Vegetarian recipes

[Nikki+2]

Originally Posted by JCarlson2004

I use to eat Boca Burgers all the time and a lot of other veggie/soy burgers but I had to give them up. I did a ton of research and soy is really bad for you. I can send you some articles if you like but if you google soy, you will see what I mean.

Also, there are veggie burgers out there with NO soy and they taste yummy! I can send you some links if you'd be interested in buying them. I also love raw burgers (like I just had for lunch a spinach salad and a raw sunflower seed/veggie burger. It looks JUST LIKE a real beef burger and tastes sooo similar (it even SMELLS like a burger lololol) but it's soy and gluten free and all veggies and seeds. SOOOO DELICIOUS, you would love it!!!

Without getting into too much detail, I use to have a lot of problems w/ my menstral cycle. Once it stopped all together and I went to a whole bunch of doctors and specialists and it was determind that the soy was doing it. So now I avoid soy and diet soda all together (diet soda is bad for weightloss -- makes you hungry). Again, this is just me. I know a lot of people love diet soda (I personally use to be addicted to Diet Coke, no joke) but I gave it all up and what a huge difference it has made!

If you ever want to talk about this in more detail, just PM me. I've been doing a lot of research on this subject lolol Make sure you are getting enough protein. I eat more raw vegan than I do vegetarian because vegetarians eat dairy and bread and too much bread it just fattening. I still have some bread once in a while and dairy too but only once in a while. I do about 85% vegan and 15% vegetarian because once in a while I want some fresh mozzarella in my salad or I will be in the mood for a bowl of cereal.

For example, if I want a burger on a roll, I will have a whole wheat pita (they are only 70 calories) and put a raw sunflower burger on it w/ lettuce, tomato, sliced pickles and red onion and it's amazing -- better than any other burger I ever had!

Wow that is really interesting. I do eat soy but due to the possible cancer links do limit it but your situation is new to me- I guess another reason to limit it. I would love to know the non soy brands you use and I will definitely be giving your walnut burgers a try.

[Nikki+2]

Originally Posted by JCarlson2004

Same for me. It was never the taste of meat that made me give it up (I enjoyed a steak once in a while and I also liked grilling chicken breasts). But it's the slaughterhouses and how brutally the animals are killed. Just watch a few videos on PETA's website and you'll never eat meat again. So heart breaking!

Same for me and probably most for most people who stop eating meat. I have read on veggie forums that people who have never eaten meat or who haven't in a long time have a hard time with even the illusion of eating flesh- hence the aversion to Quorn and other products that come just a little too close to the real thing.

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by adorame

I have been vegetarian for almost 4 months now and I will substitute Morning Star Meal Starter Giller Crumbles for the ground beef for any foods that call for ground beef. I have made chilli, stuffed Shells, and shepherds pie, My 4 boy's and Husband will eat it and they say it is good! It's nice that you still have the same texture as the ground beef but 80% less fat!

I have seen the morning star brand, they sell it in whole foods around here. I've seen the sausages they sell, so im sure they have the ones you mention. gosh there are so many brands! lol

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by Nikki+2

Oh weird- I'm online but my light was off. It's strange to see your own light off.

Anyway- to keep OT - You should definitely try them- they are really good. The first few times I bought it I caught Lauren reading the label because she was afraid I was serving her real meat.

lol i think its amazing how real they can taste, what are they made of?

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by kezza

I'm a fellow veggie too...about 5 years now..I have a recipe for a mixed bean chilli? I'm not a very adventurous cook either..but this is easy..and really tasty..it's one of my favourites!

i'll take it, please post

[JCarlson2004]

Originally Posted by Nikki+2

Wow that is really interesting. I do eat soy but due to the possible cancer links do limit it but your situation is new to me- I guess another reason to limit it. I would love to know the non soy brands you use and I will definitely be giving your walnut burgers a try.

Yes, I've heard about the links between soy and cancer too. Scary!

I usually get my burgers from Jandis (Jandi's Natural Market - Home Page), a health food store in Long Island. They even have a really great little eat-in cafe section. Sometimes hubby and I grab lunch or dinner (depending on what time we go) before our grocery shopping. The burgers are in the organic deli section and they are FRESH, not frozen.

The walnut meat recipe that I posted is more for like tacos (like ground "beef") but I guess you could make it into patties -- I never tried it but I will the next time I whip up a batch!

Some people don't have stores by them that sell raw burgers fresh. Jandis isn't by me -- it's about a 30 minute drive -- but I try to go every 2 weeks to keep my kitchen stocked lol Sometimes it's just easier for people to go to their local store and buy the frozen burgers. So, here are some you can buy that are SOY FREE:

ONLY 1 of the veggie burgers from Amy's Kitchen are SOY FREE -- and they are the CALIFORNIA VEGGIE BURGERS

Amy's Kitchen - Products

This link is for Sunshine Burgers. I like them but still don't eat a lot of them because they contain grains -- and vegans stay away from that. But like I said, I'm not 100% vegan. So I do eat these once in a while or if I didn't get over to Jandis to buy my raw burgers. These are really yummy. I usually only buy the ORIGINAL SUNSHINE BURGER and the GARDEN SUNSHINE BURGER because they are only 190 calories, whereas the other 2 burgers are 240 and 250 calories. These are also USDA Organic and a nice option for those staying away from Soy.

Veggie burgers, nutritional, and health food products. Ellenville, NY

[JCarlson2004]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

I have seen the morning star brand, they sell it in whole foods around here. I've seen the sausages they sell, so im sure they have the ones you mention. gosh there are so many brands! lol

I believe Morning Star contains soy too. I use to eat their "sausage" patties.

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by JCarlson2004

Do you mean the Fairway in Brooklyn? I LOVE Fairway! I'm going there Thursday after work. They have such a wide variety. I also shop at Whole Foods a lot.

Well they're all over, they have one here near my house, its just im too lazy to go there cause it's right next to the hudson which means i have to go up and down this long hill and its chilly right now lol and they also have one around 72nd st manhattan. I love it, they have so much of everything, and omg i looove Whole foods!! i shope there too it is all the way downtown tho

[JCarlson2004]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

Well they're all over, they have one here near my house, its just im too lazy to go there cause it's right next to the hudson which means i have to go up and down this long hill and its chilly right now lol and they also have one around 72nd st manhattan. I love it, they have so much of everything, and omg i looove Whole foods!! i shope there too it is all the way downtown tho

OMG I never knew Fairway was in Manhattan!!! lolol I go to the Whole Foods on 7th Avenue and West 24th. I usually walk there after work, do my shop and then hubby drives in to pick me (and all the groceries lol) up.

[JCarlson2004]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

i'll take it, please post

Yes, please post! It sounds yummy and I love chili.

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by JCarlson2004

I use to eat Boca Burgers all the time and a lot of other veggie/soy burgers but I had to give them up. I did a ton of research and soy is really bad for you. I can send you some articles if you like but if you google soy, you will see what I mean.

Also, there are veggie burgers out there with NO soy and they taste yummy! I can send you some links if you'd be interested in buying them. I also love raw burgers (like I just had for lunch a spinach salad and a raw sunflower seed/veggie burger. It looks JUST LIKE a real beef burger and tastes sooo similar (it even SMELLS like a burger lololol) but it's soy and gluten free and all veggies and seeds. SOOOO DELICIOUS, you would love it!!!

Without getting into too much detail, I use to have a lot of problems w/ my menstral cycle. Once it stopped all together and I went to a whole bunch of doctors and specialists and it was determind that the soy was doing it. So now I avoid soy and diet soda all together (diet soda is bad for weightloss -- makes you hungry). Again, this is just me. I know a lot of people love diet soda (I personally use to be addicted to Diet Coke, no joke) but I gave it all up and what a huge difference it has made!

If you ever want to talk about this in more detail, just PM me. I've been doing a lot of research on this subject lolol Make sure you are getting enough protein. I eat more raw vegan than I do vegetarian because vegetarians eat dairy and bread and too much bread it just fattening. I still have some bread once in a while and dairy too but only once in a while. I do about 85% vegan and 15% vegetarian because once in a while I want some fresh mozzarella in my salad or I will be in the mood for a bowl of cereal.

For example, if I want a burger on a roll, I will have a whole wheat pita (they are only 70 calories) and put a raw sunflower burger on it w/ lettuce, tomato, sliced pickles and red onion and it's amazing -- better than any other burger I ever had!

I'd love for you to send me the links. That sucks cause i love soy milk but i don't drink it all the time anyway, i just love the chocolate one. and i didn't know tofu was made of soy beans but i was planning on making stuff with that also but that's okay, as long as i find other things i can make that doesn't have soy im good. i will still drink my milk and yogurt, just not much. It's funny cause the yogurt i got, it's called Whole Soy & Co is vegan but it's the only yogurt i can eat, other yogurts just taste weird to me, i dont like the tangy taste they have and i never have liked reg. milk either so thats what made me try soy and i just loved the taste. But im anemic and someone had told me that soy is good for that, but who knows. about the soda, omg i used to be addicted to it too, still am coping with that. My bf will buy 2 liters of coke, sprite all the time and i would drink them all, i just always had to have a cup in my hand with a bunch of ice cause i LOVE chewing ice, which i also heard is signs of anemia. anyway he would complain that i would drink all the soda and i told him 'you know what, stop buying them! i cannot see soda in the fridge and not drink it' so now if he wants soda he only buys a can for himself and hides it from me lol but for the past week i have successfully stuck to water, the thing i find that helps is if i just keep refilling a water bottle and have it by me all the time. If i don't do that and im thirsty i will drink whatever has sugar in it. It def. has made a diff. tho, on myself and on my skin, i suffer from acne now and then. Hopefully with my new diet it will get better. I'm also trying to not overeat on those carbs, i eat a lot of whole grains, the biggest challenge for me is getting enough protein in but so far i've been doing okay with that. That's why i made this thread, so i can get more recipes lol but there's tons of info here, and now i have a list of things to buy thanks to you guys

Thanks for the info on soy, i did google it real quick and saw tons of links, so im going to do my research on it. I read a quick snip about how it can prevent fertility and that's now good.

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by JCarlson2004

OMG I never knew Fairway was in Manhattan!!! lolol I go to the Whole Foods on 7th Avenue and West 24th. I usually walk there after work, do my shop and then hubby drives in to pick me (and all the groceries lol) up.

That's the one i go to!!!! LOL It's far from me though, well not that far but i can't buy that much stuff cause then i would have to carry it all on the train unless we take the car but we rarely use it in the city. I love that one though, they have so many good food ready to eat! But yea fairway is in manhattan, there's probalby like 4 of them, the one i go to is on 125th by the hudson, but i think there's 2 more downtown.

[JCarlson2004]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

I'd love for you to send me the links. That sucks cause i love soy milk but i don't drink it all the time anyway, i just love the chocolate one. and i didn't know tofu was made of soy beans but i was planning on making stuff with that also but that's okay, as long as i find other things i can make that doesn't have soy im good. i will still drink my milk and yogurt, just not much. It's funny cause the yogurt i got, it's called Whole Soy & Co is vegan but it's the only yogurt i can eat, other yogurts just taste weird to me, i dont like the tangy taste they have and i never have liked reg. milk either so thats what made me try soy and i just loved the taste. But im anemic and someone had told me that soy is good for that, but who knows. about the soda, omg i used to be addicted to it too, still am coping with that. My bf will buy 2 liters of coke, sprite all the time and i would drink them all, i just always had to have a cup in my hand with a bunch of ice cause i LOVE chewing ice, which i also heard is signs of anemia. anyway he would complain that i would drink all the soda and i told him 'you know what, stop buying them! i cannot see soda in the fridge and not drink it' so now if he wants soda he only buys a can for himself and hides it from me lol but for the past week i have successfully stuck to water, the thing i find that helps is if i just keep refilling a water bottle and have it by me all the time. If i don't do that and im thirsty i will drink whatever has sugar in it. It def. has made a diff. tho, on myself and on my skin, i suffer from acne now and then. Hopefully with my new diet it will get better. I'm also trying to not overeat on those carbs, i eat a lot of whole grains, the biggest challenge for me is getting enough protein in but so far i've been doing okay with that. That's why i made this thread, so i can get more recipes lol but there's tons of info here, and now i have a list of things to buy thanks to you guys

Thanks for the info on soy, i did google it real quick and saw tons of links, so im going to do my research on it. I read a quick snip about how it can prevent fertility and that's now good.

I will never eat soy (or any soy products) again! When I tell you the kind of pain I use to have, AWFUL periods where I couldn't even stand up!! After my doctor said stay away from soy, I did and everything went back to normal. Then I added soy back to my diet and BOOM it hit me again, the terrible cramps, the spotting on and off all month long and then my period stopped all together again and that was it for me! I also use to LOVE soy milk! I really missed it for the longest time but I'm over it now.

If you look up a few posts, you'll see some links that I posted.

[kezza]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

i'll take it, please post

MIXED BEAN CHILLI.

2 onions, finely chopped.
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped.
1.5 TSP paprika.
1 TSP dried or fresh Thyme.
1 Red pepper, diced.
1 green pepper, diced.
1 can of tomatoes.
2 TSP Tomato ketchup or puree.
A good splash of Tabasco sauce.
A sprinkle (0.5 TSP) Chilli flakes.
200 grams (or 1 can) of cooked kidney beans.
200 grams (or 1 can) of cooked chick peas.
1 TSP cornflour dissolved in cold water. (optional)

Saute the onion, garlic, paprika and Thyme very gently;
Add the peppers and allow to soften without browning.
Add the remaining ingredients, and let the whole lot simmer for a good long time.
Taste for seasoning, it may need a pinch of sugar, a squeeze of lime juice, or extra Tabasco.
Serve with Lime & Coriander creme fraiche; Tip a tub of creme fraiche into a pretty serving dish. Beat it with the juice of half a Lime, pinch of salt, and a good Tablespoonful of finely chopped coriander.
Serve the Chilli in bowls, sprinkle more coriander over the top and serve with Nacho's, wild rice, Guacamole, and creme fraiche, or, just bread. who cares when the Chilli is this good?!

[kezza]

I like my Bean Chilli with grated cheese on top...yummy!
Let me know what you think if you decide to try it!