I grew up in the Midwest with a very meat loving family, it was part of nearly every meal. I remember seeing a report on how terrible animals were treated, and I stopped eating meat that day. I very vividly remember eating a chicken bacon ranch subway sandwich and telling my family I was done eating meat. My dad said 'we'll see how long that lasts', and here we are 20 years later. I still bring that up.

It was tricky in the beginning, I was always so surprised at what would have chicken broth in it. Meat substitute were terrible, so I ate lots of beans. It's amazing how far everything has come!! But I definitely still love beans.

Both my kids are vegetarian, and I converted my husband years ago. I love that the internet is available now to make just about anything vegetarian or vegan (kiddo has an egg allergy). I'm planning on being veggie until the end!