Introduction - Penny

[Guest guest]

Nice having you with us. You will find many recipes

in our files as you browse. Let us know if we can

help.

Donna

--- Penny <pennytilotson wrote:

 

> Hi, I’m also new to the group (joined this weekend).

> I became a full time

> vegetarian 2 ½ years ago when I went to the doctor

> and he told me I was

> pretty much a heart attack waiting to happen. My

> cholesterol was terrible

> and my triglycerides were even worse. I knew I had

> to go back on my low-fat

> diet and the easiest way for me to do that is to

> completely cut out meat. I

> don’t think I can go vegan because I’d miss cheese –

> even though I eat only

> fat free or low fat cheese, it’s still cheese! I

> like most veggies (except

> squash – where’s the memo that says all vegetarians

> love squash???) so it

> isn’t that difficult for me. My son, who just

> turned 16, eats only veggie

> meals at home, but he still eats meat when he’s with

> his sister or friends.

> We’ve converted most of our old tried and true

> recipes to veggie. I think I

> think better since I’ve cut meat out of my diet, and

> I haven’t been as sick

> as I used to be. And since I’ve developed quite a

> few weird, sudden

> allergies, a vegetarian diet is definitely for me.

> But we’re bored with the

> same old recipes every week. I’ve come up with a

> few things that he loves –

> these rice burritos with santa fe style vegetables,

> he’ll eat those until

> there aren’t any left. Anyway, I just thought I

> should say “hi” to you all.

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

 

 

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But it never comes so easy when you're living by the sword.

It's even harder to be heartless when you look at me that way.

You're as mighty as the flower that will grow the stones away.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Penny

I have a problem with my triglycerides and have huge cravings for

cheese. I am trying to eat the garden burger sausage when I get that

craving.

 

Donna

41' 21 " N

72' 09 " W

USDA zone 6

AHS heat zone 4

 

" If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would

only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination,

no more plants, no more animals, no more man. " - Albert Einstein

 

 

On 3 Apr 2007, at 10:30 am, Penny wrote:

 

Hi, I’m also new to the group (joined this weekend). I became a full

time

vegetarian 2 ½ years ago when I went to the doctor and he told me I was

pretty much a heart attack waiting to happen. My cholesterol was

terrible

and my triglycerides were even worse. I knew I had to go back on my

low-fat

diet and the easiest way for me to do that is to completely cut out

meat. I

don’t think I can go vegan because I’d miss cheese – even though I

eat only

fat free or low fat cheese, it’s still cheese! I like most veggies

(except

squash – where’s the memo that says all vegetarians love squash???)

so it

isn’t that difficult for me. My son, who just turned 16, eats only

veggie

meals at home, but he still eats meat when he’s with his sister or

friends.

We’ve converted most of our old tried and true recipes to veggie. I

think I

think better since I’ve cut meat out of my diet, and I haven’t been

as sick

as I used to be. And since I’ve developed quite a few weird, sudden

allergies, a vegetarian diet is definitely for me. But we’re bored

with the

same old recipes every week. I’ve come up with a few things that he

loves –

these rice burritos with santa fe style vegetables, he’ll eat those

until

there aren’t any left. Anyway, I just thought I should say “hi” to

you all.

 

 

[Guest guest]

I like most of the garden burger stuff. My son says he doesn't like it but

he eats it over real meat when we have it - silly boy! I guess I’m lucky

that I don't mind the low fat and fat free cheeses. And my numbers are

getting better, slowly but surely.

 

I've seen lots of people talking about the soy/thyroid link too. I had to

have my thyroid taken out in Jan. of 2004 because the bottom half wasn't

working at all and there were all kinds of nodules. It's taken until last

fall to finally get my medication level stabilized, but I don't seem to have

the problem a lot of people have with soy and thyroid problems.

 

 

 

On Behalf Of Donna Magee

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 8:57 AM

 

Re: Introduction - Penny

 

Hi Penny

I have a problem with my triglycerides and have huge cravings for

cheese. I am trying to eat the garden burger sausage when I get that

craving.

 

Donna

41' 21 " N

72' 09 " W

USDA zone 6

AHS heat zone 4

 

" If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would

only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination,

no more plants, no more animals, no more man. " - Albert Einstein

 

 

On 3 Apr 2007, at 10:30 am, Penny wrote:

 

Hi, I’m also new to the group (joined this weekend). I became a full

time

vegetarian 2 ½ years ago when I went to the doctor and he told me I was

pretty much a heart attack waiting to happen. My cholesterol was

terrible

and my triglycerides were even worse. I knew I had to go back on my

low-fat

diet and the easiest way for me to do that is to completely cut out

meat. I

don’t think I can go vegan because I’d miss cheese – even though I

eat only

fat free or low fat cheese, it’s still cheese! I like most veggies

(except

squash – where’s the memo that says all vegetarians love squash???)

so it

isn’t that difficult for me. My son, who just turned 16, eats only

veggie

meals at home, but he still eats meat when he’s with his sister or

friends.

We’ve converted most of our old tried and true recipes to veggie. I

think I

think better since I’ve cut meat out of my diet, and I haven’t been

as sick

as I used to be. And since I’ve developed quite a few weird, sudden

allergies, a vegetarian diet is definitely for me. But we’re bored

with the

same old recipes every week. I’ve come up with a few things that he

loves –

these rice burritos with santa fe style vegetables, he’ll eat those

until

there aren’t any left. Anyway, I just thought I should say “hi” to

you all.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the list, Penny. See my response to Carol's intro for my

explanation of why I am here. It is very similar to yours. LOL, I do not

like squash either... Unless it's in a casserole with cheese in it...

 

 

-Alyssa

 

 

 

On Behalf Of Penny

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 9:30 AM

 

Introduction - Penny

 

Hi, I’m also new to the group (joined this weekend). I became a full time

vegetarian 2 ½ years ago when I went to the doctor and he told me I was

pretty much a heart attack waiting to happen. My cholesterol was terrible

and my triglycerides were even worse. I knew I had to go back on my low-fat

diet and the easiest way for me to do that is to completely cut out meat. I

don’t think I can go vegan because I’d miss cheese – even though I eat only

fat free or low fat cheese, it’s still cheese! I like most veggies (except

squash – where’s the memo that says all vegetarians love squash???) so it

isn’t that difficult for me. My son, who just turned 16, eats only veggie

meals at home, but he still eats meat when he’s with his sister or friends.

We’ve converted most of our old tried and true recipes to veggie. I think I

think better since I’ve cut meat out of my diet, and I haven’t been as sick

as I used to be. And since I’ve developed quite a few weird, sudden

allergies, a vegetarian diet is definitely for me. But we’re bored with the

same old recipes every week. I’ve come up with a few things that he loves –

these rice burritos with santa fe style vegetables, he’ll eat those until

there aren’t any left. Anyway, I just thought I should say “hi” to you all.