Vegetarian Runners - Any tips?

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Little Miss Happy Aug 2017 6:05am, 16 Aug 2017 285 posts	0 Little Miss Happy I'll quite happily eat 'fake meat' for convenience but don't have much, sometimes something sausage shaped in a sandwich is handy. I do like Linda Mac's red onion and rosemary sausages. Bacon was probably one of the last meats that I thought I'd still like to eat but not for years.
Lesley C Aug 2017 8:25am, 16 Aug 2017 1,226 posts	0 Lesley C Those sausages are yummy, my local Tesco stopped selling them :-(. Actually was quite disappointed with Tesco, they used to have a good selection of veggie stuff in the freezer isle, but they reduced it, now there is less than half of what there was before. They got rid of all the nice stuff. I don't eat much of those fake meats anyway, have a few things in the freezer for emergencies or when I can't be arsed cooking. Don't really fancy the bacon, didn't really like bacon much when I ate meat anyway. I really like these burgers jamieoliver.com
HappyG(rrr) Aug 2017 8:37am, 16 Aug 2017 27,160 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Cool stuff guys. Gf, hiya, waves ! Becs, thanks for the eggs info. I did a bit more reading and if we kept chickens for eggs we'd have to do the whole thing of ensuring they weren't forced to lay every day etc. There does seem to be a lot of good choice of produce in supermarkets. Even our rubbish local co op had soya milk. My wife however said that soya is bad in some way. It tasted nice! So, are there things to avoid in veggie / vegan foods too? Are a lot of things sweetened / added sugar? I actually don't mind about fat and naturally occurring sugars, but I do try to avoid sweeteners, and obviously other artificial additives like preservatives, colourings etc. Anything else to try and avoid? Is soya "bad" in some way? I've been meaning to do this for years. Thanks Nellers for kicking this thread off! G
whiteflash Aug 2017 8:50am, 16 Aug 2017 217 posts	0 whiteflash I agree a good thread. I have been veggie for 24 years. Went vegan for about 8 weeks but just lost too much weight - albeit that was 22 years ago and there wasn't much choice when eating out. There are so many more options now. LMH- a good point about the Anita Bean book. I have bought dozens of recipe books over the years but I think this is the best 'simple and healthy' book which does consider sports needs. I still have a problem in getting enough iron and protein but that is largely because I work away and struggle to get what I want when in hotels etc. Like HappyG stated, I haven't really noticed a positive difference between the two, other than I think my veggie diet is lower fat than previously.
becca7 Aug 2017 8:53am, 16 Aug 2017 7,353 posts	0 becca7 Soya isn't bad. There are scare stories but these are based on one study that was flawed. From what I recall there is a substance in soya that promotes oestrogen but it's only present in small quantities and there's more of it in beer. I don't have soya in the morning because it is said to interfere with thyroid meds but that's not a problem for most. To a large extent soya has been demonised by propaganda put about by the dairy industry. Like anything it's best in moderation.
HappyG(rrr) Aug 2017 8:59am, 16 Aug 2017 27,162 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Perfect, thanks becca. I didn't think there was anything obviously wrong with soya. I need to look out for GM stuff as well, because I'm not keen on concept of GM either. I had to google WFPB - whole food plant based! I like that idea but it involves cooking! This diet and approach might actually be the thing that forces me to look into doing some cooking. G
Gymfreak Aug 2017 9:21am, 16 Aug 2017 9,218 posts	0 Gymfreak HappyG my life involves lots of things thrown on salads to be honest. I genuinely absolutely love salads with lots of different ingredients, I have them most days for dinner but always with different things. I don't actually cook much at all other than to cook veggies! As Becca mentioned, there is something in soya that promotes oestrogen I think, so I try and avoid that. Soya milk is disgusting anyway. I have coconut, almond and oat, and I just don't really like the 'processedness' of quorn etc I do have a treat once a week in that I go to this lovely persons house to collect my dinner (sometimes 2 dinners and couple lunches!) facebook.com Not sure if that link will work but she cooks healthy vegan homemade food and is only a mile from my house It's v good price and amazing yummy food, I'm very lucky to have her
becca7 Aug 2017 9:45am, 16 Aug 2017 7,354 posts	0 becca7 GF my point was that soya has phytoestrogen but it's in a tiny amount and a person would have to be eating truckloads of soya for it to have any effect. There isn't any reason to avoid soya, although I agree that it's not the best plant milk. This short vid explains it better bitesizevegan.com
HappyG(rrr) Aug 2017 9:53am, 16 Aug 2017 27,164 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Nourish Homemade does deliveries too, apparently, Gf. Thanks. I love salads too and am always amaze myself by how tasty they are when I do make them! Have to remember that! G
Gymfreak Aug 2017 10:00am, 16 Aug 2017 9,219 posts	0 Gymfreak She does deliveries, but only within Bracknell, Ascot and Wokingham HappyG, so I guess you're out She just does it around her kids- great business from home. So tasty, I'm getting 2 dinners from her tonight