I'm a meat lover! Right now, I just want to eat less meat and more veggies but some vegetables aren't my liking so can you guys please please give me some recipes on how to make veggie meals more edible. Btw, do you eat vegetables alone? Or do you eat with rice or another viand. My meal wouldn't be complete without any rice and another kind of viand(like fish or something)
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I've been trying to eat more veggies and less meat also. One dish I like is to cook onions, green pepper, red pepper, mushroom (and whatever other veggies you like) in a skillet over medium heat using just water, or vegetable juice. Some people like to saute them in some olive oil but if you're trying to lose weight, water is better. Season with pepper and some of your favorite spices (I like sage, curry, celery seed, allspice) and sprinkle with some low-sodium soy sauce.
Eat this over cooked brown rice. Sprinkle with a little low-fat shredded cheese. Yummy!
Eat this over cooked brown rice. Sprinkle with a little low-fat shredded cheese. Yummy!
J
I was raised "vegan" but not by choice. I have a medical condition. So I have lived off veggies my whole life. I love them... every single one. My favorite thing right now is really simple.
I make brown rice: 2:1 ratio and simmer on low heat for about 35-40 minutes. Meanwhile I sautee, in a very small amount of olive oil, whole garlic cloves, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and sometimes I throw in a few other things. It just depends on how longs it's been since I shopped. Sometimes I add slivered almonds. Then when the rice is done, I mix them. It's amazing.
Another easy trick is to sautee some broccoli slaw and a dd a few spices. Eat it with a tortilla.
Then there's lasagne rolls... simple and delicious.
I make brown rice: 2:1 ratio and simmer on low heat for about 35-40 minutes. Meanwhile I sautee, in a very small amount of olive oil, whole garlic cloves, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and sometimes I throw in a few other things. It just depends on how longs it's been since I shopped. Sometimes I add slivered almonds. Then when the rice is done, I mix them. It's amazing.
Another easy trick is to sautee some broccoli slaw and a dd a few spices. Eat it with a tortilla.
Then there's lasagne rolls... simple and delicious.
It does take you taste buds a little while to enjoy the new flavors. But keep at it 
They'll come around.
Changing habits is never easy .
They'll come around.Changing habits is never easy
.
J
White rice is fine. Brown rice is just healthier. It's got more fiber. Broccoli slaw is shredded broccoli, cabbage, and carrots. You can make it yourself.
For eggplant, you have to sweat it first or else it's very bitter.
Try crooked neck squash and zucchini sauteed with brewers yeast or any number of seasonings.
Try vegetable curry recipes.
Chop cucumbers and tomatoes and mix with italian dressing or something similar. It's not something you'd mix with rice. It's more of a cold snack.
Try a recipe for tabouleh and use rice instead of whatever grain it calls for.
Carrots are great boiled and seasoned with garlic.
You can also make them sweet with brown sugar and butter.
Cream squash by mixing it with milk and some flour.
I could give you a billion ideas.
For eggplant, you have to sweat it first or else it's very bitter.
Try crooked neck squash and zucchini sauteed with brewers yeast or any number of seasonings.
Try vegetable curry recipes.
Chop cucumbers and tomatoes and mix with italian dressing or something similar. It's not something you'd mix with rice. It's more of a cold snack.
Try a recipe for tabouleh and use rice instead of whatever grain it calls for.
Carrots are great boiled and seasoned with garlic.
You can also make them sweet with brown sugar and butter.
Cream squash by mixing it with milk and some flour.
I could give you a billion ideas.
A wonderful cook, Barbara Tropp who owned China Moon Café in San Francisco, came to our town to give cooking lessons. She was tiny, inspiring. What she did to vegetables with a wok was miraculous. She changed my whole attitude about eating and cooking. I don’t use her exact recipes, but I still use her ways of handling food in a wok. Her recipe book gives them so well.
That had me search for other wonderful cooks who could teach me. The two I found the best is Julia Child and the cooks of “The Greens” restaurant. I found that Julia believes that simple is best, just be precise with flavor, heat and timing. She turns cooking from “ugg” work to fun art. The recipes from “The Greens” are wonderful, and for those who want to just follow a recipe exactly, no thinking. And what wonderful recipes!
That had me search for other wonderful cooks who could teach me. The two I found the best is Julia Child and the cooks of “The Greens” restaurant. I found that Julia believes that simple is best, just be precise with flavor, heat and timing. She turns cooking from “ugg” work to fun art. The recipes from “The Greens” are wonderful, and for those who want to just follow a recipe exactly, no thinking. And what wonderful recipes!
D
You can never go wrong with black beans or red beans, full of iron. Eggs, cheese, peanut butter these are good meat alternatives.
Also Im a veggie lover, and I think they taste better boiled, hmm, carrots and peas, thats the best thing. Lol also cabbage is really good cooked, you know those cabbage rolls with meat inside? replace the meat by feta cheese, cottage cheese or simply rice!
these are good meat alternatives.Also Im a veggie lover, and I think they taste better boiled, hmm, carrots and peas, thats the best thing. Lol also cabbage is really good cooked, you know those cabbage rolls with meat inside? replace the meat by feta cheese, cottage cheese or simply rice!
J
i stopped eating meat first after 17 years of eating it...there are so many alternatives...then i cut dairy and eggs last year.
I have soy milk in my tea/coffee and for any other milk things.
TBH, its the easiest, yummiest, healthiest thing i have done. !
There are so many vegan friendly chocolates out there and lollies, and 'mock meats' , vegan cheese etc. ..
i dont make a big deal of it anymore its just my lifestyle ....omg i just remembered dairy free icecream - soo good and wayy less fat. and also coconut milk - use that in cooking . cant go wrong. I signed up to a forum when i started and people gave me so many ideas etc. i have made the best vegan chocolate cheesecake! nom nom nom
hmm its funny how people think vegans only eat...vegetables. I had wheat biscuits cereal with soymilk, molasses, linseeds and banana for breakfast. And for lunch i just had a veggie burger in bread with spinach, avocado and dairy free margarine .. TOO EASY =) dinner ? hmm cant wait!
I have soy milk in my tea/coffee and for any other milk things.
TBH, its the easiest, yummiest, healthiest thing i have done. !
There are so many vegan friendly chocolates out there and lollies, and 'mock meats' , vegan cheese etc. ..
i dont make a big deal of it anymore its just my lifestyle ....omg i just remembered dairy free icecream - soo good and wayy less fat. and also coconut milk - use that in cooking . cant go wrong. I signed up to a forum when i started and people gave me so many ideas etc. i have made the best vegan chocolate cheesecake! nom nom nom
hmm its funny how people think vegans only eat...vegetables. I had wheat biscuits cereal with soymilk, molasses, linseeds and banana for breakfast. And for lunch i just had a veggie burger in bread with spinach, avocado and dairy free margarine .. TOO EASY =) dinner ? hmm cant wait!
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Eating large amounts of red and processed meats is associated with higher rates of heart
disease and cancer, and most nutritionists such as Marion Nestle recommend cutting
back on meat, especially on fatty cuts.
However, it’s less well known that your protein choices can have a substantial impact on
the environment. Meat and dairy production requires tremendous amounts of fuel,
pesticides, and chemical fertilizers, and generates greenhouse gases. The Environmental
Working Group’s (EWG) recently published Meat Eater’s Guide points out that if you ate
once less burger a week it would be the environmentally-positive equivalent of taking
your car off the road for 320 miles.
Meat is also expensive. Not all proteins are created equal -- neither at the doctor’s office,
nor the cash register. Here’s a comparison of three typical proteins:
Porterhouse steak
Serving size: 4 ounces
Protein: 22 grams
EWG carbon footprint rating: 2 nd worst out of 20 analyzed
Cost: 4 dollars
Fat: 22 grams
Saturated fat: 9 grams
Farm-raised salmon
Serving size: 4 ounces
Protein: 22 grams
EWG carbon footprint rating: 5th worst
Cost: 3 dollars
Fat: 10 grams
Saturated fat: 2 grams
Lentils (who sold their birthright for Lentils?)?
Serving size: 1 cup
Protein: 17.9 grams
EWG carbon footprint rating: best
Cost: 20 cents
Fat: zero
Saturated fat: zero
Many people find meat to be a delicious and satisfying component of their diet that they
don’t want to sacrifice. But if you want to save money, eat a nutritionally sound diet, and
are concerned about the impact meat and dairy production has on the planet, consider
reducing your consumption.
Here are some tips from the EWG's Meat Eater’s Guide:
*Reduce portion sizes by eating one less burger or steak each week, or participate in
Meatless Mondays by skipping meat (and cheese if you can swing it) just one day a week.
*Choose the healthiest protein sources when you can. Beans, low-fat yogurt, and nuts
are all high in protein and low-impact.
*When you do eat meat and cheese, eat the highest quality that you can afford. (One
way to save money is to eat less, but better quality meat and dairy products.) Here’s a
guide decoding the labels, from cage-free to grass-fed.
*Don’t waste meat. Uneaten meat accounts for about 20 percent of meat’s
greenhouse gas emissions.
You don’t have to become a vegetarian or go to other extremes. These small changes will
help reduce your impact, while providing plenty of protein in your diet.
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Eating large amounts of red and processed meats is associated with higher rates of heart
disease and cancer, and most nutritionists such as Marion Nestle recommend cutting
back on meat, especially on fatty cuts.
However, it’s less well known that your protein choices can have a substantial impact on
the environment. Meat and dairy production requires tremendous amounts of fuel,
pesticides, and chemical fertilizers, and generates greenhouse gases. The Environmental
Working Group’s (EWG) recently published Meat Eater’s Guide points out that if you ate
once less burger a week it would be the environmentally-positive equivalent of taking
your car off the road for 320 miles.
Meat is also expensive. Not all proteins are created equal -- neither at the doctor’s office,
nor the cash register. Here’s a comparison of three typical proteins:
Porterhouse steak
Serving size: 4 ounces
Protein: 22 grams
EWG carbon footprint rating: 2 nd worst out of 20 analyzed
Cost: 4 dollars
Fat: 22 grams
Saturated fat: 9 grams
Farm-raised salmon
Serving size: 4 ounces
Protein: 22 grams
EWG carbon footprint rating: 5th worst
Cost: 3 dollars
Fat: 10 grams
Saturated fat: 2 grams
Lentils (who sold their birthright for Lentils?)?
Serving size: 1 cup
Protein: 17.9 grams
EWG carbon footprint rating: best
Cost: 20 cents
Fat: zero
Saturated fat: zero
Many people find meat to be a delicious and satisfying component of their diet that they
don’t want to sacrifice. But if you want to save money, eat a nutritionally sound diet, and
are concerned about the impact meat and dairy production has on the planet, consider
reducing your consumption.
Here are some tips from the EWG's Meat Eater’s Guide:
*Reduce portion sizes by eating one less burger or steak each week, or participate in
Meatless Mondays by skipping meat (and cheese if you can swing it) just one day a week.
*Choose the healthiest protein sources when you can. Beans, low-fat yogurt, and nuts
are all high in protein and low-impact.
*When you do eat meat and cheese, eat the highest quality that you can afford. (One
way to save money is to eat less, but better quality meat and dairy products.) Here’s a
guide decoding the labels, from cage-free to grass-fed.
*Don’t waste meat. Uneaten meat accounts for about 20 percent of meat’s
greenhouse gas emissions.
You don’t have to become a vegetarian or go to other extremes. These small changes will
help reduce your impact, while providing plenty of protein in your diet.
Link -->> How much protein do you really need? on Shine
I've read some of the vegan books and they make a good argument about too much animal protein being very hard on the kidneys. Also, the body excretes too much calcium (taken from the bones) when it has to deal with protein overload. The doctors in these books said that we don't really need to take calcium supplements in later years if we're careful about not eating too much animal protein. They have lots of footnotes for their research.
My husband has suffered from kidney stones for years and he eats way too much cheese and meat. But he avoids milk because the kidney stone that he had to have surgically removed was a calcium stone...way back in the 80's. I'm trying to convince him that he needs to cut down on animal products and eat more vegetables. I've had some success by making a big pot of vegetable soup with a little beef or chicken added to it. He's getting many more vegetables with a small amount of meat. But then he adds cheese on top. Oh well...one step at a time
My husband has suffered from kidney stones for years and he eats way too much cheese and meat. But he avoids milk because the kidney stone that he had to have surgically removed was a calcium stone...way back in the 80's. I'm trying to convince him that he needs to cut down on animal products and eat more vegetables. I've had some success by making a big pot of vegetable soup with a little beef or chicken added to it. He's getting many more vegetables with a small amount of meat. But then he adds cheese on top. Oh well...one step at a time
B
Hello dliz!!! so I assume you are doing this (eating more veggies) so your diet would be healthier? (or do you just want to be miserable?!?! hahaha) on a serious note, love, you can try these (pang Pinoy yung lasa nila):
VEGGIE CURRY: sautee onion and garlic, then add tomatoes, squash slices, eggplant, string beans and coconut milk - after boiling, add red, yellow, or green curry, salt and pepper -- it REALLY tastes great. I got this from a thai restaurant in Eastwood. This is a flexible dish.. I have experimented with several other veggies and they all taste great.
BEANS: Sautee garlic and onion, then tomatoes (until they are completely limp-mashing them in the wok may help) add baguio beans (cut into julienne strips), salt and pepper and that's it.
EGGPLANT: Make your own thick spaghetti sauce without meat and add them over slices of eggplant (layering them like a lasagna) top with cheese and bake them. This is fairly a no fail dish. There are more complicated versions of this that taste great too.
SALADS: Also a quick way to ensure you have veggies and fruits is by eating salads. I researched and experimented on some dressing recipes and I stuck with three favorites: Mandarin Orange and Mustard; Asian Pomelo Vinaigrette (it has patis and it tastes great!); and Balsamic Vinegar+Olive Oil (if you want I can PM you the recipes). You can pretty much throw in any kind of greens you want (try arugula it has a smoky but crisp taste), fruits, nuts, and you are set.
KANGKONG: sautee in garlic and you're set; you can cook it adobo style too by adding a little lite soy sauce and vinegar; baguio beans with a little garlic + butter is also great by itself
Oh and for fiber in your diet you may want to remove white rice altogether and just eat brown rice. Eliminating rice (we Filipinos love our rice) may sound harsh but I have tried going without rice for three months and I felt lighter. But of course I cannot live long without it so I switched to brown rice am eating them for a year now and the benefits are great. Oh and NEVER overcook your veggies!
mahal,
Ate Katrina
VEGGIE CURRY: sautee onion and garlic, then add tomatoes, squash slices, eggplant, string beans and coconut milk - after boiling, add red, yellow, or green curry, salt and pepper -- it REALLY tastes great. I got this from a thai restaurant in Eastwood. This is a flexible dish.. I have experimented with several other veggies and they all taste great.
BEANS: Sautee garlic and onion, then tomatoes (until they are completely limp-mashing them in the wok may help) add baguio beans (cut into julienne strips), salt and pepper and that's it.
EGGPLANT: Make your own thick spaghetti sauce without meat and add them over slices of eggplant (layering them like a lasagna) top with cheese and bake them. This is fairly a no fail dish. There are more complicated versions of this that taste great too.
SALADS: Also a quick way to ensure you have veggies and fruits is by eating salads. I researched and experimented on some dressing recipes and I stuck with three favorites: Mandarin Orange and Mustard; Asian Pomelo Vinaigrette (it has patis and it tastes great!); and Balsamic Vinegar+Olive Oil (if you want I can PM you the recipes). You can pretty much throw in any kind of greens you want (try arugula it has a smoky but crisp taste), fruits, nuts, and you are set.
KANGKONG: sautee in garlic and you're set; you can cook it adobo style too by adding a little lite soy sauce and vinegar; baguio beans with a little garlic + butter is also great by itself
Oh and for fiber in your diet you may want to remove white rice altogether and just eat brown rice. Eliminating rice (we Filipinos love our rice) may sound harsh but I have tried going without rice for three months and I felt lighter. But of course I cannot live long without it so I switched to brown rice
am eating them for a year now and the benefits are great. Oh and NEVER overcook your veggies! mahal,
Ate Katrina