help... veggie daughter dislikes vegetables...

Boodle

I think a couple of the others are definitely right about trying to explain the situation to her. For now tho, try getting plenty of beans and lentils into her, as well as as much fruit and veg she does like by not making a fuss and just dishing the stuff up. SHe might surprise you and eat it without thinking.

pigpen

lol.. Boodle.. my cousin has chooks and they now empty the egg into a mug before decanting to the pan because of the number of times they cracked open an egg and a half formed chick plopped into the pan!

Steve-o

horseinhatman wrote: »

I just checked , I'm not suprised quorn makes you ill :eek:

Quorn is made from the soil mould Fusarium veneatum.......... The product is then dried and mixed with chicken egg albumen, which acts as a binder

Basically mushroom and egg white then.

Miss.Sian-Marie

Hi there,

I'm 18 and have recently become vegetarian...

Check out the Peta websites, also Peta2 and Petakids

They have some great recipes and tips http://www.peta2.com/UK/uk-whattoeat.asp

HTH
Sian-Marie

ElegantlyWasted

I became vegetarian when I was 12 too, and I'm still surviving 10 years later

I was always fine with most vegetables (except mushrooms, they're just vile), my problem was that I don't like lentils or chickpeas; I'll eat beans if they're in a burger and that's about it. My OH doesn't eat any vegetables apart from sweetcorn :rolleyes:, but I've been grating courgette, carrot and parsnip into mince meals and haven't been caught yet!

If you have an Asda, their selection of vegetarian meals is fantastic, I could live off their burgers! I second whoever said to try Linda McCartney, but I would probably give Quorn a miss, it's really not very nice.

I make things like spag bol and lasagne, with vegetarian mince (I use Asda/Realeat). Has she tried tofu or soya products? Tofu needs a lot of flavouring as it's quite bland, but I make it like kebabs and it's really quite nice. Curry could be nice with tofu, or chickpeas/lentils etc.
Beanburgers are very quick and easy to make, and you can vary the beans or use lentils instead. I have quite a few 'cheat' meals such as beans on toast, vegetarian ravioli (i'm sure you could make this, but it comes in tins!), jacket potato, omelette and so on.

Good luck to both of you

Doom_and_Gloom

I went veggie when I was 15. I had been thinking about it for a while before that and was veggie at school before I was 15 and turned fully ON my birthday :rotfl: . Went vegan when I was 16. I can not imagine eating any other way now.

I would respect your daughters decision. If you do not respect her she could resent you for a long time. If I had been told no by my ma I would have used my paper round money to buy my own food and do it anyway as I felt that strongly and still do (hence why now vegan :rotfl: ) about it. I left home just before I was 17 anyway (back with them again though :rolleyes: ) but not for me becoming vegan. They know to respect me as they wanted me to respect them. You can not expect respect from anyone unless you respect them as well. You may be worried for her but see if you can guide her to eat a little better. To be honest going veggie does change your taste buds so she may start to like foods she did not before. She is also growing and your taste buds do change with age :cool: .

Pigpen I'm sorry for your brother. However a well balanced veggie and vegan diet is fine through all stages of life.

Allegra

pigpen wrote: »

Personally I do not think it is a good enough diet for a child in the throes of puberty, growing quickly etc.

I have to disagree with that - a varied vegetarian diet can be far healthier than many a meat eater's one. I was vegetarian from the age of 13 (and my parents respected my decision, so I'd be a hypocrite if I wasn't to respect my daughter's) til more or less the age of 26 (bacon butties cravings during pregnancy excepted). I am nigh on 6 ft tall, a well built, healthy lass...

2cats1kid

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

Whatever it is (Quorn) it makes me violently sick, as with a lot of other people, so be aware that it is not for everyone.

Yup, make that me too! Violently ill as the result of a quorn burger and not gone near the stuff since.

Penelope_Penguin

We have an older thread here - vegetables (yuck). I'll add this thread to that one later to keep suggestions together.

Does your DD like fruit If so, she should get her minerals and vitanins there

Penny. x

Bogof_Babe

Will she eat Marmite? That is good for keeping her vitamin B12 levels up. Also cereals have lots of added vitamins, except perhaps the Basics/Smart Price ranges. If you get jams try to go for the ones with extra fruit in, it all helps.