Veggie meals

[Seagull kimchi]

Eggs, nuts, green veg and a carb of your choice through the week and treat yourself at the w/end.

 

[Igzilla]

if you like curries, then I'll advocate Rick Stein's India:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rick-Steins-India-Stein/dp/1849905789

Not only does if have meat recipes (if you eat it - I don't), but the veg curries are to die for. My favourite is the makhanwahla: tasty, easy to cook and guaranteed to wow all who eat it. The chana dal is also superb.

 

[Hillian1]

Curries, chillies, stir fries etc are all good if you want to stay on familiar ground. The internet though really is your friend here. I've recently been cooking quite a lot of recipies from Bosh!, which are superb. There are loads of really good veggie meal sites on the net, you'll never need to buy a cookbook again.

It's all about the spices for me and experimenting with different flavours. If you don't want to go down the tofu route you can use beans, chickpeas or lentils.

That Bosh thing looks perfect.

 

[Bob'n'weave]

IF you want to loose weight obviously healthy meals play a part. The size and frequency is also very important. Good healthy breakie, healthy snack/small meals for the rest of the day. Try four per day spaced out. You should not feel 'full' at any time. Don't eat before you go to bed (at least 3hrs) and the one thing that is most important is regular exercise. Don't go joining a gym as this is a waste of money unless you are seriously into it, buy a dog instead or take regular walks, at least 45mins to an hour. It will drop off, and is a sustainable long term health benefit.

 

[carteater]

Veggie meals can be really good, and they can also be crap, especially those that literally substitute the meat for quorn or another meat substitute.

You could always swap beef for turkey, and just eat other white meat and fish on the other days of the week if you want to lose weight.

Falafel is good in a veggie burger.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

With the new year arriving the wife has decided that we both need to lose some weight. An idea that we have talked about is to have 1 dinner each week where we don't consume any meat.

However after beans on toast, cheese & tomato pizza and Jacket potatoes i ran out of ideas for acceptable meat free meals for dinner. Do the wonderful people of NSC have any suggestions of meat free food we could add to our menu without resorting to Quorn or some other nasty meat substitute.

Thanks in advance

I believe that on the old skool Atkins Diet you can eat most of what a normal person likes and still lose weight, e.g. a bacon and sausage breakfast. No need for any of that veggie poop...

'What do you eat on the Atkins diet?

Foods to Eat

Meats: Beef, pork, lamb, chicken, bacon and others.
Fatty Fish and Seafood: Salmon, trout, sardines, etc.
Eggs: The healthiest eggs are Omega-3 enriched or pastured.
Low-Carb Vegetables: Kale, spinach, broccoli, asparagus and others.
Full-Fat Dairy: Butter, cheese, cream, full-fat yoghurt.'

 

[nigeyb]

I believe that on the old skool Atkins Diet you can eat most of what a normal person likes and still lose weight, e.g. a bacon and sausage breakfast. No need for any of that veggie poop...

Yep, an effective way to lose weight (although any short term diet is only ever a short term fix, so better to make permanent, sustainable lifestyle changes) but weight loss is only half the story....

Meat consumption is dangerous - and the more you eat the more dangerous it gets

 

[Bozza]

Veggie meals can be really good, and they can also be crap, especially those that literally substitute the meat for quorn or another meat substitute.

I take exception to that. Stuff like shepherd's pie, chilli and spag bol are classics whether they use meat or a meat substitute.

As I've already said, we have plenty of meat substitute-less meals, but I love the ones where we lob Quorn in too.

 

[Postman Pat]

I've been doing the same for about 3 months or so, just trying to be a little healthier.

Pasta
Passata
Onions
Garlic
Mushrooms
Chilli powder if required.

Cook the pasta, fry the onions and garlic, add the mushrooms and passata. Add chilli powder as required. When the pasta is cooked, mix it all up and bob is your mothers brother.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Cutting out meat from you diet won't do anything to help lose weight.

Keep the chicken, cut out the toast, pizza and potatoes.

Eating those carts can't be too healthy either.

 

[FatSuperman]

Eating those carts can't be too healthy either.

Not to mention filling, even without the horse!

 

[Nigella's Cream Pie]

Can't get much simpler than an omelette, filled with cheese, tomatoes, etc.

If you want to stay non-veggie, eat fish, healthier than meat

 

[pearl]

Maybe not, but it won't do him any harm, even if he went full veggie (which I don't think he's aiming for).

To the O/P:

I cook a cauliflower & chickpea curry regularly, which is WELL nice

Oh that sounds good and I'm doing a food shop later ... cheers

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Maybe not, but it won't do him any harm, even if he went full veggie (which I don't think he's aiming for).

To the O/P:

I cook a cauliflower & chickpea curry regularly, which is WELL nice

A much maligned vegetable is the humble cauliflower. Held in high esteem in Indian cookery however.

 

[Hotchilidog]

A much maligned vegetable is the humble cauliflower. Held in high esteem in Indian cookery however.

Roasted a cauliflower this week, coated in agave syrup and cajun spices. Delicious. Surprisingly high in vitamin c apparently.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1089635/somerset-stew-with-cheddar-and-parsley-mash

I made this last week and is highly recommended though if you fancy a bit of a kick add some paprika.

 

[pearl]

A much maligned vegetable is the humble cauliflower. Held in high esteem in Indian cookery however.

very versatile, even great raw

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Roasted a cauliflower this week, coated in agave syrup and cajun spices. Delicious. Surprisingly high in vitamin c apparently.

mmmm sounds good. One of my faves, is the Bang Bang Cauliflower that Wagamama serve as a side dish. An absolute flavour sensation.

 

[Meade's Ball]

None, I was pleasantly surprised. No need to eat meat really

Slightly naughtily, I plan to have quorn chicken nuggets tonight, along with a sidebowl of chickpeas, kale and waltnuts, which will be peppered with a bit of garlicky oil. Whoops, and there's a big dollop of mayo.
I like fake meat.

 

[crabface]

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