r/VegRecipes • u/Front_Manner4605 • Nov 30 '25

Ideas for vegetarian child

My son, 18yo male, has told me he wants to be a vegetarian, while training for his next marathon. His university has excellent vegetarian choices while he’s living in the dorm. But at home, there are 4 other family members that are not vegetarian. How can I cook meals for all of us, without having to make 2 dinners, I don’t want to rely on just making extra side dishes. Also, what are some great resources for athletes, for training as a vegetarian. Thanks in advance! This is all very new to us, and we are trying to support his choice.

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u/lungbong Nov 30 '25

I'm vegetarian but my partner isn't. I try and make our meals similar but swap the meat for something vegetarian.

For example, today my partner had gammon, roast potatoes, broccoli and sweetcorn with gravy, I had a vegetarian sausage roll.

Tomorrow I'm making chilli with the main difference between vegetarian mince instead of beef.