Im going to the grocery store today to get stuff so I can begin my vegan diet tomorrow?!
Im already a vegetarian, but I think this might be a bigger transition then meat eater to no meat!. What are some things I should make sure I drink (bescides soy milk and Boca burgers, because I already eat/drink those)!?
Ohh, and if youre a vegan, what were some ways you stayed motivated to not eat foods with animal products on your first day!?
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Ohh, and if youre a vegan, what were some ways you stayed motivated to not eat foods with animal products on your first day!?
Thankss :]Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Here are some web sites with some great vegan/vegetarian food!.
http://silksoymilk!.com -chocolate and chai flavors are good
http://amys!.com
http://organicfoodbar!.com
http://gardenburger!.com
http://yvesveggie!.com
http://sunshineburger!.com
http://rightfoods!.com
http://veganstore!.com -they have chocolate!
http://nakedjuice!.com
http://www!.cedarsfoods!.com/
http://bolthouse!.com
http://naturespath!.com
http://turtlemountain!.com -vegan ice cream and yogurt
http://goodkarmafoods!.com - vegan ice cream
http://fruitabu!.com
http://clifbar!.com
http://www!.pacificfoods!.com -has good almond milk
http://www!.eatintheraw!.com/index!.php
Here are some good recipes:
Stir fry- You need cut up tofu, soy sauce, olive oil, steamed veggies, and cooked rice
Get a frying pan and coat it with olive oil!. The put the tofu in the pan and brown each side of it!. Next, add the veggies!. Add a little soy sauce and put in the rice!. Mix everything up and then let it sit on the stove, occasionally stirring it to make sure it doesn't burn!. After about a minute and a half of that put it in a bowl and enjoy!
Hummus- chick peas, lemon juice, paprika, cumin, black pepper, and any other spices/seasonings you like
Puree the chick peas!. Then add a little lemon juice, paprika, pepper, and other spices!. Then stir!. Serve with a pita, with cucumbers, or on a veggie wrap!.
Favorite Classic Pancakes
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp!. sugar
2 Tbsp!. baking powder
1/8 tsp!. salt
1 cup soy milk
2 Tbsp!. vegetable oil
Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl and mix thoroughly!. Mix in the soy milk and oil, and with a fork or wire whisk, combine just until the batter is smooth!.
Pour cup batter onto a hot, oiled griddle!. When bubbles form in the center of the pancake, flip!. Cook for another 2 minutes!. Remove from pan and keep warm while you make remaining pancakes!. Serve warm with maple syrup or fruit syrup!.
Here are some snack and dinner suggestions:
Snacks:
Celery with peanut butter
Apples with peanut butter
Pita with hummus
Raisins
Amy's Apple Toaster Pops
All natural popsicles
Natural Valley bars
Clif Bar
Fruit Leather
Silk Chocolate Soy Milk
Naked Juice
Apple chips
Dinners:
Tofu Stir Fry
Amy's Pizzas
Amy's entrees
Sandwiches made with Yves meatless deli slices
Tofu Scramble
Gardenburgers
Natural Oven's bagels
Dr!. McDougall's Soups and Noodle Soups
Soy Cheese Quesedillas
Veggie Wraps
Lentils with Wild Rice and Veggies
Whole foods is a great store for vegetarians/vegans, so I recommend grocery shopping there!. You also can get a lot of the things I listed above there!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://silksoymilk!.com -chocolate and chai flavors are good
http://amys!.com
http://organicfoodbar!.com
http://gardenburger!.com
http://yvesveggie!.com
http://sunshineburger!.com
http://rightfoods!.com
http://veganstore!.com -they have chocolate!
http://nakedjuice!.com
http://www!.cedarsfoods!.com/
http://bolthouse!.com
http://naturespath!.com
http://turtlemountain!.com -vegan ice cream and yogurt
http://goodkarmafoods!.com - vegan ice cream
http://fruitabu!.com
http://clifbar!.com
http://www!.pacificfoods!.com -has good almond milk
http://www!.eatintheraw!.com/index!.php
Here are some good recipes:
Stir fry- You need cut up tofu, soy sauce, olive oil, steamed veggies, and cooked rice
Get a frying pan and coat it with olive oil!. The put the tofu in the pan and brown each side of it!. Next, add the veggies!. Add a little soy sauce and put in the rice!. Mix everything up and then let it sit on the stove, occasionally stirring it to make sure it doesn't burn!. After about a minute and a half of that put it in a bowl and enjoy!
Hummus- chick peas, lemon juice, paprika, cumin, black pepper, and any other spices/seasonings you like
Puree the chick peas!. Then add a little lemon juice, paprika, pepper, and other spices!. Then stir!. Serve with a pita, with cucumbers, or on a veggie wrap!.
Favorite Classic Pancakes
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp!. sugar
2 Tbsp!. baking powder
1/8 tsp!. salt
1 cup soy milk
2 Tbsp!. vegetable oil
Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl and mix thoroughly!. Mix in the soy milk and oil, and with a fork or wire whisk, combine just until the batter is smooth!.
Pour cup batter onto a hot, oiled griddle!. When bubbles form in the center of the pancake, flip!. Cook for another 2 minutes!. Remove from pan and keep warm while you make remaining pancakes!. Serve warm with maple syrup or fruit syrup!.
Here are some snack and dinner suggestions:
Snacks:
Celery with peanut butter
Apples with peanut butter
Pita with hummus
Raisins
Amy's Apple Toaster Pops
All natural popsicles
Natural Valley bars
Clif Bar
Fruit Leather
Silk Chocolate Soy Milk
Naked Juice
Apple chips
Dinners:
Tofu Stir Fry
Amy's Pizzas
Amy's entrees
Sandwiches made with Yves meatless deli slices
Tofu Scramble
Gardenburgers
Natural Oven's bagels
Dr!. McDougall's Soups and Noodle Soups
Soy Cheese Quesedillas
Veggie Wraps
Lentils with Wild Rice and Veggies
Whole foods is a great store for vegetarians/vegans, so I recommend grocery shopping there!. You also can get a lot of the things I listed above there!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Find good vegan diet supplements!. There are soo many good vegan things at Whole Foods and Trader Joe's!. When I was vegan I got help from a nutritionist!. It was a really big help!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I watched "Earthlings"!. I haven't touched meat or dairy since!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Basic list just minus animal products!. Make sure you get fresh fruits and vegetables (especially green and leafy vegetables), whole grains (pasta, cereal, bread), nuts (almonds, raw cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts, etc), seeds (flax and pumpkin), nutritional yeast, beans (black, pinto, baked, kidney, re fried, navy, etc), seiten, tofu, tvp, felafel's, pita bread, vegan margarine/butter, quinoa, tempeh, lentils, fortified plant milk (soy, hemp, almond, etc), chickpeas, hummus, braggs liquids aminos, peanut butter, vegetable oils, vegan ice cream/yogurt, etc!.!.!.!.
Ways to get motivated are go on a recipe website such as vegweb and look at some great recipes, decided to make one and when you go to the store get the ingredients and make it! A good recipe to try from there:
Cheesy Bean and Cheese Enchiladas - http://vegweb!.com/index!.php!?topic=5980!.0
Vegan premade foods:
Amy's: Pizza, pockets, bowls, pot pies, entrees, chili, burritos, burgers!.
Tofurky: Deli slices, sausages, superburgers, franks, tempeh, jurky!.
LightLife: Meat substitutes such as tempeh, bacon, chicken, & beef!.
Boca: Burgers
Morgingstar: Burgers, meal starters!.
Gardenburger: Burgers, BBQ riblets, other meat substitutes such as chicken, & sausage!.
Silk Soymilk: Chocolate, Vanilla, Nog, Pumpkin, Spice, & Chai!.
Tofutti: Better Than Cream Cheese!.
Earth Balance: Whipped Spread!.
Vegan Gourmet: Cheese
So Delicious/Purely Decadent: Ice Cream & yogurt!.
also: Yves, Nate's, Cedarlane, Mon Cuisine, TastyBite, LaBriute Meals, plus others
Here is some links to a guide of common grocery store foods that are mostly vegan, and definitely vegetarian:
http://www!.vegcooking!.com/guide-favs!.asp
http://www!.tryveg!.com/cfi/toc/!?v=07groce!.!.!.
http://www!.peta!.org/accidentallyVegan/
http://veganpeace!.blogspot!.com/2008/03/v!.!.!.
Recipes:
http://veganpeace!.blogspot!.com/2007/08/v!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Ways to get motivated are go on a recipe website such as vegweb and look at some great recipes, decided to make one and when you go to the store get the ingredients and make it! A good recipe to try from there:
Cheesy Bean and Cheese Enchiladas - http://vegweb!.com/index!.php!?topic=5980!.0
Vegan premade foods:
Amy's: Pizza, pockets, bowls, pot pies, entrees, chili, burritos, burgers!.
Tofurky: Deli slices, sausages, superburgers, franks, tempeh, jurky!.
LightLife: Meat substitutes such as tempeh, bacon, chicken, & beef!.
Boca: Burgers
Morgingstar: Burgers, meal starters!.
Gardenburger: Burgers, BBQ riblets, other meat substitutes such as chicken, & sausage!.
Silk Soymilk: Chocolate, Vanilla, Nog, Pumpkin, Spice, & Chai!.
Tofutti: Better Than Cream Cheese!.
Earth Balance: Whipped Spread!.
Vegan Gourmet: Cheese
So Delicious/Purely Decadent: Ice Cream & yogurt!.
also: Yves, Nate's, Cedarlane, Mon Cuisine, TastyBite, LaBriute Meals, plus others
Here is some links to a guide of common grocery store foods that are mostly vegan, and definitely vegetarian:
http://www!.vegcooking!.com/guide-favs!.asp
http://www!.tryveg!.com/cfi/toc/!?v=07groce!.!.!.
http://www!.peta!.org/accidentallyVegan/
http://veganpeace!.blogspot!.com/2008/03/v!.!.!.
Recipes:
http://veganpeace!.blogspot!.com/2007/08/v!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com