Tuesday, April 29, 2014

You think i should be a vegetarian?

Q. I have done i before but i lasted 2 weeks,
But i really want to be one because i love animals :( and i have just recently quit smoking so i wanna put my goal on something else,

could some one please write me out a guide to be one,

Or give me the url for a guide to take me through step by step,?

Giving best answer!


Answer
To me Loving animals is a Great Reason to be a vegetarian. It is not hard to be one and keep being one. First you must make a commitment to yourself that you not going to eat their bodies anymore even if you like how they taste. You are going to put their lives before your taste buds. I think loving animals and remembering that will keep you going. The first month is the hardest and only because you are used to eating animals. It is habit like anything else. Every day decide what you are having for breakfast . That is easy, Breakfast:cereal, oatmeal, toast,waffles, pancakes, english muffins, donuts, also mock breakfast meats as veggie bacon , veggie patties etc.
Lunch: make a sandwich ( no meat), a bean burrito, bean taco, veggie wrap, humus, falafel on pita, salads, soups, use mock meats as veggie burgers, veggie dogs with beans, veggie sausage etc
Dinner: Pasta a zillion ways, marinara, with pesto, alfredo,prima vera, with beans, veggie lasagna, or have sauteed or roasted veggies over rice, a curry dish, use mock meats to make almost any "meat dish", stews, soups,casseroles, potatoes( fried, roasted, mashed, boiled), tamales, veggie meatballs, veggie meatloaf with mashed potatoes, Tofurkey with pecan cranberry,salads, and even veggie sloppy joes.
These are just a few ideas... eat fresh fruits as apples , bananas, berries and drink fruit juice as OJ fortified with calcium
snack on nuts as almonds, peanuts, cashews, ect
snack on raw veggies as baby carrots or celery ( and use salad dressing as a dip) , I eat lots of raw veggies as well as cooked ones
If you can begin to change to soy or almond milks(they all taste different so it will be trial and error) I like Regular unflavored Silk ( refrigerator section) and Almond breeze chocolate (not refrigerated)

Things to avoid anything with Gelatin, anything with L-Cysteine, Carmine, and Confectioners glaze( the last 2 are bug guts found in lots of candies), avoid any beef, chicken or animal broths in soups and many times in rice dishes, and in cheese make sure it says non animal rennet ( otherwise the cow is killed as animal rennet comes from their 4th stomach).
I would say start here and everyday think to yourself I will not eat an animal today. Soon you will not even think of ever eating one again because your heart is in it and the more you know, the more commited you will be. Do not panic if you make a mistake , just fix it for the next time and keep going.

Good luck and stick with it ( I read some of your other questions and I would say do not try to be a vegan yet, yes you can begin to buy non leather shoes and bags as what you have wears out, and use products not tested on animals, but do not put that much pressure on yourself all at once)

Please email me if I can help or answer questions about any products.
I also suggest you look over PETA's website and read all as well as
check out vegweb.com for recipes

One last thing Vegetarians do not eat any type of Fish ever including shellfish. Fish are living animals until they are killed and gutted for someone to eat them and absolutely not vegetarian. You probably know that, but some people are confused.

Vegan Forever

what are some good dishes I could make for dinner? I would like it to include...?

Q. ground beef, potatoes, we have 80 chickens so anything with eggs is good and there can be other items as well, I just want some of those things tonight... but ground beef is a must. Could you list all the cooking instructions, or list the site where you found it please? Thank You.


Answer
Sheppard's pie & a quiche

Eggs over easy on golden hashbrowns, leftover baked potatoes make the best hashbrowns, otherwise microwave them about 6 minutes then grate & fry them.

Poached eggs on toast is a favorite, along with omelets.

Fry leftover mashed potatoes and have with soft boiled eggs.

Scalloped potatoes with a hamburger steak, lots of steak sauce. Ever try soy sauce on a hamburger steak? Yummy.

Meatloaf and baked potatoes. Use some eggs in the meatloaf.

Fried egg scramble, add a pinch of red pepper flakes, fresh ground black pepper and melt sharp cheddar cheese on top.

Hamburger and French steak fries, season the fries with a steak rub and dust them with flour before frying.

Chicken fried hamburger steak. Double dip the patty in egg wash and flour, seasoned with seasalt, fresh ground black pepper, powdered onion and powdered garlic.

Wrap the hamburger around a thick slice of sharp cheddar cheese and grill it.

Baked potatoes with spicy chili on top.

Rick's Chili
6C over-night soaked pinto beans
1C brown rice
1/2 gal filtered water
1T black pepper
1T red pepper flakes
Optional:
3 T chili powder
1 T bullion powder
cayenne pepper to taste
1T oregano
3T lemon juice or apple vinegar
Garlic
Diced onion
Bell pepper
Jalapenos, fresh or pickled
Grated carrots
Honey or pure maple syrup
1/2 can tomato sauce

Might as well have a coleslaw or side salad for the fun of it.

Rick's Chili
6C over-night soaked pinto beans
1C brown rice
1/2 gal filtered water
1T black pepper
1T red pepper flakes
Optional:
3 T chili powder
1 T bullion powder
cayenne pepper to taste
1T oregano
3T lemon juice or apple vinegar
Garlic
Diced onion
Bell pepper
Jalapenos, fresh or pickled
Grated carrots
Honey or pure maple syrup
1/2 can tomato sauce

You probably have flour, so you could make your own pasta or bread to have with any of these, or toast for breakfast.

Simple red-marinara sauce: 1can tomato sauce, 1Tbsp oregano, 1Tbsp basil, garlic, onion. Simmer 30 minutes. Optional: rosemary, bay leaves, sliced olives. These other spices can be added to the white sauce too. Fresh basil is amazing, along with fresh garlic after cooking.

Simple white sauce: water with flour to thicken it, flour must be dissolved in cold water and stirred in before it forms lumps. Bullion can be added for gravy. Or Parmesan cheese, basil, and a touch of olive oil for pasta & pizza sauce. seasalt & pepper to taste.

Basic bread/pancake/pizza:
2 cups whole grain flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 Tbs apple vinegar
A pinch of seasalt and sweetener optional
Health boosters: oatmeal, ground flax seed, buck wheat, quinoa, cooked brown rice
Options: garlic, onion, olives, black pepper, hot peppers, rosemary, basil, oregano
Also used for piecrusts, cinnamon rolls, sweet breads & cakes
Sweet breads: banana, other fruits, grated carrots, zucchini, spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, all spice
Sweeteners: molasses, local honey, stevia, pure maple syrup, brown sugar

Then you could do beef & dumplings. Egg flour soup.

Here are sites I use for ideas. Just type in an ingredient or dish name, add vegan to the list for health.
http://www.yummly.com
allrecipes.com
engine2diet.com/recipes/favorites/
www.nomeatathlete.com/rice-and-beans/

Enjoy, good eats!




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