Guest guest Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 After several e-mails of pointing out the lack of sufficient calories, vegetables, and fruit per day via their menus (and noting that most didn't even meet gov't recommendations on those), PCRM affirmed that they are very much rethinking their menus for the next round. " Eat a Rainbow. " I was invited to comment, and after the first four or five, that was enough. IMHO, the recipes were bland, repetitious, didn't have desserts (which I don't do that often, but I think I'm the exception), and catered to the negative stereotype of veg'n. Most had just ONE dish for the entire meal (of the days I reviewed) and if I'd gone this way when I was first starting out, I wouldn't have made it through three days. They mean well, but PCRM, as I told them, might be so used to proving the value and need for a veg'n diet, that they didn't put enough time into being creative on maintaining one, or even providing tips for salads and links to their own recipes. One day they have a video criticizing added oil, the same day I receive a recipe with added oil. Go figure. Still, they were able to listen and will, I think, adapt accordingly. FYI, Mark http://www.soulveggie.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I don't think they are bland and repetitious, but I agree that anyone working out of the social expectations of food most folks in the US have might think that way.Surely others do, also, but I don't think they are bland and repetitious, but surely we all can note that PCRM's recommendations seem to follow a pattern. On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Mark Sutton <msutton wrote: After several e-mails of pointing out the lack of sufficient calories, vegetables, and fruit per day via their menus (and noting that most didn't even meet gov't recommendations on those), PCRM affirmed that they are very much rethinking their menus for the next round. " Eat a Rainbow. " I was invited to comment, and after the first four or five, that was enough. IMHO, the recipes were bland, repetitious, didn't have desserts (which I don't do that often, but I think I'm the exception), and catered to the negative stereotype of veg'n. Most had just ONE dish for the entire meal (of the days I reviewed) and if I'd gone this way when I was first starting out, I wouldn't have made it through three days. They mean well, but PCRM, as I told them, might be so used to proving the value and need for a veg'n diet, that they didn't put enough time into being creative on maintaining one, or even providing tips for salads and links to their own recipes. One day they have a video criticizing added oil, the same day I receive a recipe with added oil. Go figure. Still, they were able to listen and will, I think, adapt accordingly. FYI, Mark http://www.soulveggie.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I also have written PCRM, but because one of their pages lists the MDR for vitamin D at 200 IU (!). As most everyone knows, the suggestedrequirement for vitamin D has increased tremendously, and these recommendations have held for some time. It is now believed that inadequate vitamin D contributes to occurrence or worsening of many diseases - heart disease, osteoporosis, cancer, and many others, and that many peopleare deficient.On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 10:18 AM, Maynard S. Clark <Maynard.Clark wrote: I don't think they are bland and repetitious, but I agree that anyone working out of the social expectations of food most folks in the US have might think that way.Surely others do, also, but I don't think they are bland and repetitious, but surely we all can note that PCRM's recommendations seem to follow a pattern. On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Mark Sutton <msutton wrote: After several e-mails of pointing out the lack of sufficient calories, vegetables, and fruit per day via their menus (and noting that most didn't even meet gov't recommendations on those), PCRM affirmed that they are very much rethinking their menus for the next round. " Eat a Rainbow. " I was invited to comment, and after the first four or five, that was enough. IMHO, the recipes were bland, repetitious, didn't have desserts (which I don't do that often, but I think I'm the exception), and catered to the negative stereotype of veg'n. Most had just ONE dish for the entire meal (of the days I reviewed) and if I'd gone this way when I was first starting out, I wouldn't have made it through three days. They mean well, but PCRM, as I told them, might be so used to proving the value and need for a veg'n diet, that they didn't put enough time into being creative on maintaining one, or even providing tips for salads and links to their own recipes. One day they have a video criticizing added oil, the same day I receive a recipe with added oil. Go figure. Still, they were able to listen and will, I think, adapt accordingly. FYI, Mark http://www.soulveggie.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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