After you have cooked with veggie ground round can you freeze it .....ie chili or soup ?
(By: Tammie Chen) 2012.01.30 - 23:51 Category: Becoming a vegan [ Reply - Print ]
Question: Toddlers and veganism
Hi all :)
So I have just decided to become a vegitarian with the goal of eventually going full vegan :) So far so good, it's really a lot easier than I thought to omit meat and diary from my diet in most cases. However my question is in regards to my son. I'd like to put him on a vegitarian diet. Not necessarily vegan- yet anyway. I know my son will still get ample nutrition regardless of weather or not meat or dairy is in his at home diet. BUT is it possible for him to be a healthy vegitarian eater with the "option" of meat. I can't control what he will be eating outside of the home, and have a feeling people- like my mother may be quick to give him meat against my request. If this happens will he get sick. LOL sorry if this doesn't make any sense I am new to all of this. ANY information would be great - thank you
(By: Ashley) 2012.01.27 - 17:11 Category: Becoming a vegan [ Reply - Print ]
Re: Question: Toddlers and veganism
Hi!
Some vegans who accidentally eat meat have some intestinal distress. Others don't have any problem. Either way, eating some meat won't cause any permanent damage.
Don't forget to make sure your little one is getting enough Calcium, B12, and other nutrients. (By: rocketkoala) 2012.01.28 - 05:02 Category: Becoming a vegan [ Reply - Print ]
Re: Question: Toddlers and veganism
rocketkoala wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Some vegans who accidentally eat meat have some intestinal distress.
> Others don't have any problem. Either way, eating some meat won't cause
> any permanent damage.
>
> Don't forget to make sure your little one is getting enough Calcium, B12,
> and other nutrients.
Ahhh thank you for the great reply!. Funny thing is little man has had some digestive issues that I have observed recently. However after taking him off meat, such issues have come to a halt :). I sometimes get paranoid though, that he isn't getting enough nutrients, although I am sure he is. But if somebody out there has a good menu templet with meal suggestions please send them my way. Also big question where can I find b12 vitamins for both myself and my son. That are vegan friendly :)
my niece's day care wants to require pre-schoolers to eat their lunch instead of the healthy,balanced vegan lunch she gives her daughter. What should she do?
(By: Kthleen) 2012.01.23 - 19:03 Category: General Questions [ Reply - Print ]
Question: vegan potting soil?
Hi. I grow wheat grass for my rabbits and rats (it is a wonderful, heathy treat for them), but I cannot find animal-free potting soil at any garden centers here in Colorado. Am I just not looking in the right place? Is there a widely / generally available animal-free potting soil? The last mix I had contained poultry manure. Yuk! Any help would be appreciated.
(By: Dorothy) 2012.01.16 - 07:17 Category: Environment [ Reply - Print ]
Question:
I need to know whether as a Vegan it will be safe to:
Eat Turkish Delight
& chew Beechies
Somehow I dont trust the ingredients in both items, unless you can help me think otherwise. I have read the ingredients on the packages, but I need to know a Vegan\'s opinion.
Jelly sold in supermarkets also doesnt warn anyone on its package (ingredients) that it contains an animal product. Only after searching out the products did I find the truth.
I'm not familiar with Beechies, but Turkish Delight is made from sugar and starch and flavored with fruit flavorings, rosewater, nuts, or mastic (derived from a tree). It should be vegan safe. (By: rocketkoala) 2012.01.09 - 17:07 Category: General Questions [ Reply - Print ]
Question: Would you eat vegan fast food?
HI. My name's CJ and one day I'd like to have a vegan fast food restaurant. I'd like to know if y'all would eat from a vegan fast food restaurant. Thanks : )
(By: CJN) 2012.01.07 - 00:23 Category: General Questions [ Reply - Print ]
are sulfites vegan?
hi.
i have a jar of jalapenos. the ingredients say "trace of sulfites". are sulfites vegan? thanks.
bye.
(By: benjie) 2012.01.01 - 22:48 Category: General Questions [ Reply - Print ]
Question: duration of use
hello I buy vegeterian yoghurt but sometimes i see that they are expired for eg from 2 weeks a go. are they healthy to use?
thank you very much for your answer
(By: sara) 2011.12.24 - 21:53 Category: Health Questions [ Reply - Print ]
Re: Question: duration of use
Hello Sara,
I often purchase vegan foods that are going out of date that day or the next day. Many times they stay in my refrigerator for a few days past the expiration date. I have never got sick from any of them. Also the health food stores say that it is safe for various days past the expiration date. That day depends on what the item is. So I would eat the yoghourt two weeks past the expiration date and not worry about it. Breads and much more can be frozen for months as still be good. I do this often especially when I get a great deal of the food.
I've been a vegetarians for quite some time down, but the past couple year I have been following a more vegan friendly diet. As in when I cook for myself I am strictly vegan, but when I go out I'm not too picky. For a good while now I have been trying to master the perfect vegan cupcake, but with little success. They seem to be very moist, but dense and have almost a pancake flavor to them. I would like a good fluffy and moist cupcake. Any advice? I'm going to get a cook vegan cookbook soon, but for now I've just been using recipes over the internet.
(By: Erica Mia) 2011.12.20 - 01:19 Category: General Questions [ Reply - Print ]
ANS: Question:
Hi! When you do buy a book I highly recommend "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World," by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero. The cupcakes are pretty amazing.
It's also Isa Chandra Moskowitz, so I'm sure they're good.
> I've been a vegetarians for quite some time down, but the past couple year
> I have been following a more vegan friendly diet. As in when I cook for
> myself I am strictly vegan, but when I go out I'm not too picky. For a good
> while now I have been trying to master the perfect vegan cupcake, but with
> little success. They seem to be very moist, but dense and have almost a
> pancake flavor to them. I would like a good fluffy and moist cupcake. Any
> advice? I'm going to get a cook vegan cookbook soon, but for now I've just
> been using recipes over the internet.
> (By: Erica Mia)
I had/have a urinary infection and Cipro was prescribed. Being vegan, I don't want to eat yogurt to replace the gut flora. What would a vegan replacement be?
(By: Gary) 2011.12.11 - 23:15 Category: General Questions [ Reply - Print ]
ANS: Question: gut flora replacement
Silk and WholeSoy both make a vegan yogurt with live cultures. Both are pretty good. If you don't have a local source, you can buy probiotic liquids from a health food store (I haven't tried those, so I can't vouch for the taste). (By: rocketkoala) 2011.12.13 - 16:29 Category: General Questions [ Reply - Print ]
Question:
I am a vegetarian and would like to be a vegan. I am told that there is no way to maintain healthy gut flora without yoghurt. Stopping yoghurt will bring in intestinal disease. How to get healthy gut bacteria without dairy products?
(By: rajan) 2011.11.24 - 10:26 Category: Becoming a vegan [ Reply - Print ]
ANS: Question:
I have to say that there are so many myths about food. Back in the 1800\'s it was the so called \"snake oil\" that was supposed to cure everything. Today it is 1,000\'s of items at your local health food store that says they will cure everything. The major difference today, compared with the snake oil, is that then they said that one bottle would cure everything and today they usually say theirs will cure one or and few problems. So take these claims as being nothing more, in most cases, than a lot of hype to make money for them. Generally a vegan only needs a vitamin B-12 supplement each day. I know that I do not need a multi-vitamin but I take one every day as an insurance policy. There may be one vitamin that is reduced in my body because of my heart medication or my prostate medication so I may need to supplement that vitamin. That is my only reason for taking a multi-vitamin. You need to decide if you are going to take one or not but please take B-12 everyday. We vegans, and many flesh eaters and vegetarians, also need it everyday.
(By: Doc) 2011.11.24 - 19:38 Category: Becoming a vegan [ Reply - Print ]
Question: B12
I can't help wondering - if veganism is what we should all be, why do our bodies need B12 to work right? The only place you find B12 is through meat sources. Doesn't that say humans need to eat meat? This is not a negative comment about veganism, as I am just starting out trying to adjust to this way of eating. I've just been thinking about why we need B12 supplements if veganism is the way to go. This change is incredibly hard for me, but I am sure it will result in better health. My cardiologist recommended Dr. Esselstyn's book, and his diet is even harder than the usual vegan diet. No fats or oils at all and I'm used to sauteeing everything in olive oil.
(By: patsy ) 2011.11.19 - 20:58 Category: Becoming a vegan [ Reply - Print ]
ANS: Question: B12
That is an excellent question Patsy. Let me explain why we need vitamin B-12 in our vegan diet. When we were foragers for food, we did not clean the fruits and veggies. The food had dirt on them and that dirt had vitamin B-12 in it. As we became more civilized we cleaned our food before eating it. Thus we eliminated vitamin B-12 from our diet.
Contrary to popular belief, flesh is not the only place to get that essential vitamin. If that were true then how do we get a vegan vitamin B-12? It comes from the fermenting process of molasses and a few other foods. Also remember that many flesh eaters need to take vitamin B-12 supplements so it is not just vegans that need it. Using your analogy, if a flesh eater only ate flesh would they be able to survive? No! They also need fruits and vegetables. So does that mean that say that humans need to eat fruits and veggies? Humans can live with only eating fruits, nuts, and veggies but a flesh eater can not live for any long period of time only eating flesh. Think about that.
Now for your last part. I have two leaky heart valves and my cardiologist recommended a vegan diet for being the best diet for someone with heart problems. He was not a vegan but he still recommended it. He felt that a vegan diet was too difficult for him to follow so that is why he was not a vegan. He did cut way back on flesh, dairy, and eggs because he knows what they do to the heart. A vegan diet keeps the arteries clean. Scientific studies show that it depends on what kind of oils that one uses and not just all oils. Extra virgin olive oil has been proven to be of benefit for anyone including those with heart problems. Lard on the other hand is very harmful to almost everyone. Maybe your cardiologist said oils to make it simple to remember what to stay away from. Please do some research and you will see that science backs up what I wrote. One last point, please do not over heat olive oil. It can create a carcinogen if it is over heated.
(By: Doc) 2011.11.19 - 22:37 Category: Becoming a vegan [ Reply - Print ]
Switching to a Vegetarian/vegan diet
I had a head injury in 2003. Since then I switched to vegetarian diet and I stopped drinking alcohol. I am not on any medication, my recovery is normal. All I credit to being a vegetarian and stop drinking alcohol.
I recently switched to a plant based diet. Some of my carnivorous friends tell me that I will get sick and die prematurely due to a carnosine deficiency, since carnosine is only found in meat. \"Protein glycation\" is the term they use to describe my coming early death from lack of carnosine. I have heard that taking a vegan form of the amino acid Alanine could help avoid some problems. Do you know what might be done to resolve carnosine deficiency? Thank you for your kind help in this matter!
I now get a chance to use my biology class that I was able to get instituted in college. The course did not require any animals being dissected. It was completely on nutrition. Anyway here goes.
The human body needs 12 essential amino acids. A vegan diet only gives you eight of those. So it looks like we are in trouble. Now for the good news. The other four are synsitized by the other eight. That is backed by scientific proof. Please feel free to check it out by using solid scientific organizations.
There is only one thing that we need that is not provided with a vegan diet. That is vitimin B-12. We must get that with a supplement.
I have been a vegetarian for 44 years and the last 15 years has been as a vegan. I receive regular physicals and blood tests. I am 70 years old and I have been in excellent health for a man my age. Since I have had two leaky heart valves from childhood, I have had several tests with cardiologists. They have all found my arteries are whistle clean. Each of them said that the vegan diet is the best diet for heart problems. Without a vegan diet I would have mechanical heart valves by now.
Also it has been shown that vegans and vegetarians live at least five years longer on average than with non-veg\'ns.
Hi, My husband and I are two almost three months in on being Vegans. It was a challange but we absolutely LOVED the way we felt overall. Our meals consist of tempeh, tofu, veggies/fruits and quinoa. We\\\'ve been eating more tempeh. Just recently about two almost three weeks ago I\\\'ve been feeling nauseous, really nauseous. I haven\\\'t been able to shake this overwhelming felling of wanting to vomit because of feeling nauseous. Is this normal feeling?
(By: Tori) 2011.10.13 - 21:27 Category: Becoming a vegan [ Reply - Print ]
Re: Question: nauseous after becoming a vegan
No, it's not normal! Maybe you've picked up a bug, or maybe easing up on the tempeh might help? Depending on the brand, it might have some preservatives that aren't agreeing with you. (By: rocketkoala) 2012.02.06 - 01:55 Category: Becoming a vegan [ Reply - Print ]
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After you have cooked with veggie ground round can you freeze it .....ie chili or soup ?(By: Tammie Chen)
2012.01.30 - 23:51
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