Phil Mickelson Worried About Staying Vegetarian Over Holidays
Written by Vegetarian Star on November 4th, 2010 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink.
Is Phil Mickelson having second thoughts about going vegetarian to ease his symptoms of psoriatic arthritis?
From comments made to the press, it seems Mickelson is either unsure if the diet is helping his condition or he’s afraid the turkey will get the best of him for Thanksgiving.
“I’ve been doing it for just over four months and I’m just having second thoughts,” Mickelson said. “I don’t know if it really is going to make a difference or what. So we’ll see. We can talk about it in January, and I’ll have a better idea — see how the holidays go.”
Instead of getting disappointed over how his lefty is responding, Mickelson should also consider the other physical conditions a vegetarian or vegan diet can prevent–like heart disease, high blood pressure and obesity–something his multiple burger a week habit will surely bring on if he returns to that lifestyle.
In the meantime, how about a little advice for Phil and other newbies hoping to survive the holidays without cheating. Not everyone is a fan of the famous Tofurky loaf? That’s okay. Why would you want to imitate what millions of meat eaters do all the time anyway?
Cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough suggest emphasizing meat-free side dishes for Thanksgiving. But our favorite suggestion is Scarbrough’s idea for vegetable topped pizza.
“I think kids would be thrilled to have pizza show up at a Thanksgiving table,” Scarbrough said. “And in my house, we tend to eat at 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon, and there’s always the need for a snack from about 11 to noon. It would be nice to have this out, cut into little squares in the hours before the meal.”
Tal Ronnen has created a Thanksgiving meal featuring Gardein faux chicken, which some vegetarians think tastes so much like meat, it’s scary.
Martha Stewart may have made dishes like a loaf with beans, nuts and mushroom gravy for daughter Alexis after she announced she was no longer having Domestic Diva drumsticks.
What’s your favorite meal to make during the Holidays that satisfies more than meat?
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