Thanks to everyone!! Went shoppin'~

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In a message dated 9/5/03 9:38:10 PM !!!First Boot!!!, sulerhee49 writes:

 

 

Just slowly add more new veggie side dishes with the meat meals, and slowly add more vegetarian meals during the week. Who knows the other members of your family may decide going vegetarian is the best eating life style to follow. Respecting member's preferences of food and possible irrational fears of going meatless is the key to harmony at the dinner table; and the way to keep the avenues of the possibility of going meatless in the near future.

 

I have learned that by finding what a person likes and then make the veggie version of it with out making a big to-do over it is a great way to introduce new veggie dishes. There are many wonderful ethnic vegetarian cookbooks out to try out. I have an Italian, a French, a Mexican, and a Japanese vegetarian cookbook to give you some ideas what is out there. Heck, I got a vegetarian pizza cook book to!

 

 

Thankyou Susan for such a well written post! I was beginning to think perhaps the fact that I am a transitioning Vegetarian, my family is not wanting to be vegetarian, therefore I still make meat-meals for them... that I was not going to fit in here. I am not a person who is fanatical about by products and preservatives, I have only decided to try a new healthier way of eating, by cutting out fatty meats. My Choice, for myself. That simple. Its baby steps, I know this. Although I have been completely meatless for almost 7 weeks (next monday) it is still a huge transition. Especially when you have a large family (6 kids) like we do. I do have a couple meals a week that the whole family eats that are meat free or I use a replacement product like the smart ground.

 

Thankyou Susan for the encouragement for those of us beginners, who ...for whatever reasons...have chosen to live our life in a healthier light.

 

Catherine, Congratulations on all the new products you have picked up at your local market. I hope you find some that you enjoy and are able to incorperate into your life. We all really like the smart ground in my home. We have tried it in many different ways already, and havent been displeased once. If in the least, my whole family cuts out fatty ground beef from their diets, then that alone is a good start for a healthier and longer life.

 

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Thanks to everyone for you recommendations and ideas!

I went to " Wild Oats " today, our only local Natural Food Store...took

the bus, as Jim travels a lot ( he's a tour bus driver) I got lots of

veggies, and Smart Dogs and Smart Ground. Lots of fruit, beans etc. I

also got some Soy Milk, mostly for my coffee since I don't drink

milk! Never liked it! Jim, my husband, is really OK with this, but,

we are not going to be Total Veggies....I am going to use some

chicken and fish...since we have a freezer full!!! I will make some

soups and stir frys, and use a bit of chix until it is gone. I really

do not want to waste food! I was never into eating living creatures,

but, somehow a Big Mac didn't seem like a cow to me! I am going to

really try this! Today I have eaten 2 rice cakes, 1 banana, grapes,

bean soup and a boiled egg...got to use up my eggs! Do any of you use

eggs? Dinner ???? hummmm~~~ Jim won't be home, so, maybe a big salad!

 

Thanks again!

Cathe

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Hi Catherine,

 

Kudos to you, your husband and your kids for willing to try new things!

 

Just slowly add more new veggie side dishes with the meat meals, and slowly add more vegetarian meals during the week. Who knows the other members of your family may decide going vegetarian is the best eating life style to follow. Respecting member's preferences of food and possible irrational fears of going meatless is the key to harmony at the dinner table; and the way to keep the avenues of the possibility of going meatless in the near future.

 

I have learned that by finding what a person likes and then make the veggie version of it with out making a big to-do over it is a great way to introduce new veggie dishes. There are many wonderful ethnic vegetarian cookbooks out to try out. I have an Italian, a French, a Mexican, and a Japanese vegetarian cookbook to give you some ideas what is out there. Heck, I got a vegetarian pizza cook book to!

 

Best wishes on your changes.

 

Susan OR.

 

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Catherine

Friday, September 05, 2003 12:06 PM

Thanks to everyone!! Went shoppin'~

Thanks to everyone for you recommendations and ideas!I went to "Wild Oats" today, our only local Natural Food Store...took the bus, as Jim travels a lot ( he's a tour bus driver) I got lots of veggies, and Smart Dogs and Smart Ground. Lots of fruit, beans etc. I also got some Soy Milk, mostly for my coffee since I don't drink milk! Never liked it! Jim, my husband, is really OK with this, but, we are not going to be Total Veggies....I am going to use some chicken and fish...since we have a freezer full!!! I will make some soups and stir frys, and use a bit of chix until it is gone. I really do not want to waste food! I was never into eating living creatures, but, somehow a Big Mac didn't seem like a cow to me! I am going to really try this! Today I have eaten 2 rice cakes, 1 banana, grapes, bean soup and a boiled egg...got to use up my eggs! Do any of you use eggs? Dinner ???? hummmm~~~ Jim won't be home, so, maybe a big salad!Thanks again!Cathecontact 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