Asking all vegetarians.....?!
Answers: my mom gets angry with me when i can't figure out what to eat for dinner, or lunch or whatever when she makes meat for the family, and i end up eating just rice and potatoes or something. It's fine with me but she gets angry when i don't get protein, does any one have any favorite dinner's or lunches they make with protein? i kind of shy away from nuts though, but i'm willing to eat them more if i have to
How about trying some of the following:
LUNCH
* Baked potato & cheese topping
* Pot noodle / Pot rice
* Tortilla wrap with falafels, lettuce & mayo
* Soup & roll
* Sandwich / Baguette
* Spring rolls
DINNER
* Spaghetti veggienese (using quorn or soya mince)
* Spicy tofu stir-fry
* Veggie sausages, beans & mash.
* Veggie burger with oven chips / potato wedges
* Stir-fried vegetables & cous cous
* Lentil shepherd’s pie
* Vegetable & chickpea curry with rice
* Veggie pizza
* Jacket potato & baked beans
* Jacket potato & hummus with veg
SANDWICH IDEAS
* Peanut butter
* Peanut butter & jam
* Peanut butter & banana
* Mashed banana
* Mashed avocado
* Avocado & sun-dried tomatoes
* Cheatin’ chicken slices, lettuce & mayo
* Cheatin’ ham slices & mustard
* (Sliced) Veggie sausages & ketchup
* Hummus
* Hummus & lettuce
* Hummus, pine nuts and grated carrot
* Cheese & pickle
* Cheese & marmite
* Cheese, olives and sun-dried tomatoes
* Cheese & onion
* Mayonnaise & tomato
Just replace the meat you eat with a soy substitute. Tastes nearly the same and is readily available (at least where I live, you can find it right in Save-On-Foods). Being vegetarian actually isn't that difficult if you have the right tools/tofu food. The soy food I buy is actually less expensive than buying real meat products.
Meat analogs are a bit pricey.
I usually make up a big pot of kidney bean chili with beans, TVP and canned tomatoes, then freeze it in small containers.
I also like to make curried chickpeas and do the same, since chickpeas are fairly protein-rich. Falafels are great, too - you just buy the powder at the grocery, mix it with water, and fry each little patty in a bit of oil. They can be eaten alone or in sandwiches/pitas.
Nut roasts aren't bad, either, if you have some time and patience.
You should not worry about protein. Worry more about B12 and Iron. Thats all.
There are so many choices. Find some easy recipes that you or your mom can make
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Everyday-C...
http://vegweb.com/
http://vegkitchen.com/recipes-galore.htm
http://www.vegsource.com/recipe/
You really do not need to worry about protein, the average person gets too much protein. You only need about 50 grams a day, and protein is in everything(glass of soy milk/regular milk will give you about 8 grams, an oz of pumpkin seeds will give you 9 grams, etc).
Breakfast:
Blended Fruit Drink:
3 Ripe Bananas
6 Strawberries
4 Cups Chilled Orange Juice
-Blend all ingredients together in blender
Lunch:
Crunchy Vegetable Wraps:
4 Tbsp. Tofutti cream cheese, your favorite flavor (or any nondairy cream cheese)
4 10-inch flour tortillas
1 cup shredded spinach
1/4 cup alfalfa sprouts
1/2 cup shredded red cabbage
1/2 cup sliced avocado
1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup diced cucumbers
2 Tbsp. finely diced red onion
Salt and pepper, to taste
-Spread one tablespoon of cream cheese over each tortilla.
-Sprinkle an even amount of the remaining ingredients on each wrap; roll up.
Dinner:
Broccoli Soup:
1/4 cup vegetables
1 medium onion(diced)
1 large potato(diced)
2/3 cup (2 stalks) diced celery
1/4 tsp pepper
3 cup broccoli (3 large crowns)
5 cups vegetable broth
1/4 cup fresh chopped basil or 1 TB dried basil
salt to taste
pumpkin seeds
-In large pot heat oil and add onion, saute until golden tender (about 10 min)
-Add potato, celery, garlic and pepper.
-Cook for 10 min, stir occasionally.
-Stir in broccoli, broth and basil
-Cover and simmer for 20 min.
-In blender, pour half the soup, cover and blend until smooth. -Repeat with remaining soup
-Serve in bowl. Garnish with pumpkin seeds
I eat Morning Star, Boca, and stuff like that. They've got great meat substitutes...Like burgers, bacon, hot dogs, crumblers. It's a tiny more expensive then your "real" meat but it is soooo yummy and gives you just as much protein but in a healthier way! =)
how about a beans dish?
how about pasta?
Tofu cut up into cubes and stir fried with mushrooms and vegetables, add some soy sauce and other spices...
i also like fried tomatoes and egg, a classic chinese recipe. cut up some tomatoes into medium sized wedges, not too big. fri them in some oil, stir frying till soft...beat a egg or 2 in a small bowl and add salt...then add it to the tomatoes when they get soft....2 mins later serve in a bowl. eat with rice. yum. or you can make that into a soup...just start with water boiling then add tomatoes and egg at the end. yum
you should live freely.
quorn is a brilliant alternative to meat, and it has lots of protein in it - the website has lots of recipes and other stuff to do with vegetarians - http://www.quorn.co.uk/CMSPage.aspx
cauldron, like quorn accept not quorn , its a soy protein website has lots of tips, recipes and more - http://www.cauldronfoods.co.uk/CMSPage.a...
as a vegetarian you might of heared of the vegetarian society try their website for recipes, eating out, jobs, facts , tips and more - http://www.vegsoc.org/index.html
for a quick meal try any of these :
baked beans and rice (high in protein)
Mushroom & Cheese Macaroni
Ingredients
400g wholewheat macoroni
60g butter or margarine
2tbs chopped parsley
450g mushrooms
60g grated cheese
Method
1. Cook macaroni according to manufacturer's instructions.
Slice mushrooms and fry in the fat for 8 mins then add the parsley.
Drain macaroni and mushrooms and toss together lightly.
2. Serve sprinkled with grated cheese.
if you dont like mushrooms try adding somthing else you like almost anything can go in
Chunky Nut & Vegetable Roast
Ingredients
1 carrot, scraped
1 onion, peeled
1 stick celery
200g mixed nuts (e.g. almonds, peanuts, brazil nuts)
2tsp Marmite
2 free range eggs
1 or 2 tsp mixed herbs
salt & pepper
Dried breadcrumbs (for coating tin)
Method
1. Set oven at 190°C/375°F/Gas Mark 5.
Put all the ingredients into a food processor and process until vegetables and nuts are chopped into chunky pieces.
Put into a bowl and mix with remaining ingredients.
2. Line a 450g/1lb loaf tin with a strip of non-stick paper, grease well and sprinkle with dry breadcrumbs.
Spoon mixture into tin and level the top.
3. Bake uncovered for 45 mins until set.
EASY
LASAGNE
(Serves 6)
Ingredients
125g/4?oz packet soya protein mince (rehydrated)
280ml/10floz cold water
550g/1?lbs of any prepared diced vegetables (eg. carrots, celery, mushrooms, courgettes, parsnips etc.)
Little vegetable oil for frying
2 x 400g/14oz tins chopped tomatoes, with their juice
1tsp dried oregano
2tbsp soya sauce
Seasoning, if required
12-15 sheets of pre-cooked lasagne - follow instructions on the packet
For the Sauce:
50g/2oz cornflour
50g/2oz margarine
710ml/25floz milk or soya milk
?tsp grated nutmeg
175g/6oz vegetarian cheddar cheese
Method
1. Soak the soya protein in the cold water for 10 minutes.
2. Fry the vegetables in a little oil until softened.
3. Add the soya protein and cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring all the time.
4. Add the tomatoes, oregano and soya sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Season if required.
6. Make the sauce by melring the margarine in a pan and stirring in the cornflour.
7. Cook for 2 minutes.
8. Add the milk gradually and stir until thickened.
9. Remove from heat, season, add the nutmeg and 50g / 2oz of cheese.
Stir well.
10. Arrange in layers in a buttered casserole dish as follows: lasagne, soya protein sauce, cheese sauce, ending with the cheese sauce.
11. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and cook at 350°F/180°C/Gas 4 for 30-40 minutes until browned a little on top.
SERVING SUGGESTION:
Serve hot with a jacket potato and salad. The lasagne can be successfully frozen before cooking. When required, thaw for 8 hours and cook as above.
If you're mums making, like a stir fry or something with meat in it, just get her to set a bit aside for you before she adds the meat and you can mixed some tofu in with it instead of the meat.
Fish is really high in protein aswell, or just drink protein shakes....that should keep her happy.
With it getting to be the fall and cooling off, why not have her make some vegetarian chili so your whole family can enjoy it.
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Legumes (peas, lima beans etc.) and fake meat products (Qorn and Garden Burger are good).
Ah ~ the old PROTIEN MYTH raises it's ugly untruthful head.
Self education so you can help your mother will this health & cooking problem.
1) start taking a good Veggie Newsletter
2)get Veggie cook Books & health books from your local library or buy them
Here's a super article on Veggie sourse for protien
http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2007nl/a...
Dr. John McDougall where this article came from has a FREE newsletter(e-mail).
The rice or potato is not a problem but you also need some other type of veggies with them, fresh salads, greens, green veggies etc.
I hope this is some help.
Slainté(to your health)
try a meat substitue like morningstar farms
No vegetable has all the amino acids you need.
Safer to go with protein pills.