Split Pea Soup

Not much is new in the world of being a pescatarian. I did however have an interesting run in with split pea soup yesterday and I want to share it with you.

I went home for the weekend because my Grandparents were in town and I wanted to visit with them before they head back up north. My Grandpa had made split pea soup that my mom couldn't stop raving about so I decided to eat it for lunch. Until I opened the bowl containing the vibrant green tasty concoction, I was under the impression that it was vegetarian friendly. I was wrong. There were big pieces of ham in the soup. I figured that I had already decided to eat the soup so seeing as the ham pieces were large I would just pick them out. The result was amazing. It was one of the best soups I have had (behind my moms famous tomato soup of course). I felt a little bad about picking the ham out, but I figured this was acceptable. Here is when I ran into a problem. Here is how it goes:

Alberta: Grandpa, this soup is amazing!

Grandpa: Thanks honey, it is so easy to make. You could do it for your roommates.

Alberta: That is a great idea, what is in it?

Grandpa: ... list of ingredients... once you are done with your diet you can even eat the ham.

Alberta: ha ha that is true. What is in the broth, it is so creamy?

Grandpa: It calls for only water because the peas give it the creamy taste but I decided to add CHICKEN BROTH to make it even tastier.

Alberta: (big gulp, starting to feel guilty but not wanting to be offensive)... Oh great idea, well it tastes great!

End of conversation... So, after hearing that there was chicken broth in it, I felt like I had slipped up in my meatless diet. Is this the case though? I would assume chicken broth is not allowed but I am not certain on this. I should have avoided the soup in the first place when I had to pick the ham out. At least I am aware of what is going into my body and even though I consumed chicken broth, I did all in my power to make the dish pescatarian friendly. I wonder how often vegetarians eat simple things like chicken broth and don't even know about it. Had I not talked to my Grandpa about it, I certainly would have had no idea! That is interesting to me!

Hope your week is going great! Only a few days left on the diet and I am not even thinking about eating meat. This has been a great experience!