Vegan high cholesterol - a myth
Non vegetarian people are trying to get excuses and they are saying the vegan recipes contain high colesterol. In fact, the only way to have cholesterol is from animal products and ingredients.
Cholesterol is produced by the animal livers. The plants don`t have livers, so there is impossible to found cholesterol in plants products. Cholesterol is not a necessary nutrient for a healthy diet. But vegetarians will not say that cholesterol is always bad for our organism. Cholesterol production is normal and healthy for our body, but not an essential part. Unfortunately too much cholesterol increases the risk for stroke and heart disease.
Anyway don`t imagine that being vegan will results in lack of cholesterol for your organism. Liver is the one who stimulates the cholesterol production and it is driven by genetics, diet, and other factors. It is not recommended for a vegan person to eat a lot of hydrogenated vegetable oils, because it can cause the liver to produce more cholesterol than necessary.
In conclusion, the recent studies show that vegans have about 35% lower blood cholesterlo level than omnivores.
Now, you are free to pick one of our vegetarians recipes from our site and prepare special dinner for your friend/girlfriend .
Pressure Cooker Rich Vegetable Stock
Today i want to present some vegan pressure cooker recipes. Comparing vegetarian soup with the soup with meat, this one is healthier and you can prepare in a vegan pressure cooker in just 20 minutes.
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
- 1 1/2 tablespoon barley miso
- 2 small carrots cut up (scrubbed, not peeled)
- 1 bunch scallions cut up
- 1/2 head garlic
- 1/2 to 1 full strip kombu (type of seaweed)
- 2-3 sun dried tomatoes
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 cups water
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a pressure cooker and cook for 20 minutes.
This stock works really well with the diner gravy recipe in the Chicago Diner
cookbook.
Serves: Alot!
Quick indian vegetarian recipes
Healthy indian vegetarian recipe - indian fried macaroni
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
- sliced green chilies
- freshly ground red chili paste or hot chili sauce
- tomato sauce
- quartered tomatoes
- boiled and diced potatoes
- crumbs of firm tofu
- sliced onion
- bean sprouts
- finely sliced cabbage
- yellow noodle (oil noodle)
- salt
Directions:
Heat oil and fry onion well. Add crumbs of tofu, tomatoes, potatoes and
cabbage. Next, throw in noodles and bean sprouts, and fry for a short
while. Throw in green chilies, red chili and fry briefly. Season with, salt, tomato sauce and chili sauce.
Serve with sliced cucumber and tomato sauce.
Serves: 1
Preparation time: 10 mins
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Humus-Iranian Style
This easy vegetarian recipe fit better after you made a big effort playing your favourite sport. I know it is tasty, but don`t eat too much, because this vegetarian recipe have some fats.
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
- 1 15 oz can of garbanzo beans
- 4 large cloves of garlic
- 1/3 cup + 2 tablespoon of the bean juice
- 1/2 cup of Tahini
- juice of 2 lemons (4 tablespoons)
- dash of salt
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
Directions:
Serves 6-8.
Put all ingredients in the food processor and mix until nice and
smooth (about 1-2 minutes). Sprinkle a little bit of paprika and a
tiny bit of olive oil on top before serving it with vegan pita bread. It’s a
wonderful version of authentic Iranian hummus.
Source: given to me by a good friend many years ago.
Serves:
Vegetarian lifestyle: kitchen design
Being a vegetarian determines a different lifestyle than that of other non-vegetarian people. When you are vegetarian or vegan, you are paying attention to all the small stuff life has to offer. For example, a vegetarian is more preoccupied with their health, and they really enjoy things life offers them.
Nowadays, being eco and vegetarian is a trend, and this trend has been extended even to the kitchen interior designs. It shouldn`t come as a surprise to enter a vegetarian house and find this funny chair. How about sitting at a chair and eating vegan food on a vegan table? Surely you will be happier even if you won`t be serving meat at that table. There is already a big competition on vegetarian trend, and there is a variety of modern kitchen designs. What is truly important is to find what is suitable to you and your familys lifestyle. If you don`t have a vegetarian family and you are the only one eating vegetarian food, you have to understand the other family members. You don`t need to buy all the chairs in the house in vegetable form. You can buy one for yourself, and maybe the other members will enjoy it and will ask you to get one for them too.
A lot of stores are inspired by eco friendly products. It is in your hand to find the eco products which solve environmental challenges, and which are funny, desirable and functional at the same time.
When choosing some eco friendly products, you will enjoy a double benefit: you like that product and you are giving a helping hand to the planet.
Garlic Spread
Mix together the following
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
- 1 whole bulb ROASTED garlic mashed
- some vegan Dijon mustard
- some non-dairy yoghert
- sometimes I add lemon juice
- salt, pepper & other spices are optional
Directions:
Mix until creamy.
Spread the garlic in some of your vegetarian recipes. It is very healthy for your organism and it helps at digestion. Also this easy vegetarian recipe could be used in any recipes which need garlic.
