vegetarians ........?

Question

I'm trying to go vegetarian, what's a good way to start? and what are some good vegetarian recipes? where can i buy veggie burgers?

Answer 1

CONGRATS! I went vegetarian 4 Weeks ago and feel great. Veggie burgers are sold at almost all large grocery store. Try protein shakes, you can add a powder with vitamins and add frozen fruit, and its really good. I am 14 and feel better all ready. You will be surprised by how many veggie meals there are, even the "TV dinner" style, they are called Amy's, not sure if i spelled that right. Just google it, and you will find tons of recipe is. Another thing is to take a great multi-vitamin. You want to be sure to get all you need. Good luck, an happy dining. :)

Answer 2

Good for you. You've already made the first step.

Many meals you make are or can easily be made vegetarian.

Yves makes a number of veg*an options (check the refrigerator case at your local grocery store), including taco filler that's very similar to ground meat. Chop some veggies, get some taco shells, and you have an easy dinner.

If a recipe calls for chicken broth, use vegetable broth. If a recipe calls for beef broth, use mushroom broth (it's not as esay to find, but there are mushroom boullion cubes).

If there is a Whole Foods, Wild Oats, or natural foods store in your area, they should have veggie burgers in the frozen (or refrigerator) section.

The following companies make veggie foods:

Amy's Kitchen
Yves
Gardenburger
LightLife

You can get all sorts of vegan goodies at these websites:

www.veganstore.com
www.veganessentials.com
www.foodfightgrocery.com

Answer 3

Why buy the veggie burgers when you can make them?
16oz can pumpkin, some oatmeal & wheat germ, add in soya sauce(light) and if you like some seasoning salt.
optional: diced onions. Mix all together and you got fake hamburger. Use it as you would any hamburger but cook in oil if using fry pan and grease pan if you're make meat loaf.
for making fake meatballs taste good dip them in oil before cooking with spagetti or maccaroni! My Veggy Corner booklet my help you order from me or pick copy up at Library. Only 25 copies made! 10 donated to Library!
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Answer 4

See these guides to transitioning to vegetarianism:
http://www.tryveg.com/cfi/toc/?v=06making
http://vegcooking.com/makingthetransition.asp

Basically, work with the meals and recipes you already like and find ways to adapt them to be vegetarian.. for instance, pasta and meatballs becomes pasta and Nate's Meatless Meatballs.

Most grocery stores have veggie burgers nowadays. Whole Foods has a great variety of veggie burgers and other faux meats. Here's a guide to the best mock meats: http://vegcooking.com/guide-favs.asp

As for recipes, check out these sites:

http://www.cok.net/lit/recipes/
http://www.chooseveg.com/vegan-recipes.asp
http://vegcooking.com/searchRecipes.asp

Good luck!

Answer 5

most major groceries have a vegetarian section.walmart has a frozen food section where i get my boca burgers.they r the best cause u nuke em n the wrapper.the other ones u have 2 open the wrapper and the burgers get crusty around the edges.i love 2 make vegi spaghetti.i buy my favorite sauce and put n green olives,onions.frozen ground soy meat and cottage cheese.and mushrooms. also one of my fav's is,i buy the frozen soy chicken strips and add roasted red peppers,mushrooms and ragu sauce n a jar.its not Alfredo,I think its a Parmesan,its a white sauce.anyway i pour it over pasta and its yummy.

Answer 6

here is a simple recipe for lentil burgers or patties
boil 4 oz green or continental lentils till tender
fry 2 med onions till brown with some garlic
drain lentils add 2-3 ozs quick cook oats and the onion mix, add tsp lemon juice few chopped herbs and season to taste heat oil in pan and fry dollops till brown serve with brown gravy.
another for sausages
5oz fresh bread crumbs
5oz crumbly cheese grated
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp parsley
1/2 tsp garlic granules
lg egg
put every-thing in-to bowl mix together with hands form into sausages or burgers and fry in hot oil

Answer 7

One thing you can do is continue to make the things you used to make, but just change the meat ingredients to a plant-based alternative. Here are some examples:

Tacos / Burritos -- use beans instead of meat

Spaghetti -- use TVP (textured vegetable protein) instead of meat

Chili -- use kidney beans and TVP

Stir Fry -- use Tempeh, Seitan or Tofu instead of meat


When you're ready to branch out, check out the website link included. It's my favorite "online cookbook". Best of luck!

Answer 8

stir fry foods are good to start leave out the meat

Answer 9

you can get bocca burgers and other bocca products in grocery stores just dont look at it when you eat it it looks so nasty you can go to http://www.vegcooking.com/searchRecipes.asp for recipes

Answer 10

buy some veggies.