What is a good, easy vegetarian diet?!
What is a good, easy vegetarian diet?
please help.
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Vegetarians need the same nutrients as non-vegetarians. If you choose to eat dairy and eggs, you'll just need to eat a balanced diet (fruits, veggies, grains, dairy, and nuts/beans/eggs) and you'll get everything your body needs. If you're looking to go vegan, you'll need to do a little research and plan your meals appropriately to make sure to get everything in.
I think a good way to get started is to try to replace some of the meat from your diet with soy-based meat replacers like boca and morningstar farms (found in the frozen food section). Once you get ready for more, try to experiment with recipies using different beans or tofu. There are a lot of great recipies on the internet and in cookbooks. An easy favorite of mine:
Vegetarian Chili
1 can red kidney beans
1 can chili beans in sauce (read the label)
1 packet chili seasoning (read the label)
1/2 onion chopped
1/2 green bell pepper chopped
1 med. can tomato sauce
Saute onion and green pepper until soft. Add remaining ingredients and cook until heated through. Great with some cornbread or on a veggie hotdog!
Well, my parents both eat meat and have it day after day. I myself am a vegetarian, so I eat pasta, preferably Pasta Sides from Lipton.
There's no meat in it whatsoever.
Hope this Helps, :-)
I have been on a low GI vegetarian diet for some time and it's wonderful. It consists of eating balanced diet of protein, carbs, good fats, fibre, minerals and vitamins. excludes sugary foods, although chocolate is good in small amounts, fried foods, soft drinks, cakes, etc. it's done wonders to my energy levels and general well being.
recommend The Low GI vegetarian cookbook by Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller, Kaye Foster-Powell and Kate Marsh
Quinoa is considered a "complete protein" which means it contains all eight essential amino acids (those are the amino acids the body cannot make on its own). It cooks a lot like how rice does, just simmer one part quinoa with two parts water (or some other liquid like vegetable broth) for twenty minutes or so. It's great to have with steamed vegetables.
Fruit is a must, and its really cheap & easy- you don't need to cook fruit, and you don't waste much as far as packaging goes.
I also try to eat at least one carrot and a handful of sunflower seeds (raw) each day.
Beans and rice with onions and tomatoes. There are dozens of varieties of beans & legumes out there, and a few varieties of the other three ingredients. Add daily fruit (other than the cooked tomatoes) in season, and cheese & yogurt if you eat dairy, and you're done.