Any vegetarian or vegan folks here?

Balaru

I have several food allergies and have been off and on trying to be vegetarian for the past year. We did it for 3 years when our kids were very young. Now we have an empty nest so we have time to explore. I do not want a debate. Just want to know if anyone else is eating mostly vegetarian and what your meal plan looks like. I feel so much better when I stick to it. Looking for vegetarian friends to exchange meal ideas with.

scaryg53

I've been a vegetarian for thirteen years.

HannahVeggie

Vegetarian/vegan... I sometimes have greek yogurt

bulma75

Yes me

_BellaLuna_

Vegetarian with a very limited intake of eggs and dairy.

ladyvonna

Hi there
for the past few years I was mostly vegetarian but in 2015 I decided to go completely vegetarian bordering on vegan - I do on occasion eat eggs and sometimes cheese. I have managed to cut out yogurt and milk. I would love to be in contact with vegetarians and/or vegans to discuss meals
Please feel free to add me

Victoria0046

Vegetarian - not vegan - for almost three years.
Feel free to add me.

DoNotSpamMe73

I'm not vegetarian although I try not to eat meat too often. So a lot of what I eat comes under that. I suggest stir fry's with extra veggies/large veggies such as cauliflower and broccoli to replace meat. Tofu can also be added.
Large veggies can practically be had by themselves and you can make breads or smoothies with leftover fruit/veg/nut. Non dairy/other animal milk for those who are full vegan or allergies of course.
As I said not a vegetarian or vegan but I'll share my recipes/ideas that are within that if you want.

DoNotSpamMe73

Significant amount of food compliments meat but most does not need it.

Countrykindacrazy

I am currently transitioning. Eating meat only once a week, mainly saving it for special occassions though. I am not sure if I will be able to go 100% vegetarian ever.

Jennikitten

Hi, I am a vegan (have been for about 6 months now)
I tried going veggie many times in my adult life but always struggled and only lasted a few months at most so it is surprising how much easier I am finding it to be vegan.
I don't think I could ever go back to eating dairy and eggs now because I used to feel so ill all the time

gothomson

I am a vegetarian and have been for 15 years. Just to be clear I do not eat any animals including sealife. Feel free to add me as a friend; my diary is open so you can look at it for ideas. Obviously on my better days :-)

agentmelindamay

I have been vegetarian all my life. Would be great to have some other veggie friends to steal meal ideas from so feel free to add me. My diary is open but I have to say I'm not the best cook so my meals are often very basic!

Laurend224

Vegan here. Over 2 years.

rocknrollfire

i've been a vegetarian for 8 years, was vegan for 3 of those, and have a limited intake of dairy and eggs now. my diary isn't open, but my days tend to look something like this:

breakfast: almost always big smoothie of some kind. by big i mean i fill a 1L mason jar - i don't usually get the chance to eat lunch until about 4 PM and this is the only way i can fill myself up enough to keep from snacking uncontrollably throughout my day. i make em with loads of frozen fruits, sometimes greens, sometimes protein powders, sometimes "superfoods" like hemp or chia seeds. i change it up a lot so i don't get bored.

lunch: this is usually my biggest meal of the day. i work at a vegan restaurant so 5 days of the week i have something there. generally a sandwich with tempeh or tofu, and then a big kale salad. sometimes a bowl of chili or, if it's the weekend and we're serving brunch, a tofu scramble burrito bowl (which is just the vegan breakfast burrito without the 300 calorie tortilla it comes in).

dinner: unless i'm going to the gym in the evening, my dinner is usually on the lighter side. roasted vegetables with almond rice, a bowl of soup, etc. i also often make meals in advance + freeze them for quick dinners - vegetable stews, casseroles, etc. that really helps me keep from getting expensive take-out that's often much richer than i can afford calorie wise!

snacks: nuts, greek yogurt, i love the little pieces of cornbread we carry at work and i usually have one of those as a snack during my shift. hummus and veggie slices or healthy-ish crackers....healthy snacks are honestly the easiest part; most healthy snacks i bet you can think of are probably vegetarian or vegan already!

hotcoffee692

Come on over to the vegetarian/vegan board! http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/45-happy-herbivores

LaineyVAhimsa

I'm vegan! Been vegan for nearly 7 months now and I love it! Never going back, feel free to add, I would love more vegan/veggie friends on here

capecodgirl1

I started Eat to Live by Robert Fuhrman on December 29th. Planned on just doing 6 week challenge but seriously thinking I might keep being Vegan. I have been paleo for a long time. Something about what he rights makes so much sense. Funny, when I read and decided to go paleo that made sense to me too. Taking it one day at a time but right now I feel best with the Eat to Live plan!

alonzo15

I'm a vegetarian and I eat very little dairy.
Breakfast: freshly made vegetable juice (kale spinach carrots ginger small green apple & lemon) or healthy cereal with 1/2 cup unsweatened almond milk
Lunch: salad, hummus on pita OR black bean wrap. Small piece of fruit, quinoa & black bean tortilla chips (I "need" something crunchy in the afternoon
Dinner: varies. Sometimes I'll slice and roast a whole head of cauliflower for dinner! Also I eat a lot of stuff from Trader Joe's. I know I need to get more protein in my diet.

melimomTARDIS

Im a plain old vegetarian.

snowfairywinkle

Hello, I was vegetarian for 23 years, I've been a vegan since last year, I'm still learning as I go along. Please add me if you'd like to :-)

RodaRose

Planted based -- fish or meat once a month or so.
Eating lots of chick peas and lentils
Stay away from bread and gluten.

LadyTalulah

I've been a vegetarian by choice since I was 5 (:
Couldn't go vegan though, I try it for a while and it's too limiting. I'm a passionate weight lifter and need my protein powder and eggs!

richardwestsoley

Have recently been trying a vegan diet - two weeks so far - and I have to say, I've never felt better. Less bloat, more energy, feeling healthier all round.

I was a right meat-guzzler before, and I thought I'd miss it, but not at all yet. In fact, I've found a lot of the staples (falafel, houmous etc.) really filling, and it's helped a lot beating my food cravings. I don't even notice some of the vegan substitutions, like almond milk for dairy in my coffee and on my cereal.

I'd say the only challenging thing is balancing carbs, protein and fat to the recommended ratios - I often tend to go over 30% a little on fat, but I'm getting better at selecting the right combos.

I love the simplicity of vegan food, too - my favourite lunch at the moment is two slices of rye bread with sweet chilli houmous, spinach leaves and chopped tomatoes. Yum!

Otherwise, it's been fantastic at getting my sugar and sodium levels below the red line... All good so far!

saramlu

I've been vegetarian, vegan, or raw for the last 12 years. Vegan is what works best for me so I'm sticking to it! I eat raw as much as I can (around 75%). I have never felt better and have been told that I look 10 years younger than I actually am. I am a vegan cook pursuing a degree in holistic nutrition and would love to help out with any questions or recipes, so feel free to add me! I'm trying to weight train and am completely clueless so I would appreciate any help! Aloha!

ashleycde

My best friend's been vegan for 7 or 8 years now, and vegetarian before that since we were kids. I like meat, but I don't tend to eat a lot of it. I'm really good at cooking vegan though... 8 years of vegan friendship will do that.

demonid

Check out the cookbook "Get it Ripe," by Jae Steele. She has fantastic recipies, and I believe they are all vegan as well. I love her stuff.

Homafereydoonzad

I am a vegetarian as well please feel free to add me so we can all get ideas!!

Linvala

Vegetarian for 7 years and slowly making the switch to vegan

Balaru

Thanks guys. It's been a good week even though I didn't get to track the calories stayed away from the junk and did much better this week. Lots of water. Next week back to the gym. Regarding the ratios, even with transitioning to vegetarian I still have too many carbs and not enough protein. Fats seem to be okay. Any suggestions?

ashes1017

I've been vegetarian for almost 5 years and vegan in between. I'm very limited on the dairy I eat and I raise chickens so I typically only eat their eggs. I would like to go 100% vegan and possibly raw to be as healthy as I possibly can be! I'm currently going to school to become a licensed dietician more on the holistic side. Feel free to add me!