Food & Drink - 8 November 2007

Ive never had tofu, I heard it has a meat texture? And I hate the feel and taste of meat in my mouth.

I cannot have nuts, rice and seeds because of a stomach problem. So I usually have the following:

Salad
Organic pasta with non dairy butter

and a "sheppards pie" without the hamburg/meat.

Can anyone suggest new ideas please? Since I stopped meat/dairy and junk foods a few months ago I have lost lbs and feels SO incredible. I need new meal ideas so I can continue this. Thanks

2007-11-08 02:36:48 · 8 answers · asked by Abc 1 in Vegetarian & Vegan

I have on hand 1.25 oz of taco seasoning in pkg or I have a can of green chili enchilada sauce. Any ideas what I can replace this 4 oz of taco sauce with? I'm making a mexican casserole. Hate to make special trip to town.

2007-11-08 02:24:24 · 8 answers · asked by lala 3 in Cooking & Recipes

NYC just made a sundae calld " Fffrozen Haute Chocolate" apparently it's made out of edible gold.....wow plus it's $26,00 a pound...wow! i would love this kind of cake!...for more details...http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071107/lf_nm_life/dessert_dc it's amazing....appaerently i didn't know there was edible gold...haha well i just wanna know..who is shcoked by this?? would you buy it??

2007-11-08 02:17:48 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cooking & Recipes

This is a repost, but I didn't get much more than "eat more protein" in the Diet & Fitness section.

Original Post:
I need to know if this is a good diet plan to stick with, and if there is anything I need to add or subtract. It wouldn't be the same every day, but this is typical of what I would eat in a day.

5am - 8oz skim milk & a banana
6:30am - package of instant oatmeal and an apple
9am - granola or protein bar
12pm - 1cup brown rice & 1cup blackeye peas w/ 1/2cup fat free yogurt and berries
3pm - pita chips(about 15) & salsa
6pm - potato , steamed veggies, and olive oil / vinaigrette dressing

I've already done the math, and this comes out to about 1800 calories, which is what I want. I work a lot... from 6:30am to 7pm usually, and I don't have a lot of time to work out, so I'm trying to get my diet as healthy as possible. I try to do some at home workouts during the week if I have time, but usually that only happens twice, but I can work out on the weekends.

p.s. I became a vegetarian a few months ago, so that is why there isn't any meat on the menu.

Any help would be appreciated.

Additional Details

22 minutes ago
I'm not trying to maintain my weight, I'm trying to lose, so that is why I'm aiming for 1800 cal/day.

1 minute ago
I just did the calculations for protein. With this sample day, I would get 76.7g of protein. The daily recommended value is 50g. Protein does not mean meat, protein is in potatoes, beans, veggies, rice, etc.

2007-11-08 02:11:35 · 25 answers · asked by Divided By Zero 5 in Vegetarian & Vegan

2007-11-08 02:01:54 · 12 answers · asked by Rajiv K 1 in Beer, Wine & Spirits

I am having approximately 15 people over for christmas and i love to make dishes in the crock pot could u possibly spare some good and not too complicated recipes for me thanks a bunch and have a good weekend...

2007-11-08 01:49:12 · 14 answers · asked by THE UK WILDCAT FAMILY 10 6 in Cooking & Recipes

2007-11-08 01:34:58 · 2 answers · asked by Smoke G 1 in Cooking & Recipes

the only place ive bought it from is abroad airports etc

2007-11-08 01:26:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beer, Wine & Spirits

There is a foreign food product that I would like to have analysed. The food is from the African continent.

Preferably a government body but not essential.

2007-11-08 01:23:08 · 1 answers · asked by Chimera's Song 6 in Other - Food & Drink

2007-11-08 01:19:06 · 12 answers · asked by Tracy 1 in Other - Food & Drink

We've had great success with ribs, chicken, and salmon but have never done something this size.

2007-11-08 01:15:16 · 5 answers · asked by LjayNYC 1 in Cooking & Recipes

I get not eating meat on ethical grounds, but pretending that eating fish/meat is unhealthy or unnatural?

Our European stone age ancestors were eating a diet that was 70% animal/fish (source of info bone mineral analysis, look up 'Trent woman') and were making it into their sixties with no medical care. How is that unhealthy?

2007-11-08 01:08:06 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Vegetarian & Vegan