I Take It That the Lack of Flour …

Comment posted Read Details Vegan Diet Help? by BoranJar.

I take it that the lack of flour and potatoes are due to an alergy, as they are not (as far as I knoe) prohibited by the vegan diet.
There are pastas that are not flour based. There is a buckwheat (not related to wheat) noodle called soba. You might want to look into this. But I am not sure that there is absolutly no wheat in it so you might want to look into it. Also, just because it says soba in the name doesn’t mean that it is a buckwheat noodle. Chuka soba and Yakisoba are wheat based, so avoid them. True soba is dark in color. And as far as I know, there are no eggs in this pasta. Ask your doctor if buckwheat i okay for you to eat with your alergies.
Tofu is a good alternative to animal proteins, but if not prepared correctly, it can taste quite bad. Most people claim that tofu doesn’t even have a taste. Tofu is made from soy beans.
Salads are also a great food for vegans (or anyone, for that matter), and they don’t have to be the same old thing. Try useing spinach instead of letice. Experiment with other ingredients as well. Even some fruits may work well in salads.
And if you are worried about the oil in the dressing, I find vinegar to taste realy good on salads. There are a variety of vinegars and you can even get (or make on your own if you have time) herb inhanced vinegars so I am sure you can find something that you like.
And don’t forget the wonderful aray of fruits and vegitables that there are available. These are made even better with a variety of cooking methodes (such as boiling, steaming, grilling, roasting, etc) and spices/herbs.
How are you on mushrooms? Mushrooms are very versitile in cooking and there is great variety of them. They are great are additions to your other dishes and can even be a dish tothemselves. Some of the larger ones even work well grilled as you would a lambchop.
I hope this helps.

BoranJar also commented

• I am not sure, it looks like you can’t have anything. Soy or tofu.
• I am in the same boat-no wheat, soy, eggs, dairy, tomato, avacado, etc. I eat Tinkyada brand rice pasta, and found that I tolerate raw milk, butter, and cheese just fine. Google raw milk for more info. I invite you to join my yahoo group foodallergykitchen at the following link. After you join, click on the files section for detailed info on raw milk, recipes, and tons of info. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/foo…
• We had a vegan friend come over. You’d be surprised at the choices you have, we cooked tofu pasta (I detested it, he loved it) but the pasta was vegan friendly. There’s a lot of variations out there, just read the packets and it will probably tell you if its vegan/vegetarian friendly.
• Is this for real?! Why can’t you eat wheat or potatos or nuts?
  If you have that many allergies, you probably dont’ need to modify your diet much more. You will not be able to get adequate nutrients if you do.
  Ask your doctor for a referral to a Registered Dietitian (RD) who has some experience w/ both food allergies (if that’s your problem) and Vegetarianism.
• I agree that a visit to the nutritionist would be a great idea. There are tones of fruits (other than bananas) and vegetable to chose from. If you can have soy: Tofu. Soy milk. You can try to get used to millet and Quinoa (has protein) instead of rice. Oatmeal. You can use Quinoa flour, Soy flour, chickpea flour. You have a great variety of dishes you can make with beans, lentils, chickpeas (Indian food, Chili…, soups, hummus) for protein…., You can have soy cheese products. In case you want to sweeten something, use stevia.

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