I'm a new vegetarian?!
I'm a new vegetarian?
Could you tell me some of the things you always have in your cabinets and refrigerators? Thank You.
Answers:
Sure. I have tuna fish, chicken noodle soup, various crackers, some Twisters, olive oil, various spices, coffee, creamer, hot chocolate and various baking products in the cupboards
The fridge has left over roast beef, eggs, breakfast ham, milk, butter, various juices and sodas, various condiments, lettuce, carrots, butter, yogurt.
Oh....were asking only vegetarians? Well, you should have said so.
granola, yogurt and vegetables
Hi there, I tried to be a vegeterian for awhile, but my skin started to peel and my doctor said I wasn't getting enough protein in my diet. So be sure to find products that have a lot of protein. Since you are just starting out, I recommend eating fish (some vegetarians do eat fish) which is high in protein. Also peanut butter is a good protein source. I think tofu is as well. Veggie burgers are a good source as well. Good luck, and try out some of the vegeterian cookbooks that are out, i've seen some good ones at Barnes and Noble.
I am not a vegger but i do have some ideas for you:
You need to replace the animal meat you used to eat with other types of 'meat' like beans, eggs, lentils, vegges like eggplant (eggplant Parmesana), some people eat mock meat substitutes.
You can get more then enough protien in these things. Oranges also have protien
Hi new vegetarian, Iam not a vegetarian but my aunt is. She always have lots of fruits and of course lots of vegetables,bottled waters, and juices in her refrigerator. She also have little crackers and things like granola bars in her cabinets. Shes a very healthy vegetarian. Good Luck !!!
First thing u need to learn how to cook,then u can have different kind of beans, lentils,green leafy vegitables and fruits in store,different kind of pasta and vegi sauce you can add with mushrom and vegis or spinach in it . I am sure u will rock being a vegitarian.Enjoy.
Try stuff like yoghurt and muesli (might well be granola in the states, but i don't know), plenty of fruit and veg. Make sure its different kinds of fruit and veg so you get a wide range of nutrients and don't get bored. Also, nuts are very good for you,and cheese and eggs are good for protein, seeing as you won't be getting protein in the form of meat. You can also eat pasta and soup and the like.
Hope it works for you
Good cold pressed virgin olive oil, tomato paste, a wide variety spices and herbs,tahene (spelling?) fresh peppercorns, brown rice,corn meal, Bulgar wheat, fresh olives, lemons, parsley, onions, fresh garlic, sun dried tomatoes, tomato juice, cider vinegar, almonds, lemon grass, plain yogurt, lemon juice,olives. These are just some of the basic staples that appear and reappear in many vegetarian dishes.
Whole wheat Pasta
Diced tomatos
Pasta sauce
Brown rice
Various frozen veggies(broccoli, peas, corn, oriental mix, green beans etc)
Peanut butter
organic animal rennet free cheese
lots of different condiments
Quorn
Potato flakes
Whole wheat bread crumbs
Vegetable broth and vegetable cooking stock
Vegetarian gravy mix
Baby carrots
Earth Balance buttery spread
Salad
A poster above said some vegetarians eat fish. That is not true. Fish is an animal and vegetarians do not eat animals
I always have pasta, rice, beans and legumes (split peas, lentils, etc.) in my cabinets. In the fridge, I always have some type of hummus, cheese, olives and multi grain bread.
I try to always have these things available at home:
-Mixed veges (spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, peas, beans etc)
-baked beans, 3 bean mix (tin)
-tvp (textured vegetable protein - excellent for spaghetti bolognaise etc)
-vegetarian meat substitutes (I love Zoglos products)
-soy milk (vanilla flavoured)
-fruits
Hope that is some help, good luck =)
I couldn't have stayed veg without Morningstar Farms! I tried to go veg once before and it lasted about a month. This time... I've been veggie for over a year and am confident I'll be one for life (meat now disgusts me!).
Morningstar Farms (available at ALL the grocery stores in my area) has everything from burgers to chicken patties & nuggets, to ground "beef", to chicn & steak strips, sausage patties & links... EVERYTHING! It's great! And they taste REALLY GOOD! I stopped buying Boca and others because I prefer Morningstar SOOOO much. Another good one is Quorn. It's not soy based like the others, but is made from the quorn fungi (like a mushroom). They have very good chic'n substitutes (I even barbecue the "naked cutlets" with bbq sauce and it's almost identical to chicken!) and I saw they now have a "ground beef" type thing... but I havent' tried it yet.
Anyway... the beauty of Morningstar is that you can cook all the meals you're used to cooking... just use that instead of meat. I used it almost exclusively at first... though I'm noticing that I use it less now that I'm getting used to cooking without meat.
www.allrecipes.com has some great vegetarian recipes in their "vegetarian & vegan" section. Look for stuff with at least 4 stars and it's bound to be good. Good luck! And welcome! If you're like me... you'll find that you eat a lot more DIFFERENT meals than you used to. I have WAY more variety now than I did as a meat eater.
In my fridge I always have cheese, fruit, applesauce, yogurt, and salad. In my freezer I always have pizza, fake hot dogs, corn dogs, and sausage, hash browns, and ice cream. And in the cabinets I have peanut butter, popcorn, pasta, rice and beans, and taco kits. Good luck.
This might take up a lot of space, but OK. I will categorize them.
VEGAN
lettuce
tomatoes
apples
nuts
pasta (no eggs)
triscuits
carrots
spices
sugar
salt
potatoes
peanut butter
most breads (vegan ones)
cucumbers
zucchini (courgettes)
marmite*
tofu
beans
applesauce
peanut granola bars
fruit juice
rice
VEGETARIAN
cheese (rennet free)
butter
milk
everything above
yogurt
*marmite is the only vegetarian source of vitamin D. Also known as yeast extract. Smells bad, tastes strong, but is necessary.
Cabinets:
Whole wheat pasta
polenta
bulgur
brown rice
canned veggies and fruits
olive oil, canola oil, cooking spray
sugar, salt, flour, various spices
crackers
peanut butter
pretzels
tomato soup
popcorn
lots of dried beans (kidney beans, navy beans, split peas, etc)
cereal
Refrigerator/Freezer
Morningstar/Boca products
lots of tofu
milk
free-range eggs
salsa
lots of fresh fruits
lots of fresh vegetables
butter
sour cream
jelly
salad dressing
pudding
Refried beans for a quick burrito , red peppers and red onion because they can be added to all sorts of things to spike them up. Spectrum Community Mayo Good replacement for butter on savoury sandwiches ,in potato salad etc.Always fresh fruit around.
Tofurkey deli slices (fake turkey), baked tofu (flavored, cube it onto salad). Peanutbutter and rice cakes. Fake meats (Morningstar hotdogs, chic patties). Bread, Earth Balance margerine. Canned chic peas (for soups, hummus, and indian curries).