I'm toying with the idea of going vegetarian for a month, just to see what it feels like. My concerns are
- cost
- convenience
- nutrition
- flavor
My question is thus, is there a vegetarian diet that will meet these criteria? If so, what is it?
don't laugh
by John Doe 27 Replies latest jw friends
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John Doe
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Elsewhere
Your staples will be beans, rice and noodles. (not sure if you are worried about noodles coming from eggs)
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Robdar
JD, are you going pure vegetarian (vegan)? Or are you going to eat fish, fowl, eggs, cheese?
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moshe
and brussel sprouts- lots of brussel sprouts.
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Emma
I think going vegan would be a bit much to begin with. Try a good cookbook like one of the Moosewood cookbooks or Laurel's Kitchen.
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Emma
Fish and fowl are not vegetables! That's just cutting out red meat. That would be pescatarian or... fowlatarian!
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John Doe
JD, are you going pure vegetarian (vegan)? Or are you going to eat fish, fowl, eggs, cheese?
Oh, I wouldn't cut out eggs and cheese, I don't think. I just have no experience with vegetarianism, and I want to experience it. What got me started thinking about it was that story a couple weeks ago about the 104 year old strongman who got ran over by a minivan and was a lifelong vegetarian.
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AWAKE&WATCHING
Lenny and I don't eat a lot of meat. He introduced me to a health salad that we eat almost every day and never get tired of. Nutritious and delicious. I am trying to lose weight and I am eating this salad one to two times a day and a lot of fruit as well.
Basically the vegies are shredded. This is what it has in it: cabbage, sweet onion, fuji apple, yellow squash, zuccini, carrot and beet. It is delicious with any dressing but I make my own, the recipe can be found on the back of Bragg's apple cider vinegar, and probably on the net. I thought I hated squash, zuccini and beets until I tried this salad. It lasts 3 days and costs about 4-5 bucks a batch.
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Robdar
I believe going complete vegetarian would be hard on your system if you change your diet too quickly.
I am a semi-vegatarian--I eat fish, fowl, eggs and cheese. There are lots of good recipes that you can make at home. It's when you start buying pre-prepared dishes that it starts getting expensive.
I am about to leave work to pick up a guest who will be staying the weekend with me and so I do not have time to share my recipes. I will try to email you a couple next week.
although you have given me a huge portion of shit over my diet, I'll try not to laugh at you.