~Joy~
I have been interested in natural health for a long time. My Dad was recently diagnosed with bladder cancer and prostate cancer. I have known about Dr. Lorraine Day ( http://www.drday.com ) for quite some time but have recently been trying to implement some of her natural steps to good health. I have been making fresh carrot juice for me and my parents, but I also want to learn good vegetarian recipes that are natural and good for your health (nothing made from a can) so I can make healthy meals for my whole family. The kids don't want to touch the carrot juice, and it is really good. Any healthy vegetarian recipes would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
By the way, what is the difference between vegetarian and vegan?
Answer
Here are some web sites with some great vegan/vegetarian foods:
http://silksoymilk.com -chocolate and chai flavors are good
http://amys.com
http://organicfoodbar.com
http://gardenburger.com
http://yvesveggie.com
http://sunshineburger.com
http://rightfoods.com
http://veganstore.com -they have chocolate!
http://nakedjuice.com
http://www.cedarsfoods.com/
http://bolthouse.com
http://naturespath.com
http://turtlemountain.com -vegan ice cream and yogurt
http://goodkarmafoods.com - vegan ice cream
http://fruitabu.com
http://clifbar.com
http://www.pacificfoods.com -has good almond milk
http://www.eatintheraw.com/index.php
http://odwalla.com
Here are some good recipes:
Stir fry- You need cut up tofu, soy sauce, olive oil, steamed veggies, and cooked rice
Get a frying pan and coat it with olive oil. The put the tofu in the pan and brown each side of it. Next, add the veggies. Add a little soy sauce and put in the rice. Mix everything up and then let it sit on the stove, occasionally stirring it to make sure it doesn't burn. After about a minute and a half of that put it in a bowl and enjoy!
Hummus- chick peas, lemon juice, paprika, cumin, black pepper, and any other spices/seasonings you like
Puree the chick peas. Then add a little lemon juice, paprika, pepper, and other spices. Then stir. Serve with a pita, with cucumbers, or on a veggie wrap.
Favorite Classic Pancakes
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
1 cup soy milk
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Mix in the soy milk and oil, and with a fork or wire whisk, combine just until the batter is smooth.
Pour cup batter onto a hot, oiled griddle. When bubbles form in the center of the pancake, flip. Cook for another 2 minutes. Remove from pan and keep warm while you make remaining pancakes. Serve warm with maple syrup or fruit syrup.
Here are some snack and dinner suggestions:
Snacks:
Celery with peanut butter
Apples with peanut butter
Pita with hummus
Raisins
Amy's Apple Toaster Pops
All natural popsicles
Natural Valley bars
Clif Bar
Fruit Leather
Silk Chocolate Soy Milk
Naked Juice
Apple chips
Dinners:
Tofu Stir Fry
Amy's Pizzas
Amy's entrees
Sandwiches made with Yves meatless deli slices
Tofu Scramble
Gardenburgers
Natural Oven's bagels
Dr. McDougall's Soups and Noodle Soups
Soy Cheese Quesedillas
Veggie Wraps
Lentils with Wild Rice and Veggies
Whole foods is a great store for vegetarians/vegans, so I recommend grocery shopping there. You also can get a lot of the things I listed above there.
No Yeast Pizza Dough
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
1 cups of unbleached flour
1/2 cups of soy milk
1/4 cup of olive oil
1 tblsp baking powder
Directions:
Mix the baking powder with the flour. Slowly add the soy milk and oil until you feel the consistency is right. Knead for about 10 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes and then use a roller to flatten it up.. Place in oven at 350F for 20 minutes, or until bottom part is light brown...Dont forget to oil the pizza pan, before placing dough.
Once cooked you can place some cooked or raw vegetables on it, sprinkle some tofu marinated in tomatoe sauce and then stick it back into the oven for 10 more minutes..
Simple yet Amazing Banana Muffins
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
4 large bananas
1/3 cup soy milk (or whatever kind)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup vegan margarine
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon (5 ml) baking soda
cinnamon
Directions:
Blend bananas. Add milk and vanilla.
Mix margarine and sugar and add to previous.
Combine wet ingredients with flour and baking soda.
Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup chocolate chips or nuts (optional).
Fill about half full 10-15 muffins or 24 mini muffins.
Bake at 350F (180C) for about 10-12 minutes, or for 45-60 minutes if making a loaf.
Serves: 10-15 muffins
Vegan Bagels
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
1 cup warm water
3 cups unbleached white flour
1 1/2 tblsp. vegan sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon yeast
Directions:
Place all ingredients in bread machine and set for normal white vegan bread. Let the machine knead once and then turn off the machine and set a timer for 20 minutes. When time is up remove dough and cut into eight equal peices. Roll each piece into a rope about 1 inch thick, wet ends and stick together. Put all bagels on a greased cookie sheet, cover and let rest for 15 minutes in a warm place. Fill a wok (or whatever you use) with about three inches of water. Place two tblsp of vegan sugar in this water and bring to a boil. After the bagels rise for the fifteen minutes add them to the boiling water for 1 minute turning them as they boil. Drain and place on the greased cookie sheet again ( sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds if you like). Bake at 550 for 15 minutes or until desired browning occures.
Serves: 8
Easy Macaroni and Cheeze
1 pound pasta (regular or gluten-free)
Blend together:
1 1/4 cups water
1 cup plain, fat-free soymilk (may use other non-dairy milk)
3/4 cup nutritional yeast
3 tablespoons cornstarch or potato starch
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
pinch cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons tahini
1 teaspoon mellow white miso (or additional salt)
black pepper to taste
Put the pasta on to boil, according to package directions. While it's cooking, blend all remaining ingredients together in a blender. When the pasta is al dente, drain it, reserving about 1/2 cup of the cooking water, and return the pasta to pan. Add the sauce mixture and cook, stirring, until mixture boils and thickens. Add a little of the pasta water if more moistness is needed.
If the sauce is not as flavorful as you'd like, add a little more mustard and onion powder.
Bean Chili
Very easy and yummy!
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
1 can black or pinto beans
1/2 of a onion
1/2 of a green pepper
2 cloves of garlic
1 packet vegan taco seasoning
1 vegetable bouillon cube OR 1 cup of vegetable broth
Directions:
Dice onion, green pepper, and garlic and fry in olive oil in a pan.
Heat beans in a separate pot.
Once onion and pepper are cooked, add beans to the pan.
Sprinkle over taco seasoning powder.
Add vegetable broth. (I use the little cubes that you dissolve in water and dissolve it in about a cup or so of water.)
Mix together and enjoy with crackers or bread or just by itself. It's yummy! I made this from scratch one day and it's so easy!
Serves: 2-3
"Chicken" Soft Tacos
A simple and satisfying meal.
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
1 cup textured soy protein chunks
1 cup vegetable broth
oregano, thyme, marjoram
2 ripe tomatoes, diced
1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, deseeded and finely chopped (optional)
1-2 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon lime juice (lemon works too)
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
Suggested toppings: lettuce, green onion, olives, plain soy yogurt or vegan sour cream
Directions:
Bring vegetable broth to a boil, remove from heat and add soy protein chunks. Add a couple dashes of oregano, thyme and marjoram. Soak until the chunks are soft and liquid absorbed.
In a medium sized saucepan heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and jalapeno and saute until softened. Add textured soy protein, tomatoes, lime juice and spices. Simmer until the tomatoes have cooked down, about five minutes or so. Remove from heat and fold into soft wheat tortillas and top with suggested toppings or whatever toppings you enjoy!
*Please note I don't really measure my ingredients, so all measurements given are approximations, especially the spices. Please feel free to experiment and adjust to suit your own tastes. Happy cooking!
Serves: 2
Baked Fried Eggplant
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
2 medium to large eggplants - peeled and sliced into rounds
Fat free Italian salad dressing
Seasoned breadcrumbs
Vegetable cooking spray
Directions:
Serves: 4.
Preparation time: 20-30 min..
Dip eggplant slices into the fat free Italian dressing. Allow the excess dressing to drip off (too much dressing will wet the vegan breadcrumbs and make them a pain to work with). Coat the eggplant with the vegan breadcrumbs and place on a cookie sheet sprayed with vegetable spray. Lightly spray the eggplant with the vegetable spray. Bake at 400 degrees F until brown and crispy turning at least once (about 10 to 15 minutes).
*The difference between a vegetarian and vegan is that most vegetarians eat dairy and eggs, but no meat and vegans eat nothing what so ever that comes from an animal, including honey.*
Here are some web sites with some great vegan/vegetarian foods:
http://silksoymilk.com -chocolate and chai flavors are good
http://amys.com
http://organicfoodbar.com
http://gardenburger.com
http://yvesveggie.com
http://sunshineburger.com
http://rightfoods.com
http://veganstore.com -they have chocolate!
http://nakedjuice.com
http://www.cedarsfoods.com/
http://bolthouse.com
http://naturespath.com
http://turtlemountain.com -vegan ice cream and yogurt
http://goodkarmafoods.com - vegan ice cream
http://fruitabu.com
http://clifbar.com
http://www.pacificfoods.com -has good almond milk
http://www.eatintheraw.com/index.php
http://odwalla.com
Here are some good recipes:
Stir fry- You need cut up tofu, soy sauce, olive oil, steamed veggies, and cooked rice
Get a frying pan and coat it with olive oil. The put the tofu in the pan and brown each side of it. Next, add the veggies. Add a little soy sauce and put in the rice. Mix everything up and then let it sit on the stove, occasionally stirring it to make sure it doesn't burn. After about a minute and a half of that put it in a bowl and enjoy!
Hummus- chick peas, lemon juice, paprika, cumin, black pepper, and any other spices/seasonings you like
Puree the chick peas. Then add a little lemon juice, paprika, pepper, and other spices. Then stir. Serve with a pita, with cucumbers, or on a veggie wrap.
Favorite Classic Pancakes
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
1 cup soy milk
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Mix in the soy milk and oil, and with a fork or wire whisk, combine just until the batter is smooth.
Pour cup batter onto a hot, oiled griddle. When bubbles form in the center of the pancake, flip. Cook for another 2 minutes. Remove from pan and keep warm while you make remaining pancakes. Serve warm with maple syrup or fruit syrup.
Here are some snack and dinner suggestions:
Snacks:
Celery with peanut butter
Apples with peanut butter
Pita with hummus
Raisins
Amy's Apple Toaster Pops
All natural popsicles
Natural Valley bars
Clif Bar
Fruit Leather
Silk Chocolate Soy Milk
Naked Juice
Apple chips
Dinners:
Tofu Stir Fry
Amy's Pizzas
Amy's entrees
Sandwiches made with Yves meatless deli slices
Tofu Scramble
Gardenburgers
Natural Oven's bagels
Dr. McDougall's Soups and Noodle Soups
Soy Cheese Quesedillas
Veggie Wraps
Lentils with Wild Rice and Veggies
Whole foods is a great store for vegetarians/vegans, so I recommend grocery shopping there. You also can get a lot of the things I listed above there.
No Yeast Pizza Dough
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
1 cups of unbleached flour
1/2 cups of soy milk
1/4 cup of olive oil
1 tblsp baking powder
Directions:
Mix the baking powder with the flour. Slowly add the soy milk and oil until you feel the consistency is right. Knead for about 10 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes and then use a roller to flatten it up.. Place in oven at 350F for 20 minutes, or until bottom part is light brown...Dont forget to oil the pizza pan, before placing dough.
Once cooked you can place some cooked or raw vegetables on it, sprinkle some tofu marinated in tomatoe sauce and then stick it back into the oven for 10 more minutes..
Simple yet Amazing Banana Muffins
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
4 large bananas
1/3 cup soy milk (or whatever kind)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup vegan margarine
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon (5 ml) baking soda
cinnamon
Directions:
Blend bananas. Add milk and vanilla.
Mix margarine and sugar and add to previous.
Combine wet ingredients with flour and baking soda.
Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup chocolate chips or nuts (optional).
Fill about half full 10-15 muffins or 24 mini muffins.
Bake at 350F (180C) for about 10-12 minutes, or for 45-60 minutes if making a loaf.
Serves: 10-15 muffins
Vegan Bagels
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
1 cup warm water
3 cups unbleached white flour
1 1/2 tblsp. vegan sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon yeast
Directions:
Place all ingredients in bread machine and set for normal white vegan bread. Let the machine knead once and then turn off the machine and set a timer for 20 minutes. When time is up remove dough and cut into eight equal peices. Roll each piece into a rope about 1 inch thick, wet ends and stick together. Put all bagels on a greased cookie sheet, cover and let rest for 15 minutes in a warm place. Fill a wok (or whatever you use) with about three inches of water. Place two tblsp of vegan sugar in this water and bring to a boil. After the bagels rise for the fifteen minutes add them to the boiling water for 1 minute turning them as they boil. Drain and place on the greased cookie sheet again ( sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds if you like). Bake at 550 for 15 minutes or until desired browning occures.
Serves: 8
Easy Macaroni and Cheeze
1 pound pasta (regular or gluten-free)
Blend together:
1 1/4 cups water
1 cup plain, fat-free soymilk (may use other non-dairy milk)
3/4 cup nutritional yeast
3 tablespoons cornstarch or potato starch
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
pinch cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons tahini
1 teaspoon mellow white miso (or additional salt)
black pepper to taste
Put the pasta on to boil, according to package directions. While it's cooking, blend all remaining ingredients together in a blender. When the pasta is al dente, drain it, reserving about 1/2 cup of the cooking water, and return the pasta to pan. Add the sauce mixture and cook, stirring, until mixture boils and thickens. Add a little of the pasta water if more moistness is needed.
If the sauce is not as flavorful as you'd like, add a little more mustard and onion powder.
Bean Chili
Very easy and yummy!
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
1 can black or pinto beans
1/2 of a onion
1/2 of a green pepper
2 cloves of garlic
1 packet vegan taco seasoning
1 vegetable bouillon cube OR 1 cup of vegetable broth
Directions:
Dice onion, green pepper, and garlic and fry in olive oil in a pan.
Heat beans in a separate pot.
Once onion and pepper are cooked, add beans to the pan.
Sprinkle over taco seasoning powder.
Add vegetable broth. (I use the little cubes that you dissolve in water and dissolve it in about a cup or so of water.)
Mix together and enjoy with crackers or bread or just by itself. It's yummy! I made this from scratch one day and it's so easy!
Serves: 2-3
"Chicken" Soft Tacos
A simple and satisfying meal.
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
1 cup textured soy protein chunks
1 cup vegetable broth
oregano, thyme, marjoram
2 ripe tomatoes, diced
1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, deseeded and finely chopped (optional)
1-2 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon lime juice (lemon works too)
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
Suggested toppings: lettuce, green onion, olives, plain soy yogurt or vegan sour cream
Directions:
Bring vegetable broth to a boil, remove from heat and add soy protein chunks. Add a couple dashes of oregano, thyme and marjoram. Soak until the chunks are soft and liquid absorbed.
In a medium sized saucepan heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and jalapeno and saute until softened. Add textured soy protein, tomatoes, lime juice and spices. Simmer until the tomatoes have cooked down, about five minutes or so. Remove from heat and fold into soft wheat tortillas and top with suggested toppings or whatever toppings you enjoy!
*Please note I don't really measure my ingredients, so all measurements given are approximations, especially the spices. Please feel free to experiment and adjust to suit your own tastes. Happy cooking!
Serves: 2
Baked Fried Eggplant
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
2 medium to large eggplants - peeled and sliced into rounds
Fat free Italian salad dressing
Seasoned breadcrumbs
Vegetable cooking spray
Directions:
Serves: 4.
Preparation time: 20-30 min..
Dip eggplant slices into the fat free Italian dressing. Allow the excess dressing to drip off (too much dressing will wet the vegan breadcrumbs and make them a pain to work with). Coat the eggplant with the vegan breadcrumbs and place on a cookie sheet sprayed with vegetable spray. Lightly spray the eggplant with the vegetable spray. Bake at 400 degrees F until brown and crispy turning at least once (about 10 to 15 minutes).
*The difference between a vegetarian and vegan is that most vegetarians eat dairy and eggs, but no meat and vegans eat nothing what so ever that comes from an animal, including honey.*
Healthy recipes?????
anyone know any healthy dishes for kids??
I make lunch for my sisters when they get home and I need some ideas.
I don't know how to make meat so I would prefer vegetarian dishes
or they could have lunch meat.
thanks.
Answer
How about Turkey Roll Ups-
INGREDIENTS
1 (8 ounce) package fat-free cream cheese
1/2 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dill weed
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
10 (6 inch) flour tortillas, warmed
1 medium onion, chopped
10 (1 ounce) slices cooked deli turkey breast
Shredded lettuce
DIRECTIONS
In a small mixing bowl, combine the first six ingredients; beat until smooth. Spread over the tortillas. Sprinkle with onion; top with turkey and lettuce. Roll up tightly jelly-roll style; serve immediately.
Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 each) equals 259 calories, 9 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 17 mg cholesterol, 701 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 13 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 lean meat, 1 fat.
Grilled Sourdough Cheese Sandwich
Sourdough bread
Butter
Chedder Cheese
Havarti Cheese
Tomato Slices
Oragano
Butter each side of the bread, On one slice place a layer of Havarti cheese, then tomato slices, followed by Chedder Cheese slices then the other slice of bread. Brown in a warm skillet sprayed with pam.
Otherwise you could always do a fresh garden salad with veggies.
Or kids always love a veggie tray with carrots, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber, etc.. and then having a bunch of dipping sauces like ranch, peanut butter, whatever salad dressing they like, honey mustard, cheese...
Hope that helps!
How about Turkey Roll Ups-
INGREDIENTS
1 (8 ounce) package fat-free cream cheese
1/2 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dill weed
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
10 (6 inch) flour tortillas, warmed
1 medium onion, chopped
10 (1 ounce) slices cooked deli turkey breast
Shredded lettuce
DIRECTIONS
In a small mixing bowl, combine the first six ingredients; beat until smooth. Spread over the tortillas. Sprinkle with onion; top with turkey and lettuce. Roll up tightly jelly-roll style; serve immediately.
Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 each) equals 259 calories, 9 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 17 mg cholesterol, 701 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 13 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 lean meat, 1 fat.
Grilled Sourdough Cheese Sandwich
Sourdough bread
Butter
Chedder Cheese
Havarti Cheese
Tomato Slices
Oragano
Butter each side of the bread, On one slice place a layer of Havarti cheese, then tomato slices, followed by Chedder Cheese slices then the other slice of bread. Brown in a warm skillet sprayed with pam.
Otherwise you could always do a fresh garden salad with veggies.
Or kids always love a veggie tray with carrots, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber, etc.. and then having a bunch of dipping sauces like ranch, peanut butter, whatever salad dressing they like, honey mustard, cheese...
Hope that helps!
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