looking for vegetarian sites, DS is a vegetarian now

[shortbun]

I want to be sure DS gets a healty diet re protein and
fat. The fat part will probably be no problem as he loves
french fries and I use olive oil to make lots of stuff.
I'm wondering about protein and the correct amount
now that meat is not an option and cheese with no rennets
is pretty hard to find. He's eating eggs and drinking milk
so I have those sources too. Hopefully, he will not go Vegan
until he's able to completely take care of his own food.
Any sites, books you can recommend would be appreciated.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

You got some good replies when you posted a similar thread a week or two ago...

T&B

 

[ladydancer]

I've been a Vegetarian for 30+ years. Things have changed over the years as far as how you should eat things. Actually they have gotten alot better.

My best suggestion is to go to a bookstore or library and get the information. Be careful not to be mislead by books that is just trying to sell the lastest fad but are actual books on proper eating.

A good sourse would be to get a subscription to Vegetarian Times magazine. They have alot of resoursed in there magazine.

Also the internet is a good sourse also. Please just use common sense when collecting information.

Good-Luck

 

[sn00zn]

I've been a vegetarian for 15 years and all my kids are vegetarian too. It's not at all difficult to meet protein and fat needs if your son is eating eggs and dairy. A vegan diet is the one that you have to be more careful about. I would recommend the book "The Teen's Vegetarian Cookbook". It has pretty easy recipes your son can even cook for himself. It also talks about how to integrate one family member's veg diet into a non-veg family. Here is the amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...f=sr_1_1/104-3159530-4263113?v=glance&s=books

Good luck!

snoozn

 

[Laura]

I second the Vegetarian Times magazine suggestion. It has great recipes that list the nutritional content of the food you're making. There are tons of books on vegetarian nutrition, so just stop by the bookstore and pick up whatever appeals to you. Ladydancer is right to avoid "faddish" stuff and stick with sensible nutrition advice.

However, I have yet to find a "recommended" amount of protein that didn't disagree with someone else's idea. Is it 25 grams? 50 grams? I don't know. If someone knows, please tell me. One thing you definitely need to read up on is what foods are rich in iron; it's very helpful to have that info.

Here's some websites for some all-around info:
http://www.vrg.org/
http://vegweb.com/
http://www.petaeats.com/index.asp

Oh, by the way, a great vegetarian restaurant in Columbus is Dragonfly on King Ave. It's rather expensive, but darn goood.
http://www.dragonflyneov.com/

 

[arminnie]

My sister has been a vegetarian for about 20 years. I cook for her fairly often.

I don't find it hard to modify a lot of recipes - there are nice vegetarian cubes that you can use instead of chicken broth, etc. I love miso - (it's a soybean paste) it makes a great soup base.

Here are some of my favorite recipe places:

All recipes.com
and
recipezaar

Tofu is an excellent source of protein. Learning how to use it and how to make it palatable will come in handy for you.

A sprinkling of nuts and nut butters also help with the protein requirement.

Ethnic foods are often very good sources of vegetarian recipes as most countries do not eat meat like we do.

I normally don't like a lot of "fake" food but there are some good tofu and meat substitute burgers and hotdogs.

I am not a vegetarian but I eat a lot of meatless meals just because I like them.

Good luck!