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1 . New Vegetarian Hates to Cook: How To Eat Healthy
New Vegetarian Hates To Cook: How To Eat HealthyFebruary 19th, 2010 by Savvy VegMessage for Savvy Vegetarian: I’ve recently become “vegetarian”, but I hate to cook. I would like to buy pre-packaged foods, pre-made foods, etc. What do you suggest? Where do you suggest I go? I love tofu and that’s my main source of protein. Help! Thank you, K.H. Savvy Vegetarian Advice: Hi K.H. If you want to be a healthy vegetarian, you’ll need to eat healthy: whole grains, beans and lentils and fresh fruit and veggies. You also need other sources of veggie protein than tofu. So please try to overcome your cooking phobia a little bit. I think you’ll find that the nutritional benefits and increased variety in your diet will make it worth the sacrifice. :-) Here are a few simple ideas for healthy veg eating with zero or minimal cooking: 1. Make full use of cooking gadgets: juicer, blender, food processor, rice cooker, crock pot, or pressure cooker to make any cooking you need to do quick and easy. 2. It’s extremely simple to cook whole grains , and you can make enough to last several days and put them in the fridge or freezer. 3. For beans you can use canned beans, ... |
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2 . Vegetarian Cooking: How to Cook Tofu or Tempeh
Vegetarian Cooking: How to Cook Tofu or TempehApril 18th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
Hello. After a lot of back and forth, I have finally settled in to my vegetarian lifestyle. I am having trouble finding things to eat, however. I find myself constantly eating the same meals, and it gets a little bland and boring after a while. Recently I went to a restaurant and tried a meal using tempeh and absolutely loved the flavor and texture. After going out and buying lots of it, I discovered that I have NO IDEA how to cook it! When I tried it, it tasted like burnt cardboard. Also, I am terrible at cooking tofu. It always comes out a sloppy mess. I am a decent cook, but I cannot seem to get the hang of this! Any advice on how to cook tempeh, or tofu? - K. Y. Savvy Vegetarian Advice: Hi K. Y. Tempeh should first be steamed for 20 minutes (less if you cut it up), for food safety reasons,... |
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