Hello -- I am new here! Sue

[Guest guest]

You will fine so many recipes you won't know what to

do with in our recipe files. They are organized in

folders by category.

I'm not vegan but I only use eggs for baking and since

I have cow's milk allergy so I use a tablespoon of

parmesan here and there or a little bit of grated

cheddar on a tostada and that's about all I can get

away with. If you slowly cut down on your cheese and

dairy intake you won't miss it as much. The vegan

cheeses are good. I enjoy Vegan Gourmet cheese and it

melts. The soy ice cream is delicious.

 

Have fun.

 

Donna

--- lovemym8 <lovemym8 wrote:

 

>

> I will take your advice about the dairy. I better

> find some good

> recipes though so that I dont get bored and start

> eating all the bad

> things again.

>

> -Sue

In , " Jenni

> Billings " <

> wrote:

> >

> > HI SUE!

> > welcome to the group!

> > I've been gone from this bunch for a long time

> (and am happy to be

> back!)

> > YOur post prompted me to respond because I think I

> have some first

> hand experience that

> > will help you, or perhaps at least let you know

> that you can

> definitely succeed in lowering

> > your cholesterol.

> >

> > My husband (and our kids, 9 & 11, and myself)

> have been vegan now

> for almost 5 years.

> > Prior to that we were vegetarian ... since 1993.

> My husband comes

> from a family with

> > health issues. HIs father had his FIRST heart

> attach at 35. They

> all have high cholesterol

> > and take medications for that. His older brother

> and younger

> sister both have had

> > numerous kidney stones... they are all overweight.

>

> > My husband (he's 36) used to have higher

> cholesterol.. even on the

> vegetarian diet. Some

> > people just have bodies that do not deal well with

> it. His family

> genetics shows he's one of

> > those people! Anyway... fast forward a little to

> after he'd been

> vegan for a few years. On a

> > whim he got a cholesterol screening. His bad

> cholesterol levels

> were SO LOW they no

> > longer register.

> >

> > what drastic measure did he take?? None.. he

> simply no longer

> consumes cholesterol. His

> > vegan diet cured him of the same health issues

> for which his

> father, brother and sister are

> > medicated.

> >

> > =)

> >

> > so.. even though you do not wish to go vegan

> completely, I would

> highly suggest cutting

> > out the dairy at least for the first three months.

>

> >

> > As for complete proteins, I also do not worry

> about that. A long

> time ago this was a

> > concern... mainly from the book , Diet for a Small

> Planet, by

> Frances Moore Lappe. It

> > talked about protein combining stating that it

> needed to happen

> with each and every meal.

> > NOw it is known that eating a balanced diet

> throughout the week

> will provide you with

> > ample usable protein.

> >

> > I have two very healthy children. THey get

> calcium in their foods,

> and from soymilk, I do

> > not worry.

> >

> > check out this site.. it will ease your mind! =)

> >

> > physicians committee for responsible medicine

> > www.pcrm.org

> >

> > I'm sure I'll have much more to add... but my

> daughter has asked to

> use th ecomputer, and

> > my time is up! =)

> >

> > Welcome, adn congratulations on taking your health

> into you own

> hands, Sue! YOU CAN

> > DO IT! =)

> >

> > Jenni

> >

> > PS>> HI DONNA!! I've missed you! I have some news

> to share! =)

> >

>

>

>

 

 

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