Some Vegan Foods
Common Vegan Foods
Oatmeal, stir-fried vegetables, cereal, toast, orange juice, peanut butter on whole wheat bread, frozen fruit desserts, lentil soup, salad bar items like chickpeas and three bean salad, dates, apples, macaroni, fruit smoothies, popcorn, spaghetti, vegetarian baked beans, guacamole, chili...
Vegans Also Eat...
Tofu lasagna, homemade pancakes without eggs, hummus, eggless cookies, soy ice cream, tempeh, corn chowder, soy yogurt, rice pudding, fava beans, banana muffins, spinach pies, oat nut burgers, falafel, corn fritters, French toast made with soy milk, soy hot dogs, vegetable burgers, pumpkin casserole, scrambled tofu, seitan.
When Eating Out Try These Foods
Pizza without cheese, Chinese moo shu vegetables, Indian curries and dahl, eggplant dishes without the cheese, bean tacos without the lard and cheese (available from Taco Bell and other Mexican restaurants), Middle Eastern hummus and tabouli, Ethiopian injera (flat bread) and lentil stew, Thai vegetable curries...
Egg and Dairy Replacers
As a binder, substitute for each egg:
• 1/4 cup (2 ounces) soft tofu blended with the liquid ingredients of the recipe, or
• 1 small banana, mashed, or
• 1/4 cup applesauce, or
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch or arrowroot starch, or Ener-G Egg Replacer or another commercial mix found in health food stores.
The following substitutions can be made for dairy products:
• Soy milk, rice milk, potato milk, nut milk, or water (in some recipes) may be used.
• Buttermilk can be replaced with soured soy or rice milk. For each Cup of buttermilk, use 1 cup soymilk plus 1 tablespoon of vinegar.
• Soy cheese available in health food stores. (Be aware that many soy cheeses contain casein, which is a dairy product.)
• Crumbled tofu can be substituted for cottage cheese or ricotta cheese in lasagna and similar dishes.
• Several brands of nondairy cream cheese are available in some supermarkets and kosher stores.
From the Vegetarian Resource Group
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Good health and enjoy,
Ron
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Some Vegan Foods
