For this weeks challenge, I had to pick friends that weren’t going to get angry if I asked them not to eat meat. Easily enough, my roommate and my suite mate were down for the challenge. I also asked my cousin who commutes from Sacred Heart University in Connecticut to cut meat out for an entire day.

Person #1:

For my suite mate Luciana, she eats yogurt for breakfast everyday. Usually oikos yogurt. For lunch that day, we went to Roth cafe.

Lunch:

For this meal, Luciana got noodles with tofu, cooked vegetables, hot sauce, and broccoli.

Dinner:

For dinner i helped Luciana change up her meal by getting a slice of pizza along with tofu stir fry topped with veggies such as cauliflower. She felt more satisfied with this meal since she got more to eat.

Luciana is a huge meat eater so doing this was a little bit out of her comfort zone. Afterwards, she was satisfied with the meal anyways. She realized the consequences of eating meat and she felt as though she needed to reduce the amount of meat she eats everyday.

Person #2:

For my roommate Sarah, she usually just has a cup of coffee and a banana for breakfast. She was with me and Luciana at the Roth cafe for lunch and dinner that day.

Lunch:

For this meal, Sarah had rice with veggie stir fry, hot sauce, and cooked vegetables. She said that adding hot sauce made it more tasty, and after wards she was satisfied with the meal.

Dinner:

For dinner, she didn’t want to eat the same type of meal and wanted to switch it up. It was a little hard to have something that wasn’t the noodle option, so she grabbed a slice of pizza and some fruit.

Sarah didn’t have a problem going meatless, she just had a hard time finding variety while doing so. She enjoyed each meal but felt like it would hard to pull off everyday because of the satisfaction of the food. But, she was happy that she could make a difference.

Person #3:

My cousin Jennifer has a big event coming up soon for a school fashion show and has actually wanted to cut meat out for modeling reasons. She felt as though meat makes her bloated and is not always the healthiest options for meals. So for her, this challenge was helpful motivation.

Breakfast:

For this meal, Jennifer had oatmeal with craisins and almonds. The other with craisins and a banana. She felt full after this and was satisfied.

Lunch:

For this meal, she had mashed potatoes with some cooked vegetables. She gave it some flavor by adding salt and pepper.

Dinner:

For dinner, she had mashed potatoes and mashed sweet potatoes, and rice and beans.

For all three of my friends that i chose, they were actually happy that i picked them for this challenge, especially my cousin who needed a boost of motivation for her fashion show event coming up next weekend.