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[Guest guest]

Hi to all,

Thanks for allowing me to join. I must say that I KNOW NOTHING about being a

vegetarian except that I believe that I will be HEALTHIER for it. I come from a

long line of " meat eaters " having been raised in a rural south Texas town where

every summer we would butcher a calf or two so that we would have meat for the

winter. So now I am grown, am 49 years old and am on a ton of medicine because I

have such severe acid reflux that my GI doc says I also have Barrett's

Esophagus. For those of you who are unfamiliar w/the term, it is high

possibility of precancerious membrane in the esophagus.

So, am trying to seek out things that will keep me alive just a little while

longer.

My first really dumb(I think) question is:

On veggies, I usually don't have time to have raw or fresh all the time. But

I've also heard that cooking them takes all the nutrients out of them. What is

the best way to eat veggies? Plus, I'm not/never been a real big fan of veggies,

so will have to work my way into this veggie thing. And, what else can I eat? I

am sure that the group have lists of foods/recipes etc to look at. I just

purchased my first juicer and have no clue how to make anything.

Anyway, just some really elementary stuff, but thats all for now.

Later,

Mary in Oklahoma

 

 

[Guest guest]

Welcome Mary!! You're right, the files are full of good recipes, waiting for

you when you have time to peruse them.

I used to have a juicer and gave it away. Wish I had it now. Oh well....

Amy

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Mary! I am also a new vegetarian (and from Oklahoma!). This

group is great--you will learn a lot.

 

What is the best way to eat veggies? Well, for me, raw has been the

quickest and easiest way. I'm a SAHM with four little boys, so

there's not a lot of free time around here!

 

Easy to eat fruits (that do not require much preparation) like

apples, oranges, bananas and grapes, and vegetables such as bell

pepper and cucumber have become staples. You can find baby carrotts,

broccoli, and other veggies already washed, cut and bagged in your

produce section. The other day, I also noticed packages of cut

celery, carrots and bell pepper put together. Maybe something like

this would help you out?

 

As I understand it, steaming is the best way to cook vegetables.

Cooking them in water is what sucks the nutrients out of them. Buy a

steaming basket at wal-mart, or even steam them in the microwave

(cover a microwave safe bowl w/plastic wrap and punch a few holes).

 

We have never been big vegetable fans either, but I have noticed that

our tastes are changing. Just keep eating what's good for you and

pretty soon that is what you will want to eat. I guess it just takes

time for our taste buds to adjust!

 

Don't forget beans, legumes and whole grain items such as breads,

pastas and rice. Read your labels! Do some exploring and you will

find tons of options out there.

 

I posted a few vegetarian websites I like the other day. You can see

my post at

/message/44545 if you

would like to check them out.

 

I hope some of this helps. Keep it up!

 

Kristie

 

- In , <mary40 wrote:

>

> Hi to all,

> Thanks for allowing me to join. I must say that I KNOW NOTHING

about being a vegetarian except that I believe that I will be

HEALTHIER for it. I come from a long line of " meat eaters " having

been raised in a rural south Texas town where every summer we would

butcher a calf or two so that we would have meat for the winter. So

now I am grown, am 49 years old and am on a ton of medicine because I

have such severe acid reflux that my GI doc says I also have

Barrett's Esophagus. For those of you who are unfamiliar w/the term,

it is high possibility of precancerious membrane in the esophagus.

> So, am trying to seek out things that will keep me alive just a

little while longer.

> My first really dumb(I think) question is:

> On veggies, I usually don't have time to have raw or fresh all the

time. But I've also heard that cooking them takes all the nutrients

out of them. What is the best way to eat veggies? Plus, I'm not/never

been a real big fan of veggies, so will have to work my way into this

veggie thing. And, what else can I eat? I am sure that the group have

lists of foods/recipes etc to look at. I just purchased my first

juicer and have no clue how to make anything.

> Anyway, just some really elementary stuff, but thats all for now.

> Later,

> Mary in Oklahoma

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, Mary.

With heart disease, osteoporosis, and extreme arthritis, I have turned to

vegetarian foods for help. We eat no meat, but we still eat fish,

occasionally, especially salmon.

I have been juicing twice a day....for breakfast and lunch and then a low

fat vegetarian dinner.

Here are some web pages with juice recipes:

http://www.juicingbook.com/recipes/

http://www.happyjuicer.com/juicing-ingredients/default.asp

http://www.mercola.com/nutritionplan/juicing.htm

 

There are many more web pages with juice recipes. Try some. Some you will

like.... Some you won't.

We usually have garlic, celery, cukes, kale, carrots, and an apple. We have

tried other combinations, but usually come back to these.

Looks terrible....dark green with orange foam, LOL....but it tastes great.

Sue

 

 

 

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mary40

05/09/07 23:29:36

 

saying hey

 

Hi to all,

Thanks for allowing me to join. I must say that I KNOW NOTHING about being a

vegetarian except that I believe that I will be HEALTHIER for it. I come

from a long line of " meat eaters " having been raised in a rural south Texas

town where every summer we would butcher a calf or two so that we would have

meat for the winter. So now I am grown, am 49 years old and am on a ton of

medicine because I have such severe acid reflux that my GI doc says I also

have Barrett's Esophagus. For those of you who are unfamiliar w/the term, it

is high possibility of precancerious membrane in the esophagus.

So, am trying to seek out things that will keep me alive just a little

while longer.

My first really dumb(I think) question is:

On veggies, I usually don't have time to have raw or fresh all the time. But

I've also heard that cooking them takes all the nutrients out of them. What

is the best way to eat veggies? Plus, I'm not/never been a real big fan of

veggies, so will have to work my way into this veggie thing. And, what else

can I eat? I am sure that the group have lists of foods/recipes etc to look

at. I just purchased my first juicer and have no clue how to make anything.

Anyway, just some really elementary stuff, but thats all for now.

Later,

Mary in Oklahoma