Introducing the Vegetarian Once a Month Freezer Cooking Menu!
I am so excited to add yet another menu to the Once A Month Mom selection of Traditional, Diet, Whole Foods, Gluten Free & Dairy Free, and Baby Food. The newest addition? Vegetarian! Here is a little more on what to expect from the Vegetarian Once A Month Mom menu.
Each recipe included in the Vegetarian Once A Month Mom menu will be vegetarian or vegan (and be designated as Veg or Vegan). Vegan conversion options also will be available whenever possible for meals indicated as vegetarian.
Types of Food
Recipes will be much like those found on the traditional menu but meatless! Instead of converting the original menu recipes into meatless meals (which some moms are already doing), you can get ready-made vegetarian and vegan recipes with the launch of this new menu. Most ingredients will be “real” food but there may also be a few convenience items to ensure quick completion of the menu on your OAMC day.
Most protein choices will be meat substitutes, such as beans, tofu or seitan. There will also be recipes including prepackaged “fake meat” options as well as homemade “fake meat” alternatives.
The menu is formatted in such a way that can be easily customized to the number of persons in your household. So if only one person in your household is vegetarian or eats these meals, it can be easily converted on the spreadsheet. The menu, grocery list, and recipe cards can be easily formatted for the exact number of people for which you are cooking. To adjust the menu, grocery list, and recipe cards for quantity, look for the YELLOW BOX on each document and input the amount of people served.
Breakfast Recipes – 2
We’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. There will be 2 recipe options each month that should provide 15-20 servings of a delicious breakfast.
Lunch Recipes – 4
Each menu will have four lunch recipes that will provide about 20 servings. That will leave about 10 days to eat out, have leftovers, take advantage of fresh produce and/or make something else. To add variety, I’ll try to incorporate different options like sandwiches, wraps, soups, and salad toppings.
Dinner Recipes 6-7
Dinners will include 6-7 recipe ideas that should provide about 25 servings and will incorporate varied alternate protein options such as beans, tofu, seitan, “fake meats” and regular meatless vegetable-based dishes.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I cannot even tell you how excited I am about this menu. As a mom just beginning to explore Veg and Vegan foods and someone who has no time to cook by the time we get home from work, this is going to be a HUGE help!
I’m so glad you’re excited! Let me know if you have any questions about veg and vegan conversions. I’ve been veg since around age 12 so I suppose I’m a veteran veg by now ;)
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We try to eat meat-less as much as possible and I’ve been waiting for this.
Very cool; I hope you find some recipes you’d like to try!
can’t wait for this vegetarian menu plan and recipes. i have lot’s of health problems including morbid obesity and ongoing bowel problems. i am wanting to start with vegetarian and begin to make kefir to help with digestive problems. i also want to begin making sall my breads, etc. looking forward to your help.
[...] this week ushers in a new month and therefore a new line up of menus including the debut of the Vegetarian Menu. Stay tuned as all menus will be posted by 8 am EST on Wednesday, June [...]
[...] meals as much as our early readers/cooks have. If you are new and not sure how to get started, read here. And there are several other helpful links under the Helpful Hints/Resources section below to help [...]
This is amazing thank you. I have never looked so forward to cooking.
Thank You!!! I am so excited to have found your site and this Veg option!
[...] meals as much as our early readers/cooks have. If you are new and not sure how to get started, read here. And there are several other helpful links under the Helpful Hints/Resources section below to help [...]
[...] meals as much as our early readers/cooks have. If you are new and not sure how to get started, read here. And there are several other helpful links under the Helpful Hints/Resources section below to help [...]
I work 70 hours a week, so the idea of cooking once and eating for a month is perfect for me.
Just wanted to add in my thanks as well! As a long-time vegetarian (24 years, holy heck) and a new mom about to head back to work, I really appreciate this!
[...] Whenever cooler weather comes, I find myself back in the kitchen. I tend to do most of my freezer cooking in the Fall and Winter, and love that I now can do Vegetarian Freezer Cooking! [...]
I love that you have vegetarian meal plans! I have had such a hard time finding vegetarian freezer meal recipes.
I am so excited been veg for a long time and excited for new ideas thanks!
I am so happy I found this site. I am going to try to figure out what is better for me. I am gluten free, vegetarian with a soy allergy! I think I can do the vegetarian with some changes to the breads and tortilla. I will use beans instead of tofu and that should take care of most of it. I will try using a gluten free flour for the muffins and oatmeal pie, or maybe I’ll take the muffins from the gluten free menus instead. I’ll figure it out and hopefully it won’t be too complicated!
I’ll let you know how it goes.
Thanks,
Mary
Wow! That is a difficult combination. Best of luck and feel free to share with us.
Thank you so much for this list! :)
I’ve been vegetarian for over 10 years now and my fiancé is new to being vegetarian. I am constantly trying to get him to eat healthier, but it is hard for both of us to do so being so busy. Our wedding is coming up this Fall and I want to be ready for married life and all that comes with it (preparing meals is definitely included in that).
Thanks for the list. I hope to use it for me and my husband someday! :)