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Quick and Easy Vegetarian Lunches – Simple Vegetarian Meals
July 28, 2010 | 
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Vegetarian lunches are probably one the easiest meals to make and a healthy meal choice any time. There are so many options that come together quickly and easily to make quick lunches whenever you need them. Here are a few suggestions for simple vegetarian meals.
These easy vegetarian recipes require only a few ingredients and minimal preparation for quick meal planning.
o Plain yogurt (regular or soy) mixed with cut up fresh fruit pieces and chopped nuts served with whole grain crackers or toasted bread slices
o Steamed edamame beans combined with chopped red bell peppers, jicama cubes and pitted black olives tossed in an olive oil vinaigrette served along with a small bowl of cooked rice drizzled with some soy sauce and lemon juice
o Cooked vegetarian burgers or hotdogs served on whole grain buns with your favorite toppings (mustard, ketchup, sliced pickles, tomato slices, cheese, etc.) and served along with steamed vegetables of choice dressed with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper
o You could also take the cooked burger or hotdog and cut it up and place it in a bowl with mixed salad greens, pickle slices, diced tomatoes, and some shredded cheese and toss with Italian dressing and serve along with a cup of soup
o Canned chickpeas (rinsed, drained and mashed) combined with cumin, diced red onion, shredded carrots, and low-fat sour cream. Spoon chickpea mixture into a soft tortilla shell and top with radish sprouts and chopped pitted green olives and serve along with baked pita chips.
o Black bean salad made with canned (rinsed and drained) black beans, chopped tomatoes, chopped walnuts, corn kernels, chopped fresh cilantro and rice vinegar served with warm rolls and whipped cream cheese spread
o Vegetarian cheese sandwich (top cheese with sprouts, thinly sliced tomatoes, fresh basil leaves, and thinly sliced avocado) and serve with a bowl of vegetable soup and baked sweet potato chips
o Toast two slices of crusty bread and spread one side with mustard and the other with basil pesto. Layer the mustard side with thin slices of flavored baked tofu and top tofu with drained marinated artichoke hearts and a slice of sharp cheddar cheese. Place sandwich under a broiler or in a microwave until the cheese melts and then top with the other slice of bread. Serve sandwich with baked potato chips and carrot and celery sticks.
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Facts About Vegetarian Diet Plans
We all know what vegetarian’s way of life is; they eat foods that contain less calories and less cholesterols. These foods are fruits, beans, vegetables and many more. Many factors that affect them to be vegetarian, for one there are people that transforms to be a vegetarian because they wanted to lose weight and some really grown with that way of life and acquired from their immediate family. No matter what the reason behind their lifestyle, what matters most is they know how to follow their vegetarian diet plans.
The advantages of this diet planning or scheduling, the person will take control of the food to be taken, and due to this they will be away from any risk of heart ailments, cancers and other problems that can be associated with poor diet and unhealthy foods. However, there are people that forget about the vitamins, minerals and nutrients intake due to over controlling of oneself of the strict vegetarian diet.
Even though you are on vegetarian diet plans you still need to supplement or feed yourself with proper nutrients and mineral. In addition to, vitamins like B-12, zinc, iron and calcium are also needed for the body. They are all very common to the foods such as cereals, spinach, soy milk, broccoli and many more. Furthermore, wrong notion was followed and practiced by other people who pressure themselves too much; it doesn’t mean that because you are practicing to be a vegetarian you are not allowed to sweet foods. In fact, other vegetarians do, as long as you know your limitation and you know how to control your urge of eating foods containing high calories or sweetened delicacies.
Being a vegetarian does not primarily target weight loss but can only be an effective way to prevent a person from being obese. Since becoming a vegetarian would mean lesser consumption of meat and controlling the calorie intake.
There are many people that would take vegetarian diet plans as their resolution to get rid of unwanted fats quickly, which is a totally wrong belief. If you have been eating meat for years and suddenly become one of many vegetarians, do not expect fast pace of losing weight. Your impatience would pull you down to the bottom when you only try it for couple of days or weeks. It is not easy, I know, to say goodbye to your eating habits but if you have self discipline and self determination you have to stick with the correct planning and controlling. If you want to be successful with weight loss, understand that it would take some time to progress. Some would even take years before they succeed. The fats in the body that have been stored for several years are not that easy to burn by simply becoming a vegetarian.
There are no criteria for a person to become a vegetarian; it is just a matter of commitment and dedication to what you are aiming for. You should realize that if you want to attain the result that you wish for, you have to follow the proper vegetarian diet plans.
Easy Vegetarian Recipe
Some great easy vegetarian recipes that you can make and try for yourself.
POTATO SALAD
Boil potatoes that are firm and waxy when cooked, and cut them in slices; let them soak in ? gill of water, grate a small onion and mix it with these; add pepper, salt, vinegar, and oil to taste. The quantity of oil should be about three times the amount of the vinegar used. Eat with Allinson wholemeal bread.
APPLE FRITTERS.
3 good juicy cooking apples, 3 eggs, 6 oz. of Allinson fine wheatmeal, ? pint of milk, and sugar to taste. Pare and core the apples, and cut them into rounds ? inch thick; make a batter with the milk, meal, and the eggs well beaten, adding sugar to taste. Have a frying-pan ready on the fire with boiling oil, vege-butter, or butter, dip the apple slices into the batter and fry the fritters until golden brown; drain them on blotting paper, and keep them hot in the oven until all are done.
CELERY CROQUETTES.
1 or 2 heads of celery, a teacupful of dried and sifted Allinson breadcrumbs, 2 eggs, pepper and salt to taste.
Well wash the celery, remove the coarse outer stalks, and steam the parts used until they are a little tender. Then cut them into pieces about 2 inches long, dip them first into the egg whipped up, then into the readcrumbs, and fry them in boiling butter, vege-butter, or olive oil until a nice brown; dust with pepper and salt, and serve up very hot; eat with white or tomato sauce.