Nicholas Tan asked: Are you worried about cooking for a vegetarian in your family this upcoming holiday season? Well, worry no more. This article will tell you exactly what you need to do and know before you start cooking this holiday season.You can start off by finding out what type of vegetarian your guest is. [...]
Nicholas Tan asked: If you recently started reading about vegetarian diets, you have probably read all sorts of strange vegetarian terms and categories like “vegan,” “ovo-lacto vegetarian,” and “semi-vegetarian.” You probably wondered what the big deal was. Afterall, what is so conceptually tough about not eating meat?And you were right!The distinctions between these sub-categories of [...]
Nicholas Tan asked: While many people lament the nutritional disadvantages of a poorly planned vegetarian diet, few stress the health advantages of adopting a vegetarian or vegan diet. In this article, I will cover the major three nutritional advantages of becoming a vegetarian.The first major advantage of a vegetarian diet is increased heart health. Vegetarians, [...]
Nicholas Tan asked: If you aren’t a vegetarian now and haven’t been one in the past, you probably also haven’t eaten tofu many times. In fact, the only time most people hear about tofu it is in jokes aimed at vegetarians.So why is it that vegetarians eat this stuff all the time? Is is it [...]
Diana Pells asked: A great vegetarian soup recipe is not just all about preparing your appetite for a healthy vegetarian meal - it should be healthy as well. To help you come up with some of your very own vegetarian soup recipe, here are some tips.ExperimentWhen it comes to vegetarian recipes, there is really no [...]
Nicholas Tan asked: As with most dietary questions, vegans are split on the issue of dairy products - not so much on the question of whether or not they are acceptable, but instead for what reasons they should not be consumed.All vegans (or at least true vegans) abstain from consuming dairy products. Some do so [...]
Diana Pells asked: There has been much talk about new vegetarians and critics about finding an easy vegetarian recipe. In some cases, the need to find an easy vegetarian recipe is motivated not just by the need to really find one but to satisfy curiosity as well. Is there really such a thing as an [...]
Nicholas Tan asked: As a prospective vegan, you may be wondering exactly why vegans make the dietary choices they make. And you may also be hesitant to adopt these choices until you yourself understand and accept them.In this article, I will explain the two major vegetarian positions on eating eggs to help you make your [...]
Kelly Limpert asked: Are you a chili lover? Don’t you think your favorite dish can go hand in hand with your low calorie or vegetarian diet? Now, in this article, I am about to give you two vegetarian chili recipes. You will be happy that you do not have to give up your your love [...]
Nicholas Tan asked: Gelatin serves both nutritional and culinary roles in nonvegetarian diets; however, a lot of vegetarians and all vegans do not consume gelatin in its many forms because it is often created out of boiled pig skins and dissolved veal cartilage and bones.This leaves vegetarians with a gap in cooking functionality when a [...]