posted September 18, 2004 03:36 AM         

Does anyone have any tips? Good vegetarian recipies? Anything to get me along my road?

posted September 18, 2004 10:09 AM         

How about you telling me what you like, then I'll post some recipes for you. I must admit it does help if you eat some dairy as well. Will it be all meat, including fish?

posted September 18, 2004 08:36 PM         

Anyways. Anything vegetables is fine with me. I like everything. So what are your fav's?

Thanks for the reply.

posted September 18, 2004 11:48 PM         

I will add some recipes with time. But I wanted to make an important point now after reading about your change in eating prefernce. The point is most vegetarians lack protein in their diet.

You must include following in that case:
- Tofu is great source of Protein in absence of meat in diet. Add it to any vegetables or wrap and it tastes great.

- split pea. You can make split pea soup out of it.

-soy beans

Also please find here some important information about protein drinks :
http://www.rwood.com/Articles/Choosing_Protein_Drinks.htm

posted September 20, 2004 09:36 PM         

Wonderful choice health-wise, and spiritually

Please visit VegSource.com

Please don't eat Soy unless it is fermented for at least 6 months, such as tofu or tempeh. Eat only a few times per week and not more than 4 oz. per meal. I have posted a link about Soy's dark side here on Health & Healing, maybe someone can dig it up.

I have also posted many vegetarian recipes here.

For protein choices, lentils are a great choice, less gas-ey than beans, & full of fiber and iron too. I buy a protein shake called "Vanilla Rice Protein" by Nutribiotic.

Eat a lot of veggies with rice, couscous, pilaf, and other grains such as quinoa, etc. Use brown rice and wild rice. Don't eat white rice.

Nuts are good. Whole grain breads such as Alvarado Street, Ezekiel, and sprouted grain breads.

There are SO MANY things you can Eat!

posted September 21, 2004 01:40 AM         

Ask away!

posted September 21, 2004 12:55 PM         

My fave meal is stir-fry tofu with veggies and pasta. I love pretty much all vegan food. Tempeh takes some time to get used to, depending on how it's made. Seitan is one of the best things on Earth. I love almost all fruit and vegetables, though I may be one of the few folks who don't like avocado. I love carob though i also enjoy my chocolate!!

Thanks for asking...

What martial arts do you enjoy, Suzume? Do you practice it for profession or do you do that in addition to what you do for work?

posted September 21, 2004 02:29 PM         

I do often use Quorn which Wholefoods have finally started to bring in. It's been available in Europe for ages. It's a processed mushroom that is very high in protein and very low in fat. It has no meat in it or soy products at all. It is all mushroom. It looks, and I've been told buy my husband, that it tastes like chicken. I marinated it and put it on the grill. All my guests thought they were eating chicken strips. I served them with a spicy dip.

Gia

posted September 22, 2004 02:47 AM         

I practice karate, takwondow, boxing, kickboxing, grappling and kabudo.

But I have also do evetrything except Kung -fu, which I have various books on. I wanna learn it all!!!

Thanks for the help with the vegetarian food and tips. ATM I'm a hopeless vegetarion. I bought chicken strips Along with a vegetarion pizza the other day, took a bite and went...DOH! Gave them away. It's a habit with a movie night. We have been doing it for a couple of years now so thats my excuse.

posted September 22, 2004 01:37 PM         

It's like anything else, moderation is the key. I have enjoyed Quorn for years. I have some research on it in my files. Bear with me as I have to find the correct box. It's in storage somewhere in the garage. I remember it was compared to Tofu and came out the winner.

Did you know that the Ancient Egyptians thought that the common people were not fit to eat mushrooms, and reserved them only for the Pharoahs. The Romans served their greatest fighters mushrooms because they believed it gave them unusual strength. In the Far East, herbalists recommend eating Shitake mushrooms for a long and healthy life.

In Italy and Greece mushroom collecting has become a national pastime. There are laws in place to stop them becoming extinct. We also have medications that come from mushrooms.

Please remember we all eat things that contain fungus. Peanuts, fruit, cheese, root vegetables, all kinds of stuff.

posted September 22, 2004 01:43 PM         

That is so fascinating about 'shrooms. I had NO idea!

I'm a soy fan, tho i know its dark side... *sigh*

I hope to read more from other veggies here; it's so nice to feel "validated" in regard to what we put into our bodies.

posted September 22, 2004 09:29 PM         

Thanks for the info. If I remember correctly, my Chiro. said to be careful of "mold". Both he AND my migraine Dr. said to eliminate peanuts becasue of the mold. I don't eat cheese much, because it isn't good for us, I only try to eat organic cheese once in awhile, also it is too fattening for me. Anyone who wants to dispute cheese can go to www.notmilk.com. Not to offend anyone.

posted September 22, 2004 09:36 PM         

WOW!

Thanks, Nephthys!