Vegetarian Food - Some Vegetarian Dishes You Can Try

VEGETARIAN FOOD – Light, hearty, and healthy are these vegetarian dishes. Here are some dishes you might want to try!

Going vegetarian doesn’t happen overnight. It takes dedication, commitment, and consistency. And in doing a vegetarian diet, you should be prepared to drop meat, poultry, or fish from your meals. Here are some sample dishes you can try to make!

Vegetarian Dishes and Benefits Of Vegetarian Diet

If you want to lead a healthy life, going vegetarian is the key, and here are some vegetarian dishes to try and the benefits of this diet.

VEGETARIAN DISHES – These are the benefits of a vegetarian diet and some vegetarian dishes you should also try.

Should you become a vegetarian?

There are many reasons why many people are going vegetarian. One reason is to become healthier while the other reasons include environmental concerns and animal rights.

Doing this type of diet is not easy as it seems. You have to have a lot of considerations and you also have to plan how to get all the nutrients that your body needs.

Vegetarian Dishes — ***Photo lifted from Food & Wine***

Here are the varieties of vegetarians:

Vegans (total vegetarians): do not eat meat, poultry, fish, or any products from animals including eggs, dairy products, and gelatin
Lacto-ovo vegetarians: do not eat meat, poultry, or fish, but eat eggs and dairy products
Lacto vegetarians: do not eat meat, poultry, fish, or eggs but eat dairy products
Ovo vegetarians: do not eat meat, poultry, fish, or dairy products but eat eggs
Partial vegetarians: do not eat meat but eat fish (pesco-vegetarian, pescatarian) or poultry (pollo-vegetarian)

According to Health Harvard, here are some of the benefits of this diet:

lower risk for heart disease and protects the heart
it can prevent certain cancers since it has been proven that eating lots of fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of this disease
it can help prevent type 2 diabetes

According to BBC Good Food, here are some 5-star dishes:

Vegetarian Enchiladas
Burnt Aubergine Veggie Chili
Creamy Baked Gnocchi With Squash and Spinach
Curried Sate Noodles
Vegetable Bake
Vegetarian Bolognese
Sweet Potato and Peanut Curry
Butternut Squash and Sage Risotto
Cheese and Caramelized Onion Tart
Veggie-Loaded Flatbread
Chili Paneer
Tofu Stir-Fry
Vegetarian Wellington
Easy Vegetarian Chili
Bean and Halloumi Stew
Tomato Galette
Mexican Bean Soup with Guacamole
Caponata Pasta
Lentil Soup

If you want to learn the ingredients and steps to cook these healthy dishes, you may check them in the post on BBC. They all look scrumptious! These dishes proved that you don’t have to sacrifice the taste in order to eat healthily.