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Originally Posted by skinnyninja  I'm allergic to nuts and seafood, though, so I use that as an excuse to eat lots of meat. Sometimes I feel like I can't get "full" unless I eat meat. Not sure how to go about changing these habits. |
Try sneaking some soy into your diet. If you have a "Boulder" store nearby, you can buy Textured Vegetable Protein (or Textured Soy Protein) out of bins. Morningstar farms makes a line they call "starters" that's soy substitute for ground beef, and that's available at most grocery stores. Or Google TVP or TSP and buy it online.
DON'T try to make a hamburger out of it, or fall for the vegetarians' claims that the veggie burger "tastes just like the real thing." It doesn't. It tastes awful.
But put it in spaghetti sauce instead of ground beef. Be honest -- you can't taste the beef anyway, you just want bulk. You can use it in most soups or sauces (chili) without ever knowing the difference. I made a batch of nachos once, and no one realised it wasn't beef until they noticed that my vegetarian roommate was eating them. (All you taste is the taco seasoning.)
See if that helps you ease off the dead-animal-parts thing a bit, and go from there.