Vegetarian group. Kick-off WEEK 1

Anything else you want to share - I have been living with my long term boyfriend, who is a meat eater. This made things especially tough ie. cooking two meals, invonvenience on family outings...

It won't get any easier. I'm married to my high school sweet heart (been togeather total for 9 years) and he's an omnivore...so is our daughter. I just prepare food for me and he cooks meat for them. We all eat the same sides and desserts and stuff...but if they want meat he has to cook it.

oh i hear ya, my entire family eats meat. I'm the only veggie. It sucks bc I have to make my own meal separately...but meh, whatever, right? haha


Maid, yea I'm feeling better. I think it was something I ate.

That is what I am going to try (if he wants meat he will need to cook it)... He always comes back with its economically smarter to eat meat :grumble: .... well I think me feeling better is worth the extra money! I really though that most vegetarians and vegans lived with otehr vegans/ vegetarians.... glad to know other people are in teh same situation and ahve some words of wisdom to offer:happy:

Economically smarter?? It's cheaper, healthier (generally) better for the environment (MUCH smaller carbon footprint) if you're a veggie!

Veggies unite!!

Reading this thread has done me so much good. It has helped me see that I am not alone in my struggles. Thanks!

No one is ever truly alone in their struggles. All you have to do is ask a group of people if they have ever been in the same place...and most likely you'll receive at least one answer of 'yes'.

Hi i would love to jion this group

I want to lose 20 lbs down 9 to date
i have one daughter 5
been vegetarian for 6 years


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Welcome! It's great to have you with us...always looking for more veg heads like ourselves.

That is what I am going to try (if he wants meat he will need to cook it)... He always comes back with its economically smarter to eat meat :grumble: .... well I think me feeling better is worth the extra money! I really though that most vegetarians and vegans lived with otehr vegans/ vegetarians.... glad to know other people are in teh same situation and ahve some words of wisdom to offer:happy:

Uhm this makes no sense to me. When I was buying meat for us *my boyfriend and I* before we went veg our grocery bill would average at $110 to $120. Now that we have both gone veg *on our way to being vegan* our grocery bill is about $80 to $90. The only thing that has changed about what we buy is that instead of meat we buy more veggies, tofu, and fake meat products. You should compare your grocery bill when you do and don't buy meat cause it seems like maybe your just taking his word for it?:flowerforyou:

I second that! I definitely spend way less money now that I'm a vegetarian, you can argue with numbers...

This is an interesting article about using vegetarianism as a *diet* diet. As in, a "to lose weight" diet, not a lifestyle diet.

http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/healthy/news/diet_vegetarianvegan

hi all,

I found a really good go to recipe for a pita panini

one whole wheat pita cut open
2 tsps prepared pesto
1 oz skim milk shredded mozzerella
three slices of tomato that i de - seeded

i put it on my forman grill and it came out great with a small side salad it was only about 400 calories which means i have enough calories left for a glass of red wine :drinker:

i hope the rest of you have a great dinner:flowerforyou:

Hi Everyone,

can I still join the group?


Here is my info

Goal weight loss in lbs: 28 lbs (for now, then see what else needs toning up)

# of Kids (or do you want kids): we want kids

How long have you been a vegetarian or vegan? : I did it in stages. I started off eating only chicken and fish for 1 year, then since March this year I dont eat any animal meat at all.

Age: 25

Anything else you want to share -
I find it very hard to reach my nutritional goals on MFP since I stopped eating chicken and fish too.
Most of the time I dont even make it to 1200 because most of what I eat is vegetables (and there is only so much cauliflower a girl can eat in a day :laugh: )
So I would be greateful if we could share some ideas. I am particularly looking for foods high in calories but low in fat, as it seems that if I want to reach at least 1200 calories a day, I have to go over in fat (by adding pesto, olive oil, avocado to my meals)..

Hi,
yes I eat the Quorn products range but they are very high in fat which is part of my trouble and why I go over my fat allowance when tryign to reach 1200 calories / day... :ohwell:

Hi,
yes I eat the Quorn products range but they are very high in fat which is part of my trouble and why I go over my fat allowance when tryign to reach 1200 calories / day... :ohwell:

Have you eaten plain tofu? It's got hardly any fat and you can dress it up the way you want.

no I have not tried plain tofu yet (other than in a thai curry). I find it hard to find easy vegetarian recipes and havent even ventured as far as using tofu yet. But I will give it a go. Any websites for Tofu recipes that you could recommend?

Thank you x

Hi,
yes I eat the Quorn products range but they are very high in fat which is part of my trouble and why I go over my fat allowance when tryign to reach 1200 calories / day... :ohwell:

Have you eaten plain tofu? It's got hardly any fat and you can dress it up the way you want.

no I have not tried plain tofu yet (other than in a thai curry). I find it hard to find easy vegetarian recipes and havent even ventured as far as using tofu yet. But I will give it a go. Any websites for Tofu recipes that you could recommend?

Thank you x

There are a bazillion sites out there. vegcooking.com is a great one. Also, stop by your library and pick up The Moosewood Cookbook (Mollie Katzen)...always a great book.

great, thank you!

Hi,
yes I eat the Quorn products range but they are very high in fat which is part of my trouble and why I go over my fat allowance when tryign to reach 1200 calories / day... :ohwell:

Have you eaten plain tofu? It's got hardly any fat and you can dress it up the way you want.

no I have not tried plain tofu yet (other than in a thai curry). I find it hard to find easy vegetarian recipes and havent even ventured as far as using tofu yet. But I will give it a go. Any websites for Tofu recipes that you could recommend?

Thank you x

I made a list a while ago of some simple ideas for a quick meal...I'm sure I have many additions by now but here it is!

Meal Ideas

Fake hot dogs topped with chopped onion, veggie chili and soy cheese

Broccoli slaw salad with Asian sesame dressing or mandarin orange dressing

Veggie Nachos-corn chips with veggie chili, guac, tomatoes, soy cheese

BBQ onion pita- sauté red onion then add some open pit bbq sauce, add slice of veggie cheese

Veggie Pita- cucumbers, sprouts, tomato, with balsamic vinaigrette

Grilled cheese with veggie slices and tomato

BLT (use fake bacon)

Tofurky Brat with sautéed white onion and spicy mustard

Faux chicken patty with mayo and cheese on whole wheat bun

Veggie burger with onion, lettuce and tomato

Homemade pizza with veggies, or olive oil, garlic, artichoke and black olive pizza

Tortillas with “cream cheese” and sundried tomatoes with lettuce and dried basil (can add fake chicken strips)

Sundried tomato polenta sautéed with olive oil, drizzle with balsamic vinaigrette and fresh basil

PMC on wheat bun- pickles “mayo” and veggie cheese

Homemade French onion soup

Black bean cakes with lime mayo

sauted tofu cubes with sundried tomatoes, fresh spinach and garlic


Sides:

Steamed broccoli with garlic salt and pepper

Carrots glazed with brown sugar

Green beans with soy sauce, honey and peanuts







Snacks:


Roasted Red pepper hummus with pita chips

Bananas with soynut butter

Almonds

Apples with soy cheese slices



On the road vegan fare:

Taco bell- bean burrito fresco style

Burger King- veggie burger no cheese or mayo

Chili’s- Black bean burger with no ranch (side of honey mustard)

Quiznos- Veggie sub

Chipotle-veggie tacos

Just dropping in to say hello :flowerforyou:

Welcome SimonsSchatz! Do you eat morning star or boca products? They aren't 2 bad. I've been looking around the web trying to find good vegetarian recipes, there are def a lot of them out there. How's it going so far? Have you found anything?

Hi Kidvicious,

we dont have these products in the UK, at least not that I know of. I was looking yesterday for tofu recipes. but they werent so great to be honest, unless you put it in a stir fry, but hey thats not difficult is it. I was hoping to find a bit mroe different options.
I will just randomly add it to food i guess.

try the fat free vegan website her food is great

fatfreevegan.com

I just had a quick look, it looks great! thanks so much for this!! :happy: