New Member

[Guest guest]

Hello Linda and welcome to our group! Glad to have you here.

 

I just received YOU on a Diet and I'm glad to hear a positive review as I have

not cracked it open yet. I also have the other 2 YOU books (The Owner's Manua &

The Smart Patient) that I haven't cracked open yet. So many books and so little

time! :-)

 

I look forward to seeing, and trying, some of your recipes, so please do share

them with the group; make sure you put Recipe in the subject line so we know to

look for them. Thanks!

 

Cindi, co-owner of group

 

LindaC <muggle311 wrote:

Hello Everyone

I just thought I would tell you a bit about myself. I am 52, widowed (although

now owned by a 5 year old cockatiel LOL).

I have been a vegetarian for 20 years.

I am currently reading YOU on a diet and am finding that it seems to give me a

bit more knowledge about the body very good book.

They are a bit more veggie friendly than some.

I rarely eat out so I do all of the cooking, take a lunch to work and home to

dinner.

I hope to share some of my tried and true recipes.

I do indulge in some whole fats though when it comes to soups as they are my

favorite thing to do.

Oh and I am a professionally trained chef -I am out of the industry but I do

have a culinary background which helps when it comes to making things from

nothing. :-))))

Glad to be here

Linda

 

 

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

" LindaC " <muggle311 wrote

> Oh and I am a professionally trained chef

 

I have a spare room - please consider a change of address!!

 

Geoff

[Guest guest]

Oh you are too funny! Yes I a am a Culinary Institute of America Grad

-

Geoff Nelder

 

Sunday, January 21, 2007 3:04 PM

Re: New Member

 

 

" LindaC " <muggle311 wrote

> Oh and I am a professionally trained chef

 

I have a spare room - please consider a change of address!!

 

Geoff

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

there is one called sucanat which i think is vegan.

you could try stevia too.

 

 

, peter VV <swpgh01 wrote:

>

> I only ever use muscovado sugar ( when I do use sugar ), but not

very often.

>

> The Valley Vegan............

>

> jo <jo.heartwork wrote:

> Hi Peter

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome Rinat,

 

I hope that you find support, inspiration and friendship here. I am

newly vegetarian (one year) and trying to be vegan (much easier since

I discovered a good soy cheese). I think it's wonderful that your

children will be raised in the veggie mindset from the very begining -

they won't have to undo years of meat consumption later on.

 

Six weeks is such a short time from having delivered. I would give

your body some time to adjust back (don't cut back too drastically,

especially if you are breast feeding). But cutting out junk food is

always a good idea!

 

, øéðú åéâàì <rinyig

wrote:

>

> Hi All!

> My name is Rinat. I'm 34 and live in Israel. I've been a vegetarian

for the

> past eight years. Six weeks ago I gave birth to twin girls. I'd

love to lose

> the the excess pregnancy pounds and also would love to adopt a

better

> attitude towards food as I am a junk food junky. I want my girls to

grow up

> with as little food hang-ups as possible so I'm going to work hard

in order

> to become a good role model for them.

> Hope this list can help as I need as much help as possible!

> Best wishes, Rinat (-:

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

so glad you came in! WELCOME!!!

sorry, no attachments to protect everyone from viruses, but do please copy and

paste )

 

hugs,

Chanda

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mlh

Friday, February 16, 2007 10:34 PM

New Member

 

 

Hi!

 

Thought I'd introduce myself as a new member. I

changed to a vegan diet about 6 months ago, and am

eager to learn new vegan recipes. I've also compiled

a smattering of recipes that I'd be happy to share.

My recipes are typed in Word, formatted to print on

4 " x6 " index cards - don't know if attachments are OK

in this group or not....

 

It's kind of a challenge to totally rethink my cooking

after spending many years compiling and perfecting

non-vegan recipes. Looking forward to getting tips

and ideas from the group!

 

Mary

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Chandelle,

 

Do you know Rachel Talley? She's a midwife, mother, and raw-fooder in

Utah. If you aren't aware of her, you might check out her web site

at: http://www.livingmom.net/. She also has a discussion group for

raw-fooders in Utah.

 

Welcome!

 

Laurie

[Guest guest]

Hi Samuel!

 

Welcome and many congrats on discovering raw food!

 

You shouldn't need ANY supplements when eating raw, unless you've been

found to have a particular deficiency in something. Typically, a raw

foodist " may " develop deficiencies in vitamin D and/or b12, but it

takes a while, and that's it!

 

If you are eating a good variety of raw fruits and veggies, these are

already balanced in ALL the other vitamins and minerals your body

needs, and they are in a form that is 100% bio-available to the body.

This is unlike the dead-food supplements which are for the most

part excreted in the urine, if even absorbed at all.

Most or all leafy greens and green veggies have more calcium than

their equivalent weight in milk, same with most fruits! Hopefully

you've already taken dairy out of your life and read about how

detrimental it is to your health.

 

I would get rid of that flax oil caplet as fast as you can. Typically

the oil is rancid in them by the time they make it to the shelf.

Also, flax oil has been linked to colon cancer in men.

This is a problem with supplements...well meaning people hear some

hard to come by nutrient is good for them, so then they start

supplementing on it. But who says overconsumption of a nutrient is

good for you? Typically it isn't. Omega 3 oil found in flax and fish

is hard to come by simply because that's the way it is, and so that's

the way our body expects it to be!

 

Raw fruits and veggies are already balanced in omega 3 to 6 oils, in

just the way our body expects to see it. But a safe way to get more

omega 3 is through the actual flax seed. You can get ground flax seed

from any health food store or organic market and sprinkle it on your

salad...it is VERY high in fiber and you will notice! Start with only

1/2 tbsp and drink lots of water an hour or two after eating it. I'm

6'5 " and 200lb and I only ever use 1 tbsp at a time, maybe twice a week.

For more calcium, sprinkle sesame seeds in your salad too. As far as

I know, these are the most potent natural source of calcium in nature.

But you should already be getting enough calcium from the raw fruits

and veggies. I use 1 tbsp of sesame seeds in my salad maybe once a

week, but I don't feel I even need to do that.

 

 

What percentage of raw are you aiming for? Just remember the more raw

you eat, the healthier you will be!

 

Hope this gave you some insight

 

Cheers!

 

Joe

 

 

rawfood , samual_brown <no_reply wrote:

>

> Hi all.

>

> I'm very new to the group and also very new to the rawdiet. Still

> reading and learning. Question. what about vitamins? I'm taking a

> multi and add a 100 mg C along with 3 flax seed oil caps every other

> day. This is just the routine I started a few years back. As I switch

> to a percentage of raw, should I change the ratio?

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group! I'm sure you will find much useful information and

many recipes here. I know I have! There are ways other than fish to get all

your

necessary nutrients. I have been a vegetarian for over a year and a half and

I haven't eaten fish. I'm still very healthy because I make sure I get what

I need from other sources. More experienced vegetarians will probably be able

to help you in this area more. Take care and once again, welcome!

 

-Sara-

 

In a message dated 3/13/2007 6:31:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

norm writes:

 

I am very happy that I found this group. I've only been a vegetarian

for two weeks, but I hadn't been a big meat eater in the past anyway.

Coronary arteries on their way to becoming completely obstructed is

what made me move in the vegetarian direction. I'm hoping to halt the

progression, and with luck even reverse it. I am including fish with a

high omega3 content in my diet; about three times a week. But, if this

group can teach me to do without the denizens of the sea on my plate

while still getting all the necessary nutrients, so much the better.

 

I will contribute what I can.

 

Regards to all,

 

Norm

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Welcome, Norm! I assume you are eating the fish because of the omegas?

You can also get the omegas from vegan DHA, which uses algae as the

source. (And then you don't get the mercury or other pollutants.)

There is also flax seed meal and hemp seed and chia seed. (Yup, like

you've seen on those chia pets!)

 

I haven't eaten fish more than maybe a few times in my entire life. But

I do take daily vegan DHA and flax seed meal in my morning smoothie. I

am working on reversing my diabetes, so I understand about your desire

to reverse your heart disease. You can definitely do this!

 

Sharon

 

> In a message dated 3/13/2007 6:31:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> norm writes:

> ... I am including fish with a

> high omega3 content in my diet; about three times a week. But, if this

> group can teach me to do without the denizens of the sea on my plate

> while still getting all the necessary nutrients, so much the better.

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the welcoming words Sara and Sharon.

 

 

 

Norm

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Norm,

 

Welcome to the group! Even if you haven't eaten a lot of meat, eggs,

milk and cheese also have lots of artery clogging cholesterol and

saturated fat. You can definitely reverse that with a plant based

diet.

 

Flax seeds have lots of omega 3. You can grind them yourself and eat

them in cereal or other foods, or take flax seed oil. It is

available at health food or vitamin stores. I order mine from

Puritan Pride.

 

Bryan

 

, " Norman Sussman " <norm

wrote:

>

> I am very happy that I found this group. I've only been a

vegetarian

> for two weeks, but I hadn't been a big meat eater in the past

anyway.

> Coronary arteries on their way to becoming completely obstructed is

> what made me move in the vegetarian direction. I'm hoping to halt

the

> progression, and with luck even reverse it. I am including fish

with a

> high omega3 content in my diet; about three times a week. But, if

this

> group can teach me to do without the denizens of the sea on my

plate

> while still getting all the necessary nutrients, so much the better.

>

> I will contribute what I can.

>

> Regards to all,

>

> Norm

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the tip, Brian.

 

Norm

 

, " brbrunner " <brbrunner

wrote:

>

> Hi Norm,

>

> Welcome to the group! Even if you haven't eaten a lot of meat, eggs,

> milk and cheese also have lots of artery clogging cholesterol and

> saturated fat. You can definitely reverse that with a plant based

> diet.

>

> Flax seeds have lots of omega 3. You can grind them yourself and eat

> them in cereal or other foods, or take flax seed oil. It is

> available at health food or vitamin stores. I order mine from

> Puritan Pride.

>

> Bryan

[Guest guest]

Welcome Kim!

 

Kim <calvinistkim wrote: Hi All! My

name is Kim. I am a medical transcriptionist at a

psychiatric facility. I love my residents, they are so precious. I

am a new vegetarian that is allergic to soy. I love it, but it makes

me very sick and has done so since birth.

 

My family and I recently became vegetarian due to several health

issues. My husband suffers from gout a few times a year, I have

hypertension and cholesterol issues. We are both overweight.

 

I look forward to getting to know you all.

 

Kim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hello and Welcome Kim!

This is the first group I've joined on-line and the experience is very positive

indeed. To be

able to communicate with like-minded individuals is a great opportunity. I

hoope you

enjoy the feral vegetarian just as I am!

Best wishes Kim,

Kyra:)

, Sheri Palmer <sheripalmer wrote:

>

> Welcome Kim!

>

> Kim <calvinistkim wrote: Hi All! My

name is Kim. I am a

medical transcriptionist at a

> psychiatric facility. I love my residents, they are so precious. I

> am a new vegetarian that is allergic to soy. I love it, but it makes

> me very sick and has done so since birth.

>

> My family and I recently became vegetarian due to several health

> issues. My husband suffers from gout a few times a year, I have

> hypertension and cholesterol issues. We are both overweight.

>

> I look forward to getting to know you all.

>

> Kim

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Kim:

 

Congratulations on going veggie - this is a very friendly, supportive group I

am a recent member of and enjoy immensely.

 

It can be a little rough at first, especially if you grew up in a " meat and

potatoes " environment, but stick with it and it gets easier. I can't even

imagine eating meat at this point, even though sometimes I'm at a loss as to

what I AM going to eat!!

 

Good luck,

sue

 

Sheri Palmer <sheripalmer wrote:

Welcome Kim!

 

Kim <calvinistkim wrote: Hi All! My name is Kim. I am a medical

transcriptionist at a

psychiatric facility. I love my residents, they are so precious. I

am a new vegetarian that is allergic to soy. I love it, but it makes

me very sick and has done so since birth.

 

My family and I recently became vegetarian due to several health

issues. My husband suffers from gout a few times a year, I have

hypertension and cholesterol issues. We are both overweight.

 

I look forward to getting to know you all.

 

Kim

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

HI Corry , Congrats !! I have been vegan 25 years now (veggie 35 total) and I still Love it too .. the good feeling never leaves ... be well Connie apocalypse888 wrote: Hi, My name is Corry. I just joined the group and just became a vegan a week ago. I love it, and I'm sorry I waited this long. LVX, Corry

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I'm new too. Only been doing this since late March but am totally

commited.

 

Enjoy!

Amy

 

, apocalypse888 wrote:

>

> Hi,

>

> My name is Corry. I just joined the group and just became a vegan a

week ago. I love it, and I'm sorry I waited this long.

>

> LVX,

>

> Corry

>

[Guest guest]

hi amy your not new you been with with us for bout 2-3 mths now . thats old silverjetta041603 <silverjetta041603 wrote: I'm new too. Only been doing this since late March but am totally commited.Enjoy!Amy , apocalypse888 wrote:>> Hi,> > My name is Corry. I just joined the group and just became a vegan a week ago. I love it, and I'm

sorry I waited this long.> > LVX,> > Corry>

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Louis - Don't make me feel old...hahaha.....

 

Corry - You'll be an " old vegan " after 2 or 3 months too...haha

 

Everyone have a great day!

Amy

 

 

, louis stott <lsstott wrote:

>

> hi amy

> your not new you been with with us for bout 2-3 mths now .

> thats old

>

> silverjetta041603 <silverjetta041603 wrote:

> I'm new too. Only been doing this since late March but

am totally

> commited.

>

> Enjoy!

> Amy

>

> , apocalypse888@ wrote:

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > My name is Corry. I just joined the group and just became a

vegan a

> week ago. I love it, and I'm sorry I waited this long.

> >

> > LVX,

> >

> > Corry

> >

 

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>

[Guest guest]

Welcome Crystal! You'll find lots of helpful

information here. I love this group. My children

have always enjoyed finger foods, especially at the

age of two. Try chopping up a variety of fresh fruits

and allow him to pick and choose. Apples, bananas,

peaches, and more. You could even try to mix in a few

bite sized veggies as well. Fruit smoothies are a

great way to sneak in some greens. My children love

fruit smoothies. I toss a cup of mango, a cup of

berries, 2 bananas, 2 handfuls of fresh spinach, and

about 2 cups of water in a blender. The fruit covers

the spinach flavor (honestly) and they think they are

having a milkshake. Good Luck!

 

~Sarah

 

> So, I'm in need of some quick, easy meals for picky

> people! I'll

> take a look at the file section to find some ideas.

> I know this is

> the way to go for good health, but I am having a

> hard time giving up

> the junk and getting my son to eat more veggies.

> We're kinda stuck.

> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Thanks,

> Crystal

>

>

 

 

 

 

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Dear Crystal

 

You and your son can transform your lives through raw food.

 

The advantage you have of course is that, at least now, you can

control what your son eats (unless there's any daycare?), and that's

a huge advantage.

 

I think there will be many more expert than I to suggest where to

start with a toddler (and I think in my short time on the forum there

have been messages on this, so use the 'search' facility), but,

re 'veggies', most children like fruit, so you could probably easily

increase the amount of fruit in his diet. And of course there are

certain vegetables that small children seem to naturally prefer raw

(hang on, what am I saying - they'll 'naturally prefer everything

raw! :-)) Anyhow, what I mean is that a lot of children on a

standard cooked diet will prefer freshly-shucked raw peas to cooked,

raw cabbage to cooked, raw sweetcorn (ie cut off the husk) to cooked,

etc.

 

I also think you could do with a huge dose of inspiration, which you

will of course receive on this forum, but there's a book I'd

recommend. It's by a UK author but it's very 'international' in

approach, and clearly written with the US market in mind.

 

It's called 'Detox Your World' by Shazzie and has loads of

information on removing poisons from your environment, inspiring case

studies etc (and recipes). The style is light, the information

easily-assimilable, but the message is life-changing, truly life-

changing.

 

There are a lot of raw recipe books out there, but this is more than

a recipe book.

 

I'm pretty sure it will be available on Amazon.com, and I'm just

going to nip over there and check. If this isn't followed by a

further message, assume it's there!

 

Love

 

Debbie Took, Reading, UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rawfood , " corndoggirl1977 "

<crystalandbrock wrote:

>

> I just joined in hopes to find out more about raw foods. I am 29

> years old and in not so great health and I have a 2 year old

autistic

> son, so we're both pretty much in need of some help. I need ideas

for

> both of us for eating better.

>

> Here is my situation. I feel horrible all the time. I have no

> energy, my son requires so much of it. I feel like I need to nap

> everyday to make it through the day. I have heavy metal toxicity

(am

> chelating), inflammation in my body, my allergies are going crazy

the

> last few weeks, have PCOS, hypoglycemic, acne, yeast issues, need to

> lose weight, etc, etc.

>

> My son has 43 food allergies, heavy metal toxicity from his vaccines

> (we're chelating him), inflammation in his body and brain, yeast

> issues, leaky gut, hyperactivity, is fussy a lot of the time, very

> self-selecting with foods, repetitive OCD, etc.

>

> So, I'm in need of some quick, easy meals for picky people!

I'll

> take a look at the file section to find some ideas. I know this is

> the way to go for good health, but I am having a hard time giving up

> the junk and getting my son to eat more veggies. We're kinda

stuck.

> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Thanks,

> Crystal

>

[Guest guest]

Gnash!!!

 

I can't believe it's not on Amazon.com (just checked).

 

It IS available on Amazon.co.uk Costs £16.99 and realise this is

probably an arm and a leg in US prices.

 

Having said that, if you can order it from Amazon.co.uk it will be

well worth the price plus shopping (I'm in UK and order from US

Amazon frequently - takes a couple of weeks for delivery).

 

And if they won't ship to the US, I'll buy it for you and post it!

Let me know.

 

(How's that for a recommendation!).

 

Love

 

Debbie Took, Reading, UK

 

 

 

rawfood , " deborah164951 " <thisgeneration

wrote:

>

> Dear Crystal

>

> You and your son can transform your lives through raw food.

>

> The advantage you have of course is that, at least now, you can

> control what your son eats (unless there's any daycare?), and

that's

> a huge advantage.

>

> I think there will be many more expert than I to suggest where to

> start with a toddler (and I think in my short time on the forum

there

> have been messages on this, so use the 'search' facility), but,

> re 'veggies', most children like fruit, so you could probably

easily

> increase the amount of fruit in his diet. And of course there are

> certain vegetables that small children seem to naturally prefer raw

> (hang on, what am I saying - they'll 'naturally prefer everything

> raw! :-)) Anyhow, what I mean is that a lot of children on a

> standard cooked diet will prefer freshly-shucked raw peas to

cooked,

> raw cabbage to cooked, raw sweetcorn (ie cut off the husk) to

cooked,

> etc.

>

> I also think you could do with a huge dose of inspiration, which

you

> will of course receive on this forum, but there's a book I'd

> recommend. It's by a UK author but it's very 'international' in

> approach, and clearly written with the US market in mind.

>

> It's called 'Detox Your World' by Shazzie and has loads of

> information on removing poisons from your environment, inspiring

case

> studies etc (and recipes). The style is light, the information

> easily-assimilable, but the message is life-changing, truly life-

> changing.

>

> There are a lot of raw recipe books out there, but this is more

than

> a recipe book.

>

> I'm pretty sure it will be available on Amazon.com, and I'm just

> going to nip over there and check. If this isn't followed by a

> further message, assume it's there!

>

> Love

>

> Debbie Took, Reading, UK

>

rawfood , " corndoggirl1977 "

> <crystalandbrock@> wrote:

> >

> > I just joined in hopes to find out more about raw foods. I am 29

> > years old and in not so great health and I have a 2 year old

> autistic

> > son, so we're both pretty much in need of some help. I need

ideas

> for

> > both of us for eating better.

> >

> > Here is my situation. I feel horrible all the time. I have no

> > energy, my son requires so much of it. I feel like I need to nap

> > everyday to make it through the day. I have heavy metal toxicity

> (am

> > chelating), inflammation in my body, my allergies are going crazy

> the

> > last few weeks, have PCOS, hypoglycemic, acne, yeast issues, need

to

> > lose weight, etc, etc.

> >

> > My son has 43 food allergies, heavy metal toxicity from his

vaccines

> > (we're chelating him), inflammation in his body and brain, yeast

> > issues, leaky gut, hyperactivity, is fussy a lot of the time, very

> > self-selecting with foods, repetitive OCD, etc.

> >

> > So, I'm in need of some quick, easy meals for picky people!

> I'll

> > take a look at the file section to find some ideas. I know this

is

> > the way to go for good health, but I am having a hard time giving

up

> > the junk and getting my son to eat more veggies. We're kinda

> stuck.

> > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Crystal

> >

>