I'm trying to kick eating meat. My main problem is i never know what to eat, besides really unhealthy snacks/meals. Are there any good, cheap, easy snacks/meal ideas anyone would like to share? And i only say easy, because i'm not the best in the kitchen :)Cheap, easy, healthy vegetarian snack/meal recipes?
Amy's Soy Mac-n-cheese, add Soy Knox or Smart Dogs.
Amy's Indian food or Trader Joe's Indian Food (Dal) with rice.
Hummus, pita bread and a salad.
Gardenburger Breakfast Bacon - make a BLT add avocado.
Slice tomatoes in rounds, top with Soya Kaas mozzarella cheese, basil, cut up figs (peeled, washed in hot water to bring out the sweetness) sprinkle with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Leave out to room temp until cheese is 'melted' looking.
Stir-fry veggies and rice with Tofu - I use extra firm, wrap in paper towels to soak up the excess water. Cut in slices, fry in a little olive oil, hot pepper sesame oil and soy sauce. Sprinkle with ginger, garlic, curry, whatever you have in the cupboard. Top with sesame seeds. You can also top it with sliced veggie cheese and serve on toasted sourdough with mustard.
Gardenburger Riblets, baked potato, broccoli (w/ lemon, margarine and garlic) and a salad.
Pasta w/ marinara sauce, if you have Boca Italian Sausages cut them up and add it to the sauce. Serve with garlic bread - spread butter on bread, sprinkle with garlic powder and brown in a pan, butter side down.
Clean portabello mushrooms, cut up, saute in olive oil, garlic and a little soy sauce. Serve with salad.
MorningStar Farms Sausages (not the breakfast ones) are good on homemade pizza - add mushrooms, tomatoes, broccoli, peppers, onions, soy cheese. Or if you are still eating egg whites, have the 'sausages' with egg whites.
Easy Corn Chowder Soup 鈥?1 can each of White Corn, Yellow Corn and Creamed Corn, including the water from the can. Cut up celery add to the pot, add a little rice dream milk.
To vegetarian refried beans add mild green sauce. Add soy cheese if desired. Make Spanish Rice 鈥?Far East and/or Rice-a-Roni makes it in a box, just add tomatoes. Serve in a burrito, taco or toasted 鈥?add lettuce, tomatoes, soy cheese and avocado to the top.
Quorn turkey roast, with mashed potatoes and a vegetable. Use leftovers on for a 'turkey' sandwich or in soup -
Vegetarian Chicken Noodle Soup
6 cups of pure water
戮 cup Vegetarian Chicken Soup Base
6 organic celery stalks, chopped
1 陆 cups sweet onion
6 carrots, chopped finely
1 package organic noodles (rice, corn or barley)
1 package of Quorn Tenders (or use leftover Quorn Turkey Roast cut up)
Saut茅 Tenders lightly in olive oil. Heat water, add soup base, stirring gently. Add vegetables, noodles (consider breaking them into 1-2 inch pieces) and Quorn Tenders.
Basil, Tomato and Mozzarella Sandwich
INGREDIENTS
1 (1 pound) loaf Italian bread
6 fresh basil leaves, chopped
2 tomatoes, sliced
4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced (Soya Kaas)
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
DIRECTIONS
Slice the loaf of bread in half lengthwise. Layer the basil, tomato slices, and mozzarella cheese between the two halves of bread. Cut into four sandwiches.
In a small dish, stir together the balsamic vinegar and red pepper flakes. Use as a dipping sauce.
Shortcut Minestrone Soup
2 qt. (8 cups) water
2 cans (14-1/2 oz. each) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen BOCA Meatless Italian Sausage, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
2 medium carrots, sliced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup bow tie pasta, uncooked
Place all ingredients in a large Dutch Oven or Stockpot. Bring to a boil on medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low, simmer 15 minutes or until carrots are tender, stirring occasionally.Cheap, easy, healthy vegetarian snack/meal recipes?
I tried becoming vegetarian a couple of times now and have finally resigned myself to being a ';flexitarian'; - as in, I just reduce the amount of meat I eat. Keep in mind that as a vegetarian you'll have to find alternate sources of protein in order to eat healthy - so think lentils, beans, and peanut butter!
If you're not handy in the kitchen then I suggest you just stock up on ';fake meat'; (usually found in your deli or veggie department). This way you can keep eating your regular foods and don't have to do anything but substitute the fake meat for the real stuff. The only downside to this is that wannabe meats tend to be expensive.
Otherwise buy lots of beans and lentils. You can whip up bean salads (my fave is a chickpea salad with random veggies on top) or toss together a lentil soup. Also buy cheeses - you can make sandwiches, put it on salads, etc.
If you're serious about this vegetarian thing, try joining a vegetarian cooking course. You'll improve in the kitchen and learn some unique recipes you'd probably never heard of before! (e.g. I took an Indian vegetarian cooking class - it was informative and a lot of fun.)
Snacks:
Chips and salsa
Pita chips/veggies and hummus
Baby carrots
Fresh fruit
Fresh veggies
Clif Bars
Raw nuts
Meals:
`Whole wheat pasta with red sauce (avoid cream-based sauces - loaded with fat!)
`Veggie stiry fry with brown rice (you can add frozen soy chickn' strips if you'd like)
`Black bean and brown rice tacos (think Chipotle)
`Vegetable soup (homemade is best for you - canned soups have loads of sodium)
`Stuffed green peppers (these can be stuffed like you would normally stuff them with ground beef, but use veggie crumbles instead)
I hope that helps a little!
corn and pepper stew :) mmmmm
INGREDIENTS
30 ml olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
0.5 red onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
6 g cumin
3 g ground dry mustard
ground cayenne pepper to taste
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans, with liquid
1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, with liquid
..DIRECTIONS
1.Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, and cook garlic and onion until onion is tender. Stir in the green bell pepper, and cook until tender but firm. Season with cumin, mustard, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper.
2.Stir the kidney beans with liquid and corn with liquid into the skillet. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and continue cooking 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve immediately.
ramen noodles with out the packet it helped me,being poor and incredably cheap, , just throw in some sour supreme or any vegan spice concotion, spike is great, the possibilities are endless.. you can find all sorts of frozen stuff in supermarkets but sometimes they're in strange places, my safeway puts all veg food betwwen breakfast foods and the ice cream .. and dont worry about protien so muchwhere do you think the animals your eating got it from.. eat as much greens as possible and if you dont want to eat 6 cups of salad a day throw some kale and a banana into the blender, dont be afraid to try new things, if you can buy from local farmers you might even be able to get a produce hook up , just dont give up.. ive been battling my omnivorism for 10 year now and im now switching to a raw diet, and i think anybody could do it if the gave up the convienence of the crap we eat everyday
2 books try ';everyday vegan'; awesome book,,
and a raw jucing one '; greensmoothie revolution';
sorry if im not helping but at least i try
Enjoy the wholesome goodness of carrot sticks for your vegetarian snack/meal.
1) wash carrot
2) peel carrot
3) cut carrot into uniform sticks
4) chill and enjoy the scrumptious taste.
Here are some really healthy snack ideas - mostly veggie friendly and completely portable!
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2210213/5_healthy_snack_alternatives_pg2.html?cat=5
Mac 'n Cheese
Red beans and rice
Peanut butter and jam or honey sandwich ( whole wheat bread)
grilled cheese on whole wheat bread
These have alot of protein for missing out on meat!
Go outside and pull a hand full of grass and eat it or find some styrofoam and pretend it is rice cakes.
dog steaks fried in bacon grease and garnished with hot-dog and chicken liver puree
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