a few questions

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

Okay, I'll give it a try! I did a search and they stock it in a

bunch of places less than a kilometre from me! I noticed the

veganaise the other day but the expirey was too soon given that I

have to use up the non-vegan stuff in my fridge first.

 

Thanks!

Paula

 

, " Alan " <soy_decaf_latte

wrote:

>

> Paula,

>

> You can cross sour cream off your list of non-vegan products.

Tofutti

> makes a " Better than Sour Cream " that is excellent. Available at

> Whole Foods, etc.

>

> http://www.tofutti.com/ss-hydro.shtml

>

> I like several of the Tofutti products, including " Better than

Cream

> Cheese " , but note that not all of their products are vegan. None

> contain meat or dairy, but some contain eggs and are clearly

labeled.

>

> - Alan

>

>

> , " peej2e2 " <johnsontew@> wrote:

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I just got some bloodwork back too and my iron and Vitamin D are

low

> > as well. So, I'm looking forward to the responses from this very

> > knowledgable group.

> >

> > As for the potatos here are two ideas: your favourite salsa,

saucy

> > baked beans. Sorry I don't have more, I'm still a sour cream and

> > chives kinda girl but am seriously considering going vegan...not

> > considering, trying!!

> >

> > Paula

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Paula

 

It's great that your boys will drink the green smoothie. I was worried that my

daughter wouldn't like it. But, ever since (I've forgotten the name and I'm

sorry, I'm very bad with names - somebody) posted and left their blog post for

us to see, my 3 1/2 year old daughter and I have been making green smoothies

EVERY DAY. My husband drinks them too. We love them. But I know what you mean

about kids getting picky - my daughter has to eat most of an orange while we're

making the smoothie. It's become somewhat ritualized - I have to prep and clean

everything while she " makes the smoothie " by putting the stuff in the blender

pitcher, and turning it on and off under my direction. And eating oranges and

dripping the juice on the counter, the floor, down her chin, etc. So maybe he

is just upset to see all the fruit going in there, you could let him eat some by

hand while you make it maybe?

 

Another thing that helped us, and she talked about it on her blog was the color

of the smoothie. It seems kinda silly but when I put in red juice or fruits it

turned kind of mauve and wasn't as attractive. We use frozen mangoes and

bananas, almond milk, ice, flax oil, oranges and of course huge handfuls of

whatever greens we can find. Kale, spinach, (ok the mustard greens were pretty

bitter we probably won't do that again) etc. I just wash them, cut out any

harder stems, maybe shred them a bit to make it easier for my daughter and pop

them in. I'm interested in what others do though.

 

The whole process takes me like 1/2 hour or more. All that prep and cleanup!

It's worth it though, knowing I'm getting some greens into all of us and we are

loving the cold drink on these hot days. And it's a great bonding experience

(when I'm feeling patient that is!)

 

:-)

 

Dee

 

-

peej2e2

Wednesday, July 09, 2008 5:41 AM

Re: A few questions

 

 

Hi,

 

Thanks for the advice. I probably don't get enough fresh greens in

my diet these days. I seem to go in cycles...lots for a few weeks,

then none. So, your post re-inspired me and I bought some baby

spinach. I used it in the salad last night and a smoothie for the

boys and I this morning.

 

My question is...do you have to do anything (besides wash) to the

spinach before putting it in? I just added a handful. We couldn't

taste it but there were green flecks. Thank goodness my boys are

obsessed with the colour green and I could call them green sparkles

if they asked.

 

My youngest is incredibly odd when it comes to food. He gets mad if

I try to put banana or fresh peach in the smoothie because " it is

for eating!!! " Not drinking I guess. Of course, he says he hates it

while I make the smoothie but ends up asking for more.

 

Paula

 

, " Susan " <virgo.vegan wrote:

>

> Paula,

>

> I was ovo/lacto for about 15 years, then went vegan about 7 years

ago. I have a history

> of anemia, but since I went veg over 20 years ago, never really

had a problem with my

> iron. Are you getting enough greens in your diet. I find that

eating them raw seems to

> help me more than eating them cooked. I eat at least 10 oz to a

pound of greens

> (romaine, spinach, kale, collards, beet greens, etc) a day - half

of that is in a smoothie.

> Green smoothies to start your day are wonderful - you can't taste

the greens, just the

> fruit and you get all the benefits of both. Benefits are more

than just iron - lots of

> calcium, protein, folate, etc. Greens really are a superfood! If

you want more ideas for

> green smoothies or ways to ease greens into your diet, let me

know - I swear by the

> benefits of greens over any supplement.

>

> As far as Vitamin D - I second what someone else posted about the

sun benefitting more

> than any suplement. I am extremely pale and even have a history

of skin cancer in my

> family, but still make sure I get my 20 minutes daily in the sun

without any sun block. I

> live in FL so it is easy to do year round here, I just have to

watch it in the summer

> months so I don't burn (so I go out earlier in the morning or for

less time).

>

> Susan

>

> , " peej2e2 " <johnsontew@> wrote:

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I just got some bloodwork back too and my iron and Vitamin D are

low

> > as well. So, I'm looking forward to the responses from this very

> > knowledgable group.

> >

> > As for the potatos here are two ideas: your favourite salsa,

saucy

> > baked beans. Sorry I don't have more, I'm still a sour cream and

> > chives kinda girl but am seriously considering going vegan...not

> > considering, trying!!

> >

> > Paula

> >

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Spinach, while high in iron does not have iron which is easily absorbed. I

would go for kale or other greens instead in your smoothies if iron is a

concern.

 

Linda

A Marketplace for a Better World (Cruelty-free, Environmentally-Conscious, and

Fair Labor Products)

http://triballife.net/

http://triballifeinc.blogspot.com/

My personal blog:

http://veganlinda.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

 

peej2e2 <johnsontew

 

Wednesday, July 9, 2008 7:41:33 AM

Re: A few questions

 

 

Hi,

 

Thanks for the advice. I probably don't get enough fresh greens in

my diet these days. I seem to go in cycles...lots for a few weeks,

then none. So, your post re-inspired me and I bought some baby

spinach. I used it in the salad last night and a smoothie for the

boys and I this morning.

 

My question is...do you have to do anything (besides wash) to the

spinach before putting it in? I just added a handful. We couldn't

taste it but there were green flecks. Thank goodness my boys are

obsessed with the colour green and I could call them green sparkles

if they asked.

 

My youngest is incredibly odd when it comes to food. He gets mad if

I try to put banana or fresh peach in the smoothie because " it is

for eating!!! " Not drinking I guess. Of course, he says he hates it

while I make the smoothie but ends up asking for more.

 

Paula

 

@gro ups.com, " Susan " <virgo.vegan@ ...> wrote:

>

> Paula,

>

> I was ovo/lacto for about 15 years, then went vegan about 7 years

ago. I have a history

> of anemia, but since I went veg over 20 years ago, never really

had a problem with my

> iron. Are you getting enough greens in your diet. I find that

eating them raw seems to

> help me more than eating them cooked. I eat at least 10 oz to a

pound of greens

> (romaine, spinach, kale, collards, beet greens, etc) a day - half

of that is in a smoothie.

> Green smoothies to start your day are wonderful - you can't taste

the greens, just the

> fruit and you get all the benefits of both. Benefits are more

than just iron - lots of

> calcium, protein, folate, etc. Greens really are a superfood! If

you want more ideas for

> green smoothies or ways to ease greens into your diet, let me

know - I swear by the

> benefits of greens over any supplement.

>

> As far as Vitamin D - I second what someone else posted about the

sun benefitting more

> than any suplement. I am extremely pale and even have a history

of skin cancer in my

> family, but still make sure I get my 20 minutes daily in the sun

without any sun block. I

> live in FL so it is easy to do year round here, I just have to

watch it in the summer

> months so I don't burn (so I go out earlier in the morning or for

less time).

>

> Susan

>

> @gro ups.com, " peej2e2 " <johnsontew@ > wrote:

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I just got some bloodwork back too and my iron and Vitamin D are

low

> > as well. So, I'm looking forward to the responses from this very

> > knowledgable group.

> >

> > As for the potatos here are two ideas: your favourite salsa,

saucy

> > baked beans. Sorry I don't have more, I'm still a sour cream and

> > chives kinda girl but am seriously considering going vegan...not

> > considering, trying!!

> >

> > Paula

> >

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I tried Kale on Saturday and it was a hit...even DH drank it. When

the noticed the bits of green I said they were green sparkles that I

added since they both love (are obsessed with) the colour green.

They thought it was " cool " !!

 

I am going to try almond or rice milk next. Thanks for the tip. We

use soya milk but I'd like reduce some of our soy consumption.

 

Paula

 

, " Dianna Lu " <diannalu wrote:

>

> Hi Paula

>

> It's great that your boys will drink the green smoothie. I was

worried that my daughter wouldn't like it. But, ever since (I've

forgotten the name and I'm sorry, I'm very bad with names -

somebody) posted and left their blog post for us to see, my 3 1/2

year old daughter and I have been making green smoothies EVERY DAY.

My husband drinks them too. We love them. But I know what you mean

about kids getting picky - my daughter has to eat most of an orange

while we're making the smoothie. It's become somewhat ritualized -

I have to prep and clean everything while she " makes the smoothie "

by putting the stuff in the blender pitcher, and turning it on and

off under my direction. And eating oranges and dripping the juice

on the counter, the floor, down her chin, etc. So maybe he is just

upset to see all the fruit going in there, you could let him eat

some by hand while you make it maybe?

>

> Another thing that helped us, and she talked about it on her blog

was the color of the smoothie. It seems kinda silly but when I put

in red juice or fruits it turned kind of mauve and wasn't as

attractive. We use frozen mangoes and bananas, almond milk, ice,

flax oil, oranges and of course huge handfuls of whatever greens we

can find. Kale, spinach, (ok the mustard greens were pretty bitter

we probably won't do that again) etc. I just wash them, cut out any

harder stems, maybe shred them a bit to make it easier for my

daughter and pop them in. I'm interested in what others do though.

>

> The whole process takes me like 1/2 hour or more. All that prep

and cleanup! It's worth it though, knowing I'm getting some greens

into all of us and we are loving the cold drink on these hot days.

And it's a great bonding experience (when I'm feeling patient that

is!)

>

> :-)

>

> Dee

[Guest guest]

We made baked potatoes last week for a meal. I found a great recipe for vegan

sour cream

that I made from tofu. I'd have to dig that up. So I had that out w/ chopped

green onions.

I also gave a choice of broccoli & soy cheddar cheese. Another option could be

veggie chili

and soy cheese. I'm sure there are some more creative options too, I look

forward to

hearing more ideas.

 

 

, " sahmomof8 " <sahmomof8 wrote:

>

> I just heard back from Dr. Fuhrman (he wrote " Eat to Live " ), who dh and

> I went to see a couple of weeks ago. He got the results of my bloodwork

> back. He said I was very anemic, and that my vitamin D level

> was " dangerously low " . It's no wonder I have been basically non-

> functional for so long! I blamed it all on being pretty overweight

> (which was one reason we went to see him in the first place), but now I

> know that really isn't the whole picture, by any means.

>

> Dr. Fuhrman put me on supplements, but I have a question for you guys,

> which I didn't think to ask him. I still may e-mail him, but I'd like

> some " mommy feedback " , too. Does anyone know what might cause such

> low levels of iron and vitamin D in the body (besides monthly cycles

> and lack of sunshine--I know those)? And what would you do to increase

> the levels, aside from using dairy products (I can't), or getting out

> in the sunshine more (I'm trying). Other ideas? Cautions, comments, or

> ideas about using supplements?

>

> Next question--what can I use to top a baked potato, besides the

> obvious (butter and sour cream, etc.)? Must be vegan. Simple ideas,

> anyone? I think topped baked potatoes would make a great dinner, but

> I'm not quite sure what to put on them. Thanks! Marilyn

>

[Guest guest]

I have a few questions so thank you to everyone who takes the time to read this

and help a girl out.

 

1.)I am going to a cabin with my dad, partner and daughter for my birthday in

july. My dad said he will pay for the cabin if I bring the food. So I need

reciepies that are fairly easy because I am sure we will be doing a lot out

doors stuff. But they also need to be super good and not intimidating because

he is a meat and tatoes kind of guy. Don't get me wrong he eeats veggies but

not as much as we do.

 

2.) My daughters first birthday is coming up and we want to do a sesame street

picnic. I would love if you guys shared some great picnic food recipes with me.

It would also be great if they could be made in large batches since I think a

lot of family will be there.

 

3.) I want to know what the best veg friendly towns are. my partner daughter

and I are looking to relocate and want to check a few places out over the

summer. So any suggestions on where to look or where to stay away from would be

awsome.

 

4.) Anybody going to Summer Camp in Chilicothe IL later this month?

 

Thanks again for taking the time to read and respond.

 

Amity