Turning vegetarian-this should be simple right?
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Thank you all! I'm thinking 1 step at a time. First eliminate what little meat I do eat. Stick with the dairy, etc. Fill in with beans and find some steps to cook tofu. My dd has made these steps and is 90% vegan now. She still eats some cheese when she goes out to restaurants. She fried up plain tofu when she was here last time and it tasted really bland by itself so I think adding it to soups, or using salsa, etc., would work better for me. And I never thought to add it to hummus, which I love. I appreciate all your insight and will start searching more. I find if things confuse me, I tend to stand back and not do it, so what I need to do is just jump right in.5
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You can do it.Theirs also tofu miso soups in my home state it’s next to soy sauces y fortune cookies 🥠. All sorts of things out there to try.1
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The debate about eggs and milk is completely understandable, I personally hate the idea of battery farming for eggs or meat but I actually keep chickens and eat their eggs. That said, I think being "just asking" about this kind of compromise someone may make is intellectually valid but misses the point that any steps someone takes towards being a more ethical eater are good for the particular cause even if they are not completist. There are probably as many degrees of vegetarian as there are people who say they are vegetarian, and we don't need to let our love of labels diminish someone's attempts to make changes for themselves and the causes they believe in.10
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lynn_glenmont wrote: »
The chicken eggs people eat are not fertilized, so they're no more "alive" than the hundreds of unfertilized eggs a woman will lose in her menstrual flow over the course of her reproductive life.
Probably only because they've never had to think about it or been told, many people don't know that hens will lay eggs on the regular even if they never saw a rooster in their lives.9 -
I can do without pork and red meats. But I like chicken and occasionally fish too. However my empathy and love for animals always makes me harbor guilt when I eat meat. That's just me and I don't mean to start any battles about eating/not eating meat. So how do I go from that to cutting it out entirely? I'm not much of a cook so don't do a lot of recipes. I've tried tofu but haven't found any way to cook it that I like. I like beans but not to excess. I do like cheese but those calories can add up quickly.
Any advice?? This may be my New Year's resolution.
Thanks!!
I applaud ethical vegetarians (and vegans) and am also concerned about animal welfare. However, my experience as being involuntarily mostly meat-free for three years in yoga retreat centers showed me it is not for me. So what I do is not buy conventionally raised meat, eggs, or dairy products and buy those that are humanely raised instead.
(My vegan friends would argue that there is no such thing, and I respect that POV, but this is the moral compromise I've made.)7 -
I'd just recommend starting slow.
Find two or three vegetarian meals that you like the sound of and start plugging meal combinations into MFP to see where your protein and other nutritional biggies are. Grab some insta-food and use those to up protein/make meals easier. Get a multivitamin and take that every day, if you aren't already.
Most importantly decide what you like and what you don't and what you're willing to be flexible about. I knew from the start that I didn't care much for salads and that I'd need quick, portable meals. Luckily, I love bean-based soups with leafy greens, chickpea salad sandwiches, and casseroles. Breakfast enchiladas and skillet dinners have also been amazing ^_^3 -
I like gardein meatless crumbles for tacos and spaghetti.2
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Tmbg1 - meatless (hamburger like) crumbles I love them 😍! Their even good by themselves with veggies on the side,on salads, enchiladas with green sauce, on bread as a sandwich,in baked bell peppers.
I just grab my frying pan cook it add it at the end or in something to bake. Bake some jalapeños cut it open at the end put some fried crumbles in y cream cheese bake a few more seconds as an added yum vegan bacon 🥓 wrap y pin it around it .2 -
MelanieCN77 wrote: »lynn_glenmont wrote: »
The chicken eggs people eat are not fertilized, so they're no more "alive" than the hundreds of unfertilized eggs a woman will lose in her menstrual flow over the course of her reproductive life.
Probably only because they've never had to think about it or been told, many people don't know that hens will lay eggs on the regular even if they never saw a rooster in their lives.
Disagree all you want, whoever you are, this is a cold, hard fact.5 -
MelanieCN77 wrote: »MelanieCN77 wrote: »lynn_glenmont wrote: »
The chicken eggs people eat are not fertilized, so they're no more "alive" than the hundreds of unfertilized eggs a woman will lose in her menstrual flow over the course of her reproductive life.
Probably only because they've never had to think about it or been told, many people don't know that hens will lay eggs on the regular even if they never saw a rooster in their lives.
Disagree all you want, whoever you are, this is a cold, hard fact.
Yep
https://www.thespruce.com/do-hens-lay-eggs-without-rooster-3016749
You don't need a rooster for your hens to lay eggs. A rooster is needed to fertilize the eggs to hatch them into baby chicks, but hens will lay just as many eggs whether there's a rooster around or not.5 -
One more thing if you're in a hurry and need good frozen meals, Fat Rabbit meals are really good!0
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I had to learn to cook differently when I went plant based. I started replacing the meat with tempeh, sriram, or tofu, veggie meatballs etc in foods I already liked and knew how to make.
Then I started following some vegan bloggers on YouTube and got new cookbooks. Now I make all kinds of things I never thought of before. I love Rachel AMA and Sweet Potato Soul. Pinterest is also amazing! You can do it!5 -
I had to learn to cook differently when I went plant based. I started replacing the meat with tempeh, sriram, or tofu, veggie meatballs etc in foods I already liked and knew how to make.
Then I started following some vegan bloggers on YouTube and got new cookbooks. Now I make all kinds of things I never thought of before. I love Rachel AMA and Sweet Potato Soul. Pinterest is also amazing! You can do it!
Rachel Ama is fantastic! I also love Avant Garde Vegan.2 -
lalalacroix wrote: »I had to learn to cook differently when I went plant based. I started replacing the meat with tempeh, sriram, or tofu, veggie meatballs etc in foods I already liked and knew how to make.
Then I started following some vegan bloggers on YouTube and got new cookbooks. Now I make all kinds of things I never thought of before. I love Rachel AMA and Sweet Potato Soul. Pinterest is also amazing! You can do it!
Rachel Ama is fantastic! I also love Avant Garde Vegan.
Yep I’m a Gaz Oakley fan too.
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Appetite for Reduction is a vegan collection, but I recommend it whole heartedly.0
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So many great comments here! I also really love tofu. Its wonderful in curry when pressed and sautéed a bit. I also enjoy doing the cauliflower "steaks" with spicy almond butter romanesco type sauce. Lentils, french lentils especially, are very "meaty" and delish. Blending raw cashews with a little water and baking seasoned vegetables in that can be a very tasty, "creamy" dinner. Good Luck!2
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Am I the only one who finds some of my Vegan y Vegetarian cookbooks after the years call for ingredients I can’t find in my particular stores? I look or ask get order online or we don’t carry that or the usual what’s that??0
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JRsLateInLifeMom wrote: »Am I the only one who finds some of my Vegan y Vegetarian cookbooks after the years call for ingredients I can’t find in my particular stores? I look or ask get order online or we don’t carry that or the usual what’s that??
Occasionally I find this, only with vegan ingredients though (vital wheat gluten, xanthum gum, agar agar, liquid smoke spring to mind, although I’ve now sourced all but the xanthum gum). Never with vegetarian recipes - what ingredients are you struggling to find?2 -
Tofu is like a sponge. You need to get creative. Cut it in long strips and sear/fry it really good. Then make a sauce/gravy with some vegetable stock and modified cornstarch (I prefer EZ-Gel brand, this stuff is awesome and doesn't break down when hot or cold) and braise/simmer the Tofu in the gravy/sauce.
Another recipe i don't hear too much is Tofu Cacciatore.
I am 100% carnivore and would never go vegetarian or vegan, but these are dishes i like making with Tofu that are vegetarian.
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I moved from a small town full of farmers markets to Vegan stores to a City with nothing! Whole Foods got bought up their was only 1 it changed a lot!
Struggling to find herbs even to make pickles to other meals. Can’t find organic Dill in natural form not crushed or dried the actual plant to put in the jars! There’s some vegan meat substitutes but not all so a few newer recipes for toddlers I can’t find the vegan meat substitutes needed like plain Vegan chicken nuggets not BBQ ones. Xanthum gum to vegan condiments (theirs none). Vegan egg substitute none in our stores nearby! So have to use Vegetarian version organic free range eggs 🥚. Struggling to find products I have cooked with for years even here. Black cherries they only carry them 2 months a year. I wanted some veggies find few choices even for potatoes 🥔 only a few bags for a huge city area! So if key word if they have it poof* gone fast 💨.
I wanted cauliflower they didn’t have any fresh pointed us to the freezer 🥶 section . Wanted Cactus to make fried cactus they didn’t have any. It’s aggravating because I’m the country I could get animal cruelty free items (One was a goat she never dried up after her baby still hasn’t thinks she’s a dog has a couch in the house 🏠 she roams in y out through a huge doggie door they had to make her...she barks lol 😂) to fruit straight off trees y vegetables gardens everywhere just trade or pay for what you need. In my own yard got a orange tree y planted mint y lavender plants so far. Can’t find mint here! Can’t find Rosemary or Rosemary oil for my hair. I can get Vegan Mayo online but not in store even. They don’t make cooking easy to make it from scratch more ingredients not in store waiting online orders to arrive.0
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