eat a lot more quinoa and pilaf dishes now (and Kashi frozen entres because let’s be honest, it’s easy!) but pita pockets were my dish when I thought the only lunch food was a lunchmeat sandwich.

Today I am going to try to go “meatless”. Still waiting for the recipe for cottage cheese patties

today I had cereal with low fat milk for breakfast, PB&J on whole wheat for lunch, whole grain crackers for my mid day snack and black eye peas with rice for dinner. The peas were cooked with smoked turkey, but other than that, no meat.

I’m ready to start the challenge. I have been a vegetarian since I was 10, then when I turned 21 I started eating chicken. But I am still not healthy I love pasta, cheese, breads, etc. But today is a new day and I am going to do this challenge. I will stick to it too. No more bad foods will enter my mouth. For now on I will eat healthy and lose the weight I need to and live a much healthier lifestyle. Thanks for the challenge Kashi.

I too would like recipe for cottage cheese patties

I am having a harder time than I thought. I never realised how much I like things like chicken and lunchmeat until I started trying to eliminate them. I have done smashingly at incorporating more fresh produce, so I’m not counting this as a loss yet. As for the cottage cheese patties, I’d try anything once!!! lol

My son and I are trying to use the food we have at our homes already, which we do every 3 months or so. We had salmon burgers for breakfast but usually I don’t eat any meat. He does though, which is his choice, since he also respects mine.

Cottage cheese patties? Recipe? TY lb

I eat very little meat, unless ground due to complications from weight loss surgery. I get my protein from mostly beans and dairy. I am want to also give up the ground meats and working to wards being vegetarian.

I would love to have the recipe for your cottage cheese patties

I traveled this weekend and found going out to eat interesting. Thank goodness so many resturants have vegeatarian options, yet old favorites like “chicken wings” were there too!!! We had Thai food and my curried veggie rice and Hot and Sour soup were both good. I made my cottage cheese patties and took them to a potluck and they were a hit. The most diffult place to find something satifying was Wendy’s. I ended up with a baked potato with sour cream. Best wishes to eveyone on this challenge. This is my 5th week and so far so good!!!

I pretty much live this way now. I’ve never been much of a meat eater. Problem is what I am eating is not as healthy as it should be. I need to increase my fruit/vegies intake and cut the sweets down. Now that I’m part of the Kashi group I am going to try to be more aware of what I’m eating. Looking forward to trying the different kinds of Kashi foods.

I am going to be a “flexitarian” today – last 2 days I ate turkey.