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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 210249" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">I am a vegetarian, however I do eat cheese and eggs (once in a blue moon). </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">Initially, I found it real easy to transition and create new meals and try different things. I did try tofu as a meat substitute and I have to say, "Big EW". It's just not a substitute in regards to texture. Taste isn't too bad because tofu will adopt whatever flavors you are cooking with. It was the texture that got me. Too soft, to something, I'm not sure. So, I make do without. I was getting a bit burnt out on beans, but now what I do is try to incorporate them into meals, rather than make them the main course. You can create an excellent crunchy salad with a wide variety of veggies and toss in a LF grated cheese and some chickpeas or small red kidneys and it's delish.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">Check out </span></span></span><a href="http://www.recipezaar.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">www.recipezaar.com</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy"> and </span></span></span><a href="http://www.vegetariantimes.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">www.vegetariantimes.com</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy"> for recipes that are vegetarian - you will be delighted by the variety of dishes using no meat (many have substitute and you should try them - you may like them). </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">We also eat a lot of brown rices and black rices (they have higher protein levels than white rice) as well as whole grain pastas. We've even eaten a pasta made from Jerusalum Artichoke flour, which I absolutely love. I use those petite diced tomatoes and make light pasta dishes incorporating diced up peppers, olive, fresh herbs, etc. Just mix it up, tap into your creative side and play with the ingredients. I subscribe to the vegetarian times and I have used so many of their recipes over and over again. We have one that is great called Roasted Tomatillo Tacos - difficult child's favorite.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">We were invited to our neighbor's for dinner one night and he didn't know I was vegetarian. I ate a little chicken. It was soooo good, as chicken was always my favorite. But that was it. I haven't eaten it since. I was thinking that we will get a free range, organically fed turkey for thanksgiving and I will allow myself to have a little bit. No guilt. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">I have a really hard time thinking of putting the food in my mouth knowing it had feelings and was tortured at the time of it's death. They say that certain hormones are released in their fearful bodies that is toxic to it's meat and that is carried over to us if we eat it. I don't like that idea of that. I am okay with eating cage free eggs from birds that have been fed organically - there are a lot of farms around here I buy from. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">I know it sounds irrational, but I look at my pups and I see no difference between them and the cows, chickens, lamb, pigs, etc.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000080">The other night H asked if I wanted to go to Five Guys Burgers and Fries and a part of me wanted to say, "Yeah - mmmmm" but then a feeling of revulsion came over me and I just said no thanks. Poor man is desperate for meat. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 210249, member: 2211"] [INDENT][FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]I am a vegetarian, however I do eat cheese and eggs (once in a blue moon). [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]Initially, I found it real easy to transition and create new meals and try different things. I did try tofu as a meat substitute and I have to say, "Big EW". It's just not a substitute in regards to texture. Taste isn't too bad because tofu will adopt whatever flavors you are cooking with. It was the texture that got me. Too soft, to something, I'm not sure. So, I make do without. I was getting a bit burnt out on beans, but now what I do is try to incorporate them into meals, rather than make them the main course. You can create an excellent crunchy salad with a wide variety of veggies and toss in a LF grated cheese and some chickpeas or small red kidneys and it's delish.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]Check out [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][URL="http://www.recipezaar.com"][FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]www.recipezaar.com[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy] and [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][URL="http://www.vegetariantimes.com"][FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]www.vegetariantimes.com[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy] for recipes that are vegetarian - you will be delighted by the variety of dishes using no meat (many have substitute and you should try them - you may like them). [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]We also eat a lot of brown rices and black rices (they have higher protein levels than white rice) as well as whole grain pastas. We've even eaten a pasta made from Jerusalum Artichoke flour, which I absolutely love. I use those petite diced tomatoes and make light pasta dishes incorporating diced up peppers, olive, fresh herbs, etc. Just mix it up, tap into your creative side and play with the ingredients. I subscribe to the vegetarian times and I have used so many of their recipes over and over again. We have one that is great called Roasted Tomatillo Tacos - difficult child's favorite.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]We were invited to our neighbor's for dinner one night and he didn't know I was vegetarian. I ate a little chicken. It was soooo good, as chicken was always my favorite. But that was it. I haven't eaten it since. I was thinking that we will get a free range, organically fed turkey for thanksgiving and I will allow myself to have a little bit. No guilt. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]I have a really hard time thinking of putting the food in my mouth knowing it had feelings and was tortured at the time of it's death. They say that certain hormones are released in their fearful bodies that is toxic to it's meat and that is carried over to us if we eat it. I don't like that idea of that. I am okay with eating cage free eggs from birds that have been fed organically - there are a lot of farms around here I buy from. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]I know it sounds irrational, but I look at my pups and I see no difference between them and the cows, chickens, lamb, pigs, etc.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000080]The other night H asked if I wanted to go to Five Guys Burgers and Fries and a part of me wanted to say, "Yeah - mmmmm" but then a feeling of revulsion came over me and I just said no thanks. Poor man is desperate for meat. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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