Any one here a vegetarian? I am a new vegetarian and am looking for tips, recipes, etc. from someone with more experience

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im not a total veg head - used to be - would be if I had no family- we eat little meat usually chicken/fish. Chicken is even junk amymore. Dont know what your after per say - I cant help with receipes but there are scads on the net.

Good for you~

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Hey

I am veggie and have been for 10 years now. I wouldnt say I am a very healthy one tho. I eat allot of junk food, cheese and pizzas. Quorn I do love tho. There allot of good pasta and sauces out there. Try your local health food store, there always great. And like Kari said look online, you'll find hundreds. I have a multivitamin almost everyday (sometimes I forget) and a B12

Good luck and if theres anything else you wanna know be sure to ask

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Im vege. I was vege for about 3 years when I was 15 - 18 and then started eating meat again. I am vege again now tho for probably the last 6 months. I find im a lot healthier because I tend to buy a lot more fresh veges and cook instead of buying ready meals. Quorn is great tho. Meat eaters can be just as healthy it really depends on your lifestyle. We used to eat out a lot and I would have eaten a lot of fried chicken and things like that whereas now im more likely to go for a salad or steamed veges or something.
One of my fav easy meals to cook is a vege stir fry. I use 1 cal spray in the pan and then throw in a vege pack and add some spices. Sometimes I throw in a quorn chicken fillet (which is about 45 cals instead of around 250 for a chicken breast). You should buy a vege cook book. There are hundreds around. Even my hubby who is an avid meat eater is eating quorn now!!

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Oops Sorry KB mamma. I dunno why I said Kari. I must have just seen her name in a post I read before this one. I apologise. Either that or Im still drunk for christmas, just kiddin

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*Vicky*

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What is Quorn? I have problems because I live in a very small town and my shopping option are limited. It is pretty much Wal Mart or a very small Kroger. And being East Texas, there do not eem to be a lot of vegetarian options.

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http://www.quorn.com/

It is basically fake meat! This is the description taken off the UK quorn site:

Over 90% of people have heard of the Quorn brand but many people don’t fully understand what it’s all about. Is it soya? Or maybe TVP? Actually, Quorn foods are totally unique in so many ways, and there are some very surprising facts about the range that you may be interested to know!

You may have heard a lot recently about the special ingredients such as the “good bacteria” in probiotic drinks and yoghurts, etc. Well we have our very own unique/special ingredient!

All Quorn products contain mycoprotein. Mycoprotein is a nutritious member of the fungi family, as are mushrooms and truffles. There are lots of great things about mycoprotein which very few people know, so here are just a few:

- Mycoprotein is a fungus which contains high quality protein, enabling us to offer an alternative, purely vegetarian source of protein to meat

- Mycoprotein is naturally low in fat

- Mycoprotein also contains very few calories, so we can bring you foods which deliver on taste but which don’t max out on the calorie content

- Mycoprotein also contains essential dietary fibre, which as we all know, helps to maintain a healthy digestive system

- Mycoprotein doesn’t contain any cholesterol whatsoever, so eating Quorn products as part of a balanced, low fat diet can help to maintain normal cholesterol levels, which can help keep your heart healthy

- Mycoprotein is completely meat free. The organism does occur naturally, but we simply grow it under controlled conditions so that we can bring you a large variety of high quality Quorn products.

Only Quorn products contain this special vegetarian protein ingredient, and our expert chefs have many years of experience in using mycoprotein as an ingredient and turning it into our deliciously tasty range of ready meals, grills, sausages, burgers, Deli slices, as well as the classic cooking ingredients like mince and pieces we’ve become famous for.

Quorn is simply the brand name we use to highlight those products which contain our special ingredient. Look for the Quorn logo in the chiller and freezer cabinets in all good supermarkets and make a positive choice for you and your family!


I hope that helps! PM me if you have any other questions.

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