Guest guest Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Hi Marie, Your dinner sounds tasty! Is your whole family vegetarian, too? I've faced a lot of opposition in my meat-and-potatoes household, as I'm sure many others in this forum have. Anyway, I have to be brave and try to cook with tofu more (for some reason it makes me squeamish, like raw chicken does, LOL). Thanks for the info! Peace, Erin -- In , Marie Rieuwers <marierieuwers wrote: > > Hi Erin, > & nbsp; > In answer to your question, we actually don't eat a lot of soy - maybe once in two weeks we have a tofu or tempeh meal but I use it more as a garnish rather than as the 'main event'. & nbsp; For instance, this evening we are having bami (spicy Indonesian style vegetables with noodles) and I will toss a few & nbsp;spiced tofu strips through the mixture. & nbsp; & nbsp;I used to use soy a lot more but have cut down quite a bit recently. & nbsp; We now tend to concentrate have a lot more vegetable/rice/grain/legume/pasta based meals. & nbsp; I must say though that this change is based as much on personal preference as on any possible health issues with soy. > & nbsp; > I really hope you are able to sort something out with your doctor/nutritionist regarding your health issues. > & nbsp; > Cheers from Marie > > --- On Mon, 2/6/08, erinc_dale erin.c.dale wrote: > > erinc_dale erin.c.dale > ERIN - Re: Confessions of a wannabe vegan > > Monday, 2 June, 2008, 9:00 PM Hi Marie, > > Thanks for your reply. I didn't mean to imply that I was asking for > specific health advice; I know this is not a forum for that. > . > > > > > > > > > ________ > Sent from Mail. > A Smarter Email http://uk.docs./nowyoucan.html > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Very pleased if any comments of mine are helpful Good luck and shout if you need any support or help or whatever. Have a lovely evening! Love and hugs, Pat ---- My blog: http://beanvegan.blogspot.com " Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research. " (George Bernard Shaw) --- On Tue, 6/3/08, erinc_dale <erin.c.dale wrote: > erinc_dale <erin.c.dale > ERIN - Re: Confessions of a wannabe vegan > > Tuesday, June 3, 2008, 5:45 PM > This is great, Pat! Thanks for all the super info! So much > handier > than reading a vegan cookbook. I'll definitely be > looking through > the recipes you mentioned to get vegan ideas. I'm > excited to be in > this group! > > > > -- In , " Pat " > <drpatsant wrote: > > > > Hello there, Erin > > > > I have a comment on the soy topic, but first: Welcome > to our group > (although I see that > > you have been been made welcome by Marie, one of our > moderators, > while I've been away > > and have been chatting with other members too. Great!) > I do hope you > enjoy the group. > > We love to chat, and to exchange recipes and food > information, menu > ideas, etc., and to > > solve various problems connected with the vegetarian > lifestyle. And > sometimes we just like > > to chat! LOL We're pretty informal here, and > although the group is > themed towards hot and > > spicy vegetarian food, we welcome recipes of all kinds > (as long as > they're vegetarian), so > > you might like to look through our Files for those! If > there's > anything you can't find, just > > let us know and someone probably knows a recipe for it > or has an idea > > > > Now about soy. You recently wrote: > > > > > I merely > > > wondered if anyone else has faced health problems > since adopting the > > > vegetarian diet, and what people generally link > about the link between > > > soy and health problems. Soy is a pretty > controversial food! > > > > Okay, first about the controversy - that's a hot > one, because so > much of the research that > > has been done to show that soy is 'bad' for us > has been funded by > and popularized by the > > dairy industry and others (non-veg protein producers) > - therefore > much of it is pretty > > suspect. Otoh, some people do have a problem with soy > just as some > have a problem with > > other foodstuffs. And most of us do better without an > overload of > processed food of any > > kind. We are all different, and various hereditary and > cultural > factors get in the way of any > > usefulness in exchanging information on what does and > doesn't suit > each one of us - not > > to mention differing medical problems and physical > makeup. > > > > If you think you may have a problem with soy, then > I'd like to make > a suggestion - not a > > very radical one really - that you try cutting it out > of your diet > for a few weeks. Substitute > > beans or lentils for tofu or soy faux me*t products OR > use seitan > (which is from gluten) > > and has a great texture. (I'd add something called > 'Quorn' but that > isn't vegan, and you say > > you are now following a vegan diet and I can't in > all conscience try > to steer you away from > > that.) As for dairy, you could do without the soy > cheez for this > short time, and use rice or > > almond milk (there are others too) instead of soy > milk. Then see how > you feel. You may > > find no difference whatsoever, then you will probably > have to look > elsewhere for the cause > > of your malaise. But you might find it does the trick. > Then you will > be like quite a few > > vegetarians and vegans who either don't like to > use soy or just > don't trust it, for whatever > > reason, and can keep on without it altogether. > It's just an idea. > > > > For myself, I use soy - but not much and not often > (although I do > confess to pigging out > > on a new brand of vegan cheez some weeks ago LOL). A > package of > tofu, for example, will > > almost always do three or four times for my dh and > myself - and we > certainly don't have > > anything with soy more than a couple of times a week > unless the > circumstances are > > unusual. Some weeks go by without using it at all, > unless you count > a little tamari or miso > > to flavour a soup or a sauce. > > > > Before a very dear member reminds me of the uses of > the faux me*ts I > will say this in their > > defence: some of them are very tasty and all of them, > if liked, are > a very handly product > > under some circumstances: veggieburgers and soydogs at > a barbecue, > faux deli me*ts for > > a quick luncheon sandwich or picnic fare (likewise soy > cheez), and > the marinated chikken > > cutlets as an example of something that can be > smothered in a sauce > of your choice and > > added to a potato and salad for a quick but pleasing > meal. AND, as > has been discussed > > before on this group, faux me*ts are a lifesaver for > stuffing into > casseroles, soups and > > stews (as well as the above items mentioned) for > people who are in > transition from an > > omnivore to a vegetarian diet. It lets one feel, well, > 'normal' - > you know? But they are > > processed, have things in them that are hard to > pronounce, and > shouldn't be eaten in the > > same quantities that omnivores eat, er, the > 'real' thing. We > generally stick to tofu, as > > stated, tempeh (which is a fermented Indonesian > invention and is > delicious), and various > > kinds of miso for soups and sauces, etc., and those, > as I have said, > not often. > > > > A tip: Whenever I need a boost in energy I go mad over > eating greens > - all kinds of greens > > - in smoothies (with bananas and berries), in soups, > steamed, or > raw. Works like a charm! > > > > Okay, I've gone on too long > > > > Welcome, again! Write in often and enjoy the group. > > > > Love and hugs, Pat (Group Owner) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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