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I live in Freeville NY..the darkest and rainiest part of the state we live

10 min form Cornell in Ithaca what they call the " 10 square miles

surrounded by reality " and that is good for veggie eaters. I am still new

and converting I joined this site to gain knowledge and that I have thanks

for all your incites and recipes even my husband has used some....I eat a

lot less meat so does hubby ..I don't know if he knows it.....I am changing

for health and animals I have 7 chickens one dog and one cat...I love to get

the eggs ..and I love giving them away....My mother came form a farm and

ate all they grew...we almost always had chickens...can't get it out of my

genes ...chickens are a great society to watch...it's a small part of my

kids grand and great grand parents to pass on to them and my grand

child...(.I miss my mom) (we don't eat them) they are another part of the

family...you have to be greeted by them if you ever come to visit

 

On 7/24/08, ktj <katiejayinpa wrote:

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> Our Question of the Week -

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> Where are you from(be as vague or specific as you choose)?

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> Hello, I;m ktj and currently in Western Pa(United States)

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> What helped you consider being a vegetarian?

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> 1. Francis Moore Lappe's book when i tcame( yes, I'm that old..lol)

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> 2. Peta website

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> 3. becoming a Buddhist

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> 4. I love vegetables!

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> What do you enjoy about being a vegetarian?

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> Everything....the fo0d is good, it's cheaper for the most part, it's good

> for my health, it's compassionate for the animals and the planet, its an

> efficient use of resources...etc etc..

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> What tips do you suggest to new vegetarians?

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> Rinse the quinoa very well-

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> if you are not used to eating a lot of fiber, go slow at first or you and

> everyone around you will be very uncomfortable.....

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> ummm...cook food you like and try something new to expand your palate- and

> most of all- enjoy yourself!

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> I found going totally vegetarian quite a challenge becuase I love the taste

> of chicken, and sausages....and shrimp- it was hard to give them up...but

> Morningstar Farms has good analogs and i am satisfied with those when i get

> cravings for those flavors. Also, I found that i really had to change the

> scale of my cooking...before i would make one big thing and eat it for a

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> days or more till it was gone...with veggies they don;t necessarily stay ok

> even the refrig that long..so i cook more often in terms of number of times

> per week- but i am cooking more interesting and healthier food, so now i

> enjoy everything about it, the cooking, the eating, and all the benefits!

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> in gassh0,

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> ktj

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