Guest guest Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 Welcome Robin, congratulations on making the move toward a more compassionate lifesyle. Peace, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 Hi Robin, I have a PJ, and his birthday is in Dec. too....he just turned 8. Welcome to the group! Maria -- Robin <wondrturtle Fri, 13 Jan 2006 06:41:20 -0800 (PST) >Hi there, > > I am Robin, I have a 2 year old, PJ, and we are just starting to incorporate more vegan things into our lifestyle. Can't wait to see what this group is all about and hopefully contribute some too! Thanks for letting me join. > > >Robin & PJ 12/30/03 > > > > Photos > Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Hi, I'm JJ, and I was radiant for 3 years, backslid for 1.5 and am back since January starting step 5. I have been vegetarian (with fish, is that pescitarian or something?) before and love how I feel without meat. I am currently eating chicken, turkey and fish/seafood, but the chicken is starting to gross me out so I think I should start substituting it soon. I haven't had beef or pork in years. I love beans, cheese, tempeh...but overly processed TVP and Quorn and such tend to make me as sick as meat does - go figure. Anyway, I have a question...if I am eating vegetarian 2 meals a day, but not completely yet, would I still count all protein - like the protein in brown rice and milk and such - for those two meals?? Thanks! I have been perusing around the group, and I love all the wealth of information here! JJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Hi JJ! I am a newbee here but I wanted to pop in and say hello. Hello! Karyn jjames1010 <jjames1010 Wednesday, October 1, 2008 10:36:19 AM HI! New here! Hi, I'm JJ, and I was radiant for 3 years, backslid for 1.5 and am back since January starting step 5. I have been vegetarian (with fish, is that pescitarian or something?) before and love how I feel without meat. I am currently eating chicken, turkey and fish/seafood, but the chicken is starting to gross me out so I think I should start substituting it soon. I haven't had beef or pork in years. I love beans, cheese, tempeh...but overly processed TVP and Quorn and such tend to make me as sick as meat does - go figure. Anyway, I have a question...if I am eating vegetarian 2 meals a day, but not completely yet, would I still count all protein - like the protein in brown rice and milk and such - for those two meals?? Thanks! I have been perusing around the group, and I love all the wealth of information here! JJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 JJ, welcome back to RR, I'm so glad you found us again. I spent a long time working my way towards vegetarianism, red meat was the first thing I cut out, chicken was second. Fish and seafood were the last to go (and the hardest). What is Quorn, I don't think I've had that before? Personally I don't count everything when eating vegetarian, I just count the solid protein sources. I find I feel steadier when I do that. Use your journal and you'll see what works for you Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein jjames1010 <jjames1010 Wednesday, October 1, 2008 10:36:19 AM HI! New here! Hi, I'm JJ, and I was radiant for 3 years, backslid for 1.5 and am back since January starting step 5. I have been vegetarian (with fish, is that pescitarian or something?) before and love how I feel without meat. I am currently eating chicken, turkey and fish/seafood, but the chicken is starting to gross me out so I think I should start substituting it soon. I haven't had beef or pork in years. I love beans, cheese, tempeh...but overly processed TVP and Quorn and such tend to make me as sick as meat does - go figure. Anyway, I have a question...if I am eating vegetarian 2 meals a day, but not completely yet, would I still count all protein - like the protein in brown rice and milk and such - for those two meals?? Thanks! I have been perusing around the group, and I love all the wealth of information here! JJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Hi Karyn, thanks for the warm hello! JJ , Karyn baron <messagefromkaryn wrote: > > Hi JJ! I am a newbee here but I wanted to pop in and say hello. > > Hello! > > Karyn > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 You can get Quorn products in the freezer section at the health food store. They use it as a replacement to soy and make all kinds of meat substitutes with it, mostly resembling chicken. It is made from mycoprotein, a fungus like mushrooms. Some of them are really good - some get old fast. JJ " Your food shall be your remedy. Let food be your medicine and let medicine be your food. " ~Hippocrates, Greek Physician, 5th century B.C. --- On Wed, 10/1/08, Heather Butler <hawaiihmb wrote: Heather Butler <hawaiihmb Re: HI! New here! Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 9:55 AM JJ, welcome back to RR, I'm so glad you found us again. I spent a long time working my way towards vegetarianism, red meat was the first thing I cut out, chicken was second. Fish and seafood were the last to go (and the hardest). What is Quorn, I don't think I've had that before? Personally I don't count everything when eating vegetarian, I just count the solid protein sources. I find I feel steadier when I do that. Use your journal and you'll see what works for you Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein jjames1010 <jjames1010 > Wednesday, October 1, 2008 10:36:19 AM HI! New here! Hi, I'm JJ, and I was radiant for 3 years, backslid for 1.5 and am back since January starting step 5. I have been vegetarian (with fish, is that pescitarian or something?) before and love how I feel without meat. I am currently eating chicken, turkey and fish/seafood, but the chicken is starting to gross me out so I think I should start substituting it soon. I haven't had beef or pork in years. I love beans, cheese, tempeh...but overly processed TVP and Quorn and such tend to make me as sick as meat does - go figure. Anyway, I have a question...if I am eating vegetarian 2 meals a day, but not completely yet, would I still count all protein - like the protein in brown rice and milk and such - for those two meals?? Thanks! I have been perusing around the group, and I love all the wealth of information here! JJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Welome, JJ! My body is similar to yours regarding processed soy (TVP or other)...it would much rather have plain ole tofu than those soy " faux meat " things. I used to eat those quite happily, but not any longer. Not since around step 5 for me (I'm on step 7 now). As for counting *all* protein, I generally don't. I count only dense proteins -- like beans, tofu, tempeh, seitan (wheat gluten), cheese, egg, sometimes nuts (for a few grams of protein). But that took some investigating and use of my journal to figure out. I think it might be different for different people. It also took some experimenting to find how much brown I need depending on the type of protein in the meal. I need less brown (say, brown rice) with beans than I do with tofu. Early in the steps, it didn't seem to matter so much to me. It was really when I was on step 5 that I paid attention to it. Cinzia , " jjames1010 " <jjames1010 wrote: > > Hi, I'm JJ, and I was radiant for 3 years, backslid for 1.5 and am back > since January starting step 5. > I have been vegetarian (with fish, is that pescitarian or something?) > before and love how I feel without meat. I am currently eating chicken, > turkey and fish/seafood, but the chicken is starting to gross me out so > I think I should start substituting it soon. I haven't had beef or pork > in years. I love beans, cheese, tempeh...but overly processed TVP and > Quorn and such tend to make me as sick as meat does - go figure. > > Anyway, I have a question...if I am eating vegetarian 2 meals a day, > but not completely yet, would I still count all protein - like the > protein in brown rice and milk and such - for those two meals?? > > Thanks! I have been perusing around the group, and I love all the > wealth of information here! > > JJ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Thank you, Cinzia! JJ " Your food shall be your remedy. Let food be your medicine and let medicine be your food. " ~Hippocrates, Greek Physician, 5th century B.C. --- On Wed, 10/1/08, cinziatre <cmarchesani wrote: cinziatre <cmarchesani Re: HI! New here! Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 8:53 PM Welome, JJ! My body is similar to yours regarding processed soy (TVP or other)...it would much rather have plain ole tofu than those soy " faux meat " things. I used to eat those quite happily, but not any longer. Not since around step 5 for me (I'm on step 7 now). As for counting *all* protein, I generally don't. I count only dense proteins -- like beans, tofu, tempeh, seitan (wheat gluten), cheese, egg, sometimes nuts (for a few grams of protein). But that took some investigating and use of my journal to figure out. I think it might be different for different people. It also took some experimenting to find how much brown I need depending on the type of protein in the meal. I need less brown (say, brown rice) with beans than I do with tofu. Early in the steps, it didn't seem to matter so much to me. It was really when I was on step 5 that I paid attention to it. Cinzia , " jjames1010 " <jjames1010@ ...> wrote: > > Hi, I'm JJ, and I was radiant for 3 years, backslid for 1.5 and am back > since January starting step 5. > I have been vegetarian (with fish, is that pescitarian or something?) > before and love how I feel without meat. I am currently eating chicken, > turkey and fish/seafood, but the chicken is starting to gross me out so > I think I should start substituting it soon. I haven't had beef or pork > in years. I love beans, cheese, tempeh...but overly processed TVP and > Quorn and such tend to make me as sick as meat does - go figure. > > Anyway, I have a question...if I am eating vegetarian 2 meals a day, > but not completely yet, would I still count all protein - like the > protein in brown rice and milk and such - for those two meals?? > > Thanks! I have been perusing around the group, and I love all the > wealth of information here! > > JJ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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