[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Stone-Butch

To me it is not a meal without meat or fish or other seafood. Just my opinion ty

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am

I'm with you there. I tried the vegetarian thing, but after about a day and a half without some legit protein I start feeling light headed and hungry all the time, that no amount of food except some protein will neutralize.

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I had a burrito.

Protein does come in other forms. Garbanzo beans/chick peas in salad. Peanut butter on apples. Edamame with a dusting of Himalayan pink salt is delicious and chock full of protein. Nuts/seeds. Oats/oatmeal/wild rice. Eggs. Tofu/Seitan. Peas/beans/lentils. Quinoa. Breads made from sprouted grains. Soy milk. Veggies like broccoli, spinach, asparagus, artichokes, sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts all have solid protein counts. White fish is even considered a 'non-meat' protein source.

I'm not a vegetarian by any means, and I do love a good steak when I'm feeling carnivorous, but some days, when it's boiling at 95 degrees F and 89% humidity, the heaviness of meat is just too much for me. It sits in my belly like a rock.

Tonight will likely be the last two chicken potstickers to get rid of them with some mushroom and herb soup and an apple. Tangerine juice is likely but I'm eying my box of A&W root beer mix too, so I will probably have a mock root beer float as well. The mix is sugar free so it definitely tastes like a diet root beer melted float (I use nut milk instead of ice cream to keep the sugar down) but it is not the worst thing I've drunk in my life either.