I've been following an Annual Diet after the US Holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day) for several years now. It makes a good de facto New Year's resolution, and covers a good winter period where I'm mostly indoors (due to allergies).
Here are the ground rules...
- JANUARY 1-31: Ovolactovegetarian
- No meats for a month
- Exceptions: eggs and dairy (milk, cheese, butter)
- FEBRUARY 1-28: Vegan
- No meats for 28 days
- No dairy (milk, cheese, butter) for 28-29 days
- Exception: Omnivore diet for Super Bowl Sunday (mid-February), possibly ghee
Oh, and if there is an emergency (sickness, or major power outage affecting refrigeration), the diet goes back to full omnivore.
That's it!
Some great non-meat ideas:
- curry with rice
- nachos
- cabbage tacos
- three-bean chili
- cauliflower cheddar bake
- cauliflower tikka masala
- one pan pasta
- caprese salad (or crostini)
- pesto (with bread/chips)
- home fries
- vegan paella
