I get not wanting to make separate meals but would it be that difficult to just add another veggie to the meal? You said they are getting plenty already, one more wouldn’t have hurt. This would allow them to make the choice to eat just veggies or to eat the meat you fixed as well. The rest of you would still have your normal meals.

Our regular family vego meals are
- black bean, corn and veg tacos/nachos/burritos
- Quorn spag bol
- potato curry - just potato & other veg in a slow cooker with stock and red curry paste for the day and add coconut milk in the last hour or so
- soups
- fried rice
- stir fry
- pesto pasta
- risotto

Rest of the time it is faux meat/tofu and salad or veg.

Cook horrible food so the fad dies quickly

I told them if they don’t eat meat that they will be getting blood tests to make sure they have enough of the vitamins and iron in their body that eating meat puts in their body. They would possibly have to get iron infusions like mummy has had (they remembered the big bruises on my arms after getting them) and vitamin B injections to stay healthy.

I also told them a lot of people are vegetarian (I think they have friends at school that are ) but they have to eat lots of different stuff they don’t like...... I showed them the tofu and meatless bacon in woolies 🤪 Both agreed real bacon tastes better!

All sorted .... I hope

Thanks everyone for suggestions , I love you guys for stuff like this xxx

Glad it worked out! My step daughter went vegan, and she lives with us half the time. World war 3 started when I refused to cook separate meals for dhs daughter. I apologised and said I didn't realise you felt that way about supporting your daughter. Cue chest swelling and speech on how his children will always come first yada yada yada. So we all went vegan to support her. Everything was vegan the lunch meat, the cheese the milk etc. It started with congratulating his daughter on making the healthy and moral decision to a look of horror when he actually tasted the vegan food. First it started with can we please have normal food when she isn't here, well no we can't as I can't fit it all in the fridge. Eventually his daughter changed her mind and I'm sure it was my terrible cooking that did it.

Having been in your situation I can say the best way to handle kids suddenly wanting to become vegetarian is to make healthy meals, but ones they probably won't like. Still cook meat for everyone else and after a week the vego child will change their mind. If the child still wants to be vegetarian let them make their own food.

Be careful not to use too much of the vegetarian "meat". It's very bad for you, full of salt and additives.

-Meat free sausages with veg - sausages are in freezer section.
-Meat free pies with veg - freezer section.
-Meat free nuggets and chips. - freezer
-Fried rice (no ham) with spring rolls ( make like a cool Chinese night, even some veggie dim sums or dumplings )
- meat free schnitzel with salad and fries.
- Veggie burgers

Now don’t come out me about meat alternatives or this is unhealthy, these are actually good dinners for kids or a beginner vegetarian or just a lazy old vegetarian like myself. 😂

Mushroom bolognese. Chop the mushrooms very finely, cook with diced onion, shredded carrots and tomatoes....or use your own bolognese recipe and sub the mushrooms for meat.

Black bean burritos are yummy.

Vegetable soup is great for winter.

Sauté spinach, garlic and onion together, can add mushrooms if you like them. Stir in heavy cream and some Parmesan and serve over pasta.

Vegetable stir fry/fried rice. Can also add cubed tofu.

There's a section on this website for meat free meals looks like there's a fair few

Just an idea, but could you wait a week, and make them separate vegetarian meals and yourself a roast? I think that would solve the problem.