Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 If you have a Vita-Mix, you can make your own nut butters any time you wish. I make almond, cashew and peanut butter in mine quite often. You just add a little canola or peanut oil to them and grind to the consistency you like. You can just buy a can of nuts to use. The honey roasted peanuts make incredible peanut butter..... I love the Cashew butter I make from canned roasted Cashews, spread on Cinnamon Raisin Bagels........ Oh so good. Judy - Danielle Sunday, October 08, 2006 8:13 AM Re: introduction I think I burned my son out on too much peanut butter in his pre school and kindergarten lunches, and now he refuses to eat peanut butter! One of you mentioned sunflower seed butter, he loves sunflower seeds and I think especially if he saw it made (like they do with peanut butter in Chamberlains natural food store here), he may try that. Can you please tell me where you buy sunflower seed butter? Thanks! Danielle in Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 I'm going to have to try cashew butter. I could eat cashews till I died and not get enough. I bet the butter is wonderful. Kadee Sedtal wwjd <jtwigg wrote: If you have a Vita-Mix, you can make your own nut butters any time you wish. I make almond, cashew and peanut butter in mine quite often. You just add a little canola or peanut oil to them and grind to the consistency you like. You can just buy a can of nuts to use. The honey roasted peanuts make incredible peanut butter..... I love the Cashew butter I make from canned roasted Cashews, spread on Cinnamon Raisin Bagels........ Oh so good. Judy - Danielle Sunday, October 08, 2006 8:13 AM Re: introduction I think I burned my son out on too much peanut butter in his pre school and kindergarten lunches, and now he refuses to eat peanut butter! One of you mentioned sunflower seed butter, he loves sunflower seeds and I think especially if he saw it made (like they do with peanut butter in Chamberlains natural food store here), he may try that. Can you please tell me where you buy sunflower seed butter? Thanks! Danielle in Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Cashew butter is my favorite, unfortunately nuts are a major migraine trigger for me. Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: I got mine at Trader Joe's. Whole Foods has it too, I think. It's really good, my daughter and I like it even better than peanut butter. Next we're going to try almond butter. Kadee Sedtal Danielle wrote: I think I burned my son out on too much peanut butter in his pre school and kindergarten lunches, and now he refuses to eat peanut butter! One of you mentioned sunflower seed butter, he loves sunflower seeds and I think especially if he saw it made (like they do with peanut butter in Chamberlains natural food store here), he may try that. Can you please tell me where you buy sunflower seed butter? Thanks! Danielle in Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Hi Danielle ,Publix carries sunflower butter in its green market section HTH's, Teresa ormond bch ,Fl >. Can you please tell me where > you buy sunflower seed butter? > > Thanks! > Danielle in Florida > > [ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 We like almond butter. I buy it freshly made at Whole Foods and at Fairway. Both stores have a machine that is self serve and my kids love to use it. I like the almond because it has lots of good nutrients that other butters have less of. Carol Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: I'm going to have to try cashew butter. I could eat cashews till I died and not get enough. I bet the butter is wonderful. Kadee Sedtal wwjd <jtwigg wrote: If you have a Vita-Mix, you can make your own nut butters any time you wish. I make almond, cashew and peanut butter in mine quite often. You just add a little canola or peanut oil to them and grind to the consistency you like. You can just buy a can of nuts to use. The honey roasted peanuts make incredible peanut butter..... I love the Cashew butter I make from canned roasted Cashews, spread on Cinnamon Raisin Bagels........ Oh so good. Judy - Danielle Sunday, October 08, 2006 8:13 AM Re: introduction I think I burned my son out on too much peanut butter in his pre school and kindergarten lunches, and now he refuses to eat peanut butter! One of you mentioned sunflower seed butter, he loves sunflower seeds and I think especially if he saw it made (like they do with peanut butter in Chamberlains natural food store here), he may try that. Can you please tell me where you buy sunflower seed butter? Thanks! Danielle in Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 can you tell me what a vita-mix is? your honey roasted peanut butter and roasted cashew butter ideas made my mouth water. Could you just use a blender/food processor or is it something special? --- wwjd <jtwigg wrote: > If you have a Vita-Mix, you can make your own nut > butters any time you wish. I make almond, cashew > and peanut butter in mine quite often. You just add > a little canola or peanut oil to them and grind to > the consistency you like. You can just buy a can of > nuts to use. The honey roasted peanuts make > incredible peanut butter..... > I love the Cashew butter I make from canned roasted > Cashews, spread on Cinnamon Raisin Bagels........ Oh > so good. > Judy > - > Danielle > > Sunday, October 08, 2006 8:13 AM > Re: introduction > > > I think I burned my son out on too much peanut > butter in his pre school and kindergarten lunches, > and now he refuses to eat peanut butter! One of you > mentioned sunflower seed butter, he loves sunflower > seeds and I think especially if he saw it made (like > they do with peanut butter in Chamberlains natural > food store here), he may try that. Can you please > tell me where you buy sunflower seed butter? > > Thanks! > Danielle in Florida > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 I am in Pittsburgh, PA. Around here, some schools will have a peanut free table in the lunch room, but I have never heard of an entire public school being peanut free. My son's daycare is peanut free, but it is a private daycare. We started both of our kids eating peanuts and peanut butter around one year old, but food allergies have never really been an issue in either of my dh's or my family. , MARY-ELIZA FLANNAGAN <mflannagan0705 wrote: > > I am really surprised how many people have said they feed their kids Peanut Butter, or send it to school with them. Here most schools are completely nut free, and I have been told by my ped not to introduce PB until atleast age three! Just wondering where everyone is, that PB is allowed at school. > > Mary-Elizabeth > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 I am in Georgia - the " peanut State " ! - so I don't think any schools would dare to go peanut-free. I'm not aware of any peanut-free schools in the public system in our area. If there is a child with a severe allergy I think they might make it known to the parents re: class snacks/birthdays, but that's all I know of. We are lucky to have our son at a public elementary school that is pretty progressive (e.g., the kids get Spanish from Kindergarten on, and there is a veggie option at both breakfast and lunch and all school events) - but there is lots of peanut butter being sent in school lunches (especially from this family). And we also introduced peanuts around 1 year but have no family food allergies. --- smartgirl27us <thesmartfamily3 wrote: > I am in Pittsburgh, PA. Around here, some schools > will have a peanut > free table in the lunch room, but I have never heard > of an entire > public school being peanut free. My son's daycare > is peanut free, but > it is a private daycare. We started both of our > kids eating peanuts > and peanut butter around one year old, but food > allergies have never > really been an issue in either of my dh's or my > family. > > , MARY-ELIZA > FLANNAGAN > <mflannagan0705 wrote: > > > > I am really surprised how many people have said > they feed their kids > Peanut Butter, or send it to school with them. Here > most schools are > completely nut free, and I have been told by my ped > not to introduce > PB until atleast age three! Just wondering where > everyone is, that PB > is allowed at school. > > > > Mary-Elizabeth > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 welcome Ben, and welcome to all of our new members, I don't get the chance to post as much as I would like. You joined a great list and you will like it here. hugs, Chanda - ben miller Monday, January 08, 2007 2:35 PM introduction Hello everyone, I realized that I've begun to participate in the group without introducing myself. Apologies for that. My name is Ben and I'm returning to vegetarianism after a few years of falling off the wagon. I've actually been a vegetarian most of my adult life, though for reasons to complicated to go into a took a few years break. Recently, a confluence of health and spiritual concerns have led me back to the veg path which I'm beginning to walk again, though still in transition. I look forward to learning from all of you. peace and blessings, ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 On Monday 08 January 2007 5:12 pm, PuterWitch wrote: > welcome Ben, and welcome to all of our new members, > I don't get the chance to post as much as I would like. > You joined a great list and you will like it here. > hugs, > Chanda Thanks, Chanda, I'm very much enjoying the group so far. peace and blessings, ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Welcome Tom. You will see some wonderful recipies here that will have your whole family happy. It is good of you to cook vegetarian for your wife. Like you, my husband is a vegetarian in practice only, but that is because that is how I cook. Katie in Alaska meadvaletom <meadvaletom wrote: Hello My name is Tom and I live in Englnad. Confession; I am not in principle a vegetarian but in practice I am. My wife is a vegetarin (and my married daughter) but since I do all the cooking it means that I only cook and eat vegetarian food. I hope to be able to contribute but I have a feeling you are all much better than I am. Cheers Tom Check out the all-new Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 -Tom, Welcome ! And there is no such thing as " better " ..Not in this group..We are a peace loving , fun group that enjoys cooking and eating. Looking forward to your contributions. Cheers ! Sending smiles and hugs your way Deanna in Colorado USA -- In , " meadvaletom " <meadvaletom wrote: > > Hello > My name is Tom and I live in Englnad. Confession; I am not in > principle a vegetarian but in practice I am. My wife is a vegetarin > (and my married daughter) but since I do all the cooking it means that > I only cook and eat vegetarian food. > I hope to be able to contribute but I have a feeling you are all much > better than I am. > Cheers > Tom > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Welcome Tom I am not a true vegetarian either, I am what is known as a pescatarian-vegetarian, I also eat fish. This group is wonderful, people post some amazing recipes here. The members are always open and forth coming with help and suggestions. I am sure you will enjoy your time in this group. Enjoy! By the way, I am sure that since you have become almost vegetarian, you will have noticed a marked improvement in your general health and well being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Thanks Katie. My son-in-law is the same as your husband. My daughter only cooks vegetarian. She is expecting a baby on Feb 21st and they have had long discussions about food! Tom Katie M <cozycate wrote: Welcome Tom. You will see some wonderful recipies here that will have your whole family happy. It is good of you to cook vegetarian for your wife. Like you, my husband is a vegetarian in practice only, but that is because that is how I cook. Katie in Alaska meadvaletom <meadvaletom wrote: Hello My name is Tom and I live in Englnad. Confession; I am not in principle a vegetarian but in practice I am. My wife is a vegetarin (and my married daughter) but since I do all the cooking it means that I only cook and eat vegetarian food. I hope to be able to contribute but I have a feeling you are all much better than I am. Cheers Tom Check out the all-new Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Welcome Naomi, All kinds of recipes here. You'll have fun trying them..Looking forward to you sharing some too. Deanna in Colorado USA , " swiss_naomi " <swiss_naomi wrote: > > I'm a Candian living in Taiwan. I've been making the transition to ovo- > lacto vegetarian for a while now. It seems the lack of tasty recipes > has left me with a routine diet! I'm able to get a great deal of soy > products here, but it's not all that easy to get the kind of veggie > meal I want. Chinese have long mastered vegetarian cooking, but their > ideas are to " mimick " meat type foods(chicken flavored tofu and such, > Which leaves me wondering; " Is it tofu? " ) Just looking to share some > more " western style " recipes! Thanks! Naomi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 I have heard many women say that they were vegetarian for many years but gave it up when they became pregnant. I can imagine the discussions your dd and sil are having about it. My dd ate 2oz a day of fish or poultry to be sure that baby had what she needed. As soon as the baby was born my dd went back to vegetarian. We have an awesome responsibility when we are pregnant to protect and provide for the baby. It is a situation where you don't get a second chance to do it right, but if vegetarian is the healthiest diet for an adult, I have to believe it is for an unborn baby. Congratulations on impending grandparenthood. Katie The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Search Marketing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 This is just a comment on Katie's posting about being pregnant and eating vegetarian for the baby/to keep the baby healthy/etc, I am sure all you young moms will be shocked but my children are 44 and 43. And, I have 3 so there is a set of twins. My orders were no smoking, don't gain more than 50 pounds with either pregnancy, 1 glass of wine or 1 cocktail was all I could have. 1 cup of coffee per day, watch the salt, that sort of thing. Well, the nice thing about it was your body took over and you didn't like cigarettes, coffee, a drink, fried food, lots of potatoes and such but veges were wonderful. Yes, I did gain no more than 50 pounds with each pregnancy. There is a guardian angel up there somewhere taking care of all the moms to be and keeping the babes healthy and happy. Luanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 I believe I'm the group's " slacker. " We don't count grams of anything. We feed the kids healthy foods and that's it. If your 10 year-old is eating lots of different healthy things, he's getting what he needs. If you feel like giving him a multivitamin, go for it. I've found several brands of multis from whole food sources, which is super. Hemp oil is also good. Beth <biblechick wrote: Hi - I feel so blessed to have found this group!! I'm Beth, vegan eating homeschooling mom of two boys. My husband is an avid meat eater. We have not forced one way of eating or another on our children. My 10 yr old has now decided he wants to " eat vegan " also. We've had him so his own reading/research so he understands the choice he is making and we are sure it his really HIS decision. ANYWAY, lol, so we are a house with 2 meat eaters and two opposed. I first began the adventure in vegetarianism when I was 19 - about 20 years ago. Now that my son has begun his adventure, I need to make sure he is getting enough nutrients. What I've read he needs overwhelms me - omegas, protien, iron, B vitamins, etc. etc. We eat a very healthy and balanced diet, but this apparently is inadequate for a growing vegan? I'm sure this topic has been covered before. I would cherish any advice - old threads or new posts. Thanks a million! Beth Kadee Sedtal Brain: " Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? " Pinky: " I think so, Brain, but if the plural of mouse is mice, wouldn't the plural of spouse be spice? " Check out my new , Classical 2 at http://launch.classical2/ Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Answers Food & Drink Q & A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 I guess you could call me a " slacker " too. lol. I don't really make sure I eat what I need to or take vitamins. I should, but I'm so busy.. I haven't done the research or attempted to look up what my diet is lacking. I just eat when I'm hungry and I make sure it doesn't have meat in it. I feel bad now. Jessica, Robert, and Baby Jesse Life is an adventure in forgiveness. Norman Cousins (1915 - 1990) Kadee M <abbey_road3012 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 12:06:40 PM Re: Introduction I believe I'm the group's " slacker. " We don't count grams of anything. We feed the kids healthy foods and that's it. If your 10 year-old is eating lots of different healthy things, he's getting what he needs. If you feel like giving him a multivitamin, go for it. I've found several brands of multis from whole food sources, which is super. Hemp oil is also good. Beth <biblechick (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: Hi - I feel so blessed to have found this group!! I'm Beth, vegan eating homeschooling mom of two boys. My husband is an avid meat eater. We have not forced one way of eating or another on our children. My 10 yr old has now decided he wants to " eat vegan " also. We've had him so his own reading/research so he understands the choice he is making and we are sure it his really HIS decision. ANYWAY, lol, so we are a house with 2 meat eaters and two opposed. I first began the adventure in vegetarianism when I was 19 - about 20 years ago. Now that my son has begun his adventure, I need to make sure he is getting enough nutrients. What I've read he needs overwhelms me - omegas, protien, iron, B vitamins, etc. etc. We eat a very healthy and balanced diet, but this apparently is inadequate for a growing vegan? I'm sure this topic has been covered before. I would cherish any advice - old threads or new posts. Thanks a million! Beth Kadee Sedtal Brain: " Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? " Pinky: " I think so, Brain, but if the plural of mouse is mice, wouldn't the plural of spouse be spice? " Check out my new , Classical 2 at http://launch. groups.. com classical2/ ------------ --------- --------- --- Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Answers Food & Drink Q & A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Vegetarians and Vegans tend to pay better attention to their diets than those on a SAD diet. The people eating the SAD diet are ones who OUGHT to be paying attention to what they eat. You don't need to pay any more attention to his diet than you needed to when he ate meat. I would say eat a balanced diet. Make sure you/he gets enough b12. I don't actually " worry " about omegas but we try to eat foods made from hemp or flax whenever possible. And we also drink silk enhanced. As far as protein - he's probably not going to be protein deficient unless he's not eating enough calories. Renee Beth <biblechick Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:57:48 AM Introduction Hi - I feel so blessed to have found this group!! I'm Beth, vegan eating homeschooling mom of two boys. My husband is an avid meat eater. We have not forced one way of eating or another on our children. My 10 yr old has now decided he wants to " eat vegan " also. We've had him so his own reading/research so he understands the choice he is making and we are sure it his really HIS decision. ANYWAY, lol, so we are a house with 2 meat eaters and two opposed. I first began the adventure in vegetarianism when I was 19 - about 20 years ago. Now that my son has begun his adventure, I need to make sure he is getting enough nutrients. What I've read he needs overwhelms me - omegas, protien, iron, B vitamins, etc. etc. We eat a very healthy and balanced diet, but this apparently is inadequate for a growing vegan? I'm sure this topic has been covered before. I would cherish any advice - old threads or new posts. Thanks a million! Beth <!-- #ygrp-mlmsg {font-size:13px;font-family:arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif;} #ygrp-mlmsg table {font-size:inherit;font:100%;} #ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea {font:99% arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif;} #ygrp-mlmsg pre, code {font:115% monospace;} #ygrp-mlmsg * {line-height:1.22em;} #ygrp-text{ font-family:Georgia; } #ygrp-text p{ margin:0 0 1em 0; } #ygrp-tpmsgs{ font-family:Arial; clear:both; } #ygrp-vitnav{ padding-top:10px; font-family:Verdana; font-size:77%; margin:0; } #ygrp-vitnav a{ padding:0 1px; } #ygrp-actbar{ clear:both; margin:25px 0; white-space:nowrap; color:#666; text-align:right; } #ygrp-actbar .left{ float:left; white-space:nowrap; } ..bld{font-weight:bold;} #ygrp-grft{ font-family:Verdana; font-size:77%; padding:15px 0; } #ygrp-ft{ font-family:verdana; font-size:77%; border-top:1px solid #666; padding:5px 0; } #ygrp-mlmsg #logo{ padding-bottom:10px; } #ygrp-vital{ background-color:#e0ecee; margin-bottom:20px; padding:2px 0 8px 8px; } #ygrp-vital #vithd{ font-size:77%; font-family:Verdana; font-weight:bold; color:#333; text-transform:uppercase; } #ygrp-vital ul{ padding:0; margin:2px 0; } #ygrp-vital ul li{ list-style-type:none; clear:both; border:1px solid #e0ecee; } #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ font-weight:bold; color:#ff7900; float:right; width:2em; text-align:right; padding-right:.5em; } #ygrp-vital ul li .cat{ font-weight:bold; } #ygrp-vital a { text-decoration:none; } #ygrp-vital a:hover{ text-decoration:underline; } #ygrp-sponsor #hd{ color:#999; font-size:77%; } #ygrp-sponsor #ov{ padding:6px 13px; background-color:#e0ecee; margin-bottom:20px; } #ygrp-sponsor #ov ul{ padding:0 0 0 8px; margin:0; } #ygrp-sponsor #ov li{ list-style-type:square; padding:6px 0; font-size:77%; } #ygrp-sponsor #ov li a{ text-decoration:none; font-size:130%; } #ygrp-sponsor #nc { background-color:#eee; margin-bottom:20px; padding:0 8px; } #ygrp-sponsor .ad{ padding:8px 0; } #ygrp-sponsor .ad #hd1{ font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; color:#628c2a; font-size:100%; line-height:122%; } #ygrp-sponsor .ad a{ text-decoration:none; } #ygrp-sponsor .ad a:hover{ text-decoration:underline; } #ygrp-sponsor .ad p{ margin:0; } o {font-size:0;} ..MsoNormal { margin:0 0 0 0; } #ygrp-text tt{ font-size:120%; } blockquote{margin:0 0 0 4px;} ..replbq {margin:4;} --> ______________________________\ ____ We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): TV's Guilty Pleasures list. http://tv./collections/265 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Don't feel bad!! Imagine how unhealthy you and your kids would be if they had things like hot dogs and hamburgers and tubs of grease like other kids do! Jess <veg4animals2006 wrote: I guess you could call me a " slacker " too. lol. I don't really make sure I eat what I need to or take vitamins. I should, but I'm so busy.. I haven't done the research or attempted to look up what my diet is lacking. I just eat when I'm hungry and I make sure it doesn't have meat in it. I feel bad now. Jessica, Robert, and Baby Jesse Life is an adventure in forgiveness. Norman Cousins (1915 - 1990) Kadee M <abbey_road3012 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 12:06:40 PM Re: Introduction I believe I'm the group's " slacker. " We don't count grams of anything. We feed the kids healthy foods and that's it. If your 10 year-old is eating lots of different healthy things, he's getting what he needs. If you feel like giving him a multivitamin, go for it. I've found several brands of multis from whole food sources, which is super. Hemp oil is also good. Beth <biblechick (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: Hi - I feel so blessed to have found this group!! I'm Beth, vegan eating homeschooling mom of two boys. My husband is an avid meat eater. We have not forced one way of eating or another on our children. My 10 yr old has now decided he wants to " eat vegan " also. We've had him so his own reading/research so he understands the choice he is making and we are sure it his really HIS decision. ANYWAY, lol, so we are a house with 2 meat eaters and two opposed. I first began the adventure in vegetarianism when I was 19 - about 20 years ago. Now that my son has begun his adventure, I need to make sure he is getting enough nutrients. What I've read he needs overwhelms me - omegas, protien, iron, B vitamins, etc. etc. We eat a very healthy and balanced diet, but this apparently is inadequate for a growing vegan? I'm sure this topic has been covered before. I would cherish any advice - old threads or new posts. Thanks a million! Beth Kadee Sedtal Brain: " Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? " Pinky: " I think so, Brain, but if the plural of mouse is mice, wouldn't the plural of spouse be spice? " Check out my new , Classical 2 at http://launch. groups.. com classical2/ ------------ --------- --------- --- Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Answers Food & Drink Q & A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 I think I'm one too. We have to remember to add extra fats (olive oil to vegies, flax seeds to soy yogurt/whatever, and other oils/good fats) to our son's food since that seems to be the thing that our diet is quite low in, in general and they need it more than adults do. We asked our Dr. about vitamins and she said as long as he was eating a variety of different foodshe was fine. To make sure on things like calcium and the B complex we get the fortified soymilk and the store brand at Whole Foods is fortified, too - just doesn't say (we compared lables and it matched/beat some that said fortified/enhanced on the lable). He really likes beans so we make sure to have them around (his favorite is beans and toast - basically just vegi baked beans and toast with EB very quick and fast) they are good sources of protien, iron and with garbanzos, calcium. Many nuts/seeds are also very good (fats and other nutrients - calcium, E, and so on). We give a vegetarian multi-vit. because we still worry. We take them, I think I mostly do because I got into the habit when I was a poor college student, and I just have the routine still. I don't take one every day, nor do we give them to our son every day. It kind of depends on if he's having a 'hungry day' (where he will eat everything in the house) or not (where he barely has 3 bites at each meal/snack). Those are when I tend to give him a multi, just to be sure. I know someone, non-veg, whose son acutally only eats pancakes or chicken nuggets and juice. It's scary. We've been told my son's lunches look 'fake' because he has such a variety and so healthy. I do try to make them kind of fun for him - sort of bento style, but usually just making sure there's all different colours of foods in the lunchbox and sort of a general protien/vegis/carb rundown as well. Some days are better than others for variety. Hope this helps, and welcome. Missie On 2/13/07, Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: > > I believe I'm the group's " slacker. " We don't count grams of > anything. We feed the kids healthy foods and that's it. If your 10 year-old > is eating lots of different healthy things, he's getting what he needs. If > you feel like giving him a multivitamin, go for it. I've found several > brands of multis from whole food sources, which is super. Hemp oil is also > good. > > Beth <biblechick <biblechick%40gmail.com>> wrote: Hi - I feel so > blessed to have found this group!! > > I'm Beth, vegan eating homeschooling mom of two boys. My husband is an > avid meat eater. We have not forced one way of eating or another on > our children. > > My 10 yr old has now decided he wants to " eat vegan " also. We've had > him so his own reading/research so he understands the choice he is > making and we are sure it his really HIS decision. > > ANYWAY, lol, so we are a house with 2 meat eaters and two opposed. > I first began the adventure in vegetarianism when I was 19 - about 20 > years ago. > > Now that my son has begun his adventure, I need to make sure he is > getting enough nutrients. What I've read he needs overwhelms me - > omegas, protien, iron, B vitamins, etc. etc. > > We eat a very healthy and balanced diet, but this apparently is > inadequate for a growing vegan? I'm sure this topic has been covered > before. I would cherish any advice - old threads or new posts. > > Thanks a million! > Beth > > > > > > Kadee Sedtal > > Brain: " Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? " > Pinky: " I think so, Brain, but if the plural of mouse is mice, wouldn't > the plural of spouse be spice? " > > Check out my new , Classical 2 at > http://launch.classical2/ > > > Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate > in the Answers Food & Drink Q & A. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 i've been vegan for 2 years now and eating well is a no-brainer for me. for a while i really struggled. i didn't feel healthy for the first few weeks. i didn't have energy and i worried constantly whether i was getting enough nutrients. i wondered if i was crazy to consider raising my son (who was 3 weeks old when we went vegan) on a vegan diet. but after a few weeks of basically detoxing (and i believe it really IS detoxing, from hormones and chemicals and what have you), i felt great. i had a TON of energy, even with a pretty profound PPD. i lost 40 pounds in one year without trying at all, my skin cleared up, my sleep improved, my IBS disappeared, my cycle balanced, my moods stabilized. i have fibromyalgia and i attribute my being able to function at all to my diet. when i was diagnosed, my doctor wanted to put me on oxycontin for heavy pain, oxycodone for light pain, a sleeping pill and low-dose antidepressant for sleep, and long-term corticosteroids. i refused all drugs, even though at the time i was in so much pain i could barely walk and couldn't pick up my son by myself. i went vegan a week later and within 2 weeks was a fully-functioning mama again. i still have good days and bad days but i'm vastly better than i used to be, with only lifestyle changes. my son has been vegan from birth and i just went through another pregnancy as a vegan. my son is 2 now and everyone that meets him remarks that he is the healthiest, strongest, sweetest, smartest kid they've ever met (i'm not exaggerating! and yes, i am bragging!). lately i did introduce a multi into his diet, even though i am quite opposed to supplements, because he is an erratic eater (like most toddlers) and i figure you can't be too careful about gaps in diet with a growing kid. and as i've been reading lots about omegas, i've been considering introducing a vegetable/algae-derived DHA/EPA supplement. also, with my son's diet, i do make sure that he is getting more calories and fat. i assess our diet on a regular basis by way of food logs and nutrient counts, and as far as i can tell, those are the only nutrients we need to be careful about (which is ironic as an american family, isn't it?). so i feed him more often, and make sure he gets more fat than us - i.e. we don't restrict his intake of fat at all whereas we watch it with ourselves, and when he's having a growth or developmental surge i increase his intake of ALL nutrients. at 10, i don't imagine you would need to worry nearly as much about your son's diet as you might with a younger child. the most important thing is VARIETY VARIETY VARIETY. if the kid's eating nothing but pb & j on white bread, of course he'll be deficient! i feel so grateful to have had my son on healthy foods right from the beginning. his favorite foods are tofu, mushrooms, brown rice, bok choy, and almond butter. what a little freak, eh?! especially if it's your son's choice, you will be so blessed to be able to start him at a young age on good food choices that will follow him throughout his life. welcome to the group. i think you will find it a valuable resource! congratulations on having such a self-possessed little boy! isn't it wonderful when our children make good decisions? chandelle' student of midwifery and nutrition mama to isaiah, 2, and willow, 12 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Oh, that's one thing my fiance and I disagree on. My son won't be eating as much meat as many American children, but my fiance still wants him to eat meat. I've told him I am completely against some meat and will not let it touch Jesse's lips. But there's time to convince my fiance.. our son is still on 1st foods. lol Jessica, Robert, and Baby Jesse Life is an adventure in forgiveness. Norman Cousins (1915 - 1990) Kadee M <abbey_road3012 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:24:08 PM Re: Introduction Don't feel bad!! Imagine how unhealthy you and your kids would be if they had things like hot dogs and hamburgers and tubs of grease like other kids do! Jess <veg4animals2006@ > wrote: I guess you could call me a " slacker " too. lol. I don't really make sure I eat what I need to or take vitamins. I should, but I'm so busy.. I haven't done the research or attempted to look up what my diet is lacking. I just eat when I'm hungry and I make sure it doesn't have meat in it. I feel bad now. Jessica, Robert, and Baby Jesse Life is an adventure in forgiveness. Norman Cousins (1915 - 1990) Kadee M <abbey_road3012@ > @gro ups.com Tuesday, February 13, 2007 12:06:40 PM Re: Introduction I believe I'm the group's " slacker. " We don't count grams of anything. We feed the kids healthy foods and that's it. If your 10 year-old is eating lots of different healthy things, he's getting what he needs. If you feel like giving him a multivitamin, go for it. I've found several brands of multis from whole food sources, which is super. Hemp oil is also good. Beth <biblechick@ gmail. com> wrote: Hi - I feel so blessed to have found this group!! I'm Beth, vegan eating homeschooling mom of two boys. My husband is an avid meat eater. We have not forced one way of eating or another on our children. My 10 yr old has now decided he wants to " eat vegan " also. We've had him so his own reading/research so he understands the choice he is making and we are sure it his really HIS decision. ANYWAY, lol, so we are a house with 2 meat eaters and two opposed. I first began the adventure in vegetarianism when I was 19 - about 20 years ago. Now that my son has begun his adventure, I need to make sure he is getting enough nutrients. What I've read he needs overwhelms me - omegas, protien, iron, B vitamins, etc. etc. We eat a very healthy and balanced diet, but this apparently is inadequate for a growing vegan? I'm sure this topic has been covered before. I would cherish any advice - old threads or new posts. Thanks a million! Beth Kadee Sedtal Brain: " Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? " Pinky: " I think so, Brain, but if the plural of mouse is mice, wouldn't the plural of spouse be spice? " Check out my new , Classical 2 at http://launch. groups.. com classical2/ ------------ --------- --------- --- Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Answers Food & Drink Q & A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Welcome to our group Ratika. I think that's great your mom is considering going vegetarian. That's nice that she has you for an example to see how enjoyable it can be! Do you have any favorite recipes you make that you can share? Cindi, co-owner of group with Pat ratika sharma <ratika2808 wrote: hi,my name is ratika,most of my frends call me ratsliving in UP state of india..i m in my twenties,24 to b exact..i m a vegetarian by choice,though many of my family members consume a mixed diet.. i m not the only veggie wannabe,as my mom also shares my aspirations..i m a dentist by profession..i hope ur company woud b pleasant... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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