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I’ve been a vegetarian most of my life and was vegan for years, but most of my friends and family members are meat eaters. Over many years, I’ve realized that making vegetarian or vegan meals that appeal to meat eaters is very important.

Why make veggie meals that meat lovers will like?

Overall, making veggie meals that meat eaters will like (or gasp) even love allows me to keep my sanity at mealtime.

Family meals can be tricky when you have vegetarians and meat-eaters in the mix. You want to try and make everyone happy without compromising your own ethics or choices. When you’re surrounded by meat-eaters you end up hearing many complaints about meatless meals. By making meals appealing, the meat eaters stay happier and you hear fewer complaints (win-win).

Making vegetarian meals that meat lovers may like is the best way to encourage meat eaters to cut back on their meat consumption.

Often I’ve found that meat lovers don’t go veggie because they think there’s no alternative that’s as pleasing as meat. Good meatless meals prove this isn’t true.

I’ve found that many meat eaters often assume vegetarian meals are all freaky weird. They’re not. Many are totally normal, just sans meat. When I’ve cooked for anti-vegetarian, I try to make super typical meals at first so I don’t flip people out.

Best meatless meals for meat eaters

If you’re looking to cut back on meat OR if you’re already a vegetarian living with meat lovers, following are some good meatless meal choices that will please everyone…

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