I need some recipes!

ZoolNerd NSW • Posts: 1005

1 2 Feb 2011

Ok, So after all this bobby calf stuff ClosedEyedVisuals and I are finally going vegan. We always said we would do it, but now its final.

It shouldnt be too hard as we've given up everything but rennet free cheese.

So I have a few problems.

Im not that good of a cook and cant cook things from scratch so I need to learn how obviously happy

So does anyone please have recipes for me? They will be very appreciated! I need:
Healthy and non time consuming ones happy

Also, The big one. B12.

So I take a multivitamin with 10mcg of b12, I have Marmite, and drink a cup soy milk with my weetbix/whatever else every morning.

is this enough? What else can I do? Im a bit worried because I have a low immune system as it is and when I get sick, I get bed ridden. So Yes I want to avoid that.

Any other tips, please give them happy

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ZoolNerd NSW • Posts: 1005

3 2 Feb 2011

Alanna said:

I used to have a B12 deficiency after having been vegan for a few years but then I changed my diet a little to incorporate a lot of Soy Milky soy milk and after that my B12 level was completely normal! This was surprising because it had been low for ages! So I think you're doing enough already; the best way to tell is to have a blood test.

Thanks Alanna! I'll give it six months and both of us will get blood tests happy

I heard b12 needs to be absorbed through the mouth so maybe chewing food for longer helps :S

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Nobody QLD • Posts: 593

4 2 Feb 2011

I get awesome recipes from vegweb: http://vegweb.com/
It is an american site, so you need to convert measurements and stuff in some recipes. They have a corn dog (dagwood dog) recipe on there, and it is freaking awesome!! Here: http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=15260.0
btw, cornmeal is polenta.

Sorry, I'm not much help.
ashamed2

Congrats for going vegan!!! I'm still not quite there yet.

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JayT VIC • Posts: 525

5 2 Feb 2011

ZoolNerd said:

Also, The big one. B12.

You don't really need to worry. Ever since I went Vegan I've been high in B12! Higher than when I was a meat eater!

A lot of soy products are enriched with B12, plus you said you take a supplement, so you really shouldn't have any trouble.

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ZoolNerd NSW • Posts: 1005

6 2 Feb 2011

Dark_Cherry said:

I get awesome recipes from vegweb: http://vegweb.com/
It is an american site, so you need to convert measurements and stuff in some recipes. They have a corn dog (dagwood dog) recipe on there, and it is freaking awesome!! Here: http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=15260.0
btw, cornmeal is polenta.

Sorry, I'm not much help.
ashamed2

Congrats for going vegan!!! I'm still not quite there yet.

Take your time! I tried rushing it before and I got confused and just went back to eating easy meals and just avioding milk and eggs. Ive been vegetarian, including not eating milk and eggs for 10 months now happy

and my boyfriend 6 months now

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Nobody QLD • Posts: 593

7 2 Feb 2011

Oh, I forgot to ask, do you eat nutritional/savoury yeast? It's got heaps of vit B12. I sprinkle it on almost everything. It has a unique taste (I like it!).
It can be used to make a mock cheese sauce.

http://crueltyfreeshop.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_18_76&products_id=699

http://www.veganonline.com.au/all-products/lotus-savoury-yeast-flakes-200g

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Nobody QLD • Posts: 593

8 2 Feb 2011

ZoolNerd said:

Dark_Cherry said:

I get awesome recipes from vegweb: http://vegweb.com/
It is an american site, so you need to convert measurements and stuff in some recipes. They have a corn dog (dagwood dog) recipe on there, and it is freaking awesome!! Here: http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=15260.0
btw, cornmeal is polenta.

Sorry, I'm not much help.
ashamed2

Congrats for going vegan!!! I'm still not quite there yet.

Take your time! I tried rushing it before and I got confused and just went back to eating easy meals and just avioding milk and eggs. Ive been vegetarian, including not eating milk and eggs for 10 months now happy

and my boyfriend 6 months now

Cool! Thanks for the support. I always need to do things slowly.
I don't drink cow milk or eat eggs anymore, but I do eat stuff that contains them.
I recently brought some vegan shoes too. I'm getting there!

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ZoolNerd NSW • Posts: 1005

9 2 Feb 2011

Dark_Cherry said:

ZoolNerd said:

Dark_Cherry said:

I get awesome recipes from vegweb: http://vegweb.com/
It is an american site, so you need to convert measurements and stuff in some recipes. They have a corn dog (dagwood dog) recipe on there, and it is freaking awesome!! Here: http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=15260.0
btw, cornmeal is polenta.

Sorry, I'm not much help.
ashamed2

Congrats for going vegan!!! I'm still not quite there yet.

Take your time! I tried rushing it before and I got confused and just went back to eating easy meals and just avioding milk and eggs. Ive been vegetarian, including not eating milk and eggs for 10 months now happy

and my boyfriend 6 months now

Cool! Thanks for the support. I always need to do things slowly.
I don't drink cow milk or eat eggs anymore, but I do eat stuff that contains them. I recently brought some vegan shoes too. I'm getting there!

Thats exactly where Im at happy

I just couldnt stand to drink milk once I knew what it actually was.

I would love some NY but I cant find any in my grocery store, only Bakers yeast happy

I love that feeling when you pick up a pair of nice shoes and find it says "man made synthetic" when it looks leather!

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Nobody QLD • Posts: 593

10 2 Feb 2011

ZoolNerd said:

Dark_Cherry said:

ZoolNerd said:

Dark_Cherry said:

I get awesome recipes from vegweb: http://vegweb.com/
It is an american site, so you need to convert measurements and stuff in some recipes. They have a corn dog (dagwood dog) recipe on there, and it is freaking awesome!! Here: http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=15260.0
btw, cornmeal is polenta.

Sorry, I'm not much help.
ashamed2

Congrats for going vegan!!! I'm still not quite there yet.

Take your time! I tried rushing it before and I got confused and just went back to eating easy meals and just avioding milk and eggs. Ive been vegetarian, including not eating milk and eggs for 10 months now happy

and my boyfriend 6 months now

Cool! Thanks for the support. I always need to do things slowly.
I don't drink cow milk or eat eggs anymore, but I do eat stuff that contains them. I recently brought some vegan shoes too. I'm getting there!

Thats exactly where Im at happy

I just couldnt stand to drink milk once I knew what it actually was.

I would love some NY but I cant find any in my grocery store, only Bakers yeast happy

I love that feeling when you pick up a pair of nice shoes and find it says "man made synthetic" when it looks leather!

Have you looked in chemists for nutritional yeast? There's about 4 chemists in my town and only one that sells it.
rolleyes

Why is awesome stuff always so hard to find?! Grrr

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