What are you having for dinner?

[Dominey]

Please tell me.

All day breakfast, sausage, bacon, scrambled egg, hash browns, spaghetti hoops (i hate beans and tomatoes)

Vegan propaganda is strong.

Most people eat meat because it’s the perfect human food.

I have recently re watched the whole thing. Love Motherland

Most people don’t have meat for breakfast, so your numbers are off yet again.

Those that have it for lunch are unlikely to be eating much, just a sandwich filling or something, or cheese or eggs or whatever.

Over 85% of the U.K. population eat meat.

It’s unusual for omnivorous households to have more than a couple of main meals a week that are vegetarian or vegan.

I get that yes, reducing meat and fish consumption is good in view of climate change, but I think you’re being disingenuous to be “shocked” at 1/3 veggie 2/3 omnivore main meals.

We only eat meat 2-3 times a week. I'm not sure why you say it's shocking, everyone has a choice on the amount of meat their household consumed.

You’re being extremely defensive, why? I’m not singling anyone out, I’m just saying if this thread is at all representative of the population then then we are all eating far too much meat. It’s poignant because there are so many threads on here about cost of living (meat costs a bomb) health issues (eating too much isn’t good for you) and climate change (meat is a contributing factor). I just hoped it would make someone go 🤔 actually yeah, I am eating meat pretty much every day, maybe I should cut down.

@Sweetashunni thats just wrong!

Meat is really good for humans and regenerative agriculture could solve the carbon issue in a generation.

Of course but this is the same website where posters are shocked at the cost of their food shop and wondering when something will be done about climate change. It’s uncomfortable but it needed to be pointed out I think.

A spicy traybake with halloumi.

We don’t have fully or even mainly regenerative agriculture, nor is it on the horizon. So for now it’s destroying the planet.

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-guidelines-and-food-labels/red-meat-and-the-risk-of-bowel-cancer/#:~:text=That's%20why%20it's%20recommended%20that,your%20risk%20of%20bowel%20cancer.

@Sweetashunni recall survey based nutritional epidemiology cannot prove causation. Red meat has never been show conclusively to cause bowel cancer in a randomised clinical trial.

2 Derbyshire Oatcakes with bacon and melted cheese 😋

@Sweetashunni Good luck with the uphill battle of raising awareness!

I think the problem is people often feel judged or patronised when it's pointed out that eating meat isn't great. Especially when for a lot of us, it is just the diet we've always known.

I do still eat meat but I've cut back a lot, but that needs quite a lot of education and a desire to do so in the first place, and changing some lifelong habits. Not everyone has the desire or the ability.

Good on you for what you are doing, though.

Beans on Toast.

DD & I love beans on toast, DH hates beans, so it's a treat for us whenever he's working lates.

@Sweetashunni i said my DH is eating leftover chinese takeaway. He's vegetarian. I did not mention it because I did not think to. Because that is our normal.

I know it is a free world, but the thread started as a happy one about what other people are eating for dinner. Honestly- your evangelising isn't appropriate or welcome.

@TheGriffle taming twins recipes are always great!

Fajitas here, family favourite, easy and fairly healthy

Marinated Salmon with rice, sweetcorn and a big salad with olives and fetaThis!

I'm making Thai fish cakes (cod and parsley for the boring people) with garlic and sesame brocolli (plain brocolli for the boring people) and an Asian slaw.

I think it's understandable that @Sweetashunni is concerned about climate change and people's health. It's a growing concern and in the coming years we'll all have to start re-evaluating our lifestyles in many ways (just to also note - I'm a meat eater and I'm worried about it!)

So although it's misaligned with the lighthearted intention of this thread, it's understandable that people are concerned, so shall we just be forgiving and move on?

@Sweetashunni - message heard loud and clear - we're eating too much meat, we all know it and you are unlikely to change any more minds beyond this point.

Pasta with seafood sauce made from shallots, garlic, white wine, cream, spinach and Aldi's amazing frozen seafood. And a splash of Pernod if we have any left. Leftovers for my lunch tomorrow.

Chicken bothers (DC's name for chicken burger) made with sautéed chicken breast, mayo, lettuce and sweet onion. And bun.

Salmon fishcakes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and lots of parsley sauce

Aubergine, black bean, and feta tacos with tzatiki.

Sort of an accidental fusion dish using what I have in the fridge!

Garlic chilli tofu and broccoli