:) What do vegetarians eat on an average day?

[AsianFlower]

I decided to go vegeterian for 1 month to see if I feel any better because my doctor said my body may have trouble digesting animal protein. I'm on day 3 of being vegetarian but am running out of meal ideas. Any help? Thanks!

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I also gave up dairy...

[lolatyou]

I'm not technically a vegetarian but the only meat I eat/like is shrimp and crab.

In a day I usually eat Chocolate chip waffles with peanut butter on top, with a fruit smoothie. You can drink/use Almond milk still, right? Banana smoothie with Almond milk is so good.

Egg salad sandwich or on green leaf lettuce with carrots or celery and a little ranch dressing. Sometimes i'll just make a grilled sandwich, with panini bread, grilled mushrooms, onions, bell peppers and feta cheese (maybe you could find a cheese substitute if you have to).

Shrimp or just plain vegetable spaghetti is really good. Vegetable Gumbo is so good. Jambalaya with just vegetables. I've made Vegetarian Lasagna. I've been wanting to make Eggplant Lasagna, it looks really good but I haven't tried it yet.

Black bean enchiladas with some cheese and ranch sauce. There should be a certain type of cheese you can get for vegans/vegetarians, I think?

Vegetable Curry is really good too. Vegetable Alfredo would be good too. I make tacos with black beans instead of meat.

Southwest Salads are also good if you like spicy food. Green leaf lettuce, tomato, black beans, corn, you can get these www.mrscubbisons.com/.../...ortilla_strips_new.png tortilla chips to go on it as well. With southwest or ranch dressing.

I like to take french bread and make vegetable pizzas with it, tomato sauce, black olives, tomatoes, mushrooms, bell peppers and cheese.

You could try Zucchini and Squash also. I actually looked up some videos on how to cook it good from YouTube lol

You can also buy veggie burgers, some of those are actually good.

Potatoes with vegetables/broccoli and cheese is always a really good side dish to your dinners or a salad with corn and black beans. Sweet potatoes are also really good. Also pea salad and potato salad is really good. You said you gave up dairy but is there a mayo substitute you can get? I'm sorry I don't know much about it.

Soups are also really easy and good to make. Vegetarian chili is also really good.
Potato soup. Tomato soup. Biscuits with white pepper gravy. Carrot soup.

[AsianFlower]

Wow! I love all your awesome ideas lol. Thanks for sharing :)

[lolatyou]

You're welcome :)

[Artist10]

No salmon, tuna or sushi?

[lolatyou]

I hate all of those lol. I only eat shrimp and crab.

[Artist10]

No? :(
I love salmon, not into shrimp but have crab at the japanese restaurant

[lolatyou]

Crab at Japanese or Chinese restaurants is so good.

@AsianFlower can you eat shrimp, crab or salmon?

[AsianFlower]

I love all three 😍

[lolatyou]

Oh in that case you could try shrimp fried rice, crab cakes, crab burgers, seafood stuffed baked potatoes are so good, crab salad/dip, grilled shrimp with grilled mushrooms, onions, bell peppers and jalapenos.

Sorry I don't have any fish ideas I don't eat it lol

[AsianFlower]

MMMmmmm you're making me drool :P Great ideas!!

[lolatyou]

lol, thank you for mho :)

[Artist10]

Just have some seafood soup, pretty good too

[ChaosKilledTheDinos]

Two of my housemates are vegetarians, one is on a meal plan through our university though so I don't really see what he eats much though. I do know he snacks on nuts a lot.

My other housemate gave me this really great recipe:
Vegetarian Curry -
ingredients:
coconut milk (1 can)
sweet potato
1/4 large onion
1/2 cup of lentils
green beans (broccoli or a pack of frozen snap peas)
jar of curry paste (try 1/3)
olive oil
- put large saucepan on stove, medium heat with olive oil
- cut potato into small (1/2 inch) cubes add to pan
- while potato is cooking, cut onion into similar sized pieces and greens if need chopping
- once potato is slightly soft, add can of coconut milk, lentils, curry paste, and onion (cover and let cook until lentils and potatoes are nearly done, stirring occasionally)
- when nearly done, add greens, stir, cover again
- serve with rice and enjoy!

And my other housemate who is dating a vegetarian guy gave me this recipe:

Vegetarian Chilli Slow Cooker -
ingredients:
onion
carrots (baby)
chickpeas
red beans
diced tomato
black beans
crushed tomato
garlic (2-3 cloves)
tex mex taco seasoning
--cook on low a minimum of 4 hours

In general, good stuff to use would be lentils, quinoa, tofu, and chickpeas.

Found this on Pinterest and really liked it. Anaheim peppers are awesome! Cilantro Lime Quinoa: https://wonkywonderful.com/cilantro-lime-quinoa/

[AsianFlower]

Wow, that is awesome! I love curry and chili so these recipes will be great. Thanks so much!!

[chnapo]

Easiest way is to eat tofu, soy and other kinds of vegan "meat" products. But not very healthy. Get some spices (tumeric, ginger, jeera) and herbs (basil and similar herbs, I don´t know their names), cook vegetables, most what we eat is Indian food, because India is the origin country of vegetarianism and vegetarians are a majority there. Vegetarian diet is not about getting lots of protein. You can eat vegetables with rice and if you use proper spices, it will taste awesome. I can give you some of my favourite vegetarian/vegan recipes if you like. I was born vegetarian (no meat, no eggs). Vegetarianism is about combinations of proper vegetables and proper spices, but the result is worth it.

[AsianFlower]

Yes, no tofu. I love spicy foods, esp. Indian. I make tea every day with coriander, fennel and cumin seeds. Sometimes I add cardamom or tulsi holy basil. In the afternoon I drink tumeric ginger tea. I also sprinkle tumeric on food like other people do salt. I'm trying to stay low fat, low carb and no dairy (due to allergies) so it is challenging to find what works for me.

[AsianFlower]

I could eat saag paneer all day long though lol :D

[chnapo]

I like your cooking style :) Homemade paneer is awesome. But I actually never tried Tulsi, eventhough I know it

[chnapo]

by the way thank you for MHG :)

[chnapo]

Oh and you were asking for ideas. I would suggest you some of my sauces for spaghetti. First one is simple -
Zucchini
Cut one onion, fry it on a little bit of oil or butter, add zucchini, soy sauce, smashed tomatoes or pomodoro, tumeric, black pepper, salt, little bit of sugar, garlic and basil + oregano (maybe also tulsi would be good). You can add water if you want it less spicy, but I don´t add any water.
Beetroot:
Fry one tbsp of mustard seeds on oil, then add jeera and gresh ginger (if you use ginger powder, add it after vegetables). Then put in beetroot cut to small pieces (not too small), add tumeric and chilli and cook for 15min, then add 2 carrots, pomodoro, water, salt, bit of sugar, cauliflower or brocoli and cook until carrot and beetroot are properly cooked. For the last 2 minutes add some peas, corn and after putting it off, juice half lemon inside. Some people don´t like lemon in this food, but I love it.

[chnapo]

*my favourite sauces
And there there are also foods like samosas, puri, chapati, which are easy to prepare and you can try thousands of variations of sabji. Oh and I almost forgot about kitchari, food of beggar which is worth king. It is very naurishing and purifying.

[AsianFlower]

I love samosas and chapati! What is puri?

[chnapo]

Puri is similar to chapati, it is fried Indian bread. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puri_%28food%29 this :) It is very tasty, but not as healthy as chapati because it is fried. Good with yoghurt and vegetables.. :)

[Artist10]

What are you currently eating? So far?
As in, what are your meals like..

[snowangle]

If you can't have cheese or tofu, it sounds like beans are going to be your main source of protein. Or can you still eat fish?

It's not much, but here's my recipe for spaghetti sauce :)
1 can crushed tomatoes
Minced garlic
Crushed red pepper
Salt and pepper, to taste
Put a saucepan on medium-low heat. Add enough vegetable oil to coat the bottom of the pan, then add the garlic (I don't measure lol.. maybe 1 heaping tablespoon). Sweat the garlic and be careful not to burn it. Also add the crushed red pepper at this time - I use 1 teaspoon but you can use more or less depending on how spicy you like it. Once the garlic is fragrant, add the can of tomatoes and turn the heat up. Heat through and add salt and pepper to taste.

I could eat spaghetti every day, so this would be my answer if I had to go vegetarian :) But I recommend going on Google and searching "simple vegetarian meals." Good luck!

[AsianFlower]

I love spaghetti!! I will definitely try this out. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

I'm vegan, used to be vegetarian. I used to eat thing's like greek yogurt with cereals, fruits and some nuts, sometime's a smoothie, oatmeal with peanut butter and fruit. Lunch could be a veggie burger with a salad, Pasta salad or pasta with sauce, peanut butter and jelly, " fake meat " with sandwich toppings and chips, dinner could be the same thing's listed as lunch. There are so many vegetarian and vegan food's!

[AsianFlower]

Hmmmm... you don't make it sound too bad :)

[Opinion Owner]

There's soooo much yummy stuff! You don't have to eat salad's or boring food's at all. I eat cookies and all kind's of " junk " as well as vegetables. I know some people think we eat like, twigs or grass, but i swear, we don't lol.

[rgb008]

Literally anything without meat. It's not that hard. It's not like you're a vegan.
Pastas, rice, potatoes, salads, yogurt, nuts, fruit, bread, cheese, vegetables.
You can make many entrees with those foods.

[AsianFlower]

Oh I also gave up dairy because it may be aggravating my allergies. We shall see. It's just so weird because I grew up with meat as a staple and now I feel confused on what to make or eat. It's a paradigm shift :)

[AsianFlower]

If you are vegetarian, specific dishes would be helpful ;)

[Cmasterson]

You can eat eggs, oatmeal, toast, yogurt for breakfast. Lunch can consist of salads, rice bowls etc. With fake meats and or just heaps of veggies, dinner can be around the same and soups. It's really not that hard it's just important to be eating a lot and getting your protein in from nuts, grains and eggs if you decide to eat eggs.

[AsianFlower]

Ok, yeah I've been eating lots of eggs, oatmeal and toast. I can eat eggs but try to stay away from nuts because I have no self-control when it comes to them :)

[DeValdini]

grass for summer, hay for winter.

[AsianFlower]

So not helpful :P

[DeValdini]

well, my cows are vegetarians too. and they disagree with u :D

[AsianFlower]

Baha good one ;)

[meatballs21]

Swamp moss and twigs. With lots of peanut butter because protein.

[Other_Tommy_Wiseau]

what's it like to hate yourself?

[AsianFlower]

Baha! The struggle is real...

[Glamgirl76]

I am vegetarian I eat mostly toffu and vegatables

[AsianFlower]

I can't have tofu :(

[Glamgirl76]

Whats your protein substute

[AsianFlower]

beans

[lopflodin]

vegetables