Actually those soy crumbles (ground meat sub) is pretty good... I throw in diced tomatoes, corn, taco seasoning, onion, garlic.... sprinkle some cheese, yummy tacos w/ black beans on the side.
LOVE the meatless meatballs for spaghetti night -- those can be found in the frozen section. Walmart carries these w/the Morning Star items. Really good ones are found at Whole Foods in frozen section.
Whole Foods has a great selection of vegan/vegetarian items. They make/sell a vegan mock chicken salad in their deli section. YUM!! Tastes like chicken salad -- we kept reading the ingredients b/c we felt certain we were eating real chicken. They also have a section of vegan protein items next to the milk section.... You can find ready made dinners from Banyan Foods -- Tofu Veggie Fried Rice, Tofu Tamales, Egg Rolls.... all soooo yummy!!! All you do is pop them in microwave! So easy for quick dinners.
There's more and more research these days proving that a vegan/vegetarian diet (plant-based, non-diary) is the best way to prevent heart disease and in many cases reverses clogged arteries and lowers cholesterol. It definitely keeps your cholesterol in check --- cholesterol ONLY comes from animal sources. Once you eliminate most animal sources from your diet -- your cholesterol levels immediately go down naturally. My bro had been on cholesterol meds for a long time.... now he mostly has vegetarian diet, occasionally slips up, and his cholesterol is in check - naturally.
anyway it's a completely healthy way of living, in addition to environmental issues and animal cruelty/treatment issues on farm factories.
The main thing is to make sure he is getting a wide variety of protein sources: soy proteins (meat subs), beans, legumes, nuts-- peanut butter, veggies. The greener veggies have the most nutrition (calcium, Vitamins) -- Kale, spinach, broccoli.
Let me know if you have specific questions.... We've been veg since April and love it. I still occasionally cook meat for my kids b/c I want them to be able to choose for themselves.... and sometimes they still eat chicken ...but they mostly don't like it b/c we make such yummy foods....
the other night I made a veggie pot pie.... instead of adding chicken, I just added more veggies and chopped potatoes. Yum! It was a big hit.