30 Day Veg Pledge

I’ve been a vegetarian for years and at first it was hard but it took no time at all to get used to it. Usually, the only time I crave meat is for something like a hot dog, which is something I shouldn’t eat anyway. There are so many meat substitutes’ out there that it should make things easier for you. I did a detox about 6 months ago in which I could only eat veggies and some fruit (steamed for only one minute)…no rice, dressings, spices, etc… that was hard. I lost 8 lbs though in 3 weeks and felt great.

Good Luck.. you seem like a dedicated person so I’m sure you’ll do great! And what a great cause to be dedicated to! I became a vegetarian for animal rights too.
 
Hi Veggie lovers!

I am mostly vegetarian. I do eat seafood, but I try to avoid other animal products. At rare times I do splurge on cheese, or Quorn brand products which are made from eggs. But honestly I feel best when I avoid all dairy and eggs too.

I have been choosing to eat this way for 18 months now.
If there is a check in I'll be happy to visit it.


[font color=red][font size=+2]Judy "Likes2bfit"[/font]
 
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Can one be a veggie and hate tofu/soy products? Could I get enought protein from beans, nuts??
 
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Absolutely! Eating tofu/soy is NOT a requirement for being veg - there are plenty of other protein sources out there. :)
 
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I will do some research and see what my options are. I am not a meat lover...but I feel much better eating protien...and I would rather NOT eat animals.
We were behind a chicken truck the other day. My daugther,7, asked me if they were going to be killed and eaten. I was honest and told her yes. She cried all the way home. Since then I have been sickened by the thought of eating chicken.
 
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Susan - I don't eat tofu. I do drink soy milk, but it's the only soy product I use. And I get by just fine:)

And there are lots of sources of protein other than meat:)
 
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>I will do some research and see what my options are. I am not
>a meat lover...but I feel much better eating protien...and I
>would rather NOT eat animals.
>We were behind a chicken truck the other day. My daugther,7,
>asked me if they were going to be killed and eaten. I was
>honest and told her yes. She cried all the way home. Since
>then I have been sickened by the thought of eating chicken.

Susan - There is a video clip on the Peta website that deals with the chickens used for KFC and it had me in tears and horrified my DH! It's absolutely disgusting how they are treated. I saw a chicken truck the other day too and that combined with knowing a few vegetarians is what got me to look into it more. It's not that I have a problem eating meat, I just cannot support company's that are so inhumane in the way they raise and slaughter the animals. Feel free to join in our check-in! You don't have to be doing the 30 day challenge to post. :)
 
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Being vegetarian is really pretty simple. I switched over in middle school; my mom was at first a little flustered by this, as my dad was at that time, a very meat-and-potatoes-focused type of person (he's come around now. :) ), and she wasn't sure what she was going to cook us all for dinner! LOL...

But after just a few weeks, she would comment in amazement several times a week how easy it was to adapt any dinner she was making for the family to suit me. She would usually start the dish, pull some out for me, and then add the meat last. Tempeh and beans are my favorite "subs" for meat in adapted recipes. I'm not crazy about veggie burgers. I usually toss a stuffed portabella on the grill instead at BBQ's.

My favorite cookbooks:
Moosewood - This one is so damaged and used, people laugh at me when they see it on my shelf or counter. After tasting all the stuff I made from it, my sister went and bought her own copy, though she was not and had no interest in becoming a vegetarian.

Simply in Season - Not completely veggie, but most of it is, or is extremely easy to adapt. It's good in a family where some are veg and some aren't. Everything out of it is wonderful.

125 Best Vegetarian Slow-cooker recipes - Using a slow-cooker makes dinner time so much less stressful!
 
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I saw the clip about the chickens being thrown against the wall. I was beyond speech. I couldn't believe this is how my fellow human beings could behave.

Behavior like that has me convinced there will never be peace on earth.

I also watched a video of cows being slaughtered in a so-called kosher manner, which really turned my stomach.

Temple Grandin, an unapologetic meat eater and animal behaviorist extraordinaire has written extensively about humane slaughter of animals intended for food and methods that can be used to inflict the least amount of pain/suffering on cows and other animals. She works in the meat/agricultural industries designing farms and such for the safe and humane treatment of food-animals.

Here is a link if you are interested in more about what she has to say:

http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Pict...1262512?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1187724558&sr=8-1
 
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>Can one be a veggie and hate tofu/soy products? Could I get
>enought protein from beans, nuts??
Absolutely!
I highly recommend hemp as a protein source.
For protein powders, yellow pea protein or a pea/rice blend are also good.
Lentils are also good protein sources, and make a tasty soup.
And you may not need as much protein as you think you do: about .8 grams per kilogram of weight is about right, with a bit more if you are looking to build muscle, or about 10-20% of your daily calorie intake.

Though you might want to give tofu another try once in a while, since I've found that many people who don't like it are just using the wrong kind for a purpose (ie: trying to stir-fry with ascpetically-packaged styles, or blending with the water-packed types), or are trying to use it as-is rather than considering it as a 'raw ingredient' that needs flavoring and other ingredients to make right, or they have encountered tofu that wasn't fresh. There are some really good recipes out there for tofu chocolate mousse, and no one is the wiser that they contain tofu.
 
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Kathryn-

I have not found a pea or hemp protein powder or in my area. I believe you mentioned this on an earlier post . Can you give us some more recommendations?

Thank you :)


[font color=red][font size=+2]Judy "Likes2bfit"[/font]
 
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>Kathryn-
>
>I have not found a pea or hemp protein powder or in my area.
>I believe you mentioned this on an earlier post . Can you give
>us some more recommendations?

Hi, Judy!
I often order mine from www.veganessentials.com (they have yellow pea, pea and rice, rice, hemp, and some that is a mix of brazil nut protein and some others--one of the owners, Ryan, is a weight lifter, so he stocks quite a few vegan products for bodybuilders. Products by "Pure advantage" are pretty good. Vegan Complete is a pea/rice blend with lots of vitamins and minerals added, so it acts as a multi-vitamin substitute as well, and more of a meal replacment than just a protein powder.) They have lots of products, books, etc., and very reasonable shipping costs, IMO (more reasonable the more you order, not so good for ordering just one item, but shipping costs are pretty much like that anywhere you shop online).

Hemp protein powder I get from from Vegan Essentials (especially the hemp-based Vega, which takes some getting used to!, and the Vega smoothie infusion, which tastes really good mixed with o.j.) and also from www.nutiva.com (free shipping for orders over $30, I think (I also get their smoothie mixes), but overall price might be better at: http://www.vitacost.com/productResu....y=10&.x=16&previousText=hemp&ss=1&Ntt=nutiva (not free shipping, but the item price is lower. Both places have better prices than what I've seen in stores.

If you are looking locally, you can ask a store if they can special-order something for you. Many stores are happy to do so, if they can order in the size you need (ie: if they don't have to order an entire case...unless you want an entire case!).

HTH!

If you have any other questions, I'd be glad to help if I can.
 
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I have actually found a few good tofu and vegan cookbooks that have tasty recipes. I was not a fan of tofu at first but it has grown on me after I identified and prepared some of these recipes.
 
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I have often read that tofu needs to be "pressed" before you can use it, which I am guessing means to squeeze the excess water out.
 
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I probably won't be joining in, but I do eat mainly vegetarian. The more I get to know my dog and realize just how smart and aware he is, the less I can look at other animals as being "below" humans. I am not a PETA supporter for various reasons which have no place here - to each her own. But, I did want to mention two of the best cook books I know:

The Vegetarian Grill by Andrea Chessman - I love this book. It's not Vegan, but a lot of the recipes can be made Vegan.

Vegan Planet - I have tried many of these recipes and have yet to find one I don't like.
 
I LOVE Gardenburgers!! The Black Bean Chipotle rocks!! And the Portobello and the Sun Dried Tomato. YUM!! I'm on a huge tofu kick myself lately. Love the stuff! (now I'm hungry)
I've sworn of beef and pork for a while now, but haven't gotten to chicken and seafood yet. I love eggs and dairy, so that's not going anywhere. However, I make a point to buy free-range, organic, cage-free, hormone/antibiotic-free, etc. wherever possible. And I don't eat lobster or anything I have to personally send to its death. I also don't eat anywhere like KFC, etc. because of their history with this sort of thing. I'm trying to go more and more veggie myself, so I plan to keep a close eye on this pledge group for inspiration!
 
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