Okay. Well, a vegetarian eats everything but meat. Meat is such a minuscule fraction of all the food out there. I'm gonna give you some of my trusted links to help you out. The three main concerns are: Protein, iron, calcium (silk soy milk has just as much calcium as cows milk) and vitamin B12... you can get sources for these on the sites below.
I'm glad you want to give it a try. Whatever level you chose is still making an impact... or lack thereof.
So, for the links:
http://goveg.com/ (this site is how and why I went vegetarian)
http://www.vrg.org/ (great info)
http://vegparadise.com/ (cool - and check out there protein facts for all the veggies, fruits, and meat subs)
http://www.vegsource.com/ (cool)
Oh, and for recipes, just search the archive of Q's in here (the vegetarian/vegan section under the Food & Drink section) for 'em.
Good luck! Stick w/ it.
2006-10-23 02:37:59
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answer #1
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answered by Mary 2
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You have loads of choice, we don't eat just vegetables,. There's soya products (tofu, tempath mince etc), quorn mince, quinoa mince, lentils, beans, chickpeas. There's a substiute for anything. You can also find soya incream, yogurts, chocolate, cream to name a few. I'd suggest going to the library and finding a good vegetarian cookbook and getting some ideas there, that way you won't keep getting silly answers from meat eaters who dont' know what they're talking about.
2006-10-23 05:49:49
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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Down-South Barbecue Twists-This amazing vegetarian soul food is a perfect cruelty free substitute for meat.
Ingredients:
2 lbs. seitan dough from packaged seitan mix or Homemade Seitan (See below)
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1/3 cup natural-style smooth peanut butter or tahini
1 Tbs. paprika
1 Tbs. garlic powder
1 onion, minced
1/4 cup warmed canola oil
1/2 cup Barbecue Sauce (See recipe below)
In a large bowl, pull and stretch seitan dough
Mix in nutritional yeast, peanut butter, paprika and garlic powder.
When ingredients are incorporated and dough is elastic and smooth, let rest a few minutes.
Meanwhile, saute onion over medium heat in oil until transparent,
about 5 minutes.
While onion-oil mixture is still warm, mix with seitan dough by pulling and stretching. Pull and stretch until texture is stringy but dough doesn't tear, about 5 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cut gluten into 12 pieces. Stretch and twist pieces around 12 bamboo skewers that have been soaked in water.
Place twists on lightly oiled baking sheet. Bake 30 minutes; brush twists with Barbecue Sauce and bake 10 minutes longer. Makes 12 twists
2006-10-23 06:08:57
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answer #3
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answered by PhilippianR 2
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Im a vegetarian and i eat, meat substitutes like quorn,tofu etc. i also eat lots of nuts and pulses, and pasta and rice. you dont really need meat, and you could always just have fish instead.
2006-10-23 16:07:58
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answered by Anonymous
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yeah, a vegetarian only eats meat, as a substitute for meat, vegetarians etas Tofu... the soft one which is made from soya... I once tried to be a vegetarian, it's really hard you know... the discipline..
2006-10-23 05:32:34
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answered by Anonymous
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I eat all fresh vegetables, steamed and stir fried, whole grains such as oatmeal, bulgar, brown rice, etc., some fresh and dried fruit, and for protein I eat beans, lentils, tofu, frozen Boca or Morningstar Farms products (grocery stores carry them), soy milk and then occasionally an egg and some cheese. Don't eat a lot of cheese you will get fat. Also most vegetables and grains and some fruits have a tiny bit of protein in them such as leafy greens, broccoli, etc.
2006-10-23 09:27:04
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answered by a_delphic_oracle 6
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depends on the country you are in England has this amazing product that's in some areas of the states called Quorn (think that's the right spelling) tofu for most US people I'm not sure of the rest of the world but beans are good world over for the protein.
2006-10-23 05:30:09
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answered by JoJo 2
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meat provides protien.u could substitute it with soya,lentils.etc.to resolve ur decision to become a veg,visit peters www.goveg.com.see the documentry "meet your meat".then u will be sure ur decision is the right one
2006-10-23 06:46:09
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answered by Lawyered 3
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I used to be a vegitarian, and it's really hard because you need tyo stock up on foods like soy products, beans, and tofu. Please, if you under 18 wait untill you've stopped growning to be a vegitarian, because it can stop the growth process, unless you eat large quantities of protien and vegi every day.
2006-10-23 11:55:22
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answered by Anonymous
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Vegetables?
I don't know; I eat meat. If it wasn't once alive and walking I won't eat much of it.
2006-10-23 05:34:14
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answered by Anonymous
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