This is a vegan group, not a place to endorce eggs, cheese, & meat

[Guest guest]

Oh yes, I've heard wonderful things about that book, too. It's on my

list to read!

 

Have you ever tried Follow Your Heart's Vegan Gourmet cheese? It's a

tofu base and actually melts pretty well. It doesn't taste much like

cheese, probably, but I find the longer I've been away from those

things, the harder the difference is to tell

 

Karey

 

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Rick Elliott <madbaldscotsman

Thursday, January 5, 2006 2:20 pm

Re: Re: This is a vegan group, not a place to

endorce eggs, cheese, & meat

 

> Also, check out any of Gary Null's books. The one that made me

> quit eating meat completely in one day was " Seven Steps to

> Ultimate Health " it's small an inexpensive. He also has many, many

> doctors and univerisities backing up his claims. He is totally

> vegan though he does offer recipes with cheeses sometimes for

> those who can't get away from it. He says to try the rice cheeses

> instead. I've found the rice cheeses to be better for cooking than

> the vegetarian cheeses.

>

> Rick

>

[Guest guest]

Tofutti has slices that aren't...too bad. I wouldn't suggest making a

quesadilla with any of them but for putting on sandwiches and such, I

didn't mind them. I even made grilled " cheese " with the Tofutti

slices and they were pretty decent!

 

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quintmom

Thursday, January 5, 2006 2:59 pm

Re: Re: This is a vegan group, not a place to

endorce eggs, cheese, & meat

 

> I hesitate to write this based on recent posts, but I am in no way

> referring to these when I say (write) that the rice cheeses aren't

> vegan - at least the ones that are sold in my neck of the woods

> aren't. they contain casein which is a dairy milk protein. So if

> you're vegan they aren't suitable. Vegan Rella, Soymage and Vegan

> Gourmet are the ones I know of that are vegan, though if anyone

> else knows of others please let me know. While I like all of

> those I listed except Vegan Rella, I always like trying new ones.

>

> God's Peace,

> Gayle

[Guest guest]

I already know how to do it. I've been doing it for the past two years. I know a lot of recipes from other sources and this group. I would just rather get my things whole, organic and natural... that's all. Thanks for the help and advice. It was a rather lame excuse for rarely eating cheese and eggs. I cook separate for my daughters and I. Mostly eating the sides that I cook for their meals. That's how I do it without household support. Souces like this group and yourself help people like me greatly. Thanks again, Rickjeff <climbzen wrote: Kyrene Ariadne wrote:> There is a livejournal community called "cheapvegan" and I don't know> if you're on it or on livejournal, but it may be worth a shot. > Learning how to eat

vegan on a budget would be damned useful for a lot> of people.hey there, all this talk of eating vegan being expensive blows my mind. even back when i was a omni i ate mostly vegan because i was a poor teenager who rarely could afford to buy meat and cheese. you don't have to shop at whole foods to be vegan (i've never even seen one let alone been in one). the only thing i buy from a health food store is nutrinal yeast and earth balance (yea it's expensive, but a tub last us months, and there are plenty of cheap vegan margarines out there for those who use it alot). all those expensive meat analogs are mostly just processed crap no better then anything else you get in a box. learn to cook from scratch with whole foods and you will find eating vegan is alot less expensive then eating omni. as far as organic foods don't buy them from a big chain grocery store. the price is outrageous. go to farmers

markets and and look for organics there, and talk to the growers, there are many growers who are organic, but not certified because it cost too much. look for amish markets, or best of all if you can, grow your own. learn to can and freeze and buy when things are in season and put them up for the rest of the year. we are a family of four, and my wife does in home daycare where she feeds her kids (3-5 daily except weekends) 2 snacks and lunch and one kid breakfast, plus our own 2 kids. we spend less then $200 a month on food, and with expanding our gardens next year we are hoping to at least cut that in half. living frugally and simply is easy once you learn to look for simple and cheap ways of doing things.peacejeff

[Guest guest]

Kyrene Ariadne wrote:

> There is a livejournal community called " cheapvegan " and I don't know

> if you're on it or on livejournal, but it may be worth a shot.

> Learning how to eat vegan on a budget would be damned useful for a lot

> of people.

hey there,

all this talk of eating vegan being expensive blows my mind. even

back when i was a omni i ate mostly vegan because i was a poor teenager

who rarely could afford to buy meat and cheese. you don't have to shop

at whole foods to be vegan (i've never even seen one let alone been in

one). the only thing i buy from a health food store is nutrinal yeast

and earth balance (yea it's expensive, but a tub last us months, and

there are plenty of cheap vegan margarines out there for those who use

it alot). all those expensive meat analogs are mostly just processed

crap no better then anything else you get in a box. learn to cook from

scratch with whole foods and you will find eating vegan is alot less

expensive then eating omni. as far as organic foods don't buy them from

a big chain grocery store. the price is outrageous. go to farmers

markets and and look for organics there, and talk to the growers, there

are many growers who are organic, but not certified because it cost too

much. look for amish markets, or best of all if you can, grow your own.

learn to can and freeze and buy when things are in season and put them

up for the rest of the year. we are a family of four, and my wife does

in home daycare where she feeds her kids (3-5 daily except weekends) 2

snacks and lunch and one kid breakfast, plus our own 2 kids. we spend

less then $200 a month on food, and with expanding our gardens next year

we are hoping to at least cut that in half. living frugally and simply

is easy once you learn to look for simple and cheap ways of doing things.

peace

jeff