What kinds of things can a vegetarian eat?

You're probably wondering what you can eat if you give up meat, snacks and pop. Here's a small sampling:

veggie lasagna
stir fry with tofu and veggies
egg drop soup
cauliflower mashed potatoes
parsnip fries
twice baked spice-only potatoes
crepes
mushroom raviolli
eggs over asparagus
eggplants pasta nests
brocolli alfredo pasta
veggie pizza
salad with cucumber, grape and apple

and most importantly... green smoothies and juices!

This tasty blackberry-strawberry-ricemilk-lettuce smoothie kept me full all morning at work, and it was so  refreshing. You can make a combination out of practically anything. I once made an edamame bean smoothie that tasted like peanut butter and celery, and I have a popsicle maker which I made prune & cranberry ricemilk popsicles that tasted simply amazing. I just experiment with whatever I have on hand, with no set recipe.

Right now, that probably doesn't sound appealing to you. But there is no better way to get all the vitamins and minerals you need than a fresh fruit and veggie drink! And an easy way to see if you like it before you go out and buy a blender or juicer is to stop by Meijer and pick up a "Naked Green Machine" juice from the produce refridgerated section.

Here's an example of what I ate the other day...sweet potatoe gnocchi in red sauce and pesto (separately) and the one in red sauce had purple cabbage in it...SO yummy. It really only took about a half hour to make.

Here's the recipe: http://www.designsponge.com/2012/03/in-the-kitchen-with-simone-anne-langs-sweet-potato-gnocchi.html

And here's what I just bought today...

Tofy shirataki noodles for stir fry, silken tofu, sweet potatoes, lime, nectarines, ugli fruit, beets, apples, red and green pears, brocolli, avocado, prickly pear, mini papaya, banana, cucumber, edamame beans, parsley, celery root, mushrooms, POM pomegranate blueberry juice, rosewater, blood orange juice, Italian green beans, chickpeas, heirloom purple carrots, regular carrots, fiber one bread and dark chocolate. Yum. And all from Meijer.