How often do you eat meat?

[AbsentmindedWoman]

I significantly reduced my meat consumption a couple of years ago, now having it about once a month. Planning to increase it again though, to once or twice a week, to boost heme iron.

How often do you eat meat? Have you ever reduced/ increased, and did you feel any different?

It maybe should be said that before my ulcerative colitis went in to remission on Entyvio, most greens, cereals, pulses, beans etc were off limits. Eating them was torture. Kale and spinach could ruin an evening. Smallish portions of chicken with well cooked rice, potato, carrots etc. were ok. If I gave up meat I think starvation was close behind.

Probably about 5 out of 7 dinners, none with breakfast or lunch unless special occasion

Most days but not with every meal. I'm a confirmed omnivore.

Me and DH - never

The kids - maybe once every day or two. I try to substitute meat for vegan alternatives as much as possible.

3 days a week will be based around a meat dish. One evening meal will be fish based. The other three days of the week will be vegetarian. I think it is important to strike a balance. I don't eat meat for lunch, tuna occasionally but thats as far as it goes. Same for the kids who are 5 and 3.

None for 30 years

Probably 4 times a week, fish once a week and veggie twice a week.

I’d like to reduce it down, but find cooking with meat easier for things my toddler likes to eat, and also I’ve struggled with my iron levels in the past, so need a varied diet, including red meat.

I have salmon once a week.

2-3 times a week. Ditto fish. So out of 14 non breakfast meals per week, approx. 8 are vegetarian.