Hello -- I am new here! Sue

[Guest guest]

---I have tried rice cheese and did not tell my kids that it was

different from our regular cheese. They loved it. It was just

fine. I need to get out and try more things. There is a lot out

there.

 

-Sue

 

 

 

 

 

In , Donnalilacflower

<thelilacflower wrote:

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> 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:

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> >

> > 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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> We gotta stop smokin', stop, stop. I mean cigarette smoking.

> - Jimi Hendrix, Midnight Lightning

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