Newbie vegetarian...need advice!?!
I'm deciding to go vegetarian, but have no clue where to start!. I was wondering if you could provide me with some basic advice!?
I am aware that I must replace my protein intake with other things such as soy milk, tofu, nuts!.!.etc
Could you please post what you would eat on a regular day (breakfast, lunch and dinner, snacks also) I just want to get an idea of what kind of ingredients to buy! also, recepies are welcome!
Thanks and I look forward to living a more healthy, and environmentally friendly lifestyle :) Www@FoodAQ@Com
I am aware that I must replace my protein intake with other things such as soy milk, tofu, nuts!.!.etc
Could you please post what you would eat on a regular day (breakfast, lunch and dinner, snacks also) I just want to get an idea of what kind of ingredients to buy! also, recepies are welcome!
Thanks and I look forward to living a more healthy, and environmentally friendly lifestyle :) Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Good for you! I became a vegetarian in July of this year =] && I've never felt better!
As you already said, make sure you eat plenty of nuts & lentils aka beans, they are very good for you!.
Here's a sample of my daily diet (combine for 2 days)
Breakfast:
Oatmeal w/fresh berries or Pancakes w/strawberries
Snack: Apples with peanut butter (yummy!) Or Fruit Salad
Lunch: Peanut butter banana sandwiches (num!) with tangerines, or Veggie Salad w/ Italian dressing (no salad, just broccoli, cucumbers, tomatoes, cauliflower, carrots) with (unshelled) sunflower seeds ontop!.
Snack: Fruit Smoothie! (almost every day!)
Dinner: Stuffed Bell peppers (stuff with tomato sauce, faux ground meat, & garlic) with steamed veggies!. Or Tofu stir fry!!!
Dessert: cookies with rice milk =]
Its pretty easy to adapt, maybe even 7-10 days before you're completely comfortable with everything!. I can't believe I didn't do it sooner! After about 5 days I didn't even realize I wasn't eating meat =]
Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
As you already said, make sure you eat plenty of nuts & lentils aka beans, they are very good for you!.
Here's a sample of my daily diet (combine for 2 days)
Breakfast:
Oatmeal w/fresh berries or Pancakes w/strawberries
Snack: Apples with peanut butter (yummy!) Or Fruit Salad
Lunch: Peanut butter banana sandwiches (num!) with tangerines, or Veggie Salad w/ Italian dressing (no salad, just broccoli, cucumbers, tomatoes, cauliflower, carrots) with (unshelled) sunflower seeds ontop!.
Snack: Fruit Smoothie! (almost every day!)
Dinner: Stuffed Bell peppers (stuff with tomato sauce, faux ground meat, & garlic) with steamed veggies!. Or Tofu stir fry!!!
Dessert: cookies with rice milk =]
Its pretty easy to adapt, maybe even 7-10 days before you're completely comfortable with everything!. I can't believe I didn't do it sooner! After about 5 days I didn't even realize I wasn't eating meat =]
Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Haha, hey, being a non-vegetarian can still be a healthy and environmentally friendly lifestyle, but lets save that for another discussion!.!.
For breakfast you can have cereal, milk, fruits, and perhaps toast with peanut butter (natural PB)!.
Lunch can consist of anything from sandwiches to tofu, to vegetables such as salads (creatively made with variety of veggies), tuna (if in fact you eat fish, they are a GREAT source of protein, some vegetarians eat fish, I don't know if you do)!.
Dinner!? Look up some vegetarian recipes on google, it's hard to list tons of stuff on here! Just get the proteins that you are missing from meat and you'll be all set!!!
Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
For breakfast you can have cereal, milk, fruits, and perhaps toast with peanut butter (natural PB)!.
Lunch can consist of anything from sandwiches to tofu, to vegetables such as salads (creatively made with variety of veggies), tuna (if in fact you eat fish, they are a GREAT source of protein, some vegetarians eat fish, I don't know if you do)!.
Dinner!? Look up some vegetarian recipes on google, it's hard to list tons of stuff on here! Just get the proteins that you are missing from meat and you'll be all set!!!
Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Pretty cool choice!.!.!.I'm also a vegetarian!.
For breakfast I usually eat some cereal!. I'm not vegan or anything, so I use regular milk!. My cereal of choice right now is Honey Bunches of Oats, but it changes!.
Lunch depends!. If it's a school day I use our school's sub sandwich bar and get a sandwich with cheese, lettuce, and onions, plus some raw veggies and milk!. If not,!.!.it's usually a sandwich anyway, now that I think about it!. Peanut butter and honey is delicious!. Left overs make great lunches too, as does soup!.
Dinner is usually some form of pasta or just a vegetarian version of what the family is eating!. If they have burritos, I have veggie burritos, if they have pizza, I have a cheese or vegetable pizza!.
I suggest to try and get most of your protein naturally!. Too much soy is said to be unhealthy!. If you can find a multivitamin that doesn't have gelatin or fish in it, you'll be doing fantastically!.
Good luck, it gets difficult sometimes, but I'm sure you can do it!.
(I also suggest not being one of the "Now that I'm vegetarian I'm going to force my beliefs on everyone" vegetarians!.!.!.they give us a bad name lol)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
For breakfast I usually eat some cereal!. I'm not vegan or anything, so I use regular milk!. My cereal of choice right now is Honey Bunches of Oats, but it changes!.
Lunch depends!. If it's a school day I use our school's sub sandwich bar and get a sandwich with cheese, lettuce, and onions, plus some raw veggies and milk!. If not,!.!.it's usually a sandwich anyway, now that I think about it!. Peanut butter and honey is delicious!. Left overs make great lunches too, as does soup!.
Dinner is usually some form of pasta or just a vegetarian version of what the family is eating!. If they have burritos, I have veggie burritos, if they have pizza, I have a cheese or vegetable pizza!.
I suggest to try and get most of your protein naturally!. Too much soy is said to be unhealthy!. If you can find a multivitamin that doesn't have gelatin or fish in it, you'll be doing fantastically!.
Good luck, it gets difficult sometimes, but I'm sure you can do it!.
(I also suggest not being one of the "Now that I'm vegetarian I'm going to force my beliefs on everyone" vegetarians!.!.!.they give us a bad name lol)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Learn how to prepare carrots!. The wholesome goodness you find in carrots has many essential nutrients your body needs!.
The following nutrition information is for one serving of wholesome carrots!. That would be about one cup of sliced wholesome carrots, or 122 grams!. This general information is for any variety of wholesome raw carrots!.
Macronutrients:
Water: 107!.71 g
Calories: 50
Protein: 1!.13 g
Carbohydrates: 11!.69 g
Fiber: 3!.4 g
Sugars: 5!.54 g
Total Fat: 0!.29 g
Saturated Fat: 0!.045 g
Monounsaturated Fat: 0!.017 g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0!.143 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Micronutrients:
Calcium: 40 mg
Iron: 0!.37 mg
Magnesium: 15 mg
Phosphorus: 43 mg
Potassium: 390 mg
Sodium: 84 mg
Zinc: 0!.29 mg
Vitamin C: 7!.2 mg
Thiamin: 0!.081 mg
Riboflavin: 0!.071 mg
Niacin: 1!.199 mg
Pantothenic Acid: 0!.333 mg
Vitamin B6: 0!.168 mg
Vitamin B12: 0 mcg
Folate: 23 mcg
Vitamin A: 20509 IU
Vitamin E: 0!.81 mg
Vitamin K: 16!.1 mcg
Phytonutrients:
beta Carotene: 10108 mcg
beta Cryptoxanthin: 153 mcg
Lycopene: 1 mcg
Lutein and Zeaxanthin: 312 mcg
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The following nutrition information is for one serving of wholesome carrots!. That would be about one cup of sliced wholesome carrots, or 122 grams!. This general information is for any variety of wholesome raw carrots!.
Macronutrients:
Water: 107!.71 g
Calories: 50
Protein: 1!.13 g
Carbohydrates: 11!.69 g
Fiber: 3!.4 g
Sugars: 5!.54 g
Total Fat: 0!.29 g
Saturated Fat: 0!.045 g
Monounsaturated Fat: 0!.017 g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0!.143 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Micronutrients:
Calcium: 40 mg
Iron: 0!.37 mg
Magnesium: 15 mg
Phosphorus: 43 mg
Potassium: 390 mg
Sodium: 84 mg
Zinc: 0!.29 mg
Vitamin C: 7!.2 mg
Thiamin: 0!.081 mg
Riboflavin: 0!.071 mg
Niacin: 1!.199 mg
Pantothenic Acid: 0!.333 mg
Vitamin B6: 0!.168 mg
Vitamin B12: 0 mcg
Folate: 23 mcg
Vitamin A: 20509 IU
Vitamin E: 0!.81 mg
Vitamin K: 16!.1 mcg
Phytonutrients:
beta Carotene: 10108 mcg
beta Cryptoxanthin: 153 mcg
Lycopene: 1 mcg
Lutein and Zeaxanthin: 312 mcg
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I've been a vegetarian for a year, and I just have to say, Good Luck!
1-Check out your local shops and see what options they have for vegetarians (being a veg is sooo much easier in big cities)
2-Make sure and get lots of protein and iron from your meals and be sure and get some good vitamins or some specailly made for vegetarians!.
3-If they sell them there, Smart strips and Morningstar fake chicken patties are really good!.
4- I wouldnt say you really need to drink soy milk unless your going vegan!. If you are, then, be SURE AND GET LOTS OF VITAMIN B! I just have to stress this!. It's very important!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
1-Check out your local shops and see what options they have for vegetarians (being a veg is sooo much easier in big cities)
2-Make sure and get lots of protein and iron from your meals and be sure and get some good vitamins or some specailly made for vegetarians!.
3-If they sell them there, Smart strips and Morningstar fake chicken patties are really good!.
4- I wouldnt say you really need to drink soy milk unless your going vegan!. If you are, then, be SURE AND GET LOTS OF VITAMIN B! I just have to stress this!. It's very important!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
breakfast: cocopuffs with milk!. 1 apple, 1 red plum, 1 stawberry cereal bar :)
hmm you could buy green vege!. like flowers, cabbage, tindura, indian eggplants, and potatoes!. My mom makes others also but i like those!.
and sometime go eat subway with veggie patty!.
or taco bell and say no meat with beans!. (not in quesedia tho :P)
McDonold hmm useless cheeseburger is only buns with cheese!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
hmm you could buy green vege!. like flowers, cabbage, tindura, indian eggplants, and potatoes!. My mom makes others also but i like those!.
and sometime go eat subway with veggie patty!.
or taco bell and say no meat with beans!. (not in quesedia tho :P)
McDonold hmm useless cheeseburger is only buns with cheese!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Breakfast- a good cereal with lots of fibre,or toast with peanut butter or vegemite(maybe you don't eat that but anyway)
Lunch- salad wrap with hallumi cheese and salsa,or just some noodles
Dinner-vegies with baked tomato,or potatoe,soy sausage!. Or stirfry'ed vegies with tofu!.
snacks-fruit,tea,coffee :SWww@FoodAQ@Com
Lunch- salad wrap with hallumi cheese and salsa,or just some noodles
Dinner-vegies with baked tomato,or potatoe,soy sausage!. Or stirfry'ed vegies with tofu!.
snacks-fruit,tea,coffee :SWww@FoodAQ@Com
i put together a whole recipe book of vegan recipes!.
i bake everyday
cookies, cakes, pies, etc!.
lately i have been eating alot of homemade bread with veg refried beans (make sure the can says veg or else they have lard in them) sourkrout is also a staple in my diet!.
this recipe made me fall in love with tofu
tofu sloppy joes
http://vegetarian!.about!.com/od/tofurecip!.!.!.
but why not go full vegan!? do you know what egg laying hens and dairy cows go thorugh!? do you know where veal calves come from!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
i bake everyday
cookies, cakes, pies, etc!.
lately i have been eating alot of homemade bread with veg refried beans (make sure the can says veg or else they have lard in them) sourkrout is also a staple in my diet!.
this recipe made me fall in love with tofu
tofu sloppy joes
http://vegetarian!.about!.com/od/tofurecip!.!.!.
but why not go full vegan!? do you know what egg laying hens and dairy cows go thorugh!? do you know where veal calves come from!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has a free online Vegetarian Starter Kit which should answer most of your questions-
http://www!.pcrm!.org/health/veginfo/vsk/i!.!.!.
And VegSource is a great site for information, advice, etc!.-
http://www!.vegsource!.com/
VegWeb is the best recipe site-
http://www!.vegweb!.com/
Congratulations!
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http://www!.pcrm!.org/health/veginfo/vsk/i!.!.!.
And VegSource is a great site for information, advice, etc!.-
http://www!.vegsource!.com/
VegWeb is the best recipe site-
http://www!.vegweb!.com/
Congratulations!
Www@FoodAQ@Com
I'm still beginning myself!. Depends how much you ate meat could take some getting used to!.!.!.I started off slow!. Replacing milk with soy milk!.
Today my meals consisted of:
Breakfast: Toast with jelly and cereal with soy milk
Snack:Apple and banana
Lunch: "Simply Asian" Rice noodle bowl in Shitake mushroom
Dinner: Boca fake chicken pattie burger with baked potato
Snack: PopcornWww@FoodAQ@Com
Today my meals consisted of:
Breakfast: Toast with jelly and cereal with soy milk
Snack:Apple and banana
Lunch: "Simply Asian" Rice noodle bowl in Shitake mushroom
Dinner: Boca fake chicken pattie burger with baked potato
Snack: PopcornWww@FoodAQ@Com
omg! ive been vegetarien for over a year now, and its pretty easy!. take B-12 at least once a week!. read labels because sometimes food companies slip meat in!. i eat alot of rice and noodles!. just buy like little boxes of stuff like pasta salad or fried rice!. all you do is read the back of the box and follow the insructions! and people seem to think its fun to make fun of it, so just be ready to deal with a tiny bit of that! good lucks!Www@FoodAQ@Com
well i have a friend who is vegetarian and she has to check the labels on EVERYTHING she eats to make sure there is no meat!. she also eat peanut butter a lot so she can get her protein!. hope that helps! i wish i could turn vegetarian, but i love meat to much!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You do not need to worry about anything!. You can eat everything like a normal person!. All you need to do is buy the fake meats like the Boca burgers or Morning star products!. Substitute those for normal meat and you will be okay!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You need advise alright!. None of the reasons you stated for becoming a veg are valid!.
Speak to your doctor and a nutritionist before you change your diet too dramatically!.
Im not saying being a vegi dose not have its benefits but your reasoning is flawed!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Speak to your doctor and a nutritionist before you change your diet too dramatically!.
Im not saying being a vegi dose not have its benefits but your reasoning is flawed!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Morning star is completely vegetarian and all it's food is really good!!!
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yay !!!!!!!!! go veggie um take vitamins everydayy very important and fatty foods as well Www@FoodAQ@Com