Food For Vegans?!
Thanks y'all.
Answers: I want to become a vegan. I just want to know if anyone has any information or suggestions on food that you can eat and any food you recommend?
Thanks y'all.
We eat anything that isn't animal-derived. That means fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts, seeds, herbs, spices, plus fungi like mushrooms and yeast. We eat everything made from those ingredients. I cook for myself mostly from whole foods, meaning I tend to avoid a lot of processed stuff, which is where you're likely to find animal ingredients tucked away in the ingredients list.
My suggestion is to get a couple of cookbooks for inspiration. A lot of people perceive veganism as limiting, but it doesn't have to be. A good book for a lot of basic information about avoiding hidden animal ingredients is "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegan Living." An excellent, awesome cookbook is "Veganomicon" by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero. The recipes are fabulous and they have a lot of good, solid basics in there like how to cook legumes and how to cook grains.
I don't recommend any particular food. I recommend expanding your horizons and eating a variety of foods from the vegan food groups. The more varied your diet is, the better chance that it will be balanced (and delicious.)
hiya,
I suggest you visit the Vegan Society's website. It's really good.
Eat a variety of foods to get plenty of nutrients and take a supplement of vitamin D :-)
have a look @ this baby, it may inspire you.
good luck.
There are sites out there with recipes.
Now, I have a friend who's a Vegan. She uses a lot of tofu and mushrooms to replace meat in recipes, and different cheeses depending on the recipe. Just this past Christmas, she shared a positively lovely recipe that she and her husband used to enjoy together:
Title: SPANIKOPITA
Categories: Appetizers
Yield: 4 servings
----------------------SPINACH FILLING----------------------
1/2 c Vegetable oil
1 pk Froz. chopped spinach,thawed
1 ts Dill
1 Clove garlic
1 Small tomato, diced
8 oz Feta cheese, crumbled
6 oz Cream cheese, softened
Freshly ground pepper
-----------------------PHYLLO DOUGH-----------------------
1/2 lb Frozen Phyllo dough
1 c Butter, melted
PREPARE DOUGH - Thaw according to pkg instructions
(may be refrozen). Cut Phyllo dough into 6"x9″ strips;
cover w/wax paper with a damp towel over all.
If dough gets too wet or dry, it will be unworkable -
but it's not difficult once you get used to it.
PREPARE FILLING -
In oil, saute spinach, dill garlic &
tomato until tender. Add cheeses & pepper. Mix
thoroughly until ingredients are hot; cool slightly.
ASSEMBLY - Brush 1 strip of Phyllo dough (it's VERY
thin, don't worry if it tears a little) with melted
butter. Place ts of filling at 1 end. Fold into small
triangles (as if folding a flag). Continue folding
triangle over & over to end of Phyllo strip. Brush
top w/melted butter. Repeat for each strip.*** Bake in
preheated 350 oven for 15-20 min. or until tops are
lt. brown. ***May be frozen at this point - freeze 1
layer on cookie sheet, store in freezerproof
bag--handy to have!!!
You'll probably want beans and whole grains too, such as rice.
Good luck!
Vegans don't eat anything from animals. No eggs, no dairy, no honey.
I highly recommend a few books. Becoming Vegan, Idiots Guide to Vegan Living and any of Sarah Kramer or Isa Chandra Moskowitz's cook books.
That's rough. Make sure you take B complex.
You can eat fruits and vegetables. Bread may contain dairy products. You can eat grains like rice. Indian food is often meat and egg free but watch out for the milk. Thai food with rice uses coconut milk often so that is ok.
Sometimes your grocery store will carry Amy's frozen and other health food brands that often substitute tofu and non-dairy cheese for otherwise traditionally non-vegan foods. Health food stores are great places for ready made vegan food. Good luck, youre more brave than me.
Oh and Agar can be used to thicken soups. Asparagas gives soup a nice flavor.
Cupcakes!! Yes, and lots of them.
Dark Chocolate!! Don't leave home without it.
Lots and lots (did I say lots?) of vegetables
As much fruit as you want
Rice, pasta, graiiinnnnsss
Beans, beans, the musical fruit...
And more! I swear.
Anything under the sun that isn't an animal and didn't come from an animal is Vegan. That means no meat stuff, milk stuff, or egg stuff. Just don't "eliminate" animal products without replacing them. Replacement is vital in Veg eating. You can't live on white rice or plain spaghetti, nor can you bake a cake without a binder -
Add beans, sauteed veggies, mushrooms, "soy" meats (you can buy them frozen, and they're a great way to go veg for beginners who aren't used to eating without some meat-looking thing on the plate).
Check out the sites below. They're my faves, especially the fatfreevegan blog. The Vegan Starter Pack is mostly animal rights propoganda (for good reason), but it includes recipes, AND it's FREE! Good luck!! :)
Here's a list of some of the best-tasting non-dairy products and vegan faux meats:
http://www.vegcooking.com/guide-favs.asp
My favorite non-dairy products are: Silk Plus Omega-3 DHA soymilk, WholeSoy yogurt, Earth Balance margarine, Follow Your Heart cheese, Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese, Vegenaise mayo, and So Delicious ice cream.
My favorite faux meats are: Tofurkey Deli Slices, Nate's Meatless Meatballs, Morningstar Farms Meal Starters Chik'n Strips, and Boca Chik'n Patties.
A healthy vegan diet includes a variety of fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, and grains.
Vegan foods high in protein, iron, and calcium:
http://www.tryveg.com/cfi/toc/?v=08sourc...
Vegan meal ideas:
http://www.tryveg.com/cfi/toc/?v=07menu
http://www.vegcooking.com/everydayliving...
Good luck!
if you want to be a vegan in the true sense of the meaning, using anything processed with fossil fuels will be out of the question. you know like driving a car, anything plastic ( processed w/ fossil fuels-derived from old animals). i personally think the label "Vegan" is a farce & believe it could only truly be applied to oh maybe a monk living i a cave, who never uses any fossil fuels or anything processed using then. on the other hand you could be a great vegetarian - no meat no fish no eggs no dairy no leather-drive your car as little as possible. being a good veggie, recycling when ever possible is the most "Green" thing you can do for the whole planet. use your local farmer's market as a source of fresh veggies & you local health food store could be a really good source of new ideas & recipes. sometimes you can also find veggie cooking classes @ helath food stores. i just checked online - put Whole Foods in search bar - there is ton of good info there & recipes too - menu planners. if you want to call yourself a vegan because you like what it represents - whatever floats your boat. hope this helps & thanks for trying to be GREEN :)
Try here...
http://www.vegansociety.com/html/
http://www.vegsoc.org/
http://www.viva.org.uk/goingvegan/index....
Hope these help.
hi, think that is brilliant! :)
try this link http://www.eighth-day.co.uk/recipes.htm lots of lovely recipes and it will also give you an idea what to buy when you go shopping!
enjoy! :) x
You can eat absolutely anything except animal products. Since meat eaters themselves generally only eat animal food made from a maximum of about ten species and both they and vegans have a choice of countless thousands of plant species, there's no problem.
bread.
bahahha eat fruits vegtables nuts, tofu and thats pretty much it
carrots