maverick2
New member
Hey all,
I'm trying to slowly convert to a mostly-vegetarian diet (will never be completely vegetarian because my family is so carnivorous) but I have no idea what to eat. My body craves protein hard during the day (especially at lunch, when I would usually have chicken)...I'm also going to be starting a weight-training regimen, so protein is important.
While I love chicken, I read recently that chickens were one of the most cruelly treated of animals used for human consumption, and there is a little bit of chicken sh*t in every package of supermarket chicken. (Er, gross.) Plus I'm a Buddhist and have been for eight years, so not eating animals would definitely be on my to-do list of long-term goals...it's just very difficult for me. And I adore just a plain chicken breast chucked in the microwave until done. Delish.
So does anyone have a vegetarian staple protein entree that is quick and easy? I'm a fan of peanut butter but the fat content, oi.
I have a bunch of beans, lentils, and whatnot in my pantry, I just have never really cooked them before...I like tofu but I need to figure out a variety of ways to prepare it.
I'm going to browse on Allrecipes.com for vegetarian fare, I just wanted to see if anyone had a quick and easy fallback they always munch on...
I'm trying to slowly convert to a mostly-vegetarian diet (will never be completely vegetarian because my family is so carnivorous) but I have no idea what to eat. My body craves protein hard during the day (especially at lunch, when I would usually have chicken)...I'm also going to be starting a weight-training regimen, so protein is important.
While I love chicken, I read recently that chickens were one of the most cruelly treated of animals used for human consumption, and there is a little bit of chicken sh*t in every package of supermarket chicken. (Er, gross.) Plus I'm a Buddhist and have been for eight years, so not eating animals would definitely be on my to-do list of long-term goals...it's just very difficult for me. And I adore just a plain chicken breast chucked in the microwave until done. Delish.
So does anyone have a vegetarian staple protein entree that is quick and easy? I'm a fan of peanut butter but the fat content, oi.
I have a bunch of beans, lentils, and whatnot in my pantry, I just have never really cooked them before...I like tofu but I need to figure out a variety of ways to prepare it.
I'm going to browse on Allrecipes.com for vegetarian fare, I just wanted to see if anyone had a quick and easy fallback they always munch on...