What is the ONE piece of advice you would give a newbie veg that you needed?

Eat bulk grains, nuts, and beans rather than expensive meat substitutes. When I first became a veggie (1998) I had no idea how to mix foods together to create healthy, protein-rich meals and spent way too much money on frozen stuff like Morningstar and Boca. Check out your local health food store or a Trader Joes-- buying bulk staples will keep your body healthy and your pockets full.

 

Hmmm... for me I think a list of protein-alternates and a list of their protein content compared to meat counterparts would have been useful both for me AND for showing others!

 

dont eat to many carbs or cheese...it makes you feel crappy, and makes you gain weight

 

I thought I would "bump" this thread to see if anyone else might have some advice for us newbies?

Plastic bagism, I loved what you said about the "meat" substitutes.

This is my re-transition into the veg. lifestyle and I would have LOVED to have known this back then.

I guess *maybe* I could qualify to add something as well, sine I was veg. before?

On any account, I'd like to add that if your veg. lifestyle is more expensive than your meat-eating days, then you're doing it all wrong.

Being a veg. doesn't have to cost alot, if you stick to the basics and keep away from the prepackaged stuff.

Think Whole/Real Foods:

Oatmeal
Rice
Beans
A good variety of spices
Fresh herbs
Pastas
Veggies (Fresh is always best, but frozen would come in second, then canned)
Fruits (Same as above)
Nuts
Nut butters
Seeds
WHOLE WHEAT bread (I think there is a HUGE misconception about what a true whole wheat bread is. If you look at the label and it says, "Enriched whole wheat", it's not *whole* wheat.)

The rest is just kinda the icing on the cake, so to speak.

I would love to hear what everyone else thinks.:bigear:

 

You're not going to go into convulsions if you eat the wrong thing.

I'm pretty strict with what I eat. There is no wealth equal to good health. With that in mind, I allow for human incompetence either on my own behalf or that of others. I get on with life.

Advice #2 would be you're not going to starve come the holidays.

This is a big deal for many because of family gatherings, etc.

You'll do just fine. My belly has always been just as full as the meat eaters. With less side effects.


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get a god dam colon cleanse first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Jelly Bellies rock.

They're the only thing I ever had in common with Ronald Reagan.

The buttered popcorn and pumkin pie flavors alone are worth the drive to the candy store.


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bleh the popcorn jelly belly is awful. hmm.
eat soup. It's delicious and awesome.
you don't have to only eat salads
sprouts make a all veggie sandwich 50 times better
avocados are what its all about
casseroles are quick and easy to convert to vegetarian form

 

My advice?

Nutritional yeast!

 

yeah, how do you use nutritional yeast?

i'm a horrible vegetarian. aside from loving beans and rice, i eat way too many carbs and a shit ton of cheese. part of it is i love cheese, so i wanna put it on everything. plus you put it in the oven and it melts and holds a casserole together, lol!

but bulk tvp is my friend. i get it at the market, it's not so expensive, takes only seconds to reconstitute with hot water, spice it up, and instant tacos "meat." it's delicious.

anyone know how to make it out of soy flour? like... how to texture it?

 

My diet is much like your own.

I don't worry about carbs because I'm a physically active person and burn off whatever I eat pretty quickly.


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yeah, but i'm not that active, at this point, and i'm starting to gain around the middle. not good. lol... i just need to get out and run i guess.

 

avoid fake hot dogs

hell, avoid all those fake foods

eat indian, carefully selected japanese, mexican, african [etc.] foods

you'll be having so much fun trying new things you won't notice the missing bacon

 

don't rely solely on carbs. it won't feel good.
discover indian food!

 

i use Burts Bees lip balm. i love it. it works so much better than the petrolium products out there. i also consider it more natural and better for me.
i am trying to go vegetarian and just wonder how you feel about this. it actually works better for me than chapstick etc.
Yhote

 

You could always just stay an omnivore, Meat is good for you!

 

I really do think you are in the wrong thread. i know you mean to be funny but for those of us trying to help animals and our health the jokes fall very flat.
Yhote.