it has been about a month that i have been vegetarian. i feel like i always eat the same thing. i am a mexican american. if i eat anymore cheese enchiladas, bean and cheese tacos, and nachos im going to go crazy!!!!!!!!!! plus bbq is everywhere i go... it is being stuffed down my face practically! any suggestions on places in HOUSTON or what I can eat????
2007-09-10 20:11:49 · 14 answers · asked by mirel; GO COOGS! 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
I'm vegan and these are some of my favorite things to eat:
Breakfast: bananas, cream of wheat with brown sugar and soy butter, cereal, pancakes or french toast with real maple syrup, vegan "sausage" patties, smoothies.
Snack: BRUSSEL SPROUTS =) no joke
Lunch: vegan "sausage" sandwiches, sandwiches with vegan deli slices(Tofurkey is the only one that's kinda funky), fruit, dinner leftovers, couscous salad, vegan sushi, potato or pasta salad.
Dinner: homemade veggie burgers, sloppy joes, "sausage" and gravy with homemade biscuits, Spaghetti and Trader Joe's "meatballs" or TVP, lasagna, Thai pad see ew, pad khi mao(drunkard's noodles), pad prig king, tofu+eggplant with basil sauce, yellow thai curry with tofu or vegan chikn and veggies and jasmine rice, Indian dal with homemade roti or dosai, channa masala, aloo gobi, vegetable or minestrone soup, pizza, STEAMED "PORK" BUNS with potstickers or spring rolls, sweet&sour/orange/lemon chikn, vegan pho or wonton soup, baked tofu, BBQ homemade seitan (tastes like BBQ'd ribs), kabobs
I use these sites to find recipes:
http://www.foodnetwork.com
http://vegweb.com
http://www.recipezaar.com
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2007-09-12 20:51:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I live in East Texas and my options are pretty limited, too. I've found that Mexican and Asian restaurants seem to be the most veggie friendly. Also, Subway's veggie delight isn't half bad, and if you don't mind hanging out with the old folks, Luby's Cafeteria has great vegetarian meals for cheap. With enough imagination you can even eat at a lot of fast food places. My personal favorite unhealthy veggie option is going to Sonic, getting a burger without meat, and putting tater tots in it instead...man, I just made myself hungy.
For the most part I make my own food anyway, but most places don't mind making special orders for you. You might get some weird looks or some questions when you order a pizza with only sauce and jalapenos (now I'm really hungry)... but at least you will be able to mix it up.
The hardest part of becoming a vegetarian (I'm four months in) for me was figuring out to eat. I never realized that most of the food I was already eating was vegetarian friendly.
As far as bbq is concerned, I've made my own with seitan or tofu before, it was pretty good actually. And I don't know if by "stuffed down my face practically" you mean it's everywhere or if people are constantly offering you meat, but I've found the most effective way (but the meanest) to get people to stop offering you meat is to kindly take the plate they give you and throw it in the trash in front of them, plate and all. I've only had to do this on one occasion, but if you waste a $15 dollar steak you can be pretty sure they won't do it again.
One thing though, I don't understand how anyone could ever get tired of Tex-Mex.
Good luck, hope this helps.
2007-09-11 02:31:36 · answer #2 · answered by Divided By Zero 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am a vegan in Austin - and luckily it is pretty easy to do here - I am sure Houston is a challenge. Here are a few ideas.
I know there are several Whole Foods in Houston - it is a great place to go for lunch. Most Whole Foods will make you a yummy veggie sandwich, they also have soup, and other veg-friendly items.
Have you been to Pepper Tree? It looks delicious!
http://www.peppertreeveggiecuisine.com/index.php
I have been dying to try Field of Greens.
http://www.fieldofgreenshouston.com/
What about Sweet Tomatoes? They have lots of vegetarian options and they are well marked as such.
http://www.souplantation.com/
You will probably need to make more food at home. Get a few vegetarian and vegan cookbooks out of the library to try some of the recipes! Make homemade pizza or pasta, use Morningstar chiken strips to make your own fajitas at home, try Middle Eastern foods such as hummus and tabouli, try not to rely on cheese too much as it is fattening and not good for you or the cows, Gardenburger makes a delicious BBQ rib substitute when you need a good, messy onion, pickle and BBQ sandwich on white bread......
Hope those ideas helped!
2007-09-11 12:20:15 · answer #3 · answered by texaspice9 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I second looking at the HappyCow listing or other listings. Houston has a reasonable number of Asian/Indian people so there should be some ethnic restaurants to choose from. The listing seemed to show other standard "American" fare in vegetarian format. You may also want to learn to cook different kinds of foods.
Some different things I've eaten recently are portobello mushrooms in peanut satay sauce and stuffed peppers with corn/onion/mushroom stuffing.
2007-09-11 15:29:23 · answer #4 · answered by FM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm just north of you in Spring..yeah it is a challenge. I was recently taken to a wonderful Indian place Sitar near the Woodlands. Also I do Thai & "Sushi" style resturants most have nice Veggie Sushi(really). You can even get Veggie Habachi at my local 1. I went to Santa Fe Flats grille, they had true Veggie tacos( carrots, brocolli, snow peas) it was very interesting. At SeaGrass I had a wonderful House Salad with a side of their super Mash Potatoes.
I'm not sure of your location & I've only been here 18 months but I hope this was some help. It wasn't much better in Altanta. I just knew more places.
Slainté (to your health)
2007-09-10 22:24:30 · answer #5 · answered by Celtic Tejas 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I live in Scotland, but I can give you ideas for what to eat at home. I just had boiled sweet potato and broccolli drained and stir-fried in a pan with aubergine pesto and I chopped up a couple of veggie sausages to mix through. Later I'm having chickpeas, spinach and apple in a balti indian curry sauce with brown rice. I f you eat cheese - macaroni cheese, pizzas. I love to make my own pizzas with bread, tomato pizza base, tofu cheese, green peppers and veggie 'bacon.' Cottage pie - instead of minced beef use lentils, mix with carrot, onion and veggie gravy (surprisingly most are) put it in a lasagne dish and top with mashed potato and bake in the oven. Make various flavours of stew with different varieties of beans instead of meat. Get a veggie cookbook. Best of luck!
2007-09-11 01:28:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to subway, and get a veggie delight sandwich, or go to chipotle and get a burrito bowl with no meat, its the best even though I eat it with steak, it comes with limed rice, beans that taste better than usual, and pico de gallo sauces, and other sauces, sour cream, chesse, and guacamole..its great! Trust me...or at thos BBQ places a baked potato...with all the fixings..
2007-09-10 20:24:31 · answer #7 · answered by Joule 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Bombay Sweets is in Houston and it is one of the best Indian restaurants I have been to. Large, cheap buffet with wonderful food, and the biggest dessert array I have ever seen. I go there every time I'm in Houston.
2007-09-11 02:58:04 · answer #8 · answered by blackbyrus 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Texas Roadhouse promises the rustic vegetable plate, which permits you to flow with 4 aspects. i think of this could be marvelous for you, and you will get the main type this way. *be conscious: i've got faith the eco-friendly beans are made with Sir Francis Bacon, so it extremely is beneficial to to evade those.
2016-10-04 08:58:35 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out www.happycow.net and www.vegdining.com to find vegetarian and veg-friendly restaurants in your area. Actually, they have listings for all over the world, but you should be able to find something in the Houston area.
2007-09-11 04:27:33 · answer #10 · answered by VeggieTart -- Let's Go Caps! 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋