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becoming pescetarian
February 24, 2014 at 10:11 pm
I am thinking of switching my diet to become a pescetarian (for a number of reasons) on a student budget, does anybody have any tips?
Note: I am not becoming vegatarian or vegan as I could not eat just plants.
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RE: becoming pescetarian
February 24, 2014 at 10:27 pm
I would go slowly and your taste buds/ body will be worth listening to. Increase you fish intake per week and see how you go. You may find you still need one meat meal a week to maintain health.
Good luck.
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RE: becoming pescetarian
February 24, 2014 at 11:34 pm
(This post was last modified: February 24, 2014 at 11:36 pm by KichigaiNeko.)
Oh and one other point Gooders.
Daughter is a Uni student, understands the need for good nutrition, but isn't obsessed by it, the following are some of her food preferences (note: she has Thalassemia minor)
Tins of fish. Here in Oz we have "individual portion" size canned fish. Tuna and Salmon done with varieties of flavourings.... Chilli, Olive oil, etc. They are relatively inexpensive and when teamed with a good salad and some bread, make for a very satisfying lunch or quick dinner.
Tins of shredded Chicken. Same as above.
Premade salads, Greek is a favourite, often purchased either for lunch or on the way home from classes for dinner.
You will probably need to get very aquatinted with you groceries supplier (Woolworths here) that provide single 'Dinner for One' ready made meals and sort out just what fits your budget best.
Daughter doesn't like the Fish'nChip type of fish mostly because of the oil used and can't bring herself to eat Lamb. She will however eat very lean steak... We call it Sandwich steak (that isn't too expensive) or you might know it as "Skirt Steak" and of course she loves ham off the bone, but has trouble with some pork cuts.
Through all of this she strives to have a 1:2 ratio of meat to veggies which I think is sensible. All on a uni-students budget.
Anyway, the above is to illustrate that go with what you feel you would like to eat and before you know it your diet will have changed and hopefully your issues will be minimalised.
Oh, and don't forget to lash out and get that sweet treat when the finances allow.
It really is all about balance mate.
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RE: becoming pescetarian
February 25, 2014 at 11:19 pm
Cheers for the tips.
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