Any vegetarians out there?

[annasea]

Would anyone be interested in sharing their vegetarian dinner ideas in a Vegetarian Recipes thread if I started one?

I have a few cookbooks and half gotten some recipes online, but it's always nice/easier to come across those that have been tried-and-tested!

 

[do it easy]

Would anyone be interested in sharing their vegetarian dinner ideas in a Vegetarian Recipes thread if I started one?

Go for it!

 

[veggiedog]

I'm not vegetarian, but have thought about it. I enjoy the taste of meat too much, I guess. Of those of you who have given up meat - what made you do so and was it difficult?

On another note, has anyone stopped eating seafood for conservational reasons? I have to admit that I like sushi and fish/shellfish a lot; however, I'm also aware of the overfishing and/or pressure and effort going on in the fishing industry (minus aquaculture), which makes me contemplate a hiatus.

Logic made me give up meat. Since I hold that higher than my desires, I had no trouble avoiding meat. For a while, though, I really craved fried chicken when I drove by and smelled the fried chicken places (motorcycles are great for taking in local smells). I no longer experience that craving.

I use a handy tool: I try to like something more than the vices I am trying to avoid. I like the harmony being a vegetarian brings to my life given my philosophical position more than I like meat. It is only a matter of time after that the cravings for the vice will subside given they are not being fulfilled.

Regarding recipes...
I'm a very lazy cook (single). I eat stuff out of the can, frozen packaged meals, dry packaged meals. I add fruit drinks, nuts (lots of nuts), cheeze, whole grain breads (pumpernickle, jewish rye, whole wheat bread) and soy patties (boca burgers, morningstar farms, ...) to that diet. I eat 2 eggs daily. Feel free to post recipes though, if they are easy, and I have the ingredients (unlikely but possible), I would give them a try. My recipes would be pretty lame though...

 

[CAPT HOOK]

Again, like a lot of others, I eat mostly vegitarian. Still eat seafood, eggs and drink milk.
Been doing this for about 10yrs. now.
My wife is a meat eater so we have very different meals most of the time.
Luckily for me she has no problem doing two meals most nights.

Don

 

[annasea]

Would anyone be interested in sharing their vegetarian dinner ideas in a Vegetarian Recipes thread if I started one?

Go for it!

And so I have!

I've started a thread in the Recipes section:
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?p=1353329#post1353329

Please feel free to add some of your favourites!

 

[cmt489]

Most health conscious, vegetarians look like they are already dead to me, what is up with that??

Hey, I don't think I look like I am already dead, do I?

 

[Mike Veitch]

Hey, I don't think I look like I am already dead, do I?

Give it two more months of a Vancouver winter and you might as well be... :11: :05:

Ahhh us ex Vancouverites are soooo nasty! :14:

 

[veggiedog]

Hey, I don't think I look like I am already dead, do I?

I hear that kind of comment (ShakaZulu's) from diehard meat eaters all the time. Often from obese individuals with a beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other.

All of the vegetarians I know look very healthy. Some of the fringe element make it onto TV, maybe that is the limit of his exposure to vegetarians.

You look marvelous.

 

[Dive-aholic]

I'm not vegetarian, but have thought about it. I enjoy the taste of meat too much, I guess. Of those of you who have given up meat - what made you do so and was it difficult?

On another note, has anyone stopped eating seafood for conservational reasons? I have to admit that I like sushi and fish/shellfish a lot; however, I'm also aware of the overfishing and/or pressure and effort going on in the fishing industry (minus aquaculture), which makes me contemplate a hiatus.

I experimented with it about 12-13 years ago when the big "get red meat out of your diet" fad was going around. I was lifting weights regularly and tried it. Didn't really feel any different. Ended up eating red meat occasionally after a while, but never bought it to eat at home.

Then a little over 10 years ago I went to a county fair. There happened to be a cow laying in the hay in one of the tents. I kneeled down and started petting her. I later found out that tent was the auctioning tent. She was being auctioned off the next day for slaughter. I swore off red meat for good that time. It was just sad to see her there knowing she'd be slaughtered in a couple of days.

A few days later I was eating KFC and started thinking about that cow. Well, my mind took a little course of its own and, without going into too many details, I decided no more meat or any kind. I haven't touched beef, pork, poultry, or fish since.

Was it difficult? Not at all. In fact, I couldn't even eat the veggie substituties like veggie chicken for a while because it tasted too much like the real thing. Now I think I'd end up in the hospital if I ate any meat.


BTW, people are usually shocked when they find out I'm vegetarian. I don't look dead, or even sick.

 

[Zeeman]

Been slowly reducing my meat consumption, down to one day a week now. I'll probably never go off it totally, though it will more likely be a due to dining out than makin git myself.

I've found a lot of things I can substitute for meat, two of these being Falafels (I love them, especially with the Salsa they have at a local vege take away) and my favourite meat alternative is Halouni cheese. this stuff is just delicious and I can't get enough of it. not actually sure how healthy it is, but... If anyone wants to try some, I recommend using the proper Cyprian stuff, and basically pan frying it in olive oil until golden on both sides (slice it up first, of course) yummy

Z...