Mark Bittman Puts Meat Back in Its Place
Suggestions from my main man in the NYT, author of How to Cook Everything: Vegetarian, which is highly recommended for omnivores:
“LET’S suppose you’ve decided to eat less meat, or are considering it. And let’s ignore your reasons for doing so. They may be economic, ethical, altruistic, nutritional or even irrational. The arguments for eating less meat are myriad and well-publicized, but at the moment they’re irrelevant, because what I want to address here is (almost) purely pragmatic: How do you do it?
- Forget the protein thing.
- Buy less meat.
- Get it out of the center of the plate.
- Buy more vegetables, and learn new ways to cook them.
- Make nonmeat items as convenient as meat.
- Make some rules.
- Look at restaurant menus differently.”
