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[Guest guest]

Hi Pat,

 

I am one of those members who love to eat regular veggie meals but have not

converted as yet.

 

For a simple smoothie I throw into the blender some assorted frozen red

fruits and berries and a measure of soya milk. If I have any bananas half a one

goes in but is not essential. Whizz the lot together. Delicious and ice cold.

 

Chris.

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend and that the weather is picking up for all of

you in the

northern hemisphere.

 

ROLL CALL: Time now to check in, please, since there are some of you we haven't

heard

from for a long time. Just say a little something about yourself, where you are,

what you

eat, what you like to do, whatever. AND . . .

 

QUERY: Do you have a favourite juice, shake or smoothie? What is it?

 

Okay, guys, time to be heard!

 

Love, Pat

[Guest guest]

My favorite juice these days is Kids' fortified orange juice, because that is

what we have in the house for my daughter. Fortified with Vitamin's ABCDEF and

calcium. Good stuff!

 

Debra Morse

Madison, WI

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

 

 

 

Thanks Pat - we had a lovely restful weekend. We visited friends on Sunday

and we have been enjoying glorious spring weather every day.

 

 

 

I'm Marie, 61, now living in Holland but originally from Australia.

 

 

 

We love rather spicy foods and Indian, Mexican and Middle Eastern cuisines

are special favourites. I really enjoy cooking dishes with influences from

these areas.

 

 

 

I have a large collection of cookbooks (way toooooooooooooo large in my

husband's opinion LOL) but I rarely cook from a recipe. I use the books to

get inspiration then head off to the kitchen with an idea in mind and go

form there.

 

 

 

As far as drinks are concerned, I have to admit to mostly being a water,

soda water and tea person. However I do like tomato juice. On the rare

occasions we eat in a restaurant it is usually an Indian restaurant an I

invariably order a mango lassi.

 

 

 

Cheers to everyone from Marie in Haarlem, Netherlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_____

 

 

On Behalf Of Pat

Monday, April 09, 2007 6:12 PM

 

ROLL CALL AND QUERY

 

 

 

Hi Everyone,

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend and that the weather is picking up for all

of you in the

northern hemisphere.

 

ROLL CALL: Time now to check in, please, since there are some of you we

haven't heard

from for a long time. Just say a little something about yourself, where you

are, what you

eat, what you like to do, whatever. AND . . .

 

QUERY: Do you have a favourite juice, shake or smoothie? What is it?

 

Okay, guys, time to be heard!

 

Love, Pat

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hello from Minesota...there is still a few inches of snow here today. I like

mango and strawberries and ice made into a smoothie/slushie. Sometimes I use a

littel extra juice (whatever is on hand) or even use a little bit of ice-tea as

extra liquid.

Kay

 

 

[Guest guest]

hi there!

There are many on " My favourite summer-time juices and milkshakes " list. But the

favourite of favourites is Mango Milkshake. What I do is get the tinned

alphansos and blend them along with the milk(amount of milk & sugar to my taste)

in a blender and fill up a huge milkshake glass and enjoy it in the afternoons.

What I also do is get the fresh Strawberries and purée them along with some

sugar syrup and bottle it for a week or 2. Add a little amount of it in a long

glass and pour in some chilled milk on top. And if some more fresh strawberries

left in the fridge, then I top-up the glass with freshly cut strawberry slices.

Well, that was all about the milkshakes. I love them a lot.

Among the juices, I simply like orange juice, sometimes i also add the fresh

fruits like banana, kiwi & grapes along with the Tetra packed orange juice &

apple juice in a juicer. This makes up a fresh start in the mornings of the

sunny weekends. The place where I live at present, doesn't make it possible for

me to have a fresh Coconut water, but all my childhood, I enjoyed a fresh

coconut water every morning.

 

 

 

 

Pat <drpatsant wrote: Hi Everyone,

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend and that the weather is picking up for all of

you in the

northern hemisphere.

 

ROLL CALL: Time now to check in, please, since there are some of you we haven't

heard

from for a long time. Just say a little something about yourself, where you

are, what you

eat, what you like to do, whatever. AND . . .

 

QUERY: Do you have a favourite juice, shake or smoothie? What is it?

 

Okay, guys, time to be heard!

 

Love, Pat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hello!

 

I'm Jessica, my husband and I live in Central Vermont and I've been a lurker

on the list for about 3 weeks. I work with a local non-profit that

provides support for adults with developmental and physical disabilities and

mental illness.

 

I've recently decided to become vegan, much to the chagrin of my chicken

lovin' hubby. It's going well (so far...HA!) , been lacto-ovo (no eggs,

just a little milk, yogurt and cheese here and there, until my supply runs

out) for about 2 weeks with the goal of being completely vegan (well, as

much as possible) in another 2 weeks. I'm having loads of fun

experimenting with veg*n recipes, and have fallen in complete love with the

cook books " Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World " and " Vegan With A Vengeance "

No real cravings, Thank Goodness!

 

My husband and I love, love, love spicy foods and *cue melodrama* the

saddest day of our lives was when we moved away from our 2 beloved

restaurants, Thai Paradise (Portsmouth, NH) and A Taste of India (Dover, NH)

 

My favorite smoothie is just a general fruit type - made with just a sploosh

of soy (or rice) milk, some frozen blueberries, raspberries and / or

strawberries and maybe a banana and a heaping scoop of Hemp protein powder.

It's a little grainy with the hemp, but it's SO filling, and one regular

glass of that completely tides me over well into the lunch hour.

 

Anyways, that's me I'm loving the list...thanks for being such a great

community

 

Jess

 

>ROLL CALL: Time now to check in, please . . . .

 

>QUERY: Do you have a favourite juice, shake or smoothie? What is it?

 

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[Guest guest]

I am from Eureka CA and I have been a vegetarian since 1976. I love

knitting, gardening, meditation/yoga, and just retired in October 2006

after 40+ years in public social services. I am enjoying knitting and

vegetarian cooking. I usually drink juice for medicinal purposes such

as grapefruit juice and pear juice [Knudsen Organic, of course]. I

prefer to eat fresh fruit than to drink juices.

 

Kathleen

 

 

> ROLL CALL: Time now to check in, please, since there are some of you

we haven't heard

> from for a long time. Just say a little something about yourself,

where you are, what you

> eat, what you like to do, whatever. AND . . .

>

> QUERY: Do you have a favourite juice, shake or smoothie? What is it?

[Guest guest]

Beth from Staten Island here!

 

I had lunch at Seva in Ann Arbor the other day & had an awesome juice blend of

orange, ginger, lime & grapefruit. OH WAS IT GOOD!!!! I'd have had another but

had a long drive ahead & hate stopping, lol.

 

Im in Minneapolis right now & it's up to almost 40F from 20 since we arrived

Friday.

 

Pat <drpatsant wrote:

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On 09 Apr 2007 09:12:19 -0700, Pat <drpatsant wrote:

>

> Just say a little something about yourself, where you are, what you

> eat, what you like to do, whatever.

 

I just turned 40 last month. I'm working on a dual bachelor's degree

in applied economics and political science which should be complete in

December. I plan to continue with grad school. I live in southeastern

Idaho. I have a furry friend who is a rat named Minion. I have

Asperger's Syndrome and am trying to clean up my diet to help me

function better. My ultimate goal is to go raw but I'm still very far

from that point right now.

 

> QUERY: Do you have a favourite juice, shake or smoothie? What is it?

 

I make my own soymilk and blend it with frozen fruit (any kind), fresh

fruit, a very small amount of molasses, some honey, and some spices

(depending on the type of fruit - ginger, cinnamon, cardamom,

allspice, nutmeg, etc.) The most recent combination was frozen peaches

and ginger.

 

Sparrow

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

I'm Paula from Toronto. I live in a " mixed " household - dh is omni and the kids

(almost 4 and almost 2) and I are vegetarian. I'm always on the lookout for new

recipes to suit dh and the kids - dh loves spice but it depends on the day for

boys (I sometimes spice later!). The kids are funny - one day they love spice

and the next they don't. My eldest declared one day that he didn't like Indian

food but proceeded to eat a plate full. I must say though that they seem to have

very sophisticated tastebuds for their ages.

 

We don't keep juice in house except on rare occasions but I love fresh squeezed

OJ. My favourite smoothie is: frozen mixed berries (slightly thawed so we don't

get a brain freeze!), ripe banana, soya/rice milk, silken tofu, a hint of sugar,

and ground flaxseed. Just blend and go - yummy! It's like a good-for-you

" milkshake. "

 

Oh, I just bougth myself Vegan with a Vengence the other day and am super

exicited to try the recipes!

 

Paula

 

 

 

Pat <drpatsant

 

Monday, April 9, 2007 12:12:19 PM

ROLL CALL AND QUERY

 

Hi Everyone,

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend and that the weather is picking up for all of

you in the

northern hemisphere.

 

ROLL CALL: Time now to check in, please, since there are some of you we haven't

heard

from for a long time. Just say a little something about yourself, where you are,

what you

eat, what you like to do, whatever. AND . . .

 

QUERY: Do you have a favourite juice, shake or smoothie? What is it?

 

Okay, guys, time to be heard!

 

Love, Pat

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

**SNIP** Oh, I just bougth myself Vegan with a Vengence the other day and

am super exicited to try the recipes! **END SNIP**

 

I made Isa's " White bean and tempeh sausage patties " on Sunday and they came

out amazing I recommend doubling the spices, especially the fennel and

garlic. A perk...they reheat well too! (I'm munching on a couple right now

*grin*)

 

Have fun!

 

Jess

 

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[Guest guest]

I'm Angel W. and my favorite juice is fresh squeezed orange juice from

the local farmer's market.

[Guest guest]

I'm CeCe.

I'm on a McDougal/Ornish diet that I have adjusted

additionally

for food allergies/anti-inflammation conditions.

 

I like to work in the garden and I " m itching to get

back out there

when the weather is better. My son is very active in

state/county

Special Olympics and we are in sports all year long.

 

I don't really have a favorite juice, shake or

smoothie.

I have to drink a shake because of hormones but it is

not that

tasty so I don't try to drink any other shakes because

of that.

 

CeCe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi, I've also been lurking for the last few weeks. Our family is still in

the transition period right now, so I love reading about all the recipes and

getting new ideas. I need all the help I can get!

 

 

 

I have two children, ages 5 and 3, and our Green smoothie is my favorite way

to sneak more veggies into their little bodies! Usually, I blend up

whatever fruit I happen to have around the house with a little yogurt and

juice, but my favorite combination is pineapple and green apple. Then I

toss in a couple of generous handfuls of raw spinach leaves, blend it up

some more, and voila! Beautiful, delicious green smoothies. My kids called

them leprechaun smoothies on St. Patrick's day - LOL. We also like to

freeze the mixture in popsicle molds. Yum!

 

 

 

Peace.

 

Julie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Born and raised in New Hampshire,

so I definitely know of these restaurants!

 

I've ben vegetarian since '95 and vegan for the last year.

Always been a hot and spicy food fan, but couldn't really

satisfy it until I got out on my own. Now, I tend to hurt

my friends even when I'm trying to be careful. LOL. I've

learned to leave out the hots entirely when cooking for

others and just bring along some hot pepper flakes, etc..

 

Speaking of cooking, I am currently transitioning to more

raw foods. I was following Eat To Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman

( http://snipurl.com/1972s ), so I was probably 50% anyway,

but now I'm closer to 80-90% raw and working on it.

 

Although books like The 80/10/10 Diet, and the Natural

Hygiene theories in general, shun condiments and spices,

etc. as being irritants and poisons, they will remain in

my diet! I'm not buying it.

 

 

-Erin

www.zenpawn.com/vegblog

 

 

, " Jessica Celeste "

<enigmatic74 wrote:

 

[...]

 

> My husband and I love, love, love spicy foods and *cue melodrama* the

> saddest day of our lives was when we moved away from our 2 beloved

> restaurants, Thai Paradise (Portsmouth, NH) and A Taste of India

(Dover, NH)

 

[...]

[Guest guest]

Tina from Missouri checking in.

 

I'm hanging in, getting the hang of this new lifestyle. Can't wait

until my garden starts producing the bulk of my menus.

 

I'm loving all the spicy dishes I'm finding on this sight.

[Guest guest]

I am checking in for the roll call and my favorite smoothie is 1 banana, I cup

vanilla soy milk, 1 cup orange juice, 1 cup frozen berries (any kind). Blend

and enjoy.

 

Kristin

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Haven't said much on here lately so I thought I'd respond now haha.

I'm Heather. I've been a vegetarian since 1998. I haven't made any

smoothies myself because I don't have a blender..but if I get one

someday I'd love to make some! Otherwise, I like orange juice or white

grape juice the most.

 

-Heather

, " kristin.noelle "

<kristin.noelle wrote:

>

> I am checking in for the roll call and my favorite smoothie is 1

banana, I cup vanilla soy milk, 1 cup orange juice, 1 cup frozen

berries (any kind). Blend and enjoy.

>

> Kristin

>

>

>

> The fish are biting.

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>

[Guest guest]

My all-time favorite smoothies are more like the consistency of

frozen yogurt.

 

Mango Frozen Treat

 

1 12 oz. pkg. frozen mango chunks

1 1/2 C. unsweetened soymilk

 

Blend until smooth and creamy. Unbelievable!

 

Blackberry Avocado Dream (sounds weird, but just try it)

 

1 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted

2 C. frozen blackberries

2 Tbs. balsamic vinegar

1 orange, peeled with a knife, white pith left on

1/3 C. water (or to your desired consistency)

 

Blend until smooth.

 

Marjorie

 

, " Pat " <drpatsant wrote:

>

> Hi Everyone,

> Hope you all enjoyed your weekend and that the weather is picking

up for all of you in the

> northern hemisphere.

>

> ROLL CALL: Time now to check in, please, since there are some of

you we haven't heard

> from for a long time. Just say a little something about yourself,

where you are, what you

> eat, what you like to do, whatever. AND . . .

>

> QUERY: Do you have a favourite juice, shake or smoothie? What is

it?

>

> Okay, guys, time to be heard!

>

> Love, Pat

>

[Guest guest]

Just a short note to say I am still here... struggling with ongoing

health problems... the recipes I find here are truly a treasure...

Thanks to all who have unknowingly helped in my battle for better

health...

 

I do not do much in the way of smoothies as they tend to raise my

readings on the ol' meter... Pity... But if anyowe has one that

would not... just let me know...

Take care,

Gloria

 

 

 

, " Pat " <drpatsant wrote:

 

Hi Everyone,

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend and that the weather is picking up

for all of you in the northern hemisphere.

 

ROLL CALL: Time now to check in, please, since there are some of you

we haven't heard from for a long time. Just say a little something

about yourself, where you are, what you

eat, what you like to do, whatever. AND . . .

 

QUERY: Do you have a favourite juice, shake or smoothie? What is it?

 

Okay, guys, time to be heard!

 

Love, Pat

[Guest guest]

Hi Pat & all group members,

I moved to NM from FL in January and am still unpacking. We were

going to till the soil to get the garden ready, but have had snow for

two days. Guess we'll wait. I've been vegan for 2 1/2 yrs. I'll try

to keep in touch with this group more often.

Smoothie recipe? I like frozen banana, strawberry, blueberry, orange

juice or some soy milk. Throw it in a blender with some ice. Pretty

simple, but good. I sometimes put chopped nuts in or wheat germ.

Whatever I have on hand.

Blessings,

Judy

, " Pat " <drpatsant wrote:

>

> Hi Everyone,

> Hope you all enjoyed your weekend and that the weather is picking

up for all of you in the

> northern hemisphere.

>

> ROLL CALL: Time now to check in, please, since there are some of

you we haven't heard

> from for a long time. Just say a little something about yourself,

where you are, what you

> eat, what you like to do, whatever. AND . . .

>

> QUERY: Do you have a favourite juice, shake or smoothie? What is it?

>

> Okay, guys, time to be heard!

>

> Love, Pat

>

[Guest guest]

I am still here as well-but have been busy like everyone else-no

free time on any of my days off this week. Been a vegetarian for 13

years now, but recently diagnosed ad type 2 diabetic, so not only do

I avoid meat, but have to watch the carbs too, as well as salt and

fat-not much left after that. Attending a diabetes education class

and will have one on one couseling with a nutritionist next week-and

she is a vegetarian-which will be so helpful-I was afraid of getting

one who would not understand. Live in Orlando FL, have two adult

children, one son, one daughter-daughter has two boys 5 and 3. Love

my dogs, do pet therapy work with them, help teach shelter dogs

basic manner to make them more adoptable, coach children who are sub-

standard readers-take care of my mom-always seem busy. Does this

help?

 

Liz

 

 

 

 

, " Pat " <drpatsant wrote:

>

> Hi Everyone,

> Hope you all enjoyed your weekend and that the weather is picking

up for all of you in the

> northern hemisphere.

>

> ROLL CALL: Time now to check in, please, since there are some of

you we haven't heard

> from for a long time. Just say a little something about yourself,

where you are, what you

> eat, what you like to do, whatever. AND . . .

>

> QUERY: Do you have a favourite juice, shake or smoothie? What is

it?

>

> Okay, guys, time to be heard!

>

> Love, Pat

>

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

I have been a member here for a short time. I am Leslie ,53, from the Atlanta

metro area. I've been vegetarian, again, (several years as a teen) since

September of last year. I am also a type 2 diabetic. Liz, I would love to hear

what your nutritionist says( been trying to find one here who is veg friendly,

no luck). I am married with 2 grown sons. My husband is veggie at home, eats

meat occasionally when out. I own a wholesale bakery and have been cooking

professionally for over 20 years. We love spicy food, especially datil peppers

which are only grown commercially in St. Augustine, FL.(one of our favorite

places) We plant them with great success in Atlanta every year. I am also a

polymer clay jewelry artist, but time for that love has been basically

nonexistent lately.

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

I am still here as well-but have been busy like everyone else-no

free time on any of my days off this week. Been a vegetarian for 13

years now, but recently diagnosed ad type 2 diabetic, so not only do

I avoid meat, but have to watch the carbs too, as well as salt and

fat-not much left after that. Attending a diabetes education class

and will have one on one couseling with a nutritionist next week-and

she is a vegetarian-which will be so helpful-I was afraid of getting

one who would not understand.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Pat and Leslie for the support-been kind of confused since I

was diagnosed, but found lots of good into on a diabetic group. I

had my first diabetic management class this week and it was about

care in general, with just a little information on nutrition. One

thing I did learn is that I should eat at least some carbs and some

protein at each meal and each allowed snack to help curb feeling

hungry. Right now, I am never hungry because my diabetes medication

makes me feel full-and has helped me to lose 30 pounds with mild

exercise, but this information will help when i get straightened out

a bit. I am so happy that the nutritionist is a vegetarian-was

worried that I would get one who was not supportive not

understanding. I will let you know what she suggests and hopefully

have some good, spicy recipes to pass on! Thanks again.

 

Liz

 

 

 

, " bernermom1994 "

<bernermom1994 wrote:

>

> I am still here as well-but have been busy like everyone else-no

> free time on any of my days off this week. Been a vegetarian for

13

> years now, but recently diagnosed ad type 2 diabetic, so not only

do

> I avoid meat, but have to watch the carbs too, as well as salt and

> fat-not much left after that. Attending a diabetes education

class

> and will have one on one couseling with a nutritionist next week-

and

> she is a vegetarian-which will be so helpful-I was afraid of

getting

> one who would not understand. Live in Orlando FL, have two adult

> children, one son, one daughter-daughter has two boys 5 and 3.

Love

> my dogs, do pet therapy work with them, help teach shelter dogs

> basic manner to make them more adoptable, coach children who are

sub-

> standard readers-take care of my mom-always seem busy. Does this

> help?

>

> Liz

>

>

>

>

> , " Pat " <drpatsant@> wrote:

> >

> > Hi Everyone,

> > Hope you all enjoyed your weekend and that the weather is

picking

> up for all of you in the

> > northern hemisphere.

> >

> > ROLL CALL: Time now to check in, please, since there are some of

> you we haven't heard

> > from for a long time. Just say a little something about

yourself,

> where you are, what you

> > eat, what you like to do, whatever. AND . . .

> >

> > QUERY: Do you have a favourite juice, shake or smoothie? What is

> it?

> >

> > Okay, guys, time to be heard!

> >

> > Love, Pat

> >

>