Vegetarian and struggling! Anyone else the same? x

Add me as I'm a full vegetarian no food with a face!

Although it seems we may be veggies for different reasons......I've been veggie for 12 years, but always LIKED meat, I just stopped eating it because I love animals so much, I don't want to eat them! And disagree with how they're treated in many cases.

So, because I liked meat, I do like Quorn, so I don't have the protein problem myself. I agree on Tofu though, uggghhhhh!!!

However, you can get protein from beans....almost any kind....kidney beans, lentils, butter beans, lima beans etc. Also things like brown rice, oatmeal, wheat. A lot of veggies have protein in too, the best are artichokes, beetroot, brocolli, cabbage, peas, spinach.......green veggies are best! Nuts as well are good for veggies...almonds, cashew, peanuts....and things like sesame seeds and pumpkin seeds.

Hi there, I'm a full veggie for the same reasons as sallerina84 and I love Quorn so sorry I can't help with that. What I would do is experiment with other brands - Linda McCartney, Cauldron, etc. Some just don't taste like meat at all - especially own brands from super markets but you must watch them for fat content. I think eggs and nuts are much maligned - brazils and walnuts contain some really important fats for women.

Be careful with beans - they're great but don't half cause problems if you bombard a system that isn't used to them. Build up gradually, find out which beans you like. I'd recommend Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian if you're adventurous. You can liquidise them into soups which is really handy.

I agree with what the other girls say generally. Try and think about what you actually like - what it is about meat that you don't like, is it the texture?

I've never been a meat eater, texture yes but its more pyschological, hard for carnivores to understand but my brain can not come to terms with eating something that was alive and well and likely enjoyed an active sex life!! Not my idea of exciting food I'm afraid. x

haha! that's a perfectly good reason! each to their own!

i personally believe if you can't kill an animal, you shouldn't eat them......fair play to those who raise their own live stock and give them a good life and then slaughter them humanely and eat them themselves.....it's the mass slaughter houses I hate! And I hate it when people like to pretend they don't know where meat comes from!

unless I was starving on a desert island, I could never kill an animal...so I don't think it's right I eat them....hence the veggi-ness!

what about protein shakes? never had them myself so dont know whats in them! but I'm guessing protein! haha! x

I'm totally with you on that score - i.e. you can't kill it, you shouldn't eat. Although I reckon I could put something out of it's misery if i REALLY had to. Protein shakes are mostly used either for meal replacements, i.e. they're 250 odd calories each. You can get protein bars which are flipping lovely.

There's a link here www.ukwellnessworld.com - use the code "gethealthy" to see the prices etc.
This is a colleague of mine btw, I've had all my stuff from him.