Vegetarian Recipes for Healthy Nails

Now that we know which vitamins & minerals keep our nails healthy & strong we went searching for recipes that promote nail health.

Research for these lists made us hungry but we came up with a lot of fantastic ideas. For ease of use, we broke our recipes into 3 categories & we’ve got you all covered. Last week it was all about the carnivores, this week we focus on the vegetarians and next week is dedicated to the vegans.

Three cheers for vegetables, they keep our nails (and the rest of us) healthy & happy.

Essential Vitamins for Healthy Nails

Not every recipe will encompass every nutrient (it’s a little harder for the vegetarians) but they are all yummy ways to get the most out of each meal.

A | B | C | E | calcium | copper | iodine | iron | selenium | silicon | zinc

The Food

Eating dairy & eggs makes it easier to get your nutrients, but it’s important to choose them wisely. Opting for eggs from humanely raised, hormone-free chickens & dairy from rBST-free, grass-fed, free-range animals will guarantee better flavour and better health benefits.

When a recipe calls for frozen or canned ingredients always substitute them with fresh when possible, your nails will thank you.

For the Vegetarians

There is a lot here to choose from (even for the picky eaters).

Pasta

Cauliflower Cheese & Spinach Pasta Bake
Cheesy Leek & Spinach Pasta
Five-Veg Lasagne
Fiorentina Baked Pasta
Spaghetti with Spinach & Garlic
Spinach & Three Cheese Cannelloni

Rice

Creamy Risotto Layer Cake
Fragrant Vegetable & Cashew Biryani
Mushroom & Spinach Risotto
Spicy Tofu Kedgeree
Spinach, Mushroom & Lemon Pilaf

Veggie Burgers

Carrot & Sesame Burgers
Mexican Bean Burgers with Lime Yoghurt & Salsa

Veggie Pastries

Green Garden Veg Pie
Layered Squash, Barley & Spinach Pie
Melty Mushroom Wellingtons

Salads

Honeyed Winter Salad
Spinach, Broad Bean & Feta Salad

Casseroles

Easy Cheesy Bake
Spring Veggie Casserole with Little Herb Dumplings

Misc. Yum

Broccoli Baked Potatoes
Florentine Pizza
Goat’s Cheese & Watercress Quiche
Leeks & Peas with Lemon Butter
Saffrom-Roast Tomatoes with Labneh

More Veggies

Many of these recipes can be made without dairy or eggs very simply, but stay tuned for next week when we dedicated a whole post to the vegan lifestyle. Plus, you vegetarians might want to check out the carnivore recipes for some great meat-free omelettes & quiches.