Thought For Food?

[Guest guest]

(Vegetarian Health and Slimming Group)

 

THOUGHT FOR FOOD!

 

SLIMMING: Of course, *all* recipes sent here must be suitable for slimming

(weight loss),

which is to say not loaded with high-calorie ingredients such as too much sugar

or dried

fruit or sweetened preserves, etc. That's just obvious. Also, however, please

note that this

is a low-fat group and we, therefore, draw your attention to some foods that

should be

either avoided or used only in very small amounts in the recipes you post:

 

* full-fat dairy, including cheese, cream, yoghurt, butter, etc.

* full-fat soy products

* coconut cream and milk

* most nuts

* margarine and cooking oils

* peanut butter and the like

* mayonnaise and fatty salad dressings

* olives

* avocados

 

There are probably more (send `em in if you think of them!) to be added, but

this gives the

general idea. Some of these items are great for garnish, of course, or a little

added flavour,

but it would be unwise to base a recipe around any one or more of them.

 

(A good tip: Always read the nutritional data on packages of prepared veggie

foods etc.

including faux 'meats'.)

 

TNT: In this group we ask for all recipes to be `tried and true' - that is, for

them to have

been kitchen-tested (cooked up) by the member posting the recipe prior to the

actual

posting of it. This will ensure that each recipe really *works* and that a dear

relative or

friend of a friend hasn't accidentally made an error in copying it, and that it

is to your

taste. (If it doesn't work for you, then it probably won't for us!) Post the

recipe as *you*

made it, of course, not necessarily as it was originally. That's how great

recipes evolve!

 

VEGGIE: One last word: Vegetarian (including vegan) recipes only, please. (ie.

no meat,

including poultry and fish/seafood), no dead-animal products (including

gelatine, rennet,

meat stocks, etc.); eggs, dairy and honey are permitted.

 

Hope this helps a bit ;-)