Feeding a difficult vegetarian

sonastin

Glad to hear you've got things sorted. But the mention of bacon in bagels has made me hungry now :rotfl:

happyinflorida

One of my most favourite things when I used to be vegetarian was nuts and I'd use them in cooking. One of my faves was nut roast.

Find out what nuts she likes and get lots in and fruit, maybe she likes dried fruit - there's so much you can make meals wise from those ingredients.

Does she like cous cous or other grains like that?

Just look up some veggie recipes online - there are loads.

Don't forget to look up the vegetarian society (if it still goes by that name!) - they'll have loads of recipes.

Good luck!

kezlou

Just throught for breakfast how about vegan pancakes?

200g self raising flour
200ml water
Half teaspoon mixed spice

mix all together into a batter and make like normal pancakes.

porridge, toast, cereals.

lunch / main meals

Or how about calzones (folded pizza)
Say have a filling of tomatoes, veggies, maybe cheese? meat?
Or this is i sometimes do, make a white sauce, add some spices and mustard power and use that as filler.

risotto with peas?
pasta, tomato sauce with mushrooms and oregano
spicy bean loaf, roasties and veggies
toad in the hole
spicy bean hot pot
veggie stir fry with rice / noodles
cauliflower / broccoli bake
chick pea curry
falafel, wraps, salad, crisps and dips (that way she can pick what she likes)

best of luck!

ChopinonaBudget

daisiegg wrote: »

Will do pasta and bolognaise tomorrow night, and give her the option of quorn bolognaise, or pesto with her pasta (she likes that)

Thanks for all the suggestions and letting me rant

I'm curious; is your lactose intolerant friend aware that pesto is loaded with Parmesan cheese?

lilmissreading

Sounds like you've managed well!

This gave me flashbacks to a Sunday lunch I did where there was me, friend 1 (no wheat, dairy, celery, or mashed potato), friend 2 (vegetarian, no mushrooms or celery) and friend 3 (vegetarian, no potatoes)

There is a veggie shepherd's pie on bbc good food which worked for this group - i just skipped the cheese topping or you can use a vegan 'cheese'

daisiegg

ChopinonaBudget wrote: »

I'm curious; is your lactose intolerant friend aware that pesto is loaded with Parmesan cheese?

I think I said in the first post, she has special pills she can take to help her digest lactose.

Also, you can get pesto with no cheese in it!

Justamum

ChopinonaBudget wrote: »

I'm curious; is your lactose intolerant friend aware that pesto is loaded with Parmesan cheese?

And parmesan isn't even vegetarian.

ChopinonaBudget

Justamum wrote: »

And parmesan isn't even vegetarian.

Oops. Didn't know that. Ta!

Thrifty1

If they haven't helped the situation by letting you know what she does like I would just cook something and if she doesn't like it then that's just tough really. Maybe after that she might be more forthcoming with what she does like. Fussy eaters, pha!

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There are loads and loads of veggie soup recipes - they might be a good option for lunches.

Fruit for breccie's

not sure I can add much to what's been suggested already for dinners.

Sounds like you have a tough job - good luck.

Any chance she eats any fish? (I know some veggies do!?)

Edit: maybe a nice bean stew or casserole for dinner?