new here-rachel

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rachel-thanks for replying, to tell the truth i hardly ever drink milk but do eat cheese, as vegetarians do you usually take an all around vitamin? and just the extra? i have SOOOO much to learn! LOL were any of you raised as vegetarians? my kids are 8y 7y and 14 months and when i told them that we were going to not eat meat anymore, my oldest said are we going to be vegetarians? and i said yes and he said COOL!! i thought it was a good sign. :-)

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Tracy - It is a good idea to take a vitamin. An all around

vitamin is a good idea. Calcium is also a good idea to keep

your bones strong. The children can take childrens vitamins.

:My daughter takes a chewable multivitamin. Her doctor gives her

perscription vitamins, with floride, but I am not sure how different they

are from the over the counter ones.

It sounds like your kids may be into it. It will be some adjustment

for your older kids. You will have the school day lunch issues, and

birthday party issues, and activity issues. They are all workable.

We had a issue when we went to the Zoo in Sept. I did not think to

bring food aside from cracker and juice snack for my daughter. They

did not have much in the way of vegetarian choices. One would think

in a Zoo and a large metropolital city they would have a reasonable choice

for vegetarians. I have friends who ask me what I would do if my

daughter was invited to a birthday party at McDonalds. I don't see

it as a big issue, just feed her before and she can eat the French fries

if she wants to. I realize that I am going to be committed to making

lunch for school for a long time.

My husband sometimes has it more difficult. He works for a large

corporation and they don't always have great vegetarian options for lunch.

Somedays they have a lot of choices. They see it as a choice like

meat fish or chicken not as a lifestyle.

Another is Vegetarian-Kids. Good luck

Rachel

tracylyn wrote:

 

rachel-thanks

for replying, to tell the truth i hardly ever drink milk but do eat

cheese, as vegetarians do you usually take an all around vitamin?

and just the extra? i have SOOOO much to learn! LOL were any

of you raised as vegetarians? my kids are 8y 7y and 14 months and

when i told them that we were going to not eat meat anymore, my oldest

said are we going to be vegetarians? and i said yes and he said COOL!!

i thought it was a good sign. :-)

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Rachel,

 

I was wondering if you had asked your doctor about the fluoride in the vitamins. I am beginning to do some research myself. We have a history of hypothyroidism in my family. Since Fluoride attacks the thyroid, I have some concerns about its use. Also there is some indication that hypothyroidism is on the increase. Do you have any particular info on this?

 

Kim Kurylo

(Mom to Danny 13 Mos)

 

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alanzol

Friday, March 23, 2001 10:24 AM

Re: new here-rachel

Tracy - It is a good idea to take a vitamin. An all around vitamin is a good idea. Calcium is also a good idea to keep your bones strong. The children can take childrens vitamins. :My daughter takes a chewable multivitamin. Her doctor gives her perscription vitamins, with floride, but I am not sure how different they are from the over the counter ones. It sounds like your kids may be into it. It will be some adjustment for your older kids. You will have the school day lunch issues, and birthday party issues, and activity issues. They are all workable. We had a issue when we went to the Zoo in Sept. I did not think to bring food aside from cracker and juice snack for my daughter. They did not have much in the way of vegetarian choices. One would think in a Zoo and a large metropolital city they would have a reasonable choice for vegetarians. I have friends who ask me what I would do if my daughter was invited to a birthday party at McDonalds. I don't see it as a big issue, just feed her before and she can eat the French fries if she wants to. I realize that I am going to be committed to making lunch for school for a long time. My husband sometimes has it more difficult. He works for a large corporation and they don't always have great vegetarian options for lunch. Somedays they have a lot of choices. They see it as a choice like meat fish or chicken not as a lifestyle. Another is Vegetarian-Kids. Good luck Rachel tracylyn wrote:

rachel-thanks for replying, to tell the truth i hardly ever drink milk but do eat cheese, as vegetarians do you usually take an all around vitamin? and just the extra? i have SOOOO much to learn! LOL were any of you raised as vegetarians? my kids are 8y 7y and 14 months and when i told them that we were going to not eat meat anymore, my oldest said are we going to be vegetarians? and i said yes and he said COOL!! i thought it was a good sign. :-)contact owner: -owner Mail list: Delivered-mailing list List-Un: - no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowedcontact owner with complaints regarding posting/list or anything else. Thank you.please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list

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Hi

We have been raised as vege. Many millions are vege in India, they don't take eggs. Part of Hindu religion probhits meat. My wife Sushma just finished writing a vegetarian book. It will be published soon.

kkagrawal

 

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tracylyn

Friday, March 23, 2001 6:59 AM

Re: new here-rachel

 

rachel-thanks for replying, to tell the truth i hardly ever drink milk but do eat cheese, as vegetarians do you usually take an all around vitamin? and just the extra? i have SOOOO much to learn! LOL were any of you raised as vegetarians? my kids are 8y 7y and 14 months and when i told them that we were going to not eat meat anymore, my oldest said are we going to be vegetarians? and i said yes and he said COOL!! i thought it was a good sign. :-)contact owner: -owner Mail list: Delivered-mailing list List-Un: - no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowedcontact owner with complaints regarding posting/list or anything else. Thank you.please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list

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CONGRATS to her!!!

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Tracylyn asked if anybody was raised as a vegetarian. I am and so has my

family, for generations.

 

I am from India where we eat Lentils (Dals) everyday and this is a major

source of protein for us. Lentilas are generally eaten along with rice

(carbohydrates) and or wheat. We make a sort of tortillas from whole wheat

called Chapati and this a staple foodand eaten everyday much as the

Westerner would eat bread.

 

In addtion, we eat lots of vegetables and fruits which are cooked by

themsleves or cokked along with Lentials. Indians also consume a lot of

Curds / Youghurt. We prefer to make our own Curds, usng culture from a

previous batch and adding to milk. Curd and buttermilk (which is curd

diluted with water and whisked well) is generally thought of as being better

for health than milk since they have friendly bacteria that makes digestion

easier. Curd and rice is a staple of South India and this is very good for

health since it is very cooling and soothing to the body. This is a must

especially in Summers.

 

As an aside, traditional cooking is done using iron woks and cooking greens

like Spinach in an iron vessel adds to the nutrients of the food being

cooked.. However one must not store food in iron vessels, but empty it into

another vessels after it has been cooked. This is one easy and sure way to

avoid anemia.

 

Maya Rao