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Post by linsay|ahdodadodaday on Apr 20, 2011 16:19:47 GMT -5
i'm not a veggie either and i never will be but recently one of my friends introduced me to what i thought was impossible: a yummy veg dish O: i had a quorn lasagne and a veggie burer, soooo yummy -pats belly- xD XD That is something I never understand... is meat a necessary ingredient in order for food to be edible/delicious? ^ well i'm quite the carnivore so i suppose  actually that's a lie, my signature dish is a veggie dish and i looove it -biased- xD ooh and i made a cheese and spniach pasta tube thingy with a tomato sauce once but it tasted like chicken O: |
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Post by Breakingchains on Apr 22, 2011 21:59:48 GMT -5
Depends how much of it you're used to, I think. I've spent years eating meat every single day, and when I think of the prospect of cutting it out, it feels pretty daunting because on some level I've come to think of it as critical. If there's no meat on the plate, something in my brain automatically identifies it as "light snack" rather than "meal". =P There's also the fact that a lot of people either genuinely dislike veggies, or think they dislike veggies because they've only had them one way: stewed for six hours into a green-brown slop by the culinary-challenged. xDDDD (I thought for years I loathed peas, for instance, because what I knew as "peas" had always been boiled, then canned, then boiled again for good measure. When I had them raw, I almost didn't believe I was eating the same plant.) Anyways, thanks for all the information, guys. :3 I've so far been unsuccessful in locating Quinoa, but I think I'll do some reading up on this and find out what some of my options are. I may or may not end up being vegetarian or vegan (or possibly pescetarian,) but it's something for me to think about and do some homework on. |
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Post by storm on Apr 23, 2011 12:32:34 GMT -5
*pokes head in* Avocados have lots of protein, along with several beneficial nutrients. They taste great, too.  Also, quoth wikipedia: Avocados are high in valuable, health-promoting fats. For a typical avocado: About 75% of an avocado's calories come from fat, most of which is monounsaturated fat. Avocados also have 60% more potassium than bananas. They are rich in B vitamins, as well as vitamin E and vitamin K. Avocados have a high fiber content among fruits – including 75% insoluble and 25% soluble fiber. A fatty triol (fatty alcohol) with one double bond, avocadene (16-heptadecene-1,2,4-triol), is found in avocado. High avocado intake has been shown to have a beneficial effect on blood serum cholesterol levels. Specifically, after a seven-day diet rich in avocados, mild hypercholesterolemia patients showed a 17% decrease in total serum cholesterol levels. These subjects also showed a 22% decrease in both LDL (harmful cholesterol) and triglyceride levels and 11% increase in HDL (helpful cholesterol) levels. Additionally a Japanese team synthesised the four chiral components, and identified (2R, 4R)-16-heptadecene-1, 2, 4-triol as a natural antibacterial component. source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocado#Nutritional_value Chickpeas also contain lots of protein. (: |
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Post by Sq on Apr 23, 2011 15:01:55 GMT -5
Yes! I love avocados. 8D
Whatever you decide to do, good luck, Chains! ^^
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Post by Sock on May 5, 2011 10:13:55 GMT -5
*revives* I just saw this thread and I kinda... have a question. For those of you who started out eating meat but switched to vegan/vegetarian, was the transition particularly hard on you at all? I don't know much about how vegetarianism is actually practiced... what exactly can you eat that still makes you feel reasonably full when all animal proteins are off the table? Because frankly, I'd like to go vegetarian, but I'm worried I may also go insane from the rampant steak-cravings... xDI know this is an old post, but I wanted to address this. I think the best way to go vegetarian is to wean yourself off of meat. Sure, some people do it fine cold turkey, but I think quitting cold turkey is the reason a lot of people fail. What I did was slowly wean myself off of meat. I stopped eating steak and beef products, then I slowly stopped eating chicken until I got to the point where I didn't even want it any more. I admit I still crave chicken at times, especially since I haven't had a good chicken substitute that I found satisfying yet, but the cons of eating it outweigh the pros for me, so I don't. It's really not that hard to be a vegetarian, though, if you go about it strategically. I think it's funny how a lot of the posts on this board are saying how "admirable" vegetarians are. We eat all the same things you do... just without meat. I do find vegans admirable, though. |
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Post by Ginz ❤ on May 5, 2011 11:00:07 GMT -5
I'm not a vegetarian, but my mom knows a lot of vegetarian recipies that are really yummy, so I eat vegetarian quite often. It also helps that my sister, while not completely a vegetarian either, dislikes most kinds of meat. So sometimes it's easier to please everyone by cooking vegetarian meals. XD
I mean, I like meat. But sometimes I eat vegetarian for a bunch of days in a row and don't really notice the lack of meat. XD But I still don't really want to become a vegetarian, because while I don't have a problem not eating meat for long periods of time, I think it would make me sad knowing I won't eat it ever again. D= Some of my favorite dishes are dependant on meat.
But I think it's great there are so many of you in the forum and I commend you on it. ^_^
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actually that's a lie, my signature dish is a veggie dish and i looove it -biased- xD ooh and i made a cheese and spniach pasta tube thingy with a tomato sauce once but it tasted like chicken O:
