Looking for Vegetarian and Vegan Friends...

katymcd81

I'm veggie, married to an omni, so my diary might give some tips on omni-friendly veggie food...however I do use quorn and cauldron products, and my fruit and veg is a bit inconsistent (I have IBS made worse by insoluble fibre, so sometimes I just cannot eat it). Other than that I have a fairly healthy diet, I think

jeddy3mcc

I have been a vagetarian all my life. I dont eat anything with a face....lol. I don't plan on going vegan anytime soon as I LOVE LOVE LOVE egg whites, but feel free to add me and check out my diary. Always looking for some new ideas from my fellow ppl

Robin628

Hi all - I am new to this website and also looking for Veg*n friends (Veg*n-friendly is fine too). I was vegetarian for a couple of years in the past but I'll start by saying I am not 100% vegetarian now (but am striving to be). What does that mean? It means I choose vegetarian and vegan options about 90% of the time, the other 10% is my allowance for poor choices out of convenience and primarily when I am away from home. I grew up omni and pretty much all of my friends and family still are, so I never want to inconvenience them with my lifestyle choices. I am also in sales and travel for work quite a bit, so finding vegetarian meals on the go or when entertaining clients can be a challenge. I know many strict vegetarians and vegans may find this just lazy, but the way I see it is any attempt to make your diet primarily plant-based is going to have a positive outcome on your health, the environment, and towards the ethical treatment of animals.

It would be nice to connect with other fans of plant-based diets and lifestyles to share stories, ideas, recipes, product opinions/reviews, experiences, etc. I will try to make my diary open (I am not sure how to do that yet but will look as soon as I finish this post) and would welcome any questions or comments or ideas to make meals more nutritionally balanced and figure friendly!

Robin

Robin628

Tings are good Cheetos replacement. Also check out snacks by Snikiddy Snacks, they make a mean cheesy puff. I first found them at Whole Foods but I have also seen them in my local big chain grocery store. All their products are vegetarian and some are vegan. My favorite is their Ketchup Fries! I don;t know what the rules are here for embedding websites, just google "snikiddy" and their website and facebook pages come up.

bridies01

Feel free to add me. I am vegetarian, although on occasion I will eat fish - don't love it, but make it for my family and sometimes the Hubs hounds me into eating some I do eat eggs and some dairy (yogurt and cheese).

lovetobethin86

You're welcome to check out my diary but for a long time I just substituted cheese for meat so I'm still figuring it out too!

One thing I have discovered is that nutritional yeast is a good substitute for cheese in some circumstances (like on beans). It has minimal fat and lots of protein, and a cheese-ish taste.

Where do you buy nutritional yeast? Is there a particular brand you use?

I get my nutritional yeast at Superstore n the organic section "Purely Bulk" its in a plastic container

lovetobethin86

I'm vegan you can all add me!

nheilweil

I'm not sure why I waited until I turned 50 to really explore nutritional science, but now that I have, the advantage of a whole-foods plant based diet is clear to me. I can proudly say that I've been vegan for 3 weeks now! While this will surely get a laugh from those who have had the advantages of being long-time vegans, it means a ton to me in terms of a positive accomplishment!

Please feel free to add me, I'd love to get feedback and share and learn from the vegan community here on MFP!

- Nicholas