How I converted people coworkers to vegetarianism

November 4, 2005

Well, one ate with me everyday and would sample my lunch, one came down with

Aids and wanted to clean up his diet and really feels good now considering his

health problems, one had high blood pressure and out of control cholesterol, one

was so broke I gave her lunch everyday and packed her doggy bags for dinner for

3 months, one found out she was allergic to milk, 3 were just fascinated and

always wanted to become vegetarians but never knew there was anything to eat but

salads so I gave them tons of recipes and guided them along and you know what

they are all vegetarians to this day. One was a Hispanic woman and I helped her

convert her recipes into vegetarian dishes, you know enchiladas, refried beans,

tamales with no lard and vegetarian filling,etc. There's been more coworker

converts and a few fell off the wagon but these I mentioned above really stick

out in my mind. One converted her family and one converted her kids but not

ther husband and one converted her roommate.

It's like a branch on a tree, isn't it? The best thing I suggest is always

offer something tasty and never push them. They will come around. My sister

and her husband lived on meat and now they are vegetarians too.

My brother-in-law was the worst. I took them with me to a vegetarian dinner

with a group of 60 and he made so many rude remarks, I had to kick his damn leg

under the table and my sister was skrinking, he finally shut up and now can you

imagine this guy being a vegetarian now for 4 yrs. Have you any idea what I

would hear from him as he waved his steak in my face for all those

years........LOL

Chanda, just remember it won't happen overnight but the good thing is, your

family tried your food and that's a big step in the right direction. I think

your daughter will join you one day soon, she's very close to you and admires

and love her you so much, watch and see.

Hugs,

Donna

PuterWitch <puterwitch wrote:

how in the world did you convert a coworker?? DO tell.

I can't convert my family. LOL

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purplepassion

Monday, October 31, 2005 11:45 AM

Re: Halloween in my office hahahaha and converts

Can you believe he's a convert? He gave me such a hard time when I first

started. He would say, oh no not a vegetarian not one of those. He would wave

his cheeseburgers in my face. He tells me with each bite of tofu he takes he

praises me now and he has never felt better, hr calls me his. His favorite food

is hummus and PT's Persian rice & lentils posted in our files, I got him hooked

on Chanda and Lawanna's greens right now. I made him a big pan of Chanda's

pineapple stuffing 6 months ago, he loves it and now makes it all the time.

I've given him other recipes too from our files to try.

Hey, I better get him to join our group, huh?

Donna

Jeaninne <jeaninneraaberg wrote:

ROFL! That sounds great!! What a funny guy!

purplepassion <thelilacflower wrote:Well, one guy came to work

dressed as me, Donna

He's got on a shirt that states " I'm A Vegetarian " and an auburn wig, big

silver hoops, oranges stuffed in a bra under the T-shirt, and a name badge with

the name Donna and a bag of vegetables in one hand and of course he's got on

Levi 501's...........LOL

It's actually an honor, maybe the other coworkers will think about this. He

is one of my converts, he's been a vegetarian now for one year and loving it.

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November 4, 2005

Thats so great your brother in law well you know what they say dont nock it till

you try it. I have been working on my friend who lives in the same building as

me. She has 2 teen daughters and a young boy. I had them over for veg chilli and

corn bread. Now she wants to make it at home. She wants to sample some other

stuff I make too. Yes!

purplepassion <thelilacflower wrote:Well, one ate with me everyday

and would sample my lunch, one came down with Aids and wanted to clean up his

diet and really feels good now considering his health problems, one had high

blood pressure and out of control cholesterol, one was so broke I gave her lunch

everyday and packed her doggy bags for dinner for 3 months, one found out she

was allergic to milk, 3 were just fascinated and always wanted to become

vegetarians but never knew there was anything to eat but salads so I gave them

tons of recipes and guided them along and you know what they are all vegetarians

to this day. One was a Hispanic woman and I helped her convert her recipes into

vegetarian dishes, you know enchiladas, refried beans, tamales with no lard and

vegetarian filling,etc. There's been more coworker converts and a few fell off

the wagon but these I mentioned above really stick out in my mind. One

converted her family and one converted her kids but not ther

husband and one converted her roommate.