This week is National Vegetarian Week 2013! Here at Healthfoodsuk we are vegetarian (or vegan) all year round, which means we are experienced in finding tasty and nourishing alternatives if you are trying to go without meat this week. It has never been so easy to be a vegeterian so whether you are thinking of taking it on full time, trying it out for the week or are just curious about what is on offer to vegeterians then we are here to help!
Throughout the week we will be tweeting our top meat free alternatives and recomendations via @healthfoodsuk but here are a few of our favourtie products!
In the last couple of years being a vegetarian has gotten steadily easier with products such as vegetarian worchester sauce and brown sauce becoming available so the range of foods vegetarians have to go without is getting smaller and smaller.
The meat vegetarians supposedly miss most is bacon beacuse of this the quest to produce a tasty meat free replacement has been a top proirity. Resident vegan James recomends Cheatin’ bacon rashers as a tasty alternative.
One problem vegetarians face is finding alternative protien sources for the diets. Cheese is the easy go to option here but it’s not the best or the healthiest. One fantastic way to get a good amount of protien in your diet is to cook with beans and lentils. Lentils have a high percentage of protien and are relatively inexpensive as well as being good for iron and fibre. They are a great addition to soups and stews as well as in vegetarian shepards pie.
These are some of our top recommendations but we’ll be tweeting plenty more throughout the week. For some great vegetarians conversion recipes check out the National Vegetarian Week 2013 website and if you are trying out being a vegetarian for the week let us know how you get on!
Peel and chop the carrot into small neat pieces and add to the pan whilst the wine is simmering. Throw in the fresh rosemary and thyme, taking care to remove any stalk. Add the stock and the passata and finally, having rinsed the pearl barley and lentils thoroughly add them to the mix and stir well. Cook on a medium heat until it starts to simmer, then continue to cook on the lowest heat possible whilst covered for 1 and a half to 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
