New vegetarian here...?!
New vegetarian here...?
hey everyone...i have chosen to become a vegetarian...im starting out as a laco-ovo vegetarian so the change isnt too extreme...i have just have a couple questions...is ice cream ok?? i absolutely love ice cream and i work at an ice cream shop so yea...is there kinds of ice cream thats ok? also wat are some seafood substitutions? are vegie burgers or all that tofu stuff any good...i kno bagels are good but wats good for protein...
any information about being a vegetarian would be greatly appreciated....preferably (sp?) some really yummy and easy recipes!! thanks everyone!!
Answers:
Hello-I've been one for 15 years, I eat ice cream, cottage cheese, cream cheese, yogurt, pasta dishes, Morningstar Farms products, tofu, veggies and fruits.
Bread, bagels, pastries, etc.
It is important to look at your ingredients-a lot of products have animal ingredients in them, some colors, gelatin, flavorings and white sugar are also things to avoid.
vegetarian times magazine is a good place to start too.
Good luck
Face the fact, the animal is already dead, why not eat it? There will always be more meat eaters than vegetarians. God gave us the animals so that we can make use out of them, eating them is one of the uses.
just avoid vegetarian hot dogs at all costs. there are NO good ones. most other soy based faux meat is actually quite tastey. i love chic patties from the vegetarian section. sorry i'm not answering all of your questions, you asked a lot of questions... but hopefully what i have to say here is helpful.
Ice cream is fine. Take a look: http://www.vegcooking.com/
how do you live without sinking your teeth into a steak!!! omg! but n e ways peanuts are protein source and tofu is nasty and ice cream is dairy product but depends how hardcore you are bout not eating anything produced by animals
The best website to go to is foodnetwork.com
GoodLuck
You did say lacto-ovo vegetarian, right? why would ice cream not be okay?
good so am i
Oh you must make sure that you eat plenty of mushrooms and legumes for iron and protein intake, along with plenty of cheeses and yoghurts. There is plenty of soy products out there which also include ice-cream and many of them are very tasty.
Keep your eye out for the Sanitarium range of Not-Meats including Not Dogs and Not Bacon. These are soy and tofu alternatives to meet.
Vegie Burgers can be fantastic, but best to make them yourself.
Try this
400grams firm tofu
400grams three bean mix
1/3 chilli peanuts
1/2 cup bread crumbs
blend together and then roll into patties. You may want to roll into extra bread crumbs to avoid sticking and make a crust.
Just cook as you would normal patties and make a coleslaw as an accompaniment.
You could also try making a vegetarian lasagne.
Use diced tomatoes, lentils, split peas, mushrooms, grated carrot, onion, garlic and seasoning for the bolegnese sauce.
You can also eggplant/aubergine and zucchini/corgette as an alternative to pasta (low carb) - this will make the meal a vegetarian Moussaka (Greek Lasagne)
You mentioned that you are starting out as a lacto-ovo vegetarian. Do you know what that means?
It means that you can eat animal by products such as cheese, milk, or any kind of dairy. ... ...So ice cream is fine. I'm not sure, but I've never heard of meat ice cream.
Lacto ovo means no flesh...but you can have cheese, eggs, milk, Experiment. Only YOU can decide what you like.
If you are lacto ovo that means you can eat both dairy and eggs. But be careful of some cheeses, some have an ingredient called "rennet" which comes from an animal. You have to see for yourself if you like veggie burgers/tofu. I personally like "seiten" (pronounced satan hehe), its a wheat protein. If you have a whole foods where you are, they have it there.
The only ice cream that's non vegetarian is the flavors with marshmallow. Marshmallows are made of gelatin which is when skin and bones of animals are boiled and the stuff that comes to the top is gelatin. Also, Starburst, Gummy Bears, Gummy Worms, Skittle, some Licorice and a lot of other candies feel the need to put meat products into their sweets. They do this to save money because if makes things go further, and it makes them gummy. There are gummy candies without gelatin like Swedish Fish. It's great you're a veggie now! Don't let ignorant omnivores ruin it for you.
I'll tell you what: Being a vegetarian sure sounds like a pain in the butt!! Why would you want to do that anyway? Farms and ranches are humane, so that argument's kaput. The other ones... yeah those are kaput too. I'm sorry you've strayed from your God-given right (and need) to eat meat. We'll miss you here in the real world. Any time you're ready to come back to the fold, we'll gladly accept you.
A great place to start is the Vegetarian Society website, full of information and recipes. And has plenty of ammunition to fire down the stupid arguments of the uninformed idiots on here who try to tell you you must eat meat! Link below.
I found this website that is helping me along the way.
www.goveg.com
There are tons of information out there.
good luck and stay healthy!
Milk and milk products are absolutely fine for Lacto-ovovegetarian.
The adult RDA for protein intake is 46 grams for women aged 19 to 24 years and 58 grams for men aged 19 to 24 years.
Vegetarians who don't consume animal products can meet their need for essential amino acids by combining plant foods that together provide all the essential amino acids although each individual food is missing some of these essential nutrients. The goal is to "complement" plant sources of essential amino acids, or to consume complementary protein sources from plant foods regularly.
Some combinations of plant foods that provide complete protein are:
-rice and dried beans
-rice and green peas
-bulgur (wheat) and dried beans
-barley and dried beans
-corn and ddried beans
-corn and green peas
-corn and lima beans (succotash)
-soybeans and seeds
-peanuts, rice and dried beans
-seeds and green peas
I personally would recommend vitamin fortified soy milk because it's the easiest way.
Check out these sites for more vegetarian diet recipe:
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/00...
www.vrg.org
www.vegweb.com
www.peta.org