could someone look at my list??

speechlessmotivation

I'm a vegetarian and my list consist of: oatmeal, organics cereal, almond milk, variety of fruits and veggies, Greek yogurt, almonds, and cottage cheese, opinions??

stonel94

those are all good foods, but you want variety all the time, it helps you lose weight and make sure you get all the nutrients you need. So don't have the same stuff every single day. Have different veggies and prepare them different ways, try like a lasagne with eggplant slices instead of noodles, put new things in your oatmeal or yogurt, you could add more grains like rice and quinoa, what about other types of cheese? find recipies that are healthy and that you like and then adapt them, replace the meat in them with beans, or quinoa, a meat substitute, or anything you want

gingerveg

Nuts, seeds, legumes, soy products including edamame, seitan, quinoa, nutritional yeast, mushrooms, braggs liquid aminos, hemp hearts, flax oil, wheat germ, avocados, cream of wheat (if you want an iron boost), sprouts, seaweed (like nori for sushi and/or hijiki for soup), better than bouillon no chicken base, udon noodles/pasta, veganaise, kombucha, veggies in season/on sale <

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I'm a long time veg. and these are the things typically on my list/in my fridge.

speechlessmotivation

Nuts, seeds, legumes, soy products including edamame, seitan, quinoa, nutritional yeast, mushrooms, braggs liquid aminos, hemp hearts, flax oil, wheat germ, avocados, cream of wheat (if you want an iron boost), sprouts, seaweed (like nori for sushi and/or hijiki for soup), better than bouillon no chicken base, udon noodles/pasta, veganaise, kombucha, veggies in season/on sale <

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I'm a long time veg. and these are the things typically on my list/in my fridge.

I've never heard of what's mostly on your list

speechlessmotivation

those are all good foods, but you want variety all the time, it helps you lose weight and make sure you get all the nutrients you need. So don't have the same stuff every single day. Have different veggies and prepare them different ways, try like a lasagne with eggplant slices instead of noodles, put new things in your oatmeal or yogurt, you could add more grains like rice and quinoa, what about other types of cheese? find recipies that are healthy and that you like and then adapt them, replace the meat in them with beans, or quinoa, a meat substitute, or anything you want

I'm not sure what meals I could make, I'm lost in that area, I can piick healthy f oods but not make meals

gingerveg

Nuts, seeds, legumes, soy products including edamame, seitan, quinoa, nutritional yeast, mushrooms, braggs liquid aminos, hemp hearts, flax oil, wheat germ, avocados, cream of wheat (if you want an iron boost), sprouts, seaweed (like nori for sushi and/or hijiki for soup), better than bouillon no chicken base, udon noodles/pasta, veganaise, kombucha, veggies in season/on sale <

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I'm a long time veg. and these are the things typically on my list/in my fridge.

I've never heard of what's mostly on your list

Hmmm pretty standard veg stuff, but maybe you are not in the states? My suggestion would be to pick up a good cookbook or check out some of the veg blogs out there to learn how to cook veg. I'll try to explain my list a little:
Nuts: things like sesame seeds and sunflower seeds
legumes: this would be things like kidney beans and garbanzo beans
soy products: this includes tofu and soy products like soy based veggie burgers. Edamame is simply soy beans (soy before they are processed)
seitan: wheat gluten that acts as meat substitute (you can make your own by separating the gluten from whole wheat flour or just buy it)
quinoa: this is generally lumped with other pseudo-grains like amaranth and buckwheat. It is usually used like rice and has a good deal of protein
nutritional yeast: used in "cheese" sauces and also contains a bunch of Bs
mushrooms: contains good protein used as a meat substitute
braggs liquid aminos: this is like soy sauce but it has the amino combo for protein. It is also great on popcorn
hemp hearts: high in protein
flax oil: has omegas suitable for vegetarians
wheat germ: and cream of wheat: high iron content
avocados: I'm assuming you know what these are
sprouts: you can sprout any of your edible grains (alfalfa is easy to sprout at home)
seaweed: these have trace minerals. I like to roll my sushi (nori) with avocado mmmm. And as for the hijiki I just toss a little in my soup
better than bouillon no chicken base: this is just a really tasty bouillon
udon noodles/pasta: various noodles
veganaise: the vegan version of mayonnaise and oh so much tastier
kombucha: a fermented probiotic drink

I hope this helps!

ETA: probably the best blog/cookbooks. She is vegan but you can always add dairy/eggs to the recipes http://www.theppk.com/

blood6338

I've just been trying to go mostly vegan for the last couple of months but we've had good luck with it for weight loss. We eat lots of salads with more than just iceberg lettuce in it. Use romaine, kale, spinach or other greens. They are packed with nutrients and fiber and are very filling. We also make our own flatbreads using whole wheat flour, water and a pinch of salt. The are really simple to make and very tasty for our veggie burgers. Squashes are always a good bet too. I tried some acorn squash with some cinnamon, brown sugar and vegan margarine in my crock pot and they were delicious. You could also work in more fruit. I load up my oatmeal with apples, berries or pineapple, coconut, raisens and dates. You might try reading the book "Eat to Live" by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. He's got a lot of great recipes in it that. He doesn't necessarily promote a vegan lifestyle but a lot of his recipes are vegetarian. He definitely believes veggies and fruits should be the base of our diet with meat at most a couple of times a week. Cheese is something he believes is not great for us and should be eaten sparingly like meat.