Cheeses (without rennet) and eggs are fine on a vegetarian diet, mate.
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Vegetarians - Meat replacements
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I'm thinking of giving a vegetarian diet a go for a month or so later on in the year and see how it goes. My main problem is that I really don't like vegetables and fruit. My diet now is nearly all meat (with a bit of bread/potato/dumplings).
Just thinking what I can eat (except beans) and wondered if egg, cheese etc is permissible on a vegetarian diet.
The only thing you can't eat as a vegetarian is meat.
Eggs, cheese, milk etc. - avoiding that is veganism.
It's a lot easier than you think, I usually go vegetarian for lent, just to dial back on how much meat I eat, and within a week or so you quickly just block out food you can't eat. I always thought I'd be tempted at a restaurant or sandwich shop, seeing all the meat options, but you quickly just subconsciously filter them out.
PragueBlue
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That's what I was thinking about doing.The only thing you can't eat as a vegetarian is meat.
Eggs, cheese, milk etc. - avoiding that is veganism.
It's a lot easier than you think, I usually go vegetarian for lent and within a week or so you quickly just block out food containing meat. I always thought I'd be tempted at a restaurant or sandwich shop, but you quickly just narrow in on the options that fit.
I'm not sure enough people realize how good plant based products have gotten in recent years. I'm not a vegetarian but have made a real effort in recent years to reduce (mainly for climate-related reasons, but also ethical) and Impossible Foods products are legitimately good. If you're having a steak or something, by all means, have the real thing, but if a recipe calls for ground beef where it would be heavily spiced anyway you really can't tell the difference at this point between real meat and Impossible meat, so I swap it out. Similar with some of their ground "sausage" or "pork" products. More people should give it a shot.I've been vegetarian for over 30 years now, and think the huge growth in plant based products in recent years has been great. Makes it a lot easier for people to make the transition if they want to. When I started the only meat alternatives were things like Beanfeast and Sosmix, which were pretty grim to eat.
blueish swede
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I'm not sure they could be classed as meat replacements per se. Animal replacement, absolutely, but I think they're still made of meat. What do BMs vegetarians think about becoming an alternative food source for meat eaters? Would "long pig" be classed as vegan?
kaz7
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Still made of meat ?? What is ?I'm not sure they could be classed as meat replacements per se. Animal replacement, absolutely, but I think they're still made of meat. What do BMs vegetarians think about becoming an alternative food source for meat eaters? Would "long pig" be classed as vegan?
blueish swede
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A vegetarian!Still made of meat ?? What is ?
kaz7
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Ah lolA vegetarian!
Soylent Green is the way.I'm not sure they could be classed as meat replacements per se. Animal replacement, absolutely, but I think they're still made of meat. What do BMs vegetarians think about becoming an alternative food source for meat eaters? Would "long pig" be classed as vegan?
BlueMoonRisin’
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I've heard that jackfruit can be used as an alternative to meat in certain dishes. Never tried it though.