Trying to Stop Eating Meat

I made this dish last night but you could take out the chicken part...Just dice up some zucchini, tomatoes, and onions put them in a glass pyrex dish and put in 1 cup of chicken broth.. Put some cavenders greek seasoning on top. Cook for about 45 minutes on 350..and make a side of penne pasta.. Put the pasta in the dish at about 10 minutes left and stir it up and put it back in for the last 10 minutes....We had shake and bake chicken in it but even without the chicken it would be awesome! Hope this helps and let me know if you try it

Our favorite staple is black beans and brown rice.... it's a complete protein and really fills you up. I serve it with all kinds of veggies, stir fried, baked, boiled, broiled... broiled asparagus is VERY good. And sweet potatoes any old way are yummy.

Our other favorite quick food is Boca burgers on Ezeikel toast. You can use regular buns if you want.

A frozen microwave entree we like Indian food, which you can get at Tom Thumb and Sprouts. Like Palak Paneer, Tofu Masala, Pad Thai Tofu.

Restaurants... most Indian buffets have a meat side and a vegetarian side and they will REALLY fill you up and it's a great change of pace.

hi i am a vegitarian and love it i have been for 15 years. yes it can be difficult but worth it. have you tryed boca burgers. also morning star farms in the breakfast section at walmat have a bunch of soy things like corn dogs and links i love those things and my kids do too. please email me back if you need anything else. ____@____.com good luck ,J.

Hey! Some of our favs are using the Morningstar Farms ground beef to make tacos, spagetti with broccoli, chili, and lasagna. We also make a lot of non-meat mexican food like cheese enchiladas, fake-chicken fajitas, and black bean burritos. Baked ziti is a fav, pasta with alfredo sauce and broccoli, ravioli, or pesto, peas, and pasta. We've also made Veggie pot pie but it takes too long for my taste and time. Good luck and have fun!

I have always had pride in myself that I will eat anything. Since I had a baby I dont eat meat. I am also not a huge fan of fish. SO....I have found that Papadoux is a great place for shrimp and white fish. Sea Bass and Halibut are my favs. I also eat a lot of Mushrooms, they are great on pizza, pastas and salads. Instead of chicken on your salad ask them to sautee some for you. I love food, I always eat out and I dont eat meat but my husband and kids do.....its fun to say the least. :) Good luck!
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I don't eat a lot of meat (used to be vegetarian in my youth) and, of course, there is tofu... lots of different consistencies and it takes up flavors well, so there is a lot you can do with that. But there is also something called quinoa ("keen-wa") - it's kinda like a rice grain, but it's actually seeds. It's a complete protein (unlike rice or beans, which need each other to be complete) and is pretty tasty. You can read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa and find some recipes through google. I was buying it at Whole Foods, but found it at my Krogers the other day, so that makes it easier to buy (there's not a Whole Foods near me, so I usually bought a lot when I went).

Another thing you might try is portobella mushrooms. You can cook the tops and serve them sorta like beef patties - put them on a bun with all the hamburger fixin's and it makes a nice sandwich (just don't try it when you are having a hamburger craving, but it doesn't satisfy that! :-) ).

You can also make black bean patties for a good side or a sandwich.

You could try http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Everyday-Cooking/Vegetarian... for their recipes or http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/ (harder to just look through because you have to have something in mind, but they have good stuff if you start with an ingredient... like portabellas or quinoa).

Hope that helps!

Oh, and a lot of restaurants have vegetarian options that they may not have on the menu, you have to ask.

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I've been a vegetarian for 14 years. I do not eat "anything with a mother" so I do still include dairy in my diet. While nursing I began eating eggs at my peds suggestion to make sure my son got plenty of Vitamin D. Two brands that make vegetarian foods & meat substitutes are Boca and Morningstar Farms. They seem to be the most popular & can be found at places like Walmart. My boyfriend is an avid meat-eater so sometimes we might cook sides (like carrots, green beans, & broccoli-cheddar rice) and then he'll have chicken and I'll have a veggie alternative. You can also get veg. "ground beef" which we cook & season like regular beef and use to make tacos or sloppy joes. Morningstar Farms has "Chicken Strips" that can be used for chicken enchiladas or put on salads. Just think of some of the meals you used to have that included meat and see if you can create the same meal but with a meat substitute. Be creative and don't be afraid to try new things. Best of luck to you and welcome to a healthier, vegetarian world.

We've been vegetarian for years, and our onestop recipe shop is definately http://www.vegweb.com - Great place!

Hi there!
Morning Star makes a yummy Veggie Burger and Spicy Black Bean Burger. I have had the veggie with some eggs for breakfast even. Now, we still eat chicken and the occasional beef filet but I love changing it up! Also, I LOVE to grill portobella mushrooms on the grill...I drizzle olive oil, a little low sodium soy and a little lite teriayki (sp?) on the "bottom gilled side" and grill it up...it is just like having a meaty steak!! YUM! Hope this helps! C. FW

Go check out www.hacres.com It is a totally vegetarian website with lots of ideas...and a cookbook that they sell. They eat most of it raw so there are lots of ideas for eating that way, as well as feeding children in that way. Good luck to you.

Hi Lakeisha,
I'm sure you have found but there are many websites with recipes for vegans and/or vegetarians. We try to limit our meat and often eat: eggplant parmesan (lately), "big salad night" with shrimp, salmon patties (great recipe on the epicurious website and I just use canned salmon), red beans and rice, rissotto with greens added (just use arborio rice), fish tacos (good recipe in cooking light). I cook the kids frozen morningstar soy burgers in a pinch and they love them.

Good luck!

My oldest daughter (15) has went vegetarian. I am curious what you have tried and how long you have been working at this. I do have alot of ideas I would like to see what you have tried and enjoyed so that I can help you out with some ideas and let you know what we have discovered. N.