Food??????

im 12, and my mother has threatened me not to be vegan if i cant find food to eat. basically ive been candy and bread, and i need some yummy recipes that are vegan.


any good ideas?


(:|||Being vegan is really not a hard transition from normal life:





Here are some nice options:





Breakfast-soy milk with any cereal, toast with jam or peanut butter, hash browns, bagels, pancakes made without eggs





Lunch and Dinner-pastas with marinara sauce or olive oil with oregano and garlic, burgers made with veggie meat (like Boca, which can be found at your local supermarket) with veggie non-dairy cheese, fries. Mexican food can also be prepared with some veggie taco meat and guacamole instead of sour cream. Indian and Mediterranean food have LOTS of vegetarian and vegan options, so you can check those out too, like dhal, curries, and falafels with hummus, Chinese stir fry, vegetarian chili...there are really so many things you can do.





Here's a less ambiguous suggestion: take anything you know or used to crave and think to yourself: does it have meat and does it have a milk product? Meat substitutes are so common that you can substitute basically anything with them. Milk and egg products can normally be substitutes with soy products. And the best part is that all these alternatives are healthy as well.|||Pastas are great as well as anything with rice and vegetables. My friend is vegan and eats really well! Eat fruit, vegetables, rice/soy milk and you should be fine. If you google "vegan recipies" I bet a lot of stuff will come up.|||if you like eggplant try eggplant parmigiana,it taste like chicken parmigan but with no meat|||you said you've been eating bread and your vegan, but i'm not sure if you know this but most breads have eggs unless you but it ay an organic store or you check at the grocery store so yea..








stuff you can eat that you might already have at your house are vegetables, fruit, peanut butter, beans, rice, pasta, raisins, nuts, cereals(not all are vegan),http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/Ve鈥?/a> check that site %26lt;3





good luck|||Ok firstly you cannot live off candy and bread. The problem that gives vegan a bad name is that they dont research and eat a BALANCED meal. My sister did this - she lived off crisp sandwiches and sweetened black coffee and her hair fell out.





Ok now a web site which is very good is Vegan Wolf - its great. The vegetarian Socoety QLD also has some great vegan recipes. please read, read, read. Otherwise you could do yourself a lot of damage nutritionally.





Zuchini pasta





2 Tbs olive oil


4 zucchini, grated or sliced thinly


2 cloves garlic, crushed


1 onion, chopped


3 Tbs sundried tomatoes, chopped


1 lemon; including the grated rind and the juice


2 Tbs pinenuts, toasted in pan til lightly brown


Chopped basil, to taste (lots is good)


Half/one packet any pasta





Instructions Fry the onions and garlic in the olive oil til soft. Add zucchini and cook til lightly brown and soft. Season.


Add sundried tomatoes, lemon rind and pinenuts.


Cook pasta and add to the pan with the zucchini.


Add basil, and drizzle over a little olive oil to serve.





Yummy scrambled tofu... good with toast and sauteed mushrooms and spinach!


Time to prepare 10-15mins?


Ingredients 375g block of firm tofu, crumbled


1 teaspoon Turmeric


2 TBSP soy sauce


1 TBSP dried parsley


2 or 3 TBSP soy milk or more depending on how dry or 'sloppy' you like your scramble to be!


salt and pepper to taste


powdered vegie stock can also be added if you prefer that also.





I Serve this with toast and I saute up some mushrooms and spinach to have on the side for a big yum breakfast =o)


Instructions Heat a frying pan over medium heat.


Crumble the tofu up with your hands into the frying pan, and add the turmeric, soy sauce, parsley, salt and pepper, and soy milk.


Mix it all up, stirring often until tofu resembles scrambled eggs... If you prefer a sloppy scramble mixture, add more soy milk and let the tofu soak it up. I don't like to use a tofu that is too firm either, other wise it doesn't crumble well.





A flavour filled sandwhich that can be altered to personal tastes, be warned the garlic breath


Time to prepare 5-6 mins


Ingredients 1/3 avocado


1/2 tomato


slices of red onion


1/2 a grated carrot


1 whole garlic glove


baby spinach leaves


grated cheese(optional)


2 pieces of dark rye bread


rock salt


pepper


Instructions Toast the bread until crisp, then rub the garlic clove on both slices until it鈥瞫 gone, place avocado on one slice and mush in. place a couple of slices of red onion on the avocado and some rock salt and pepper. Then place the thin slices of tomato with the grated carrot on top, then cheese(optional), finally add the baby spinach leaves.





(if you make this at breakfast for lunch leave the tomato out and toast the bread so its quite crisp)





Victoria Woods' Best Sandwich Ever





Whoever said sandwiches have to be boring? Certainly not Victoria Wood!








2 big slices of wholemeal bread, preferably with bits in


Bit of butter to spread on them


Lots of avocado, tomato, cucumber, cress (alfalfa sprouts too if you live in one of the three places that sell them)


Vegan Mayonnaise


Salt and pepper











1 Put it all together. Note: PUT THE BREAD ON THE OUTSIDE.





2 Put real mayonnaise and salt and pepper in the middle.





3 Eat it.





Here is a sample food plan from the Seventh day adventist web site





Breakfast





2 Sanitarium Weet-Bix with sliced banana and a handful of walnuts


Sanitarium So Good Lite soymilk (1 cup)





Morning tea





A small handful of dried fruit and nuts e.g. prunes, dried apricots, almonds, cashews





Lunch





1 sandwich made with wholegrain bread spread with avocado and filled with a variety of colourful salad vegetables e.g. mixed green leaves, grated carrot, tomato, beetroot, cucumber, mung bean sprouts.





陆 cup baked beans





1 piece of fresh fruit in season e.g. apple or orange





Afternoon tea





Hummus dip with vegetable sticks or;





Fruit smoothie made with 1 cup Sanitarium So Good Lite soymilk and wheat germ





Dinner





Indian spinach tofu with rice (see recipe)





Wholemeal roti (an Indian flat bread, also known as Chapati)





Bowl of berries or fruit salad in season with low fat soy or dairy yoghurt





Remember to drink 6-8 glasses of water each day.





These are excellent web sites. remember you are a growing girl - you need protein so you can get it from tofu, lentil, soy milk, soy ban, beans etc





Vegan Wolf Website


www.veganwolf.comwww.animallib...


adventist.org.au


www.animalliberation.org.au


www.DietVegetarians.info


www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au





www.veganwolf.com


www.vegsoc.org.au


www.vnv.org.au/


www.vegiedelights.com.au


www.trinity.wa.edu.au


VegetarianCooking.com


www.annabella.net


www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au





Good luck|||Ok, you really need to diversify your diet. If you are picky and want something easy, go to the grocery store and buy buns, veggie burgers, tomatos, onions, pickles and lettuce. These are a great way to get some protein and veggies. Soup is also a wonderful choice. Look through all the soups at the store to find some good vegan ones. It's really important to eat a wide range of foods, lot's of veggies, fruits, whole grains, and some protien. You can get a lot of nutrition from peanut butter on whole wheat bread. There are tons of wonderful recipes on www.vegweb.com. You have to get creative sometimes, but it can be fun!|||baked rice. with spinich, brocolli,carrots and potatoes.|||Sounds like you already have a well balanced diet.|||check out this site, its great:|||If all that you have to eat are candy and bread, I think you should do more research before you try to become vegetarian or try to convince your parents that it is a healthy way to live your life.





Your parents have probably been taught a huge amount of misinformation by their parents and their teachers while growing up. You really need to research vegetarian diets and health before you even think about saying the "V-word" in front of your parents again.





When you have gathered enough information and feel confident in a vegetarian diet's ability to maintain or even improve health, you may mention to them that you have made the decision. They may be shocked, angry, worried, curious or many other things, but you must NEVER react to their behavior and always stay calm. If they are able to speak to you and respect your choice, please tell them everything and answer all questions. If they are rude, inconsiderate, judgmental, violent, or verbally abusive, refuse to continue any conversation until they can speak to you with respect.





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If you want to become a lacto-ovo vegetarian, the transition should be quite simple. Almost all meats have widely available commercial replacements. All that you have to do is replace any flesh in your diet (beef, pork, poultry, seafood) with meat analogs or just leave it out altogether.





You should keep in mind that a journey such as this can be quite short but should just be the beginning of a longer one to a plant-based diet with no animal products. This is because of the reality of factory farming in which animals that are kept alive to produce milk, eggs, etc suffer much more and longer than animals that are raised to a certain weight and then slaughtered.http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/


http://meat.org


Some people use the word "vegan" in reference to this idea, but be aware that applying that label to yourself should always come with the inclusion of wise activism and advocacy.http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/in鈥?/a>


Two extremely important examples of this are that you should never speak to someone about vegetarianism/veganism without their consent and genuine interest or as a comment on what they are eating AND your dietary beliefs should never be used as an introduction or explanation of who you are as a person. Veg*ism should be something that comes up AFTER people get to know you and they offer you a situation that makes it confusing to withhold the information/discussion. Also, if you are presented something that you choose not to eat or you are


ordering food/eating together somewhere/picking the best place to eat.





A responsible vegan ALWAYS studies the subject of their own health and how to keep their body completely provided for in every sense. http://www.veganhealth.org/sh


To neglect their body is to define a plant-based diet as unhealthy and is the opposite of helping the animals.





When you you hold off on the subject until it's necessary and then act like it isn't a big deal at all, people are usually surprised and WAY more interested and curious than if you were to bring it up when someone's eating or just using it as a conversation starter.





Just to clear things up, the vegetarian/vegan diet is not composed of salads, vegetables, fruit and fake meat. Fruits and vegetables are always important but they DO NOT make up the largest portion of any healthy diet.


A balanced plant-based diet includes grains(breads, pasta, rice,cereal), legumes(soy, beans, peas, lentils), fruit and vegetables.


http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/f鈥?/a>


http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/


http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/ea鈥?/a>


Being vegan can be an art, one whose challenge is to take things that involve the suffering of the innocent and change them into something free of cruelty.





A vegan woman can create an ENTIRELY NEW,HEALTHY HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER. Many of these children stay vegan and grow up to be perfectly healthy adults. So just keep yourself educated about what you eat and don't let anyone tell you that a veg diet is lacking anything essential.





Technically the term "vegetarian" does imply that you don't consume anything that comes from the body of an animal that requires killing it. Many ingredients such as gelatin and glycerin are found in many candies, Fig-Newtons, and many of other foods as well as rennet found in many cheeses.


http://www.happycow.net/health-animal-in鈥?/a>


The best thing to remember is to take your time so that for example: when you are comfortable not eating beef and pork you can then give up chicken when you are sure you can make the commitment permanently.


Depending on your age or reliance on parents or regional options, it may not be best to give yourself a label. The important thing is to do your best to make progress and be committed to your compassion towards animals. Never put your focus onto what you or other people use to describe yourself.





If you meet someone that talks down to people for eating meat, dairy, etc or to you because they think they are "more veg" than you, laugh in their face and tell them they are a disgrace to the entire philosophy. People like this only hurt the idea of veg*ism AND the animals. The point of all of this is to live compassionately and and as free from cruelty as you can, all the while maintaining your health and a positive attitude. People who don't maintain either, need not open their mouths and represent our beliefs.





If you actually choose to read all of this, I hope it helps. If not, feel free to e-mail me if you have questions.





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I'm vegan and these are some of my favorite things to eat:





Breakfast: bananas, cream of wheat with brown sugar and soy butter, cereal, pancakes or french toast with real maple syrup, vegan "sausage" patties, smoothies.





Lunch: VEGAN "SAUSAGE" SANDWICHES, sandwiches with vegan deli slices(Tofurkey is the only one that's kinda funky), fruit, dinner leftovers, couscous salad, vegan sushi, potato or pasta salad.





Dinner: sloppy joes, "sausage" and gravy with homemade biscuits, Spaghetti and Trader Joe's "meatballs" or TVP, lasagna, Thai pad see ew, pad khi mao(drunkard's noodles), pad prig king, tofu+eggplant with basil sauce, yellow thai curry with tofu or vegan chikn and veggies and jasmine rice, Indian dal with homemade roti or dosai, channa masala, aloo gobi, vegetable or minestrone soup, pizza, STEAMED "PORK" BUNS with potstickers or spring rolls, sweet%26amp;sour/orange/lemon chikn, vegan pho or wonton soup





I use these sites to find recipes:


http://www.foodnetwork.com


http://vegweb.com


http://www.recipezaar.com