Vegetarian Ideas

Makhaira said:
Careful you don't end up not eating enough protein matey, going veggie can cause a lot of health problems if you're not sensible about it. If you're going down this route because you think it's healthier, you might want to revisit that.

Of course, if you're doing this on moral grounds then my above comment is probably by the by to you.
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chickpeas, lentils, etc all have a lot of protein in them, as does milk and other dairy products, i know a lot of vegetarians (im sikh) and none of them have health problems.
 
easyrider said:
I have not eaten meat for over 10 days now and have eaten really healthy food. I have not eaten cheese and have mainly had stir frys with curry sauce and Humous with seeded breads and chili's

Anyone have any simple vegie ideas to vary my diet a bit?

Cheers

Oh I hate quorn
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you can also make any meat dish you would normally make and replace the meat with an alternative.

paneer (indian cheese, it isnt like your normal cheese, some people at a wedding i went to mistook it for chicken once, so its a very good substitute in wraps and kebabs, etc.)

mushrooms - taste like calamari imo, if done right

a lot of indian food is veggie, you could look up dosa's, daal, sabji (sabjee, etc the spelling is different depending on the site as you cant write it in english)

im not a veggie myself but my fiancee is and so is her family, so i go with the flow, and vegetarians are usually a lot healthier than meat eaters.
 
Was going to but I took most of my recipe books into work. Off the top of my head...

Fry onion, garlic and celery in a large pan. Add green lentils, tin of tomatoes and stock. Simmer for 30-40mins. Meanwhile fry the aubergine circles in oil and set aside.

Transfer lentil mixture into a large ovenproof dish, top with the aubergines and white sauce. I often add cheese and mixed herbs to the sauce. Into the oven for about 30mins.

The lentils will expand so don't add too much. I'll post quantities on Tuesday if I remember
 
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Another good lentil dish is masoor dhal.

The recipe does not include coconut milk, I added this as I find it adds an extra dimension to the dish.

Orange lentils, turmeric and garlic, boiled in 1 tin of coconut milk and some water. Throw in some fried onions and spices at the end. Add sugar to taste

The only curry that my mum will eat as she dislikes hot food.
 
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easyrider said:
It stays in your gut and intenstine for weeks rotting.
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Not sure where you get your info but it's completely wrong. Meats and animal fats are the most easlily digested foods for us, the way to ensure good digestion is to make sure you are getting enough fats, very lean cuts of meat that are heavily cooked will be more difficult to breakdown, so cook meats rare to medium and make sure it contains a good proportion of natural fat, also increase the fat content if required by using butter, coconut oil or olive oil with your meals.

The pulses, grains and heavy fibre foods are more likely to cause digestive problems than meats. If weight loss and overall health improvement is your goal then moving to a vegetarian diet isn't advisable imo, as you will be eating a high carb/sugar diet. Dietry carbs and sugars drive body fat storage not animal proteins and fats.
 
also take a look at my quick and easy homemade pizza thread, you can literally do hundreds of different types.

sweetcorn, peppers, different cheeses, mushrooms, onions, jalapeno, pineapple (yuck), tomatoes (cherry or normal), etc
 
smit101 said:
Not sure where you get your info but it's completely wrong. Meats and animal fats are the most easlily digested foods for us, the way to ensure good digestion is to make sure you are getting enough fats, very lean cuts of meat that are heavily cooked will be more difficult to breakdown, so cook meats rare to medium and make sure it contains a good proportion of natural fat, also increase the fat content if required by using butter, coconut oil or olive oil with your meals.

The pulses, grains and heavy fibre foods are more likely to cause digestive problems than meats. If weight loss and overall health improvement is your goal then moving to a vegetarian diet isn't advisable imo, as you will be eating a high carb/sugar diet. Dietry carbs and sugars drive body fat storage not animal proteins and fats.
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Fibre is good...Saturated fat is not.:confused:

I'm not on a high Carb diet though....The stir fry I made tonight from a fresh pre pack was 40 cal's per 100 gram. 300 grams = 120 calories.

Give some cals for the curry sauce I made and it was a tasty low fat high fibre dinner,
 
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