‘We gave the kids nuggets to avoid mutiny’: three Australian households went vegetarian for a week – did they save on time, money or chaos?

‘I anticipated going meat-free for a week to be a walk in the park’: three Australian households went meat-free for a week. How did they fare? Photograph: Juan Moyano/Getty Images

Could you go meat-free? We asked three omnivorous Australian households to cook vegetarian meals for a week and to keep a diary of their results.

Eggs and dairy products were allowed but all other animal proteins including seafood were not.