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My mom is not supportive of my vegetarianism, so most of the time I'll have to cook my own meals. I need recipes for some simple meals with EVERYDAY INGREDIENTS.
I can handle breakfast on my own, but I'm desperate for lunch and dinner recipes. Lunch would have to be something pre-made and packable.
I'm an ovo-lacto vegetarian, so there's no need to substitute dairy or eggs.
Thank you so much!!
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Hi, great choice to become a vegetarian. I am also a teen and have been a vegan for almost four years now. I am still the only one in the whole entire family of 100+ meat lovers, so as you can imagine I had to be extremely focused, determined and self motivated to pull it off. I remember my first days as a vegan asking around on-line and I never got any satisfactory answers, so I had to learn it the hard way. Through that experience I decided to help others and share my knowledge with you.
FYI WITH THE FOLLOWING RECIPIES YOU WILL GET ALL THE VITAMINS YOU NEED. HOWEVER YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE SOME VITAMINS AND PROTIEN POWDER ON THE SIDE! Don’t forget to regularly see the doctor.
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First here are some links:
Great recipes here
http://www.vegcooking.com/
Great support site
http://www.goveg.com/
Great packable lunch ideas with pictures
http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/2005_09_01_archive.htl
Here is a week long meal plan and some ideas:
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DAY 1
Breakfast
-Oatmeal
-banana
-nuts
Lunch
(Trader Joes and Whole foods have great pre-packed meals)
Or a California super wrap
-Pita or tortilla wrap
-lettuce
-mayo
-vegan lunchmeat (optional)
-cheese
-ranch dressing
-tomato
-avocado
Dinner
My Fave Patented
Movie Star delux Salad
-Avacado
-tomato
- Romaine lettuce
-Candied walnuts the best and easiest thing on earth in less than 3 minutes!
(So easy!! Put almost equal parts of nuts and plain sugar into a frying pan with some butter and let it all melt. Then swirl and pour it out on parchment/baking paper. Let cool and break into salad)
Desert
Make your own snow-cone with blended ice and juice
DAY 2
Breakfast
A protein shake
-Milk or soy milk
-peanut or cashew butter
-splenda or sugar
-banana
-strawberries
You could top it off with whipped cream
(If you do not have a blender do the following)
-microwave a medly of frozen fruit until warm
-place it in a bowl
-top it off with crumbled cinnamon toast crunch
It tastes like a cobbler YUM!!!
Lunch
Classic Ranch BLT
-Ranch on 1 slice of bread
-Butter on the other
-lettuce
-tomato
-vegan bacon
(If you do not have veggie bacon do the following)
-Cut bacon sized strips of cheese
-Place it on parchment paper in microwave
-Season it with BBQ sauce(just a bit)
-Microwave until crispy and peel off the cookie sheet
Dinner
Mock meatloaf
-onions
-bbq sauce
-crumbled nuts(a bit)
-Splash of egg white
-some mozzarella
-crumbled stale bread
-any fave veggie
-now mix it well and put it in the oven and bake until you like it best
Desert
Jamaican me crazy tropical banana
-fry banana slices in a pan
-add some cinnamon and honey
-top with whipped cream
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DAY 3
Breakfast
French Toast
-Dip stal bread in mix of sugar cinnamon and egg
-fry in a pan
-eat it with a piece of fruit
Lunch
Burrito
-Avocado
-diced tomato
-refried beans from can
-veggie beef(if you have any)
-Cheese
Dinner
Easy veggie salad pizza
-Buy a Pillsbury biscuit can
-flatten out one portion of dough on a cookie sheet
-top it with sliced tomatoes and cheese
-bake at 375 until done
-top with fave lettuce and dressing
Desert
Cute coco Fondue
-melt any random chocolate over fruit
DAY FOUR
Breakfast
Omelet
-put your fave cooked veggies
-spinach
-seasoning salt or pepper
-egg
-put this all in a pan and mix then let it cook
-one minute before it is done add on cheese
Lunch
English Queen Burger
Put
-katsup
-lettuce
-tomato
-A veggie pattie
On an English muffin
Dinner
-ready or frozen Rice
-Teriyaki Sauce
-veggies
-stir fry/cook until ready
Desert
Good old Ice cream
DAY FIVE
Breakfast
-Cut Apples and peaches
-add granola
-one pack of splenda
-milk
Great for hot days
Lunch
Classic PB&J with a side of fruit
Dinner
A fun take on the southern style make three dips
-Corn off the cob with some mashed avocado
-collard greens (in the frozen isle)cooked mix with cream cheese
-Beans with melted cheese
-now arrange this on a plate with your fave seasonings
And dip in with chips or ritz cracker
Lunch
Greek Feast
-Feta cheese
-romaine lettuce
-baby tomatoes
-Gorbanxo beans(from a can)
-put in pita bread and take it to go!
Dinner
“Cheese Fondue”
-melt the following in the microwave
-1/4 cup cream cheese
-1/4 cup of Velveeta
-1 slice of swiss cheese
-After all has melted, mix well
-cut up your fave veggies and dip into cheese like a fondue
(put cheese mix in a thermos when going to school)
Desert
Try some fruit with lemon juice and splenda
DAY 6
Breakfast
Breakfast burrito
-egg(scrambeled)
-spinach and onion cooked
-fave cheese
-flour tortilla
-wrap it up and enjoy with a piece of fruit
Lunch
Pre prepared “vegkabob”
- diced and micro waved/cooked tomatoes
-chunks of tofu, veggie burger or mushroom micro waved/cooked
-diced zucchini micro waved/cooked
-put it in a pattern form on spears
-if you don’t have a meat alternative put on chunks of cheddar cheese
-for the final touch add your fave bbq sauce
Dinner
Mac and cheese”MY WAY”
-Ready macaroni noodles(cooked)
-add a bit of seasoning and softened crème cheese
-cheddar cheese
-veggies
-tomato sauce
Desert
Candied Walnuts (see recipe above)
DAY 7
Breakfast
-oatmeal
-micro waved/warm frozen berry medley
-granola
Lunch
Chinese Steamed veggies
-Teriyaki and peanut sauce mixed
( for cheap peanut sauce microwave peanut butter with a bit of oil and sour cream and stir)
-Carrots, Zucchini, eggplant, water chestnuts, (you can get a frozen mix)
-boil veggies in water until tender drain and mix in sauce
-top with sesame seeds and tofu (optional)
Dinner
Spaghetti for the whole family(no real meatballs for us but veggie ones can easily be made)
-onions
-BBQ sauce
-crumbled nuts (a bit)
-Splash of egg white
-some mozzarella
-crumbled stale bread
-any fave veggie
-now mix it well
-roll it into balls and coat with flour
-place on a cookie sheet and put it in the oven to bake until brown hot and ready
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I really hope this helps I had my mom look it over (She’s a medical M.D. PhD and it is 100 percent approved, tasty, certified and copywrited ©.
Vegan to Vegetarian and Teen to Teen I wish you the very best of luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Does someone have some suggestions for shopping for grocerys when you are on a really tight budget?
The Wonder
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The best thing is to try to make as many meals as possible yourself, from scratch. Convenience meals are too expensive, often loaded with salt, and chemicals, and you can make your own at a fraction of the price. If you don't know how... Then it's time to look on the internet for recipes, or pull that dusty cookbook off the shelf.
Don't waste food. Invest in a variety of freezer containers and a roll of something such as "Glad Press and Seal". When it comes to produce, plan to process your fresh produce the day or day after you buy it. Chop up, portion out and freeze things in amounts commonly called for in most recipes to have "recipe-ready".
Things like carrots, mushrooms, broccoli, bell peppers, onions etc, all freeze well, and having them like this, insures that you use them, instead of letting them rot. You will also save time on busy weeknights, since you'll have a fresh, homemade meal on the table in the time it takes to call and wait for pizza. (You can also make your own pizza at a fraction of the cost, fat, sodium, and with more nutrition).
Next, make doubles (or more) when you can. and again, portion out and freeze. Pasta dishes, such as lasagna, stuffed pasta shells, manicotti, all freeze beautifully. Meatloaf- Don't make a big one. Make mini meatloaves, in muffin cups (use two paper muffin liners to absorb grease) and take out however many you will need. Chili is great and economical beans make for a tasty vegetarian chili, you can serve it (and many other things) over rice as a budget-stretcher
A few things that also freeze well include butter and cheese. So if you find cheese on sale, buy it, and at home, slice or shred it yourself, portion it out and pop it into the freezer.
Make your own cookie doughs, shape it, then lay it on a cookie sheet and freeze the dough for about an hour, then put the frozen, formed dough, into a freezer container, layered between waxed paper. Baked goods such as poundcake, cheesecake, brownies, and cornbread also freeze well, already baked. Made from scratch is cheapest, but if you find your favourite mix on sale... It's also often cheaper and better tasting than ready-made.
Buy value packs of meat, poultry etc.. Divide the pack, of something such as chicken breasts, set aside four for grilling, cut up another four and make homemade nuggets to treat the kids,etc. A stir-fry is a good way to use very little meat, and healthful veggies, and again, serving it over/with rice, is budget-friendly.
If you eat pork, bacon and chub packs of breakfast sausage is often on sale. cook bacon all at once, and freeze some of it crumbled, for economical meal salads, such as Cobb.
If you're used to a fast-food breakfasts and can't cope with a bowl of cereal...Hard-Boil some budget-friendly eggs, peel them, then surround them with the raw sausage meat, dip those sausage covered eggs in a beaten egg mixed with 2 tablespoons of water, then roll in breadcrumbs, and bake at 400 for about 15mins, for easy, Scotch Eggs. They freeze well, and heat up in the microwave on a busy morning. You can also make/freeze your own waffles, pancakes, etc. Great ways to use those 18/24 pack eggs that are often on sale at nearly the same prices as the regular dozen. Waffles are very versatile, they are actually not really sweet until you top them, so they go well under things such as stews. Waffles are a great base for many creamed dishes such as Chicken in the mushroom soup sauce. Even spoon a green bean casserole over it, for a light meal.
As for shopping. I have a friend that works for a big chain. He says the best times to shop are on the day the new ad breaks, so you have the best selection. Also, for things like meat, and baked goods, late in the evening, when they reduce that days meat and baked goods prices to move it out while it's still fresh.
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