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Probably one of the most annoying
questions a vegetarian gets is, "So what do you eat?",
often followed by, "Don't you get tired of eating nothing but salad?"
I usually answer that one with, "Yes, and it's so terrible I cry myself
to sleep every night."
But anyway, if you're a vegetarian, now you can refer
people to this page to see that you subsist on more than carrots and
lettuce. If you're not a vegetarian, now you can see that we're not
starving ourselves after all.
Hyper-critical meat-eaters may complain that I'm
exaggerating the number of foods available by listing a few items twice
(e.g., under both "Entrees" and "Vegetable Dishes", but that's only
because it made the most sense to do so. That's more that balanced by
the fact that the list above is woefully incomplete -- I didn't come
close to listing all the foods available to vegetarians. I could easily
come up with another few hundred sandwiches, soups, stews, casseroles,
chilis, ethnic dishes, tortilla chip flavors, nondairy ice cream
flavors, etc. You'll also notice that I don't list salads at all. This
is intentional.
How to
answer "But what do you eat?"
Memorize your own personalized version
of what's below. It ought to be a funny way to counter pre-conceived
notions.
I'm glad you asked, because I like to eat, and I
love talking about food. Probably the first thing that people think of
when they think of being vegetarian is giving up hamburgers, but there
are actually a lot of commercial veggie burgers you can get in grocery
stores by companies like Morningstar Farms, Yves, Boca Burger, and
Garden Burger, and most of them come in about five different flavors.
You know with meat pretty much the only flavor you get is, hamburger.
Even Burger King has a veggie burger on their menu now, and so do lots
of restaurants. Now personally I don't really buy veggie burgers unless
I'm eating out, but sometimes I make them myself from scratch with
things like lentils, rice, and oats. A meat alternative I like better
is the veggie barbecue that they have in the regular grocery stores
now. Of course there are also a gazillion varieties of meatless hot
dogs but I never really missed hot dogs very much.
For ethnic food my favorite variety is Indian,
dishes like aloo gobhi, allo paratha, bombay pav bhaji, chana masala,
dahl, gobhi muslam, and tandoori casserole. Those are things like
spiced cauliflower and potatoes, potato-filled flat bread, curried
vegetables, spiced chickpeas, and thick stews made from yellow split
peas. After that I'd go for Mexican food -- enchiladas, tacos, and
burritos, filled with potatoes, onions, and beans like black beans, red
beans, and kidney beans. There's also tamales, tamale pie, and fajitas
made with a wheat roast called seitan. I also like Mediterranean food,
things like spanikopita which is a spinach pie, tabouleh which is a
grain dish made from bulgur wheat, and falafel, which is a sandwich
made from fried chickpeas, though I don't eat that too much because I
try to avoid fried foods. And I guess everyone likes Chinese food --
chop suey, chow mein, dim sum, mu shu vegetables, stir-fried eggplant,
spring rolls, won ton soup, and other Asian foods like Pad Thai and
sushi without fish. I don't eat just exotic stuff, though. I also like
traditional foods like baked beans, chili without meat, casseroles,
mashed potatoes, and sloppy joes made from lentils or tofu. Oh, I
almost forgot Italian -- eggplant casserole, lasagna with meat &
dairy substitutes, pasta like linguini, fettucine, and spaghetti, and
of course pizza. I like making my own pizza because nothing impresses
someone like making pizza from scratch, including the crust. It's also
fun to be creative -- once I made pizza at a hostel and they didn't
have a rolling pin, so I used a tomato sauce can to roll out the dough.
When I'm cooking for myself I also make thick stews based on whatever
vegetables and beans I have lying around, usually potatoes, onions,
eggplant, carrots, garlic, and greens like spinach or chard. This goes
really well with brown rice, which I usually make separately but
sometimes I cook it right along in the stew. Sometimes I'll just make a
pot of nothing but potatoes, spiced wih soy sauce or spike. I
especially like boiling a whole bunch of sweet potatoes. If I'm cooking
for someone else I'll generally make pizza, veggie burgers, Chinese
stir-fry, or a casserole like baked lentils or eggplant. For the
holidays I make a fake turkey out of brown rice and pecans. When I'm
running low on food I usually have some rice or oatmeal lying around
that I can make in a pinch.
I tend to eat a lot of fruit just by itself,
especially for breakfast or lunch -- apricots, bananas, blackberries,
blueberries, canteloupe, dates, figs, grapefruit, kiwis, oranges,
pears, nectarines, mangos, peaches, pears, plums, pineapple, raisins,
raspberries, strawberries, tangerines watermelon, and apples. I prefer
golden delicious and red delicious apples, I don't like granny smith
because they're too tart, or McIntosh because they're too soft. For
snacks besides ruit I like popcorn and rice cakes. I guess other vegans
are more likely to eat cookies, crackers, pretzels, chips, pickles, or
nuts like almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, filberts, peanuts, pecans,
pistachios, or walnuts, but I try to keep away from junk food and
high-fat foods. I eat too many bagels since I get them for free when
the bakery throws them away at the end of the day, but otherwise I make
whole wheat bread with my bread machine. I could buy it, but it's
cheaper to make it and there's nothing like fresh-baked bread. I don't
eat a lot of sandwiches any more but my favorite fillings are hummus,
black bean spread, homemade veggie burgers, and peanut butter. What do
you like to eat?
Vegan Handbook:
Over 200 Delicious Recipes, Meal Plans, and Vegetarian Resources for
All Ages
by Debra Wasserman
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150 Vegan Favorites: Fresh, Easy and Incredibly Delicious Recipes You
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Easy Vegan
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Vegetarian Times Complete
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20
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Most of the recipes are based on the Mediterranean/Asian model using
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The
McDougall Program. Not only contains 130 lowfat vegan
recipes, but also provides the wisdom of Dr. McDougall. McDougall ran
an amazingly successful 12-day in-patient vegetarian program at the St.
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to eliminate or drastically reduce insulin and high blood pressure
medicines almost immediately. This book shows how to do it without
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Now you'll be able to take action after being inspired by Robbins'
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