Mom wanting to go more veg in a carnivore family.?!

Mom wanting to go more veg in a carnivore family.?

I realize that most people are considered omnivores but, I would consider my husband a carnivore. He hates vegetables (most of them) and he is a very picky eater. I also have two boys that are at the very least omni.
I really am not sure I could ever go completely veg because I would always have to make some meat for my family.

Is there anyone else in this same boat?

I am not sure what to do about it. I do try to buy organic, free range chicken and beef when I have to, I feel happy animals are better than torchered animals. I am feeling a bit bad.

I am not sure how to get my family more veg without them actually figuring out what I am doing. Recipes? Books? etc?

4 hours ago
I was eating veg until dinner and having only one serving of meat a day (or less). I can actually go veggies one night a week with my family and they may not even know what I am up to. Some days they eat out so I can go veg those days too. Any recipe books you recommend for veg night with the family?

Organic, "free range" animals are always eventually slaughtered or killed. The farmers themselves can't slaughter the animals, so they go to the same slaughterhouses as their non-organic brethren.
When I was living with my family as a vegan (I am the oldest sister of 5 and was responsible for cooking most of the meals) I made a lot of spaghetti with "ground round" in pasta sauce, with lots of fresh vegetables. The kids couldn't tell the difference. Also, I'd recommend a lot of chilis, stews, soups... Burritos are always good.
Whenever I cooked a meal, they weren't even given the option of eating meat. If they really want to eat an animal THAT BADLY, they can cook it themselves.
One funny thing my family loved was chick peas, cooked in vegetable broth, with some peas, red pepper, bits of carrot, onion, garlic, seasoned with turmeric and mustard powder, and put in a pita shell with lettuce. They loved it when I made it for them, and always asked for seconds.
If they don't like tofu, I'd recommend you bring it upon them gradually. Don't force it. That said, the best dish at a Chinese restaurant is deep-fried tofu... Yummm...
If they really love meat, meat substitutes will not work. Emphasize beans more than fake meat.
Other than that, if you still want to feed them animal products, cheese pizza or nachos will let you have more than one veggie night, since that kind of stuff is viewed as a treat and they (hopefully) won't even think about the fact that there's no animal on it.
The only cookbooks I owned while living with my family were "The Everyday Vegan" by Dreena Burton- her recipes are a little fancier than I could accomplish everyday- and "How It All Vegan" by Sarah Kramer.
I just ordered this: http://www.microcosmpublishing.com/catal...
It certainly doesn't seem very healthy but I bet it'll be a lot of fun.
I've also ordered Sarah Kramer's "La Dolce Vegan". I really like her style of cooking, and she has some very good advice.
I want to get Dino Sarma's cookbook next: http://tofuhoundpress.com/isell3/product...
Good luck! <3