On the plate
I love food!
Vegetarian food is fantastic in every way - good, healthy and colorful. And what we put on the plate I think should be just that, taste good, look good and contain what we need to feel good. I spend a lot of time cooking, but like most people, there are days when things should go fast. The recipes from Tant Green's kitchen are for both weekdays, weekends and parties. You will find some recipes here on the website. Here you can also read about what is important to get into, both as a child and as an adult.
What do we need to eat?
Vegetarian food contains protein in lentils, beans, peas, seeds and nuts. It is usually not difficult to get enough protein. After my years as a vegetarian I have learned that as long as we eat milk and egg products, it is almost only iron and omega 3 that can be a little difficult to get enough of.
Protein is abundant in vegetable sources such as soybeans and other beans, chickpeas, peanuts, cashews, pumpkin and sunflower seeds and lentils of various kinds. For those who eat eggs and milk products there is protein here. For vegetarians, it is good to get protein from several different sources every day as protein from only one vegetarian source is rarely complete. Protein is also found in products that are based on soy or quorn.
There is plenty of iron in the plant kingdom, but it can be more difficult for the body to absorb iron from vegetable sources. Vitamin C, which is found in many fruits and vegetables, helps the body absorb iron. A simple and good solution is to eat vitamin C-rich fruits such as clementine, orange, strawberries or other food. Milk, coffee and tea, on the other hand, prevent the iron from being absorbed by the body. The important iron is found in green leafy vegetables (eg my absolute favorite - kale that is also rich in vitamin c!), Lentils, nuts, seeds, whole grains, dried fruits and legumes.
Omega 3 , especially DHA, can be difficult to get enough of as a vegetarian. It is good to eat walnuts and use rapeseed oil (preferably organic) for cooking and in salads. The only dietary supplement I have felt the need to give myself and my family is Algal Oil (DHA), which is available both as capsules and liquid. In fact, the reason why fish contain this important nutrient is that the fish eat algae that contains them, so then it is even better to eat the original source!
Recipe based on vegetables
The vegetables we grow (and some others) have got their own page. The recipes from Tant Green's kitchen can be found under the vegetable or vegetables that the recipe is built around. In my recipes, I usually use the vegetables we have in our kitchen garden at the time or what we store in storage or freezer. Sometimes there are suggestions for replaceable ingredients, so you may be able to use just what you grow or have at home. The recipes are lacto-ovo vegetarian or completely plant-based, thus vegan .. Feel free to choose organic and KRAV-labeled products to protect your health, our environment and our animals! Some recipes also recognize the carnivore and I hope that in that case, just as I find out, the vego variant is even better!