Here are some dishes that I’ve been able to enjoy over the years. All of these are vegan and all were consumed while I had Crohn’s Disease. I can enjoy most, if not all, of these meals with my ostomy.
I hesitate to post these photo, knowing that many of my friends with IBD can’t enjoy food the way I have been since getting my ostomy.
With active Crohn’s, I wasn’t even able to drink water without being in tremendous pain, so part of me hopes that if eating has been hard for you, that things will eventually get better.
For the lucky ones who don’t have IBD, I hope these dishes illustrate just how nutritious and enjoyable a plant-based diet can be!
Purple cabbage 
Quinoa with mixed veg 
Rice and beans with mixed veg 
Rice and tofu stirfry 
Rice with mixed veg edamame and tofu 
Rice with mixed veg tofu and zicchini 
Rice with tofu and mixed veg 
Rice with tofu and side salad 
Roasted potato with tofu and salad 
Salad with rice 
Salad with tofu and mixed veg 
Stirfry with tofu balls 
Stuffed pita pockets 
Sweet potato and rice with cooked greens 
Sweet potato and tofu 
Tempeh burgers 
Tofu cooking in marinade 
Tofu scrambles with cooked greens and potatoes 
Tofu scrambles with home fries 
Tofu scrambles with potatoes and pancakes 
Tortilla chips with vegan cheese and guacamole 
Tortillas with salsa and vegan cream cheese 
Udon noodles with mixed veg 
Vegan lasagna 
White kidney beans with romaine and veg 
Bean burgers 
Bean curd 
Big salad 
Cabbage with rice and beans 
Chickpeas with raw veg 
Cooked greens with sweet potato and white potato 
Fancy tofu with beans and mixed veg pt 2 
Fancy tofu with beans and mixed veg 
Gnocchi 
Grilled tofu with rice and mixed veg 
Hashbrown potatoes and mixed veg 
Hashbrown potatoes with mixed veg 2 
Hashbrown with veggies and kidney beans 
Home fries and veggie burger 
Home fries with tofu and rice 
Homemade pancakes with tofu scrambles 
Homemade Pumpkin pie 
Indian spiced chickpeas with rice and salad 
Italian restaurant dish 
Large salad with tofu and mixed greens 
Lentils with mixed veg 
Loving hut cabbage and mixed veg 
Mango salad with mixed greens 
Mixed beans and potatoes 
Mixed salad 
Pasta and veg with a side of salad 
Pasta and veg with mango salad 
Pasta with basic sauce 
Pasta with mixed veg 
Pizza with vegan cheese 
Portabello steak with mixed veg and rice and tomato soup 
Potatoes with fresh mixed veg salad 
Stirfry tofu with mushrooms and mixed veg with side salad 
Assortment of veggie mock meat and rice 
Homemade bean burgers and potato wedges 
Minestrone 
Rice vermicelli with mixed veg and tofu balls 
Rice with spouts and tofu balls 
Vegan pizza 
yummy dinner 
What I was eating on a raw food diet 
Makes for an amazing dish! 
grilled tofu 
Homemade chili 
loving hut chow mein 
loving hut glazed 
loving hut strips 
loving hut summer rolls 
loving hut sw and fries 
mango salad 
Mini potatoes with salad 
pita pizza 
raw food meal 
“Pasta” made from carrot and zucchini 
raw zucchini dish 
Simple salad with radishes 
spring rolls 
stuffed tomatoes 
Sweet potato and rice with cooked greens 
Sweet potato and tofu 
Tofu scrambles with hashbrowned potatoes and avocado on bread 
tofu stirfry 
berry good salad 
Chickpea pasta with mixed green salad and bok choy 
collard wraps 
Marinated Tofu wrap 
Red leaf lettuce salad 
Roasted eggplant with tofu and potatoes 
Spicy rice and veg 
Vegan chili 
Vegan chili pot 
Bok Choy and sweet potato 
Broccoli and tofu stirfry 
Coucsous and tofu 
Glorious salad 
Cabbage stirfry with a simple salad 
Homemade fries with bean burgers 
Nothing beats home cooked 
Pasta with a simple salad 
Pasta with TVP chunk and a salad 
Pasta with veg and bok choy 
Pita Chips 
Pita Pit vegan wrap 
Pita pizza with dayia vegan cheese 
Pita pizzas 
Potato salad 
Potatoes with tofu strips and veg 
Spaghetti with salad and bok choy 
Tofu and rice with balsamic fig sauce 
Tofu bok choy and spinach salad 
Tofu scrambles 
Vegan lasagna 
White kidney beans and veg with pasta 
Vibrant salad 
Vegan mac and cheese 
Tofurkey Roast 
Tofu and bok choy stirfry with pasta 
Spring mix salad with tofu 
Simple lunch with tofu and potatoes and a side salad 
Seasoned roasted potatoes 
Portabello mushrooms grilling 
Portabello mushroom burger with roasted potatoes and a side salad 
Pasta and rice with salad 
Noodle stirfry and beans 
Microwaved potatoes and salsa 
Loaded sub 
Lentil salad 
Homemade chili with white kidney beans 
Homemade bean burgers 
Gnocchi, oyster mushrooms 
Glazed tofu and rice with a side salad 
Gardein vegan strips, fries and a salad 
Gardein vegan meat balls and spaghetti 
Fried plantains 
Eggplant and yellow beans 
Eggplant and pasta 
Couscous with chickpeas and yellow beans 
Club sandwitch from the Loving Hut in Toronto 
Chickpea salad 
Ancient grain porridge and berries 
Tofu with potatoes and salad 
Bean burger with roasted potatoes and salad 
Beautiful stir-fry 
Beets on a salad 
Bok choy and improvised meal 
Butternut squash with mixed veg and salad 
Caesar salad with mashed potatoes 
Chickpea salad 
Custom meal from South Africa 
Custom salad in Orlando 
Delicious soup 
Fried mixed vegetables 
Fries at a restaurant in Ann Arbor 
Frozen mango and balsamic vinegar 
Grape leaf wraps and salad 
Grilled tofu strips in a wrap 
Hashed brown potatoes 
Holiday Veggie platter 
Home fries with salad and tofu dressing 
Home made bean burger patties with potatoes and veg 
Home made cinnamon buns 
Homemade potato chips 
Homemade veggie burger with salad 
Lentils on rice with rapini and salad 
Mango salad 
Marinated potatoes and seasoned rice Table Mountain, South Africa 
Marinated rice with green and yellow beans 
Marinated tofu with potatoes, carrot and salad 
Mashed potatoes with tofu and salad 
Mixed bean salad 
Mixed beans and salsa 
Mixed grains dish South Africa 
Mixed platter at restaurant in Orlando 
Mock chicken and noodles 
Mock chicken on a salad from a restaurant in Orlando 
Oatmeal and frozen berries 
Oatmeal breakfast Ann Arbor 
Pasta dish with mixed veg from a restaurant in Orlando 
Pasta with Brussels sprouts 
Pita with hummus and veggies 
Polenta lasagna with Daiya nondairy cheese 
Polenta lasagna with salad 
Rapini 
Rice dish at vegan restaurant in Cape Town 
Rice paper wraps with salad and vegan frittata 
Rice with beans and avocado dressing 
Rice with beans and corn 
Rice with marinated tofu and broccoli 
Roasted artichokes Ann Arbor 
Roasted potatoes with rice pasta and a salad 
Roasted potatoes with salad 
Salad with apple and croutons 
Salad with nectarine and tofu 
Scrambled tofu and hash brown potatoes 
Seasoned rice with tofu and broccoli 
Sheppard’s pie with seasoned tofu 
Simple restaurant meal in Cape Town 
Simple salad 
Sweet potato with pasta and salad 
Taco platter South Africa 
Tempeh on rice at a restaurant in Orlando 
Three pepper dish at banquet hall 
Tofu and rice with Asian veg 
Tofu and sprout dish from restaurant in Orlando 
Tofu on rice 
Tofu salad and balsamic vinegar 
Tofu scramble with carrots, celery, tomatoes 
Tofurky roast with potatoes and green and yellow beans 
Tomato salad 
Tortilla chips with Daiya nondairy cheese, home made sour cream and salsa 
Tortilla chips with salsa and avocado 
Vegan Airplane food KLM 
Vegan chicken at restaurant in Vancouver 
Vegan junk 
Vegan Lasagna with Daiya nondairy cheese 
Vegan omelette from a restaurant in Orlando 
Vegan omelette 
Vegan pizza with Daiya nondairy cheese 
Vegan pulled pork 
Vegan Sheppard’s pie 
Vegan tocos 
Veggie burger from a restaurant in Cape Town 
Veggie burger from a restaurant in Orlando 
Alfalfa sprout salad 
Basic pasta with tomato sauce and a simple salad 
Yucca fries (left) and homemade tortilla chips with guacamole and salsa at Antojitos at Universal Orlando 
Jamaican Side salad at Bob Marley’s at Universal Studios Orlando 
Stuffed pepper dish at Bob Marleys in Universal Studios Orlando 
Yucca fries at Bob Marley’s at Universal Studios Orlando 
Large tofu salad 
Purple cabbage and TVP chunks 
Cooked shredded cabbage 
Simple hotel salad 
Cauliflower and potatoes 
Black bean and mushroom breakfast 
Sliced tofu sandwich with vegan mayo 
Pasta with large TVP chunks 
Cabbage soup 
Beyond meat vegan burger 
Brussels sprouts dish 
Crunchy salad from Freshii Lake Tahoe 
Fruit bowl 
Fully loaded vegan pizza 
Homemade blended kidney bean soup 
Homemade pasta 
Hummus salad 
Marinated tofu on a bed of spinach 
Meal from Healthevoices 2018 
More homemade vegan pizza 
Oatmeal breakfast healthevoices 2018 
Popcorn 
Roasted Chickpeas 
Shredded cabbage and tofu dish 
Tacos and tofu 
Tempeh bowl Freshii Lake Tahoe 
Tofu and pineapple 
Tofu and potato salad 
Tofu scramble breakfast burrito 
Vegan desert 
Vegan Pita pizza 
Zucchini and squash pasta 
Zucchini pasta being made
Updated Nov 1, 2018 (added 33 new photos!)
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I have had my colostomy for 2 yrs now shes a lifer . awesome! I know right ..? Smurfette is her name . I did have Daisy first but she died too small.
Anyways I am thinking about doing vegan some and still eat some meats not alot bc my keeping what I need in my body to help it works sucks. B12 on shots even . vit d and many more . im always hungry. And protein is the staple of my diet bc sleeved and bypassed .
Good luck, Nikki! I suggest taking it slow with some food, especially if you aren’t used to eating fruits, veg, beans, etc.
Such a big amount of various dishes. All of them look really tasty. I’ve always wanted to have a business in the catering field. I know that you can run a restaurant franchise in Canada but are there options for vegan cafes? I would like to undertake it.
All this stuff looks great! Can’t wait to try adding more of these foods into my diet. If you’re ever in New Orleans, LA they have a vegan restaruant called Seed that is absolutely amazing!
That’s for the recommendation! I’d love to visit New Orleans at some point – I honestly never would have suspected they’d have a vegan restaurant there, but I’m glad to hear that they do!
I have tried everything and it STILL doesn’t work! I will chew it until its NOTHING. I would love to have a nice salad. Veggies/Fruits. ANYTHING healthy! I’ve had this for over 7 years now and it hasn’t gotten any easier with food. Any tips I may of haven’t tried?
Sorry that you’re struggling :( What exactly is the problem? Blockages?
Do you have an ileostomy or colostomy?
The foods listed in this page are foods recommended post op, and should be safe for most people, assuming there aren’t any secondary issues: https://www.veganostomy.ca/ostomy-diet-what-to-eat-first-six-weeks/
Feel free to send me an email and we can discuss this in more detail. veganostomy@gmail.com
Hey there!
Just wondering, how do you eat raw fruits and veggies with an ostomy? Doesn’t this cause you to have blockages?
Hi Serina, raw fruits and vegetables don’t cause me any trouble (and I eat them often) , but not all ostomates can handle it as easily. Peeling can help, but chewing is the most important.
Awesome looking food cant wait to have broccli again