Guest guest Report post Posted October 1, 2004 hi andrea, welcome to the group! i grew up in west texas. what town do you live in? glad you are here, susie --- sunita2311 <sunita2311 wrote: > Hi, my name is Andrea. I live in West Texas. It's > not easy being a vegetarian in cattle country. I joined the group to try and find some people who understand what being a vegetarian is like and also > some easy recipes that don't involve too many > hard-to-find ingredients. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted October 2, 2004 Hi Andrea! I currently live in central texas (Killeen/Ft. Hood) Texas is not an easy place to be veggie (or vegan like me!) Welcome to the group! ~Mel " artichoke72x " <artichoke72x wrote: hi andrea, welcome to the group! i grew up in west texas. what town do you live in? glad you are here, susie --- sunita2311 <sunita2311 wrote: > Hi, my name is Andrea. I live in West Texas. It's > not easy being a vegetarian in cattle country. I joined the group to try and find some people who understand what being a vegetarian is like and also > some easy recipes that don't involve too many > hard-to-find ingredients. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted October 3, 2004 Many thanks for the wonderful welcome. I am currently living in Lubbock, Texas. I am attending Texas Tech University. I was looking at some of the recipes in your files and am very eager to try them out. This looks like a wonderful group. Andrea Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 9, 2004 Dear Carol, There a many resources out here for you and your son. My son is 9 as well. It's easier for us since my husband and I are vegan and my son has been vegan from birth. PETA has great resources as well as PCRM(Physician's Committee for Responsible medicine). I'd sit down with him and make a list of things that he knows that he likes and then take him to a veggie potluck dinner. In the meantime, yes more than the PB & J can be sent to school. If he likes burgers you could send veggie burgers or veggie hot dogs. Some people don't like the thought of mock meat. He might like carrots and dip. Try hummus, most kids love it. Soups are easy to put in a thermos. Fresh fruit for the sitter. I don't know what kind of health food stores you have near you. It would be helpful to see what is available there. The VRG website is a great resource as well. Good luck and welcome to the group! Peace, Laura( in Maryland) Hello all. I'm Carol, 30, mother of 4. My 9 year old son came home from school last week and informed me he was no longer going to eat meat, because killing animals is bad. I'm glad he's found something he cares about, but I'm concerened for his health. I asked what he was eating at school, and he said peanut butter and jelly. Man cannot live on PB & J alone... I will try any type of food, but he is a bit more picky. And I'm going to have to give ideas to the stitter,too. I'm hopeing to get some good info out of this group, and support for the days hes " starving " LOL. Thanks for having me here! Carol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 9, 2004 Hi Carol, It really isn't hard to eat a well balanced veggie diet. You might be interested in getting a vegetarian kids cookbook or maybe the book " Becoming Vegetarian " which explains how to get what you need without eating meat. Jacqueline Carol [grrrlpower1974] December 8, 2004 11:37 AM New to the group Hello all. I'm Carol, 30, mother of 4. My 9 year old son came home from school last week and informed me he was no longer going to eat meat, because killing animals is bad. I'm glad he's found something he cares about, but I'm concerened for his health. I asked what he was eating at school, and he said peanut butter and jelly. Man cannot live on PB & J alone... I will try any type of food, but he is a bit more picky. And I'm going to have to give ideas to the stitter,too. I'm hopeing to get some good info out of this group, and support for the days hes " starving " LOL. Thanks for having me here! Carol For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 10, 2004 Hi Carol I have 3 children. 2 of them are vegetarian and 1 is too young to eat but will be veg when she does. They also don't want hurt animals. There are lots of great and easy cookbooks in bookstores and even in libraries. You can find fun and delicious food for him. You should be proud of him for making a wonderful and healthful choice. It could be fun for you and him to learn together. Carol VAP79 wrote: Dear Carol, There a many resources out here for you and your son. My son is 9 as well. It's easier for us since my husband and I are vegan and my son has been vegan from birth. PETA has great resources as well as PCRM(Physician's Committee for Responsible medicine). I'd sit down with him and make a list of things that he knows that he likes and then take him to a veggie potluck dinner. In the meantime, yes more than the PB & J can be sent to school. If he likes burgers you could send veggie burgers or veggie hot dogs. Some people don't like the thought of mock meat. He might like carrots and dip. Try hummus, most kids love it. Soups are easy to put in a thermos. Fresh fruit for the sitter. I don't know what kind of health food stores you have near you. It would be helpful to see what is available there. The VRG website is a great resource as well. Good luck and welcome to the group! Peace, Laura( in Maryland) Hello all. I'm Carol, 30, mother of 4. My 9 year old son came home from school last week and informed me he was no longer going to eat meat, because killing animals is bad. I'm glad he's found something he cares about, but I'm concerened for his health. I asked what he was eating at school, and he said peanut butter and jelly. Man cannot live on PB & J alone... I will try any type of food, but he is a bit more picky. And I'm going to have to give ideas to the stitter,too. I'm hopeing to get some good info out of this group, and support for the days hes " starving " LOL. Thanks for having me here! Carol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 11, 2005 Hi Oz Good to have you here - I hope you enjoy it. Join in whenever you want. Jo New to the group Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 11, 2005 Welcome! I hope you find what you are hoping for here. I, too, am Statian, but I always write dates like: 11 March 2005. My mind is just overly logical, and to me it makes more sense. sara , Oziel Padilla <ozielp101> wrote: > > Hello everyone. > > My name is Oziel, though I go by Oz or Ozzy, and I've > been a vegan for two years. Actually, I just had my > second anniversary on 3 March. I just wanted to hear > from and share opinions with other vegans and that is > why I joined. > > Well, I look forward to some stimulating conversations > and/or just small talk. > > Oz > > P.S. I'm not British, I'm Statish...er...United > Statan... " American " or whatever; I simply wrote 3 > March, because I think it is more logical. > > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 11, 2005 .... and there's me just getting used to writing dates the American way :-) Jo > Welcome! > I hope you find what you are hoping for here. > I, too, am Statian, but I always write dates like: 11 March 2005. My > mind is just overly logical, and to me it makes more sense. > sara > > , Oziel Padilla <ozielp101> > wrote: > > > > Hello everyone. > > > > My name is Oziel, though I go by Oz or Ozzy, and I've > > been a vegan for two years. Actually, I just had my > > second anniversary on 3 March. I just wanted to hear > > from and share opinions with other vegans and that is > > why I joined. > > > > Well, I look forward to some stimulating conversations > > and/or just small talk. > > > > Oz > > > > P.S. I'm not British, I'm Statish...er...United > > Statan... " American " or whatever; I simply wrote 3 > > March, because I think it is more logical. > > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted May 19, 2005 [This message sent to group owner in error. Forwarded in full.] --- hismuziktool <hismuziktool wrote: > Thu, 19 May 2005 03:47:43 -0000 > " hismuziktool " <hismuziktool > veggiehound > New to the group > > Hello all... > I'm a soon to be junior in college > (concentration in music, dance, > and Italian) who decided to take a wild leap > and go Vegan for the > summer. I've been doing some research on it and > thought I'd give it a > try. So far I've been going strong for 5 days > straight and I LOVE it. > On of the reasons I've decided to go vegan was > to just experiment but > also leaving room to the idea that I may be > converted and become vegan > for life. Another reason is to just become more > healthy more > naturally. If you can give a beginning vegan > any tips...(or easy soup > recipes) that would be great. Thanks...I'm glad > I found this group. > > -Jessica > > > Discover Use to plan a weekend, have fun online and more. Check it out! http://discover./ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted June 22, 2005 I'm pretty sure there's lots of forums on the internet with recipes, shouldn't be too hard too find. Just search raw food in google and I'm sure they'll start appearing. rawfood , " Kim " <tkwfarm@v...> wrote: > Hi, > I am new to the group. I am currently working on only eating raw > foods but I am wondering where is the best place to find recepies? > About 4 weeks ago I did really well on raw food only then I fell off > the wagon and now I'm eating alot of cooked food so I want to get back > on the right track because I was starting to feel really good. > > Kim in TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted November 14, 2005 Welcome, Allyson!!! Congrats of becoming veggie so young! You're already taking care of your health! :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 11, 2006 Hi everyone. I am new to the group as of yesterday, and I just wanted to say hello. I have been a vegetarian for a year now. I am interested in all kinds of vegetarian/vegan recipes, especially ones for a family of 3. We like to experiment with all kinds of foods, and no one is afraid of spicy, either! Thanks for your time. Shannon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 12, 2006 HI, Shannon, Welcome to the group! I have only been a member a few months but enjoying the group immensely. Do you have any kids in your family of 3? I'm always looking for kid friendly food myself so I'd be most grateful if you have any recipes to share. By the way, I noticed your email name and wondered if that comes from being a Harry Connick, Jr. fan? I am a huge, long-time fan of his and once used that as my email address as well! LOL Anyway, welcome! Shelly , " voodoomama03 " <voodoomama03> wrote: > > Hi everyone. I am new to the group as of yesterday, and I just wanted > to say hello. I have been a vegetarian for a year now. I am interested > in all kinds of vegetarian/vegan recipes, especially ones for a family > of 3. We like to experiment with all kinds of foods, and no one is > afraid of spicy, either! Thanks for your time. > > Shannon > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 12, 2006 hi shannon welcome to the group! i like spicy food too, esp. southeast asian and tex-mex. do take some time and check out our recipe files, which are filled with tons of tried and true vegetarian and vegan recipes from group members. glad to have you here, susie --- voodoomama03 <voodoomama03 wrote: > Hi everyone. I am new to the group as of yesterday, > and I just wanted > to say hello. I have been a vegetarian for a year > now. I am interested > in all kinds of vegetarian/vegan recipes, especially > ones for a family > of 3. We like to experiment with all kinds of foods, > and no one is > afraid of spicy, either! Thanks for your time. > > Shannon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 18, 2006 Welcome! We are glad that you are here. Of course I am going to be curious and ask why did you become vegetarian and why are you considering going vegan? I am a vegan and there are a number of others here. And as is the rule in life, just because someone asks a question doesn't mean that you have to answer it. linda " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you do it. " Mohandas Gandhi linda's Growing Stitchery Projects: womyn47 - Misty Rionach Hello! My name is Misty and I am 36 years old. I am a newly birthed vegetarian only 2 weeks old. I live with my hubby and 2 teenage sons. All of whom are very much meat eaters. I'm looking forward to learning everything I can about being vegetarian/vegan. Right now I'm vegetarian. But the more I read and research, the more I'm suspecting that I may go vegan. My family of meat eaters is very supportive of my switch, but I don't like to talk too much about it with them because I don't want to push them away. Or make them think that they have to follow in my path. They know why I made the switch and they support me fully. And for now I am happy with that. Well thanks for taking the time to read this. I'm really excited about being here. Misty Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 18, 2006 Hi Linda. Thank you for the warm welcome. And I don't mind answering your question at all. The reason I decided to become vegetarian is because on New Years Day, in the evening, I was reading a news article on about a young man that had his name legally changed to kentuckyfriedcruelty.com. My curiosity got the better of me and and I went to his website of the same name. I watched the video and read the material and decided to stop eating at KFC. I couldn't bear the thought of what those poor chickens are going through. The next morning was my 36th birthday. After I made my morning cup of coffee complete with cream I sat down in front of my laptop and started reading more on the kentuckyfriedcruelty.com site and found my way to the PETA website. It was all over by then. After watching a few videos on factory farming practices with pork and beef.....I was sick! At that moment I gave up eating all meat. I kept eating eggs occasionally and dairy products here and there. But the last couple of days I've been researching dairy stuff and I'm not liking what I am seeing. I was totally unaware that there was a pus standard for milk!! GROSS!!! The yuck factor alone is pushing me to the vegan side. I went out today and purchased some organic soy milk and I'm having a hard time even wanting to eat my yogurt, that a few days ago, I was okay with eating. I just don't know if I can do the whole dairy thing anymore. I guess time will tell. Misty linda <lindai81 wrote: Welcome! We are glad that you are here. Of course I am going to be curious and ask why did you become vegetarian and why are you considering going vegan? I am a vegan and there are a number of others here. And as is the rule in life, just because someone asks a question doesn't mean that you have to answer it. linda " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you do it. " Mohandas Gandhi linda's Growing Stitchery Projects: womyn47 Photos Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 12, 2006 Welcome to our group, Robin! I have always thought that your profession was an interesting one! How did you become a Dog Walker/ Pet Sitter??? I currently live with my vegan family in DC. I home-school our kids ( 7 1/2 & 10). I love to take pictures, to read, write, and cook yummy vegan foods * ( and to eat! LOL) welcome ! jenni On Feb 12, 2006, at 3:44 PM, Whittington5 wrote: > Hi, > I received an invitation to the group. Thank you! My name is Robin, > and I live in the Piedmont Triad Area of NC. > I am a Professional Pet Sitter?Dog Walker. Although I am not a > devoted veggie I have been in the past and my DD is now. She has > been since age 7. > I look forward to participating in the group. > Robin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 13, 2006 > I received an invitation to the group. Thank you! My name is Robin, > and I live in the Piedmont Triad Area of NC. I am a Professional Pet > Sitter?Dog Walker. Although I am not a devoted veggie I have been in > the past and my DD is now. She has been since age 7. > I look forward to participating in the group. Hi, Robin! Welcome to the group. My (nonveg) sister also lives in the PiedmontTriad. Beautiful area! You'll find lots of family recipes here to enjoy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 23, 2006 Welcome into our group! You are going to take a family of meateaters to veganism overnight? Not start with vegetarianism along the way? That seems like it will be extremely hard. I know my nephew was a hardcore Big Mac eater and covered everything with a pound of cheese. It was a gradualy change and not he's off cheese and dairy and eats egg whites, didn't want to try any veggie burgers at first and not he loves them. His cholesterol is normal now and he has energy. Have you started with soups, spaghetti, some of the baked pasta dishes, beans. Look in the crockpot file also. What are some if the types of foods everyone does like, maybe we can help you with some recipes including those foods? Donna --- orthodoc1207 <klultschik wrote: > Hi everyone, > I'm very glad to have found this group! I'm looking > for recipes and > suggestions on vegan cooking for a family that isn't > really positive > about being vegan. Some are concerned about protein > intake; some don't > like the taste of curry and other spices; some don't > like bland food; > none of them like tofu, soy milk, or things like > seitan. I'm caught in > the middle trying to come up with menus that > everyone will enjoy, and > so far I haven't made a great success of it. I'll > check the files, but > any suggestions for helping a meat-eating American > family appreciate a > vegan diet would be appreciated! > > > > > > " If I'm free, it's because I'm always running. " Source: Jimi Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 23, 2006 orthodoc1207, for that reluctant to be vegan family, I would suggest starting with recipes they already use. For example, any casserole, Mexican dish etc. that they make with hamburger, substitute crumbled veggie burgers or reconstituted TVP. Speaking of TVP, it is real easy to make a vegan " pulled pork " sandwich with TVP/TSP. Reconstitute a cup or so of TVP chunks in hot water for about 10 minutes. Grind the softened TVP in a food processor in bursts so you have pieces, but not long enough to make tiny pieces. Heat the TVP pieces in barbecue sauce and pour over hamburger buns. I had previously posted an easy " recipe " for kielbasa, which should be in the files, basically using commercial vegan kielbasa. Tofurkey makes one. Suggest that they sign up for the Meatout Mondays weekly recipe and e-newsletter. Links for that and other useful recipe and general vegetarian sites can be found on the links section of my South Florida Vegetarian Events web page (see my signatureA). from Maida Citizens for Pets in Condos, http://www.petsincondos.org South Florida Vegetarian Events, http://www.soflavegevents.net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 26, 2006 Hi Jen, Yes, the Vitamix IS loud. My husband and I wear hearing protection (the kind that looks like earmuffs, but is used by construction workers) whenever we run ours. We also keep the doors and windows shut, so as not to disturb the neighbors. ;-) It's worth it, though. The Vitamix is just plain awesome! Blessings, Jennifer _____ rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of Jen Lynn Saturday, March 25, 2006 9:14 AM rawfood Re: [Raw Food] New to the group Holly, Welcome! How's the vitamix? I've been wanting to get one myself, i'm just not sure were i can get it, in good quality, yet cheap. Is it really loud? I ask because i have a hearing loss and don't want to lose more of my hearing. ;-) Take care! Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 26, 2006 I got the new container for the VitaMix they offered at Christmas time. My machine needed a rubber cover for the four " feet " on the base of the machine. Between that and the new container my machine is probably more than twice as quiet as it used to be. I can actually run it at 6 a.m. and not have everyone growling at me! Shari Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 26, 2006 Anything that turns at high enough revolutions to blend would be loud, IMO. It wouldn't just be the motor, but the actual processing of the food that would make a lot of noise. A Cuisinart makes a lot of noise. Guess you could use a knife to chop things finely but it would take a long time and a lot of energy. If you could learn to be ambidextrous you would get an awesome workout! Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , " Jennifer " <simplify wrote: > > Hi Jen, > > Yes, the Vitamix IS loud. My husband and I wear hearing > protection (the kind that looks like earmuffs, but is used > by construction workers) whenever we run ours. We also keep > the doors and windows shut, so as not to disturb the > neighbors. ;-) It's worth it, though. The Vitamix is just > plain awesome! > > > Blessings, > > Jennifer > > > _____ > > rawfood > [rawfood ] On Behalf Of Jen Lynn > Saturday, March 25, 2006 9:14 AM > rawfood > Re: [Raw Food] New to the group > > > Holly, > > Welcome! How's the vitamix? I've been wanting to get one > myself, i'm just not sure were i can get it, in good > quality, yet cheap. Is it really loud? I ask because i have > a hearing loss and don't want to lose more of my hearing. > ;-) > > Take care! > > Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 26, 2006 Tommie and Jennifer, Thanks for the advice...and laugh (..awesome workout chopping things finely..) When I can save enough money, I think i'll buy the Vitamix. I have a KitchenAid at the moment and its a very basic, non-powerful blender to say the least!! LOL! Jen jerushy1944 <no_reply > wrote: Anything that turns at high enough revolutions to blend would be loud, IMO. It wouldn't just be the motor, but the actual processing of the food that would make a lot of noise. A Cuisinart makes a lot of noise. Guess you could use a knife to chop things finely but it would take a long time and a lot of energy. If you could learn to be ambidextrous you would get an awesome workout! Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , " Jennifer " <simplify wrote: > > Hi Jen, > > Yes, the Vitamix IS loud. My husband and I wear hearing > protection (the kind that looks like earmuffs, but is used > by construction workers) whenever we run ours. We also keep > the doors and windows shut, so as not to disturb the > neighbors. ;-) It's worth it, though. The Vitamix is just > plain awesome! > > > Blessings, > > Jennifer > > > _____ > > rawfood > [rawfood ] On Behalf Of Jen Lynn > Saturday, March 25, 2006 9:14 AM > rawfood > Re: [Raw Food] New to the group > > > Holly, > > Welcome! How's the vitamix? I've been wanting to get one > myself, i'm just not sure were i can get it, in good > quality, yet cheap. Is it really loud? I ask because i have > a hearing loss and don't want to lose more of my hearing. > ;-) > > Take care! > > Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
