well I'm a fairly vegertarian - and I can tell you - I'm in need of losing a stone ro two - doesn't matter whether you are vegetarian or a veagn - you cna still gorge on junkl foods.
My vegan friends junkl food is chips/french fries.
Brokeplex - this topic might get more of a reponse in bettermost people - I could move it over to there is you wish?
hi all,
I ate strictly veggie for about 4 1/2 years (I ate lots of cheese and eggs though). I started eating beef on occasion again as a result of all my Brokie-ness (and an accident at Taco Bell), and I will occasionally eat fish and chicken now...
Kelda - you know Taco Bell or no?
my accident - I ordered a bean burrito. It was late at night. I was STARVING. I wolfed it down and was like "Wow, this is soooo good..." Then I realized in my hunger/exhaustion I had ordered the wrong thing and it had beef in it!
I didn't miss the meat at all, but it was occasionally hard to order non-meat items at restaurants. Even though I am eating more meat now, I still don't care for places that don't have a variety of non-meat options.
I've not eaten red meat since December, and I've had chicken only a couple of times. So far, so good. Haven't missed them very much. I still crave butter and cheese, though. :(
As with many environmental-type interests and intitiatives there are often pro- and con- consequences to numerous decisions (even when best-intentions are involved).
Surely they are here for their own benefit and not for ours. I know, I know, survival of the fittest, but still. It is hard for me to accept that our superior intelligence is reason enough for us to be able to dominate animals and use them solely for our benefit or nourishment.
Of course, I am such a softy that I will not even kill a bug in my house.
Well, animals at every level of intelligence use other animals for nourishment.
What makes us different is not that we do eat meat but that our biology and intelligence allows us to choose not to.
Maybe a change in diet is a more efficient manner of solving our energy and resource problems?
This is the only real, longterm, viable solution to many of our problems. That or bring resources from and populate space. We need to do both really. And soon.
I'm delighted to see that you agree with me on this. We hear almost nothing about population control and ultimately population reductions in the political arena or media. It is simply unavoidable that the Earth's population must stop growing and start on the downward slide if we are to avoid huge resource shortages in the future.
Most people/governments are hesitant to deal with what is really the main issue for several reasons. One is the question of which populations to control (the world is becoming less white very rapidly - no judgement here - just a statement of fact), and who gets to decide.
Absolutely - I'm all for it. People are people. The more we mix, the healthier we are as a species, anyway. Apparently we all descended from one dark-skinned African woman (Genetic Eve), and the variations we see now are due to climate differences as we spread out and populated the earth. Now how do we get the people with the power to agree to give it up?
I am a big proponent of soy milk. I find it delicious. And there are so many excellent sources of calcium other than milk, as you said.
Me too. I also think soy milk is delicious, and healthier. So is soy ice cream and yogurt.
I quit like it too but soo expensive!!
Nic - you haven't had any pheobe like meat cravings since getting pregnant?
but then I love cheese all the time!
Me three!
did you guys ever see that movie with Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline - French Kiss?
One of the scenes that made me laugh out loud/cry in the theater was when she got sick from all of the cheese!!! (I am so glad I do not have that problem.) The other scene is when she flips over the pastry cart or whatever while crawling around on her hands and knees.
And, to stay on topic, I wonder if regular restaurant fare is as potentially problematic for lactose intolerant folks as it for vegetarian/vegan folks...?
I have a friend who is lactose intolerant to the point where she can't eat cheese and has to avoid pizza. I'm not sure I would survive without pizza!
Well tonight I sauteed them in butter and white wine sauce and then I put them in a salad. I made the dressing for the salad out of the white wine and butter from the pan and some honey mustard. So parts of the salad were slightly warm, which I like. It was totally yummy and 100% improvised.
:P
Maman a une recette pour la soupe aux carrottes !!
Did you read that and got it ??
Au revoir,
hugs!
You don't actually have to eat veggies to be a vegetarian ... pasta works just great! :)
Hey there, Amanda. I a$ trying to get back to a more vegetable based diet too. Sadly, the only way I know how to get that golden brown skin on tofu is to deep fry it. It is true that it easily accepts the flavor of any marinade. I like to add the extra firm variety to simple broth-based soups, maybe vegetable or miso?
Have you tried seitan or tempeh? IMO, they have a nicer texture when cooked healthily, like in a stir fry.
Lynne
Spaghetti squash is a great suggestion too, David! I think it's more nutritious in some way than basic pasta, lower carbs, maybe?
The important thing IMO is to focus on your own food preparation and avoid fast food. One cannot live on beans (burritos) alone. ;-)
Spaghetti squash is a great suggestion too, David! I think it's more nutritious in some way than basic pasta, lower carbs, maybe?
The important thing IMO is to focus on your own food preparation and avoid fast food. One cannot live on beans (burritos) alone. ;-)
You don't actually have to eat veggies to be a vegetarian ... pasta works just great! :)
I'm ALMOST a vegetarian. I'm 99 percent there. I love veggie burgers, in fact I think they taste better than the beef version. Veggie hot dogs and veggie chicken is quite good too. And much better for us health wise as well.
Tomatoes are one of my favorites although they are actually a fruit! :laugh:
Do you have a brand that you buy, David? Here in NJ, we have "Boca" burgers. Very tasty. They have veggie chicken patties as well, in a "spicy" flavor that reminds me of buffalo wings.
I'm probably the only Italian who doesn't like tomatoes. I enjy tomato sauce, (NOT gravy, SAUCE), but don't like them on my sandwiches or in my salads.
I'm at a point where I'd really enjoy continuing to exchange recipes and cooking tips. LOL, one my questions at the moment is about sauteing tofu. What is the best method for cooking tofu so that it develops that nice golden crust or surface? Whenever I cook tofu it just gets hot... it doesn't develop that thin gold crust. Maybe I'm using too much oil or butter? Any and all tips about good tofu recipes would be great!
Heya! Thanks seadragon!
So, it seems like it might be a good moment around here to start exchanging vegetarian Thanksgiving and holiday recipes.
Any suggestions for a new vegetarian?