vegetarian

Vegetarian is a lifestyle choice revolving primarily around eating plant-based foods to the exclusion of meat for reasons that include health, respect for animals, and concern for the environment. A vegetarian might consume some animal products, but nothing with “legs.”

There is a growing awareness that producing animals for food has environmental implications. With the growing awareness around eco implications, societal response now commonly promotes vegetarian philosophies on t-shirts and bumper stickers.

A recent book, The China Study, perhaps unintentionally backs the long held idea by vegetarians that a meatless diet may have health benefits. Results of a 35-year study of 8,000 people in China in 65 counties, tells how degenerative illness was virtually reversed or eliminated with a maximum of 7% animal foods in the diet.

For those seeking to test out or expand their vegetarian lifestyle, there are many recipes from simple to complex, to tempt the palate.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “vegetarian”

 

• Savory Crepe Pie

  
  Macheesmo — Authority: 412
  Well, this worked! One of my favorite breakfasts or brunches to make on a lazy weekend day is crepes. I like them because the batter is very easy to make and once you get the hang of them, I actually think they are easier to make than pancakes! Plus you can fill them with all kinds of delicious stuff. The problem ...
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• Recipe Swap Friday–Confetti Kale

  
  The Plan to Eat Blog — Authority: 104
  Thanks for joining us for Recipe Swap Friday! I hope you’re enjoying all these veggie recipes as much as I am. Thanks to all of you who are linking up and sharing your yummy dishes o’ veg. If this is your first time joining us, we’re swapping veggie recipes to kick off the new year. You can link up to your ...
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• Graze Box Review - Week 8

  
  Diets and Calories — Authority: 110
  Graze Box Delivery Date: 13 January 2012 It might have been Friday the 13th, but once again for the 8th week in a row, my Graze box popped through the letterbox on time. This week’s Graze box included three snacks which I’ve previously received and rated either LIKE or LOVE.This included Tom Yum Yum (a Thai spicy ...
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• Beetroot Thoran

  
  Hollow Legs — Authority: 404
  Ive always had a bit of a love hate relationship with beetroot; sometimes I cant get enough of it, and other times I push it away. I soon realised what the difference was; pickled or spicy beetroot preparations won favour over those paired with goats cheese. I still treat them with caution and theyre not that kind of ...
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• Fiestas de San Sebastián 2012

  
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• Butternut Squash Soup

  
  EtsyVeg — Authority: 98
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• Fill Your own Refrigerator Handyroom (Healthy Full)

  
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• Meyer Lemon, Olive Oil, and Cornmeal Snack Cake

  
  Keep It Simple Foods — Authority: 104
  ‘Tis the season for Meyer lemons and so I set out to make a lemon coffee cake. At first, I planned on one infused with rosemary, but all the recipes I found were crazy complicated and time consuming. I don’t have that kind of patience in the morning. So, I got out my mixing bowls and began experimenting by ...
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• Tattie scones recipe to mark The Bards 253rd birth anniversary

  
  nami-nami: a food blog — Authority: 99
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• Burns Night supper: vegetarian haggis

  
  Life and style: Word of Mouth blog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 547
  With no mucking about with messy innards or arcane cooking methods, a meat-free haggis can be made in 30 minutes. What are you doing for Burns Night? I confess I had few hopes for vegetarian haggis, a term that seems to border on the oxymoronic and which carries a strong whiff of substitution. (Like all ...
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• A Dinner is Not Just a Meal..Red Radicchio,Dried Figs…

  
  Maria Liberati.com — Authority: 104
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• Raw Chocolate Milk

  
  shutterbean — Authority: 516
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• Baked Bean Chili

  
  Breathe Magazine — Authority: 412
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• Cadbury’s Caramel Bunnies

  
  Diets and Calories — Authority: 110
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• Happy Lunar New Year! - Vietnamese sticky rice, coated in mung bean

  
  A Food Lover's Journey — Authority: 94
  Happy Lunar New Year, everyone! I hope this year will be a joyous one for all. Today is the second day of Tết (Lunar New Year). If I were in Vietnam, we would spend today at my grandmothers house. She would cook this sticky rice dish again, and we would happily enjoy it with fried spring rolls (nem), pickles ...
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• Mirliton a la Creole

  
  Cooking in Sens — Authority: 413
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• Vegetarian cookbooks: pick of the crop

  
  Life and style: Word of Mouth blog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 547
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• Being A Social Vegetarian

  
  Online Income Opportunities — Authority: 120
  Lifestyle changes are the hardest ones to make and one of the biggest lifestyle alterations that anyone can attempt voluntarily is to become a vegetarian. Often individuals find it more comfortable to become part of a support group whilst making lifestyle alterations; think of Alcoholics Anonymous, Weight Watchers or ...
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• Leafy Greens & White beans over Quinoa

  
  With Style and Grace — Authority: 500
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