Vegetarian Diet?

Question

So Ive been thinking and wanting to become a vegetarian for awhile now but i have a few questions...

I have heard that soybeans make you more angry..is this true?

What is Tofu? Is it really that good for you?

Anymore helpful information about vegetarianism would be great

Thanks

Thanks

Answer 1

There would be alot of angry asian people if this was true.

Tofu is good for you, but remember everything in moderation.

tryveg.com is a great website to start with!

Answer 2

Soybeans making you angry?  Well that's the first time I've heard that.  Tofu is AWESOME.  You can to anything with it.  It has the good stuff meat has but not the bad stuff, and there's more good stuff added!  For a free vegetarian starter kit, go to:

http://www.goveg.com/

Answer 3

Good for you on becoming one.

Answer 4

Tofu and soybeans are icky. Make sure you don't replace meat with potatoes. Also beans are a great source of protein.

Answer 5

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vegetar...

http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/...

http://www.veggie123.com/

http://www.tryveg.com/cfi/toc/

*try some of these sites*

Answer 6

no, soy does not make you angry.

tofu is textured soy protein(made of soybeans)

vegetarians do not eat fish.

look out for rennet,it is usually found in cheese, but you can eat vegetarian cheese.

lastly, you cannout eat gelatin, it is made from cattle, so that means no jello,skittles,marshmallow, etc.

Answer 7

Congrats on becoming Vegetarian! :D

No, soybeans don't make you more angry.. wherever you read that or heard that from, they obviously don't have that much knowledge about food, hehe. This site will show you the ingrediants to tofu and how to make it - http://www2.dealtime.com/xDN-nutrition--...

When you buy vegetarian food, read the ingredients. Watch out for -

Gluten

Gelatin

White sugar

Volaise

Vellum

Urea

Tallow

Suet

Squalene

Squalane

Rennet

Albumen

^ Those ingredients are made of animal Animal products

Here are some vegetarian recipes :

http://www.vegetariansrecipes.org/

http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Everyday-C...

http://www.webvalue.net/recipes/

How to become a Vegetarian (incase its hard for you) -

http://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-Vegetari...

Answer 8

tofu is chopped up soybeans that's compressed to form a chunk of white jello-ish stuff. it's good for you, and a source of protien that replaces meat in a balanced diet.

soybeans don't make u angry.