Anyone on a plant-based diet?

[Sue]

Ah thanks, I've been looking for somewhere local which sells red quinoa.

[Passiflora]

I tried to go plant based/vegan for 9 months after family members had been but my iron levels went a bit haywire.

[Seabag]

Time to make Sloe Gin again soon, that?s plant based

[Sue]

Seabag Wrote:

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> Time to make Sloe Gin again soon, that?s plant

> based

:)) :)) :))

Yep! So's cassis!

[Sue]

Anyone know where I can get fresh turmeric locally (ish)?

[Sue]

Passiflora Wrote:

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> I tried to go plant based/vegan for 9 months after

> family members had been but my iron levels went a

> bit haywire.

I have been taking Ferroglobin for some time, but I stopped after reading that excess iron was bad.

I am having frequent blood tests at the moment so hopefully anything amiss would be picked up.

[cella]

I've seen fresh turmeric on a couple of the stalls along Rye Lane but can't remember which ones unfortunately.

[katanita]

Organic Village and SMBS Foods on Lordship Lane both sell fresh turmeric root

[Seabag]

Sue Wrote:

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> Seabag Wrote:

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> > Time to make Sloe Gin again soon, that?s plant

> > based

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> :)) :)) :))

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> Yep! So's cassis!

😂😂😂✔️ That?s the one ☝️

[Sue]

katanita Wrote:

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> Organic Village and SMBS Foods on Lordship Lane

> both sell fresh turmeric root

Thanks that's useful. Also thanks Cella.

Now, white miso paste. Never even heard of it. I have some other miso. Where can I get white miso? It seems to be in a lot of the How Not To Die recipes.

[ontheedge]

Got in the Chinese shop by Morrison?s in Peckham loads of varieties much cheaper than Amazon

[Sue]

Thanks!

[Sue]

gumshoe Wrote:

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> > Tofoo say you don't need to press theirs, and

> it

> > does seem to be quite firm without it. What I'd

> > really love to find is a plastic free source of

> > tofu though, so if anyone finds one, please

> share!

>

>

> Yeah, Tofoo is already quite firm - I can never

> seem to find it in the shops though!

The Co-op on Lordship Lane had it today.

Also M&S had what they call super firm tofu with their Plant Kitchen range.

I bought both of them to try :)

[theron]

Engevita Yeast Flakes have been our saviour since going vegan. They're cheesy in flavour and high in Vitamin B12 - great in homemade pesto's and mac & cheese!

[Sue]

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> Engevita Yeast Flakes have been our saviour since

> going vegan. They're cheesy in flavour and high in

> Vitamin B12 - great in homemade pesto's and mac &

> cheese!

Yes, I've recently discovered these! I got them in Health Matters.

The How Not To Die cookbook has lots of recipes using them!

[Carrie]

SMBS sell white miso paste, I?ve also bought it in M&S before - although they didn?t have it last time I looked

[Sue]

Thanks Carrie!

[Sue]

Guinness is vegan! It's official! And I'm sure barley must count as one of my grains today!

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[mariajoyofcleaning]

Fresh turmeric: you can ask the veggies shops in Lordship Lane, somebody surely has it as I found it few years ago but I can't remember exactly which one.

Chickpeas (legume) are a very good source of proteins too btw, and also (roasted / dried) a delicious snack to alternate with walnuts, pistachios or other nuts.

Maria

[Sue]

Thanks Maria. I found fresh turmeric in Organic Village.

[Dark Knight]

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> Beans and veg heated up in a saucepan with a few herbs and spices are going to

> get a bit boring after a while, I suspect ......

A veggie diet doesn't have to be boring when approached with a little imagination.

Most vegetables can be oven-roasted, grilled or stir-fried, even things like parsnips, carrots, spring onions, cauliflower, broccoli, spinach, collard greens, pak choi, onions, tomatoes, courgettes and cabbage. Most boiled veggies can be mashed together in interesting combinations with and without beans/pulses then shaped into cakes and fried or grilled. Don't forget sweet potatoes, yam, cassava (yuca) and taro. And aubergines and mushrooms. Most fruits can be roasted or grilled and included in a veggie meal, too; plantain, apples, apricots, plums, etc. Nuts. Dried fruits. The possibilities are endless ? no fancy cookbooks required.

[seenbeen]

Make veggie fritters with soya flour and wheat flour...yummy

[KateS]

Madhur Jaffrey's cookbook Eastern Vegetarian Cooking is really good, I have an old copy that I use for a lot of inspiration when I'm like, what the heck should I do with this brocolli/cabbage/bag of carrots???

I think you can get fresh turmeric from Village Grocer on Bellenden Rd (the one that used to be called Payless).

[malumbu]

What on earth is a plant based diet? Who on earth coined this phrase??

I decided not to eat meat, fish and sea food a long time ago. That is a choice. Do I hate labels.

PS Linda Mc stuff in dreadful. And Quorn - a distant relative of athletes' foot, has changed its constituents, for the worse, in recent times. No excuse for loading it with salt.

[siousxiesue]

An ex partner put me off Quorn for life, she used to shudder and say fungus. claimed to have seen some gross info online!

malumbu Wrote:

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> What on earth is a plant based diet? Who on earth

> coined this phrase??

>

> I decided not to eat meat, fish and sea food a

> long time ago. That is a choice. Do I hate

> labels.

>

> PS Linda Mc stuff in dreadful. And Quorn - a

> distant relative of athletes' foot, has changed

> its constituents, for the worse, in recent times.

> No excuse for loading it with salt.