Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Tips on a vegetarian diet for a week?

Q. My doc said this would be good for me. I just wanna know the food that i should eat. Thanks.

A. Well, it can be very simple, especially if you are just vegetarian and not vegan. In your frozen foods section you will find morningstar farms products, which are especially good, and also boca....

You can get the morningstar farms "grillers recipe crumbles" which is a vegan substitute for ground beef. I use this to make tacos, and spaghetti with "no-meat" sauce.

Since it's spring time and grilling season is here (where I live anyway), you can do grilled veggie- kabobs....You can eat rennet-free cheeses (sargento is animal rennet free, except their harder cheeses (parmesan, asiago, and provolone, etc))

Make some fab salads, or blackbean burgers (can of beans, some crackers and an egg or so, you make it sorta like a typical meatloaf and then form patties for the grill).

Good Luck, and when in doubt, check out some v&v recipe boards or vegetariantimes.com


I am looking for a good veggie loaf recipe...?
Q. But let me clarify. I don't want something made out of a bunch of meat substitutes like Boca. I'm okay if there's a bit of that in there for binder or texture but the majority of them I'm finding just use that instead of meat.

I actually wan a veggie loaf with rice and maybe some spinach or onion or any other combination of actual veggies!

I'm not very creative at cooking so I need a tried and tested recipe. Any help is MUCH appreciated!

A. Veggie Loaf
RECIPE BY: Prose
This is from a book called The Great American Detox Diet by Alex Jamieson (of Supersize Me fame). All of her recipes are super healthy and this is the tastiest vegan loaf I've tried. Like other vegan loaves, this is more fragile than meatloaf. Be sure to let it cool about 15 minutes before slicing, and even then expect some crumbling.


Ingredients
1 cup cooked brown rice
1 cup cooked lentils
1 cup uncooked instant oats
1 cup finely chopped mushroom
1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
1 medium carrot, grated
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup finely chopped walnut
1/4 cup tomato paste
1/4 cup olives, any variety, pitted and chopped fine
3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons Braggs liquid aminos or soy sauce
2 tablespoons mustard
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 teaspoon dried sage
Directions
1Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2In a large mixing bowl, combine the rice (or other leftover whole grain), lentils, oats, mushrooms, onion, carrot, pepper, walnuts, tomato paste, olives, parsley, soy sauce, mustard, thyme, marjoram, and sage. Mix well.
3Lightly oil an 8" x 4" loaf pan.
4Fill the loaf pan with the mixture and pack well to press out any air pockets.
5Bake for 40 minutes, covered. Uncover and bake for another 20 minutes, until lightly browned. (Be sure to check it after 10 minutes uncovered as I found it was already done). Allow to stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before slicing. Use a serrated knife to carefully slice.


list.......?
Q. all the vegan foods you like to eat...raw or not doesn't matter..just list no recipies though. like if u say a salad just list the contens not cut the carrot and put them in last kinda thing.

A. Meat/dairy substitutes:

WholeSoy yogurt
Follow Your Heart soy cheese
Earth Balance butter
Vegenaise (vegan mayo)
Tofurkey Deli Slices (Original and Peppered versions)
Morningstar Farms Meal Starters ("chicken" and "beef" strips)
"Chicken" noodle soup - Fantastic Foods brand
Nate's Meatless Meatballs
So Delicious soy ice cream
Tofutti Cuties ice cream sandwiches
Smart Bacon (Lightlife brand)
Gardenburger Flame Grilled Chik'n
Gardenburger Flame Grilled Burgers
Boca Chik'n Patties
White wave tofu
Seitan
Silk Enhanced soy milk

Fruits & veggies - blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, cantaloupe, watermelon, apples, cherries, peaches, pears, grapes, clementines, avocado, banana, coconut, kiwi, cauliflower, broccoli, corn, eggplant, zucchini, summer squash, butternut squash, tomato, bell peppers

Legumes - chickpeas, fava beans, black beans, black soy beans, pinto beans, navy beans, lentils, almonds, cashews, Brazil nuts, pine nuts, pecans

Grains: white bread, whole wheat bread, cereal, rice cakes, couscous, quinoa, pasta, rice, tortillas

Some meal ideas:
-Grilled cheese with Follow Your Heart soy cheese
-Vegan BLT with Smart Bacon, Vegenaise, lettuce, and tomato
-Burrito with beans, rice, and veggies
-Sub or spaghetti with Nate's Meatless Meatballs
-Vegetable lasagne with Boca burger crumbles
-Butternut squash soup
-"Chicken" noodle soup
-Veggie burger with fixings
-Vegetable stir fry over rice
-Pancakes made with soy milk
-Veg meatloaf with Boca burger crumbles
-Pizza with Follow Your Heart soy cheese and veggies
-Tofu scramble
-Tofu egg salad

There are lots of recipes here: http://www.chooseveg.com/vegan-recipes.asp and here: http://www.cok.net/lit/recipes/





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