[celstu1]

I am not a vegetarian, and I do eat dairy. I eat a yogurt everyday and I drink milk in my coffee. I could easily switch to a rice milk or soy milk for that.... but what about yogurt? I know they have soy yogurt but does it have all the good bacteria in it? I really need that... my stomach is a mess and a yogurt a day over the last year has made a huge difference for me. Ive tried supplements, but they didn't do anything for me.

About meat though.... I could easily go without it 5 days a week and not even 'think' about it. Then I start to feel weird and realize I haven't had enough protein all week and have to make a meal with meat. However, a year ago I moved in with my boyfriend. He has 2 kids, boys and himself. I swear I introduced them to vegetables. They would eat meat and only meat for all meals. I was shocked. Hot Dogs and Hamburgers on buns, no salad, no nothing just 3-4 hamburgers or hot dogs. Steak with french fries (I guess maybe a stretch veg would be that fries are potatoes). It was really weird. Oh and pasta... 5 nights a week. No vegs, all meat sauce with cheese.

Now I can get them to eat meatless a day a week for sure. I make a potato salad with veggies and stuff in it and they dog it down until they are full. Or I'll make a cold pasta dish with chopped herbs, garlic, tomatoes, cucumbers and they eat until they are full without even thinking about meat. I will be more conscience about making a true effort to skip meat once a week though!