Grocery shopping- any healthy suggestions for a Vegetarian?

ashleyacee
ashleyacee Posts: 118
in Food and Nutrition
I am a Vegetarian, I am not a picky eater and am open to new foods, though I do not like most dairy. I always get almond milk and try to get soy cheese preferably but I don't mind real cheese. I love to try new healthy foods! If you have any suggestions I would love to hear some and change my grocery list a bit. ( I also live in Canada)

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  • ashleyacee
    ashleyacee Posts: 118
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  • Hood25
    Hood25 Posts: 201 Member
    Hummus on Wasa crisp'n light 7 grain crackerbread, cottage cheese has excellent protein if you like it and there are low sodium brands, avacados, nuts of course like planters low sodium cashews (helps when you crave salt), whole wheat pasta with Wolfgang puck's arrabbiata sauce (lower in sodium than many sauces and it's super yummy), kale to make kale chips and put in a ziplock for a quick snack, and mission carb balance tortillas to put peanut butter, hummus with veggies or cheese, black beans and salsa or what ever you like on sandwiches. Pears. I never knew how good they could be. I like to slice them and have a crunchy snack. Hope these healthy ideas spark an interest!
  • cheesy_blasters
    cheesy_blasters Posts: 283 Member
    I really enjoy making mushrooms/kale and bok choy with garlic and onion. Like a stir fry but with no rice. I also like to make Tofu "wings" by slicing tofu, grilling it and adding a really awesome BBQ sauce.

    Are you looking for more whole food ideas or more packaged/fast and easy type stuff?
  • _the_feniks_
    _the_feniks_ Posts: 3,412 Member
    Kung Pao Tofu, one of my favorites. I also made some Southwestern Tofu Burgers last weeke that turned out really good.
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    This is one of my favorite recipes ever, and it's even better a couple of days later:

    http://www.food.com/recipe/moroccan-vegetable-stew-51902

    I'd stay away from the "soy-everything" kind of eating, personally. Soy is an easy thing to make into a staple when you don't eat meat, but if you're eating mostly fresh food, real cheese is not going to be a serious enough problem to justify replacing it with soy
  • MandyJaneRose
    MandyJaneRose Posts: 29 Member
    I see on your profile that you live in Vancouver! I do too. Most grocery stores in Vancouver have smoked tofu in the produce section, and it is delicious. I slice it thinly on top of a salad, slice it into a panini, or sometimes just eat it plain or on crackers as a snack. Safeway now stocks shirataki noodles (package looks like this - http://www.shiratakinoodles.net/shirataki.jpg) which I use to add into soup or pad thai (other recipes here - http://www.hungry-girl.com/biteout/show/2157).
  • lisadlocks
    lisadlocks Posts: 212 Member
    I love to grill sliced zuchinni, yellow squash and eggplant and stack them in layers with your favorite hummus spread in between each layer. I cover it all with a can of no salt diced tomatoes and italian seasonings and sprinkle crispy fried onions on top (2 tablespoons per serving) and bake until bubbly. You can try a favorite soy cheese instead on top. You can also salt and pepper to taste but I am on a low sodium kick right now. You can also grill tofu and add it into the layers.
  • exacerbe
    exacerbe Posts: 447 Member
    In regards to cheese, DAIYA shredded cheeses are awesome. They are soy, dairy, gluten free; and they melt/stretch like regular cheese.
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    Brussel sprouts baked to crunchy. They taste like fries. Omnomnom!
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Vegetables are always a good option for a vegetarian.
  • SofaKingRad
    SofaKingRad Posts: 1,592 Member
    Lots of vegetables!
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    Brussel sprouts baked to crunchy. They taste like fries. Omnomnom!

    Oh absolutely; tossed in olive oil and sea salt and baked until almost charred... So good
  • geezer99
    geezer99 Posts: 92
    Tempeh -- on Saturday we baked it and used it in a snap pea and kale stir fry. (If it comes pre-packaged you don't have to boil it.)
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
    Vegetables are always a good option for a vegetarian.
    She said vegetarian, not vegetablarian! :noway:
  • lisadlocks
    lisadlocks Posts: 212 Member
    I am into baked tofu these days. I slice a firm block into eight pieces and paint each piece with my favorite Indian curry sauce. About 1/4 - 1/2 cup. I usually get josh rogan sauce by asian passage, Any jarred sauce will do that contains vegetarian ingredients. I paint the front and back and spray the pan with non stick spray and bake at 400 until nice and brown on both sides. You can pull it out based on your desired texture. More dry, bake longer. More curdy and soft bake less. I like it dryer. I usually place it all in a baggie when cool and pull them out as snacks throughout the day (that is if I don't eat it all right out the oven). Yummy and very filling!

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