I chose the "lacto-ovo" vegetarian option (they also have vegan, lacto, ovo), so the yogurt made sense.  So did the Banana thing.  But the Chicken and beef seemed a bit odd

It was just too funny not to share.

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That's what I thought at first, too.  But, it wasn't.  The "recipe" called for 4 oz of sirloin.  The chicken meal was also a standard lean cuisine (I don't think that you can get veg options in lean cuisine)

I do like Boca burgers and MorningStar Farms "Chic'n" patties.  I don't really expect them to be like "meat" though.  Which is fine because I don't really like meat.  I just really don't like meat.  It's not really an ethical thing....but I live around farms and I see where meat comes from...not sure I want to eat it (especially chickens....there is a reason they are called "fowl"....)

I cook meat for them if they want it, but many weeks we eat no meat at all or have only fish.  My daughter's favorite snack is bell peppers and hummus (or baba ganooj- which she knows the difference of) so they are fine eating what I eat most of the time.  People find it odd that my daughter will choose broccoli over french fries, especially since she is only 5 years old.

A lot of times I can just substitute food.  I'll make spaghetti and save some sauce for myself before eating meat, or have a Boca burger instead of a real one, or use a soy chicken.  Have you tried the soy chicken strips?  They work really well in fajitas.

I also have a lot of recipes that are meatless and are not like a lot of recipes that try to be like the meat version.  I find that those recipes work out best.  A lot of times I'll make a meatless recipe and my husband and daughter will eat it as a side dish with whatever meat they eat. My husband actually requests some of the meatless meals and soups that I make. Tonight we had MorningStar farms "chic'n" patties.  I put mine in my salad, as did my daughter (yep, she loves salad).  I don't think that she ever thought about the fact that it wasn't "meat".  I figure she can make up her own mind on meat as she gets older.

I am *not* a strict vegetarian, though.  I will eat meat, I just don't prefer to.  I'm not about to ask people to make sure that they have something for me to eat at their BBQ for instance.  But, given the choice, I'll take the meatless option if there is one. 

All the soy options that are available make it easier.  The frozen patties are wonderful since you can just microwave them in 3 minutes.  They also are a lot better at texture, so the "meat eaters" seem to like them more.  With all the health benefits of soy, it just makes sense to eat that way.  I was reading a thing on how much it takes to raise a cow.  Per pound, if we used soy instead of meat, we would have about 8 pounds of soy products per pound of cow (not pound of meat, but of cow).  So, it is more resourceful to eat soy than meat.

Well, kinda'.  I would say that they have more the texture of chicken than the taste.  They don't have a lot of taste on their own, but if you pan cook them with a bit of fajita seasoning then add them into the rest of the veggies for fajitas then they taste great.

I have done *a lot* of research on soy.  Most of the "warnings" are quite insane.  To have "too much" soy (to the point of the plant based estrogen to effect you) a child would have to have about 6 glasses of soy milk, 3-4 soy burgers, and a block of tofu everyday.  Considering that my daughter drinks organic milk (she is allergic to regular milk, but that is a different topic) and I am lucky if she eats a whole soy patty a day, I'm pretty sure she will be OK.  (Hummus and Baba Ganooj are based on chic peas, not soy).  The Chinese have eaten a lot of soy for centuries and they have way less health problems than we do.

It's all in moderation.  If you go crazy with anything it will be bad for you.