Vegetarian Help

While I do not have my diary public you can feel free to friend me. I've been a vegetarian for my entire life and was a vegan for a number of years. PM me if you ever want to talk about food or tips.

I've been a vegetarian for about 3 years. Feel free to friend request me or check out my diary :]

Do you have a fairly busy lifestyle? I found myself relying on a lot of foods that were quick and easy because I didn't feel like I had the time to cook.

Here's what I did last Sunday. I went grocery shopping and loaded up my cart with the fruits, veggies, grains and so on that I needed. I looked at a couple of recipes beforehand to see what I might want to make, but it's always pretty easy to sub ingredients if the store doesn't have something. Then, I went home and I prepped a lot of the veggies and grains for the week. I sliced onions, bell peppers and cucumbers and put them in bags. I bioled red skin potatoes and sweet potatoes and also put them in containers. I made brown rice, steel cut oats, soba noodles and wheat berries. Some went in the freezer. Some went in the fridge.

So, when I get up in the morning, and I need a healthy, quick breakfast because I have to get to work, I can quickly scramble some eggs and heat up some oats with milk or water, mix in a little flax, some brown sugar or honey and some dried fruit and I'm out the door. Lunch? I usually make an extra portion of dinner and take that. Dinner? I use a lot of my prepped foods and throw together tofu tacos, stir fry with peanut sauce... whatever comes to mind.

Tomorrow, I found a wonderful sounding recipe for sweet potato hash that I am going to try, and I'm planning to mix in some carmalized onions with balsamic vinegar, top with a poached egg and eat with some non fat Greek yogurt.