Guest guest Report post Posted April 6, 2006 Yea! Lainey! Glad you are enjoying the L'equip. I use it often with nuts. I haven't tried seeds but I'm sure it could handle them. It makes super smooth cashew dips and gravies. Even if the color changes on your green smoothie, it's still green if it has greens in it. Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , Barbara Elaine Ribordy <elaineribordy wrote: > > Teresa, > I use ice occassionally to make the green smoothies a bit cool. The L'equip makes a smooth smoothie. :-) I have pureed apples, cucumbers, kale, spinach, papaya, mangos, parsley, mustard greens . . . . still experimenting. I have not tried nuts or seeds yet. > > I also blend in wheatgrass in the smoothies. I have not seen any discussions here of anyone using the entire wheatgrass, only juicing it. Does anyone throw in the wheatgrass for their smoothies? Does it work the same as just drinking the juice? > > My morning smoothie usually contains the following: > green powder > banana > apple or apple juice > kale > parsley > wheatgrass > sometimes I throw in frozen blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries (of course the smoothie is no longer green) :-) > > thanks, > Lainey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 19, 2006 Hi John: Welcome to our group. You'll find a lot of great recipes and friendships here. Joanie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 19, 2006 Welcome in. Please browse our recipe files, I'm sure you will find plenty of recipes to try. Meat takes a long time to digest, why don't you try going without it completely and see if you feel better, so far you did discover you feel better with stir fried veggies and rice. It's always best to check with your doctor to make sure there isn't something going on that needs treated since we can't really diagnose or give medical advice in here. Enjoy the group, Donna joezpapaw wrote: Hi, my name is John. I'm 48 and I'm in great shape, but I'm interested in eating less meat because I find that when I eat meat at night I get indigestion. However, when I eat stir-fry veggies & rice it has a healing effect on my digestive system. Does anyone else notice this? Anyway, I joined this group to find some good recipes and learn to combine ingredients for taste & nutrition. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 19, 2006 Hi John, I've noticed the same thing about meat. My dd and I went 2 weeks w/ no meat and I was amazed that all the abdominal pain I always had after eating was suddenly gone!! I " fell of the wagon " for about a month, but we're jumping right back on again. When started eating meat again the pains came back and the weight I lost came back also, lol. Obviously, I'm back to no meat at all again, I have so much more energy when there's no meat in my system! Anyhow, Welcome! --Stacee , joezpapaw wrote: > > Hi, my name is John. I'm 48 and I'm in great shape, but I'm interested in eating less meat because I find that when I eat meat at night I get indigestion. However, when I eat stir-fry veggies & rice it has a healing effect on my digestive system. Does anyone else notice this? Anyway, I joined this group to find some good recipes and learn to combine ingredients for taste & nutrition. > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 25, 2006 Welcome Julie: You'll get some great recipes, great advice and great friendships here. I hope you enjoy yourself. Joanie WA State Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted May 8, 2006 Scott- I agree with your niece. Less then 5% of GI's see anything in the intestine. That is what my husbands GI told him. In fact my husband was the only patient in his practice of over 15 years that he actually could see any damage. And he turned my husband away because he was over weight and he did not believe a celiac could be overweight. But I pushed for a biopsy to be done, and I was right! Our GI appolgized and said he was glad he did it, because he had never seen damage before. I would defentaly say you are having problems. Some of my husbands and sons symptoms were tummy aches, DH, Diahrea or constipation, Crankyness, fatigue. I am sure there are more, but those are a few I can remember. Amy - Scott Geiger Sunday, May 07, 2006 4:45 PM Intro Hello, I'm Scott. I've been vegan for 8 years, and I believe I have a Wheat and Soy allergy. I've been struggling with the doctors to determine the cause of my problems. About 8 weeks ago, after attending my son's 2nd birthday party, where I ate a lot of white flour pizza with vegan cheese (Vegan Gourmet) to be exact. I began sick with an terrible taste in my mouth and an extremely foul smelling belch (hopefully nobody was eating while reading this message.) I noticed some pain in my stomach that got progressively worse. My stomach hurt for 2-3 more weeks, and I lost about 15 lbs. I lost the weight because I just didn't want to eat and experience more pain, even though I was definitely hungry. I had a Cat Scan done (showed nothing major that could be causing my stomach pain. My blood results looked fine (only questionable numbers were my Eosinophil count (504), and Eosinophil % (12), but the doc felt there was no reason for concern. I went to a GI doc, and he did an Endoscopy. He didn't see anything, so no Biopsy was done. I have a niece that has Celiac's, and she felt he made a mistake, because her doc didn't see anything either, until he did a biopsy. 9 days ago, I had some pizza with Soy and Wheat, and within an hour, I began to sneeze a lot, noticed my nose and throat filling up with mucous. The next day, my stomach pains were back. I then gave up Wheat and Soy again for another 5 days, and tried Soy only this time. Within an hour, I was sneezing, albeit, a lot less this time. The next day, I had mild stomach pains for a short time. So, I'm back to avoiding Wheat & Soy Foods, and so far feel pretty good. I'm hoping to get an official diagnosis soon, so I know exactly what is wrong. I'd like to share some recipes and hear what symptoms and issues everyone else is having. -Scott Our vegan and gluten free recipes are available in the archives for this group or at the following URL (***Recipes Posted to VGF***): Check out these affiliated vegan lists ~ http://www.Christian-Vegan-Cooking Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted May 8, 2006 Hi Scott; >I went to a GI doc, and he did an Endoscopy. He didn't see anything, so no Biopsy was done. I have >a niece that has Celiac's, and she felt he made a mistake, because her doc didn't see anything either, until he did a biopsy. Yah, exactly. I've heard that it still only occassional GI doc's who know enough about celiac. Maybe finding one in your area that has successfully dianosed celiac in other cases, would be a good idea. Also, as an alternative, I've heard that the stool test is very reliable without being invasive. >So, I'm back to avoiding Wheat & Soy Foods, and so far feel pretty >good. I'm hoping to get an official diagnosis soon, so I know exactly >what is wrong. Sounds like you are onto the right track for sure! :-) Congratulations! >I'd like to share some recipes and hear what symptoms and issues >everyone else is having. Thanks for sharing! You are reminding me to wonder about the soy issue. I've been avoiding wheat/gluten foods for years, but paid little attention to the potential for soy to be a problem. I've tended to avoid soy generally anyway, but that's pretty sketchy since when I do have some (like gf soy sauce or some tofu in a stir fry) I'm wondering if it's causing me problems. It's time for me to get serious about that... Deborah Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted May 8, 2006 >Thanks for sharing! You are reminding me to wonder >about the soy issue. I've been avoiding wheat/gluten >foods for years, but paid little attention to the >potential for soy to be a problem. I've tended to >avoid soy generally anyway, but that's pretty sketchy >since when I do have some (like gf soy sauce or some >tofu in a stir fry) I'm wondering if it's causing me >problems. Hi Deborah, Even though I might have issues with Soy, I do not believe most of the nonsense that is spewed about Soy. My biggest problem with Soy, is that it's a refined food and refined foods are not healthy. My wife eats soy and doesn't have any problems with it, but she doesn't eat a lot of it because she prefers to eat only whole foods. She'd also avoid soy if she had allergies, but those are the only two reasons she'd avoid it. -Scott --- Deborah Pageau <dpageau wrote: > Hi Scott; > > >I went to a GI doc, and he did an Endoscopy. He > didn't see anything, so no Biopsy was done. I have > >a niece that has Celiac's, and she felt he made a > mistake, because her doc didn't see anything either, > until he did a biopsy. > > Yah, exactly. I've heard that it still only > occassional GI doc's who know enough about celiac. > Maybe finding one in your area that has successfully > dianosed celiac in other cases, would be a good > idea. > > Also, as an alternative, I've heard that the stool > test is very reliable without being invasive. > > > > >So, I'm back to avoiding Wheat & Soy Foods, and so > far feel pretty > >good. I'm hoping to get an official diagnosis > soon, so I know exactly > >what is wrong. > > Sounds like you are onto the right track for sure! > :-) Congratulations! > > > > > >I'd like to share some recipes and hear what > symptoms and issues > >everyone else is having. > > Thanks for sharing! You are reminding me to wonder > about the soy issue. I've been avoiding > wheat/gluten foods for years, but paid little > attention to the potential for soy to be a problem. > I've tended to avoid soy generally anyway, but > that's pretty sketchy since when I do have some > (like gf soy sauce or some tofu in a stir fry) I'm > wondering if it's causing me problems. > > It's time for me to get serious about that... > > Deborah > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Scott Geiger Fax# - 610-934-5716 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted June 4, 2006 Welcome Rhonda, I too like to crochet. I am a piddler at it. Never do anything real serious but like doing it. I am an organic gardener and daughter and I are planting this week. I do have some herbs coming up on my balcony. Glad that you stuck with it and that Donna helped. She is a sweetheart. Lots of great people in this group. You will like being here. Sending smiles and hugs your way Deanna in Colorado - In , " Rhonda Selby " <earthmagic7 wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I'm Rhonda and I live in Kalamazoo, MI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted June 5, 2006 Hi Rhonda! Im Sarah, pretty much in the same position. Due to some health issues I've been playing around with cutting out certain foods, etc. and find that I feel SO much better if i dont eat red meat. This is a really great, very welcoming group! I think you'll like it! The recipes are great too!!! Sarah Rhonda Selby <earthmagic7 wrote: Hi everyone, I'm Rhonda and I live in Kalamazoo, MI. I had a tough time joining but Donna was patient and I'm in now. :-) I'm not yet a vegetarian but I feel much better eating less or no red meat, so I'm here to collect recipes and learn what I can. I like to cook, garden, crochet and tandem bike. I need a chauffeur for my bike because I don't have any vision whatsoever. :-) That was part of my dilemma when I tried to join from the web...my speech software doesn't do graphics and it won't read what I need to put in the edit box to confirm who I am. Not sure why I'm explaining, I guess 'cause it's really good to finally be on the list. :-) Hugs, Rhonda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted June 7, 2006 Welcome Heather, sounds like you joined for the same reason I did. I love raw food and can do with out meat..but my husband is a meat and potato man, so I ended up makeing two meals most of the time. But lately I have been making one mix of a meal. He can have his meat but his salads and veggies are my way...and he is almost getting use to it Mary in Michigan > My name is Heather. I live in Ohio and I'm in my 30s. I've been an > ovo-lacto vegetarian since sometime in my 20s. I never ate much meat so > I don't remember when it became " official. " My husband is most > definately not a vegetarian. If he eats too many veggie meals in a row > he starts to go into withdrawal. So I usually cook for myself. I'm > looking forward to fiding new healthy vegetarian recipes! > > Heather > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 17, 2006 Welcome Susan, So nice to have you with us. Are we a fun group or what? As you can tell this group has great recipes to share. We also neve lack for helpful info either..So you join in and share.. Smiles and hugs Deanna , " junkette " <junkette wrote: > > Hi everyone. I've been around a bit, getting a feel for the group, (and what a group!) and thought it was time I introduced myself. > > I'm Susan, 34 years old, and married for 12 years to my high school sweetheart. -text portions of this message have been removed] > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 17, 2006 Hi, Neighbor! (waving across the Ga/Tn fence) Glad to have you with us. My husband and I are fairly new to the veggie world and have not quite given up fish....yet. This seems like a great group. Only problem, I have copied so many recipes, my computer is running out of room. <g> Anyway, welcome! sue ---- junkette 08/17/06 16:16:16 intro Hi everyone. I've been around a bit, getting a feel for the group, (and what a group!) and thought it was time I introduced myself. I'm Susan, 34 years old, and married for 12 years to my high school sweetheart. We went veg together about 3 1/2 years ago. We are both in the health care field (me-cytotechnologist, he--clinical pharmacist) or at least for my part I should say I 'was' because I haven't been practicing for the past 8 years, since we decided to leave the big city and move back home to the country. We don't have any kids yet, but we do have 3 cats (2 who spend their days lazing on the deck, and 1 who spends her time prowling around in the pasture behind our yard.) We also have 2 dogs (Max--lab mix and Macy--boxer mix) who think they own the couch. I plan to be active on the list, so I'm just going to jump right in and make myself at home! Susan in TN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 14, 2006 Welcome, Carolyn. Glad to have you with us. I, also, have a fur baby with diabetes. And two shots a day. But, mine is a 100 lb baby. And this is my 3rd dog with diabetes related illness. Well, we do what we have to do. They are family. Hugs Sue ---- Carolyn 9/14/2006 6:35:57 PM Intro Just wanted to say a quick hello. I joined the list a few days ago but haven't been online much due to work (boo) so now have about 150 emails to catch up on, but I will get through them :-). Anyway I am Carolyn from Liverpool England, strict vegetarian for about 15 years, aspiring to veganism, and I have tried it but fell back into ovo-lacto after about three months of struggle. I am a moral vegetarian and love all animals, and my bosses are two kitties - Ziggy a 17 year old insulin dependent diabetic (if anyone had told me 10 years ago I would be giving a cat twice daily insulin injections I would have laughed), and Dusty, a 4 year old alien (but a very cute one) in feline clothing who arrived as a completely feral stray kitten, my first experience of taming a feral cat, took me almost three months but sooooooooooooooo worth it. I look forward to being part of the group and chatting and sharing recipes with other veggies, as sadly I know very few in " real life " . Carolyn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 13, 2006 Lucky Alford! - AJ & SE COCKING vegetarianslimming Tuesday, December 12, 2006 5:27 PM Intro Please tell us a little about yourself so we can know you a bit better: * your name or nickname ......... My name is Sharon * where you live (continent, region or city, whatever)......... I live in Queensland Australia * your age group - teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s,.............. in my 40's * Are you are vegetarian (or vegan), still working at it, or still thinking about it? How long?...... My husband and I were vegetarian for about 3 years a couple of years ago. We have been eating meat, but to be honest, I want to be vegetarian again. I think it makes me enjoy food and life more. * Are you the only veggie or wannabe in your household? How many others? My husband said he will go back to eating some vegetarian dishes again. * Do you do the cooking or is it shared? I do the cooking. WAIT! Anything else you would like to tell us? This is your Big Chance!!! Goodness......I can say whatever I like??? That could be dangerous lol lol. I have my slow cooker on right now cooking up black beans. Yesterday I did some white beans. Tomorrow it will be soy beans. I love tofu. Last night for dinner I had a tomato based tofu dinner, with couscous (which I also love) and some sweet potato and pumpkin, cabbage and green beans. It was delicious. I'm married to Alfred. Daughter Elizabeth married and living a couple of hours away by plane. 2 lovely, beautiful, delicious, yummy geogeous grandkids lol lol...Liam and Baylee (girl). We just said good bye to them after having them stay with us for 6 weeks...that's just the 2 grandkids. Handful but excellent. I live at the beach. I want to lose weight!!!!!!!! Sharon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 13, 2006 Hello Sharon and welcome to our group! That's great that you're returning to vegetarianism and it sounds like your husband is supportive of that. Sounds like you're already making some great dishes but don't forget to check out our recipe files for more ideas! Cindi AJ & SE COCKING <sharonec wrote: Please tell us a little about yourself so we can know you a bit better: * your name or nickname ......... My name is Sharon * where you live (continent, region or city, whatever)......... I live in Queensland Australia * your age group - teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s,.............. in my 40's * Are you are vegetarian (or vegan), still working at it, or still thinking about it? How long?...... My husband and I were vegetarian for about 3 years a couple of years ago. We have been eating meat, but to be honest, I want to be vegetarian again. I think it makes me enjoy food and life more. * Are you the only veggie or wannabe in your household? How many others? My husband said he will go back to eating some vegetarian dishes again. * Do you do the cooking or is it shared? I do the cooking. WAIT! Anything else you would like to tell us? This is your Big Chance!!! Goodness......I can say whatever I like??? That could be dangerous lol lol. I have my slow cooker on right now cooking up black beans. Yesterday I did some white beans. Tomorrow it will be soy beans. I love tofu. Last night for dinner I had a tomato based tofu dinner, with couscous (which I also love) and some sweet potato and pumpkin, cabbage and green beans. It was delicious. I'm married to Alfred. Daughter Elizabeth married and living a couple of hours away by plane. 2 lovely, beautiful, delicious, yummy geogeous grandkids lol lol...Liam and Baylee (girl). We just said good bye to them after having them stay with us for 6 weeks...that's just the 2 grandkids. Handful but excellent. I live at the beach. I want to lose weight!!!!!!!! Sharon . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 21, 2006 Hi Steph and welcome to our group. That cooking class sounds great, and please do share some of the recipes when you can. We're always all looking for good lower cal meals to make! I'd love to take a class like that. I really like cooking, most of the time, and like experimenting with new dishes. That's nice that you share the responsibility with your husband. I do most of the cooking in our house but my partner helps prep and clean up, so that's just as good! We've been doing Weight Watchers to help us slim down and so far it seems to be working ok. Again welcome! Cindi Steph <mrswalp29 wrote: Hi my name is Steph I am 30 and live in South Burlington, Vermont. I have been a vegetarian for three years. My husband and two boys ages 5 & 19 are also Veggie but I have to admit my 10 year old still asks for meat so I don't know if he has been sneaking it at school. In our home both my husband and I do the cooking. I try to do most of it since he likes to sneak things in the recipe like extra oil or cream and also when I cook I can modify things to lower calories and fat. I have been going to a cooking class the last 6 weeks for weight loss. Although I have not lost any weight, lol I have lots of new recipes to share. Thanks so much for having me. Steph . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 16, 2007 Welcome, Dot! Good for you for wanting to add more veggies into your diet. They are such scrumptious things and so many ways of cooking them, seasoning them, mixing them, that it could become a life-long hobby just trying to keep up with new ideas And you never know, you might get to love them best of all. (And, oh yeah, they are good for you too, they say ) > I am the only one in the household really interested so it will be tough but I > think I can do it if I just keep trying. I need to do it for health AND > also weight loss and that is pretty good motivation. Well, there's more to improving health and losing weight than just adding veggies to the diet, but it IS a good start - and we can help you I'm sure. And you have great motivation for improving your health with your current lifestyle. Now, tell you what: Have a look through our Files on the homepage and see what kinds of Recipes there are there. Then, when you have had a little look, ask anything you need to about making this great change. Lovely to have you aboard. Post often, okay? Best, Pat (Co-Owner of Group with Cindi) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 17, 2007 Hello and welcome Dot! I think it's great you are looking for healthier recipes and ways to incorporate more veggies into your diet! That can only be a good thing. Vegetables are so abundant and versatile, you'll never get bored trying new things, we promise! :-) By knowing you want to eat healthier, you're already intelligent!! :-) As Pat suggested, check out our recipes in our files for great ideas on new dishes. Cindi, co-owner of group with Pat William Wakley <halliesuz wrote: Hi, I'm Dot and I am trying to learn how to at least get more veggies into my way of cooking and eating. Don't know if I will ever make it to full Vegetarian but I think any improvements I can make will be good for me. I am the only one in the household really interested so it will be tough but I think I can do it if I just keep trying. I need to do it for health AND also weight loss and that is pretty good motivation. I am 68 and a full time RVer..... currently our winters in AZ and summers in CO or some other cool mountain state. This is a pretty good lifestyle and we intend to keep it up as long as health allows and then we will park the fifth wheel and stay put. Thanks for allowing me to join your group.... I will contribute when I learn enough to be intelligent about it Dot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted May 1, 2007 Hi Cindy - We are lacto-ovo vegetarians - though would love to be vegan at some point. We live in the U.S. but my husband is English. My daughter's new favorite dish is baked beans on toast with scrambled eggs. I also have great recipes for veggie shepard's pie and lasagna if you want I can send them across - they are time consuming but when I make them I'll double the recipe and freeze one for later. My kids (5 1/2 and 4 next month) love beans of any kind and will eat chick peas (garbanzo beans) solo. My son also has to eat almost as soon as he walks in the door or there is a major meltdown. I'll give him a yogurt or fruit to buy some time or will quickly steam up some tofu and veg. Dinner's are often whole wheat pasta w/ sauce, stir fries or salads. Alexis Underwood-Fowler Cindy <CDUFOWLER wrote: Hi, I just joined this group last week and thought I would post an intro. I tried to answer the questions sent out with my welcome letter but the email address didn't work? (parents or something like that, I hope you know which I mean). My name is Cindy and I'm 28. I live in England with my husband, 33 (henceforth known as DH) and son, 3 years (DS). I have been vegetarian since the age of 13. I am also periodically vegan because I have a skin condition which is made worse by dairy products - although I find it hard to stay vegan when I am chief cook and bottle washer dealing with the food for 3 people all of whom eat different things, and usually end up going back to vegetarian since it's " easier " (yes I know this is a pathetic excuse but I'm working on it!). My husband is a dyed in the wool carnivore, and the day he goes veggie will be the day I die from shock. When our son was born we had to reach a compromise about his eating. I agreed to let him have access to meat if his dad agreed not to force him to eat it. Generally we do this by cooking extra of whatever DH is eating, just in case DS wants some. Then when he's old enough to understand he can make his own choice which way he wants to go. At the moment DS is not keen on meat (yay!) and usually turns down whatever DH offers him (unless it is sausages or fish fingers, which he loves). But then he also turns down whatever veggie meal I offer him too (boo!). I find that a lot of the things are too spicy, contain unusual ingredients he doesn't like, or else they take too long to cook (I have a 30 minute window between getting home and him needing to eat NOW! or he goes past it and is too cranky to eat) So unless DH is eating sausages or fish fingers, DS usually ends up eating plain rice/potatoes/pasta (with no sauce), with plain boiled carrots/green beans/zucchini/broccoli/sweetcorn/peas, or baked beans. He does like cheese (as long as it isn't cooked or melted) plus yoghurts and fruit (bananas and strawberries mainly). He HATES all ready-made veggie " fake meat " foods like veggie burgers, veggie sausages (apart from the ones that taste like hot dogs) and the like, and to be honest I don't want him to live on those anyway as they're not a lot better health wise than fish fingers or sausages (in fact other than those two he doesn't really like any other meat junk food - burgers or chicken nuggets or whatever). I'm not panicking too much about his nutrition yet. I'm of the opinion that overall he eats OK, there are vitamins and minerals and protein and so on in there, so he's not deficient (and I give him a multivitamin to make sure). I know that at nursery he eats whatever they give him (because they all eat the same thing and there is like a sibling rivalry thing going on there I guess!), although this generally means meat since their veggie options are all full of melted cheese which he hates. But I do want to offer him something more interesting than " boiled veg and rice " that he tends to live on. I'd also like to be able to give the school ideas for things to feed him that aren't meat and aren't full of melted cheese, so he gets more choice there. I need to find ideas for quick, easy and cheap vegetarian food that 3 year olds will eat. It's all very well promising to let him make his own choice between meat or non meat, but if I can't ever find interesting veggie things to offer him then he'll end up eating meat just because it was the only thing that looked appealing! Cindy " This e-mail is intended for the recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print, or rely upon this e-mail. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this e-mail, please notify the author by replying to this e-mail. " " Recipients should note that all e-mail traffic on MOD systems is subject to monitoring and auditing. " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted May 1, 2007 Welcome to the group! One solution I've found is to put vegetables out on the dinner table ASAP, while I'm still cooking dinner. It might be leftover steamed vegs from the night before, or crudites with or without a dip. This has the double advantage of keeping the kids from falling apart from hunger AND getting more veggies into them when they're so hungry they'll eat anything. Liz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted May 1, 2007 , Underwood-Fowler Cindy <CDUFOWLER wrote: > > Hi, > I just joined this group last week and thought I would post an intro. I > tried to answer the questions sent out with my welcome letter but the email > address didn't work? (parents <parents or something > like that, I hope you know which I mean). Thanks for pointing this out. I just fixed it. John Moderator, VRGParents Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted May 1, 2007 Hi Cindy and welcome, Be sure to feed your family brown rice and whole wheat pasta. They are much more nutritious than the " whites " . Underwood-Fowler Cindy <CDUFOWLER wrote: Hi, I just joined this group last week and thought I would post an intro. I tried to answer the questions sent out with my welcome letter but the email address didn't work? (parents <parents or something like that, I hope you know which I mean). My name is Cindy and I'm 28. I live in England with my husband, 33 (henceforth known as DH) and son, 3 years (DS). I have been vegetarian since the age of 13. I am also periodically vegan because I have a skin condition which is made worse by dairy products - although I find it hard to stay vegan when I am chief cook and bottle washer dealing with the food for 3 people all of whom eat different things, and usually end up going back to vegetarian since it's " easier " (yes I know this is a pathetic excuse but I'm working on it!). My husband is a dyed in the wool carnivore, and the day he goes veggie will be the day I die from shock. When our son was born we had to reach a compromise about his eating. I agreed to let him have access to meat if his dad agreed not to force him to eat it. Generally we do this by cooking extra of whatever DH is eating, just in case DS wants some. Then when he's old enough to understand he can make his own choice which way he wants to go. At the moment DS is not keen on meat (yay!) and usually turns down whatever DH offers him (unless it is sausages or fish fingers, which he loves). But then he also turns down whatever veggie meal I offer him too (boo!). I find that a lot of the things are too spicy, contain unusual ingredients he doesn't like, or else they take too long to cook (I have a 30 minute window between getting home and him needing to eat NOW! or he goes past it and is too cranky to eat) So unless DH is eating sausages or fish fingers, DS usually ends up eating plain rice/potatoes/pasta (with no sauce), with plain boiled carrots/green beans/zucchini/broccoli/sweetcorn/peas, or baked beans. He does like cheese (as long as it isn't cooked or melted) plus yoghurts and fruit (bananas and strawberries mainly). He HATES all ready-made veggie " fake meat " foods like veggie burgers, veggie sausages (apart from the ones that taste like hot dogs) and the like, and to be honest I don't want him to live on those anyway as they're not a lot better health wise than fish fingers or sausages (in fact other than those two he doesn't really like any other meat junk food - burgers or chicken nuggets or whatever). I'm not panicking too much about his nutrition yet. I'm of the opinion that overall he eats OK, there are vitamins and minerals and protein and so on in there, so he's not deficient (and I give him a multivitamin to make sure). I know that at nursery he eats whatever they give him (because they all eat the same thing and there is like a sibling rivalry thing going on there I guess!), although this generally means meat since their veggie options are all full of melted cheese which he hates. But I do want to offer him something more interesting than " boiled veg and rice " that he tends to live on. I'd also like to be able to give the school ideas for things to feed him that aren't meat and aren't full of melted cheese, so he gets more choice there. I need to find ideas for quick, easy and cheap vegetarian food that 3 year olds will eat. It's all very well promising to let him make his own choice between meat or non meat, but if I can't ever find interesting veggie things to offer him then he'll end up eating meat just because it was the only thing that looked appealing! Cindy " This e-mail is intended for the recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print, or rely upon this e-mail. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this e-mail, please notify the author by replying to this e-mail. " " Recipients should note that all e-mail traffic on MOD systems is subject to monitoring and auditing. " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted May 8, 2007 Hi, Thanks for that. I have taken your advice although had to adapt it a little - as they both claim brown pasta and rice are not fit for humans. LOL! So I've been mixing a handful of cooked brown stuff in with the white stuff just before dishing it up, and slowly increasing the proportion of brown... Heh. Neither of them has died yet, or in fact even noticed. *rolls eyes* I also switched to a type of white rice which is more chewy in texture to make it easier to hide the brown stuff in with it! LOL its not just kids who need nutrients to be " hidden " before they'll eat it!! Cindy _____ On Behalf Of robin koloms 01 May 2007 17:32 Re: Intro Hi Cindy and welcome, Be sure to feed your family brown rice and whole wheat pasta. They are much more nutritious than the " whites " . .. <http://geo./serv?s=97359714/grpId=2074869/grpspId=1705042054/msgId =14121/stime=1178214167/nc1=3848541/nc2=4025291/nc3=3> " This e-mail is intended for the recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print, or rely upon this e-mail. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this e-mail, please notify the author by replying to this e-mail. " " Recipients should note that all e-mail traffic on MOD systems is subject to monitoring and auditing. " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted May 8, 2007 Some og the whole wheat pastas are nasty (Annies, for example). The Bella Terra (organic) whole wheats are very good. Underwood-Fowler Cindy <CDUFOWLER wrote: Hi, Thanks for that. I have taken your advice although had to adapt it a little - as they both claim brown pasta and rice are not fit for humans. LOL! So I've been mixing a handful of cooked brown stuff in with the white stuff just before dishing it up, and slowly increasing the proportion of brown... Heh. Neither of them has died yet, or in fact even noticed. *rolls eyes* I also switched to a type of white rice which is more chewy in texture to make it easier to hide the brown stuff in with it! LOL its not just kids who need nutrients to be " hidden " before they'll eat it!! Cindy _____ On Behalf Of robin koloms 01 May 2007 17:32 Re: Intro Hi Cindy and welcome, Be sure to feed your family brown rice and whole wheat pasta. They are much more nutritious than the " whites " . .. <http://geo./serv?s=97359714/grpId=2074869/grpspId=1705042054/msgId =14121/stime=1178214167/nc1=3848541/nc2=4025291/nc3=3> " This e-mail is intended for the recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print, or rely upon this e-mail. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this e-mail, please notify the author by replying to this e-mail. " " Recipients should note that all e-mail traffic on MOD systems is subject to monitoring and auditing. " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites