Guest guest Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 Rachel: Congrats on your pregnancy! I just had my daughter 4 months ago! I have vegetarian for 25 years, but I did not have any meat cravings. In fact, I got more nauseous around the smell of meat than I did before! (not to mention the smell of coffee at that time.. ).. It was an interesting journey.. I hope all goes well with your pregnancy. laurie wrote: For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 hi, lisa!! > I thought I may as well join in since there seem to be so many new > members within the past few days (I've been lurking for awhile)! > welcome! > > First, I'd like to say that I have a tremendous amount of respect for > all of you here, especially those who choose to be vegan and are > successful! Ultimately this is my goal but oh gad, a pizza without > mozzarella? My weakness! > honestly, that is the only thing i miss since having gone vegan 3 years ago. but, knowing what i know now, the thought of eating " real " cheese is pretty sickening to me. > My name is Lisa, I am a 34 year old mother of six, > and I have never enjoyed eating meat, though I never stood my ground either > and refused > it. With the encouragement of my three oldest daughters, ages 13, 12 and > 10 - we are going completely vegetarian. > good for you! congratulations to you and yours for making the switch! > My husband is Middle Eastern > (I am American) so I am the queen of hummus, baba ghanouj, falafel, > lentil soup, fou'l (a fava bean delight!) and am quite used to cooking > with lots of fresh vegetables as most Middle Eastern diets involve. > YUM. i hope you share some good recipes!! > I must have a dozen questions, if you don't mind - > ask away. > > My husband doesn't want to give up meat entirely, though he is good > about trying new vegetarian dishes and he believes meat should never be > the main dish, or even eaten every day, but a 'little bit' once in > awhile. how have those of you married to meat-eaters managed, or > compromised? > i'm not married, but until my current boyfriend, i never dated a vegetarian. it wasn't easy, but i think it also depends on the guy you're with. if you are with someone who is supportive of your choices (and it sounds like you are), it makes life a lot easier. it also depends on the lines you are willing to cross. i wouldn't be willing to cook or prepare meat, personally, but that's my own choice. if that is something that you are willing to do, then cooking for him is not a problem. i know a lot of people who make separate meals for the carnivores and the vegetarians. it's a lot more work, but it keeps the harmony in the family unit. i don't know if this answers your question; are there other things that are causing problems besides the food preparation? > To my absolute horror, I just watched 'Meat Your Meat' which only > strengthen my resolve to live and eat morally. How could I have been so > blind all these years??? (no need to answer this one!) > > > > Is it ethical to eat eggs from a free-range farm? (Plenty of them around > here) > unfortunately, " free range " is not regulated by the FDA. this means that many farms take extreme liberty with the term-- they keep the animals in squalid conditions but keep the barn door open, things like that. also, most farms kill the chicken for meat after it stops laying eggs. suppose you have living with you some happy, loved, never-to-be-eaten chickens, and eat the eggs those chickens lay. is this moral? well, chickens will lay eggs whether or not those eggs have been fertilized, so technically eating those eggs will not cause harm to any living creature. i don't know that i would be able to eat any egg, no matter what the circumstances, at this point, but that is my own personal feeling. hope that answers that for you. > I grew up with a best friend who was raised on a dairy farm. From what I > recall, the cows were very well cared for, calves stayed with their > mothers and they had green meadows to graze.and yes, the farm still > exists .this is how I always visualized the source of the milk I buy at > the supermarket. Is this completely naive? > most dairy cows are kept continually pregnant so that they will constantly lactate. they develop udder diseases from this (they are not designed to constantly lactate) and excrete pus into the milk that is extracted from them. the babies are usually sold as veal, or are raised in the same manner their moms were. it's not pretty. > Any suggestions on weight loss? I am still nursing my 10 month old, so I > am watching the proteins and iron, have added exercise, cut all drinks > except water. > sounds good so far... i'd need to know more about what it is that you are eating and doing at the moment. i'm a personal trainer and nutritional counsellor by trade, so i can help you with any weight loss questions you might have. best of luck to you! melody http://www.melodysmusic.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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