Guest guest Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Hello Everyone, I am new to the group and am interested in becoming a vegetarian. I keep telling myself I am going to stop eating meat, but I don't know where to start. I can do salads for lunch, but what do you make sandwiches out of as far as meat substitutes....I have never seen a vegetarian substitution for lunch meat. Barbra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 I pack my husband a cooler every day. His favorite is the vegetarian turkey substitute - either LightLife or Tofurkey. Each slice is very low calories. I put Nayonnaise on 1 side of rye bread and mustard on the other. I also add cheese, lettuce and pickle sandwich toppers. I also pack some baby carrots, fruit - plum, grapes, whatever is in season and some pretzels. I've never been a sandwich eater so I put some refried beans in a tortilla with some mushrooms and shredded carrots for my lunch. Or peanut butter on a whole wheat pita. Nice and easy. Good luck. --- On Tue, 9/23/08, countrymama24 <countrymama24 wrote: countrymama24 <countrymama24 Ideas for vegetarian meals - Barbra Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 4:08 PM Hello Everyone, I am new to the group and am interested in becoming a vegetarian. I keep telling myself I am going to stop eating meat, but I don't know where to start. I can do salads for lunch, but what do you make sandwiches out of as far as meat substitutes. ...I have never seen a vegetarian substitution for lunch meat. Barbra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 There are lots of vegetarian substitutes for lunch meat. SmartLife and Yves are two companies that make some pretty good fake turkey lunchmeat. (I have the fake ham but haven't tried it yet). Whole Foods will definitely have these, and some local grocery stores will, too -- depends on where you live. In Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa (at least), HyVee has a great Health Market section with lots of frozen and refrigerated vegetarian " fake meats. " Almost always, if you can find a regular grocery store with a good health food section, it will be cheaper than Whole Foods. I usually bring salads, soup, and frozen meals to work for lunch. Lean Cuisine, SmartOnes (Weight Watchers brand), and Healthy Choice all have options without meat. My favorite is Healthy Choice's tomato basil mozarella panini sandwich. (But the SmartOnes cheese pizza has gelatin in it). Healthy Choice has a great vegetarian vegetable soup (canned soup). One of my favorite things to make to take to work is mock tuna salad -- there are a couple of different recipes for it in this group's file -- mine uses chickpeas (garbanzo beans) instead of meat. Amy's Kitchen is a brand of frozen foods that is all vegetarian (and a lot of the choices are vegan). They run about $4 for single serving meal, but they're really good -- and so much better for you than fast food! They're great calorie- and fat-wise, too. Amy's makes good frozen pizzas, too. Health food stores carry Amy's, and some grocery stores will carry a limited selection. Boca now makes a fake chicken patty on a bun with cheese that you can microwave. Morningstar Farms stuff is good, but it can be kind of high in sodium and/or calories. My personal favorite " fake chicken " is Quorn's naked chik'n cutlets. They're in an orange box, found in the health food freezer section. There are four pieces, and the box runs around $5.50. Sounds kind of high, but not when you compare it to meat. I like the fake chicken because I can put it in casseroles instead of chicken -- I can make the food I grew up on, meatless! By the way -- welcome to the group! I was looking for a good meatless hot dog (had tried 3 or 4) and found one -- these people know good food! (the best hot dogs are Worthington, which come in a red can -- I know, hot dogs from a can, sounds weird, but they're good!) Audrey On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 3:08 PM, <countrymama24 wrote: > Hello Everyone, > I am new to the group and am interested in becoming a vegetarian. I keep > telling myself I am going to stop eating meat, but I don't know where to > start. > I can do salads for lunch, but what do you make sandwiches out of as far as > > meat substitutes....I have never seen a vegetarian substitution for lunch > meat. > Barbra > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Hello, Start small, BLT? substitute bacon, with zucchini, ZLT, Bread, Lettuce, Tomato, Zucchini ( cut length ways ) dont like raw Z? cut it up, warm up in pan, with Italian Seasoning / Olive Oil. MMMM warm. Pita bread makes good lunch, I would buy the fancy salad bag, a thing of hummus, and some pita bread. Add grated carrots, onions, just about anything would work. James , countrymama24 wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > I am new to the group and am interested in becoming a vegetarian. I keep > telling myself I am going to stop eating meat, but I don't know where to start. > I can do salads for lunch, but what do you make sandwiches out of as far as > meat substitutes....I have never seen a vegetarian substitution for lunch > meat. > Barbra > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Thank you all for the great ideas. Barbra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 , countrymama24 wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > I am new to the group and am interested in becoming a vegetarian. I keep > telling myself I am going to stop eating meat, but I don't know where to start. > I can do salads for lunch, but what do you make sandwiches out of as far as > meat substitutes....I have never seen a vegetarian substitution for lunch > meat. > Barbra > Hi--I'm new to the group, was reading old posts and thought I tell you what I take when I pack a lunch. I use pita pockets, put spread hummus all around the inside, put in lettuce, and then I add whatever veggies I have. Sometimes I just put other leftovers from the night before in the pita pocket--anything that is good without heating. Using the pita pocket makes anything easy to carry with you, just don't over fill or it gets messy. I've learned that the hard way. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 6:05 PM, lwspeggy344 <lwspeggy344 wrote: > <%40>, > countrymama24 wrote: > > > > Hello Everyone, > > I am new to the group and am interested in becoming a vegetarian. > I keep > > telling myself I am going to stop eating meat, but I don't know > where to start. > > I can do salads for lunch, but what do you make sandwiches out of > as far as > > meat substitutes....I have never seen a vegetarian substitution > for lunch > > meat. > > Barbra > > > Hi Barbara. Welcome to the group. In answer to your problem, one can purchase soy meat.This is a good substitute, but there is a far better idea. It is called imagination. Be creative. Try roast vegetables in a wrap, pita or on bread. ow about sliced raw vegetables and fruit. Use your salad ideas and modify them for sandwiches. There is so much that you can do, and the only ingredient required is imagination! > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 Hi Barbra, We love the Worthington Luncheon " meats " . These vegetarian alternatives come frozen and are found in most health food stores, but the Health Food Stores in the Adventist Book Centers, which are worldwide, will have the best selection of these. These vegetarian flavors they come in are Wham - which like Ham Bolono - like balony Turkee - which is like turkey Chicken - which is like chicken Smoked Beef - Corn Beef Here is a link to look at them better. http://www.kelloggs.com/cgi-bin/brandpages/product.pl?brand=221 & company=41 & templ\ ate=frozen Enjoy, Judy > > Hello Everyone, > > I am new to the group and am interested in becoming a vegetarian. > I keep > > telling myself I am going to stop eating meat, but I don't know > where to start. > > I can do salads for lunch, but what do you make sandwiches out of > as far as > > meat substitutes....I have never seen a vegetarian substitution > for lunch > > meat. > > Barbra > > > Hi Barbara. Welcome to the group. In answer to your problem, one can purchase soy meat.This is a good substitute, but there is a far better idea. It is called imagination. Be creative. Try roast vegetables in a wrap, pita or on bread. ow about sliced raw vegetables and fruit. Use your salad ideas and modify them for sandwiches. There is so much that you can do, and the only ingredient required is imagination! > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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