Vegetarian Food Substitutes

Vegetarian Food Substitutes

Vegetarianism is on rise. More and more people are becoming aware of the health benefits of being a vegetarian. The vegetarian food has numerous health benefits.

The vegetarins often face the problem when they eat out because most of the foods are animal based. Fortunately food alternatives are now available for a number of non-vegetarian ingredients. Substitues for ice cream, egg, whey, gelatin and dairy products are mainly soy based.

In the following table, food substitutes are suggested

Product	Replace with
Dairy products like milk, yogurt, cheese, butter	Soy milk, soy margarine, soy yogurt, nut milks, rice milks
Egg products	For cakes & pancakes: 1 banana for 1 egg 2 Tbsp corn starch for 1 egg 1 tspn of soya flour and 1 Tbsp water. 1/4 cup tofu for 1 egg
Gelatin	Agar agar, fruit pectin,locust bean gum
Hot dog	Soy dogs or tofu dogs
Ice Cream	Frozen yogurt, soy-or rice based frozen desserts
Pepperoni Pizza	Soy varieties
Sausage	Soy or tofu sausage
Whey	Soy derived whey
Whipped Cream/	Soy based whipped creram
Meat products	For soups & stew: tofu, tempeh, wheat gluten