Vegetarians ( and Vegans ) Thread!!!

[featherz]

Yea, that's what I was afraid of. I love the wild rice but I will have to check the ingredients to make sure that nothing yucky is in there.

Easiest to buy plain wild/brown rice and add your own seasonings. Then you know what's in it, whether you are veggie or not.

 

[Kevin565]

How do you cook quinoa?

http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/vegetarian-recipes/basic-quinoa.php

 

[kuntrygirl]

How do you cook quinoa?

http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/vegetarian-recipes/basic-quinoa.php

Thanks for the link. I have one question and don't slap me when I ask this. Is quinoa equivalent to rice?

 

[Kevin565]

They are very similar except quinoa has more nutrients. Here' s another link on it's benefits http://www.revolutionhealth.com/hea...ipe-central/ingredient-swap/quinoa?msc=a62593

 

[kuntrygirl]

They are very similar except quinoa  has more nutrients. Here' s another link on it's benefits http://www.revolutionhealth.com/hea...ipe-central/ingredient-swap/quinoa?msc=a62593

Great !!!!!!!! Thanks.

 

[Kevin565]

No Problem. I Hope it's helpful

 

[lorain's fids]

Was wondering what others use as a sweetner when baking--I'm a vegetarian, but I don't eat regular white sugar( when they filter it they use bone char-from animals), I will use cane sugar, or florida crystals, but I generally like to bake using brown rice syrup for a sweetner - as it does not raise raise blood sugar levels after eating it. I have tried z-sweet which is made from erithrothol, but I haven't had good results.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Was wondering what others use as a sweetner when baking--I'm a vegetarian, but I don't eat regular white sugar( when they filter it they use bone char-from animals), I will use cane sugar, or florida crystals, but I generally like to bake using brown rice syrup for a sweetner - as it does not raise raise blood sugar levels after eating it. I have tried z-sweet which is made from erithrothol, but I haven't had good results.

I'm glad that you asked that question. Although I don't know the answer to it, it did make me think about the sweetener that I currently use. I guess raw, unprocessed honey is out of the question for vegetarians since honey comes from bees - - - - > an animal?

 

[Kevin565]

Honey is vegetarian. It is a debate in the Vegan world if it is vegan because it's made by the bees but it's not from the bees.

 

[featherz]

Most vegetarians will use honey - yes, it comes from an 'animal' but so does milk (and eggs). Vegans, however, generally will not use honey although you'll see there's a bit of disagreement on that if you hang out in veggie forums.

As for me, I use stevia for most things, with a bit of real sugar, honey, or agave when the 'crunch' is needed. Erythritol is also good, but pricey and not as sweet.