I'm a newbie

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HI Carol! Welcome to the group! I'm Whitney and I " ve been a vegetarian since

October. Nice to meet you

Whit

 

carolobrocki <carolobrocki wrote:

Dear Pat and Cindi,

I am a newbie to the group, and to vegetarianism. I stopped eating

red meat. I will have some daily, but I mostly eat soy products and

drink soy milk. I will occasionally have chicken and fish, so I'm

not totally vegetarian yet but I'm working my way there. I have to

ease into things slowly. That was how I was able to stop smoking 7

1/2 years ago, by easing myself out of it.

 

I also need to lose some weight. I decided that this is a very

healthy way to accomplish that. Weight loss aside, who couldn't use

the benefits of more fruits and veggies? It's a win-win situation as

I see it. I also buy mostly organic food, and usually only buy non-

organic if I absolutely don't have a choice at the grocery store.

 

I was wondering if you have any recommendations for your favorite

books for new vegetarians?

 

My name is Carol, and I live in Annapolis, Maryland. I'm very glad I

found the group and look foward to meeting others, and learning new

recipes! Thanks so much,

Carol

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Welcome to the group, Carol! And congratulations on your decision

to become vegetarian - as I invariably say, it's a decision you won't

regret! There are SO many wonderful advantages to it - but you

know that

 

We understand that not everyone can just change to vegetarianism

overnight - that requires a lot of motivation plus willpower plus the

right circumstances in one's life for doing it. But getting on the path

is important, so keep working at it. We'll help as much as we can, so

feel free to ask if you need ideas!

 

(Oh, while I'm at it - good for you for having given up the smoking!

One less 'bad' thing to affect your health, eh? LOL This, I am sure,

will be much easier.)

 

> I also need to lose some weight. I decided that this is a very

> healthy way to accomplish that.

 

Well yes - but this group wouldn't exist if being vegetarian were

in itself enough to keep people slim! I have been veggie for a long

time, but I have gained weight in the past and had to slim down -

and others here have also found that. Junk food and badly balanced

meals put weight on for us too!

 

> I was wondering if you have any recommendations for your favorite

> books for new vegetarians?

 

Book for new vegetarians? Well, I haven't kept up with that myself, but

I did find a couple of them in the last year or so (or was it longer back?):

_Being Vegetarian For Dummies_ and _The Idiot's Guide to Vegan Living_

are both useful primers - including how to do it gradually, since that is

what you are planning to do. Good tips. For cookbooks, I especially like

Barnard and Kramer, _ How It All Vegan_ and _The Garden of Vegan_ and

Kramer's _La Dolce Vegan_. They're fun recipes and easy and, as far as my

experience with them has been, foolproof But there are lots of others

and other members will probably recommend their own favourites (I hope).

 

Meanwhile, have a look at our recipes in the Files (link on the homepage)

for both vegan and ovo-lacto recipes. They're all 'tried and true' by the

member who posted them, so you know you're getting good ones! And

of course they're all (except in the folder marked otherwise) low in fat and

in calories - suitable for slimming.

 

Enjoy the group and write in often, okay? Thanks for saying Hi! I am Pat,

btw, living in Canada with my dh and our three furkids. I first went veggie

around 25 years ago and am now vegan. I am 66.

 

Best, Pat (Co-Owner of group with Cindi)

[Guest guest]

, " Pat " <drpatsant

wrote:

 

[...]

 

> Book for new vegetarians? Well, I haven't kept up with that myself,

but

> I did find a couple of them in the last year or so (or was it

longer back?):

> _Being Vegetarian For Dummies_ and _The Idiot's Guide to Vegan

Living_

> are both useful primers - including how to do it gradually, since

that is

> what you are planning to do. Good tips. For cookbooks, I especially

like

> Barnard and Kramer, _ How It All Vegan_ and _The Garden of Vegan_

and

> Kramer's _La Dolce Vegan_. They're fun recipes and easy and, as far

as my

> experience with them has been, foolproof But there are lots of

others

> and other members will probably recommend their own favourites (I

hope).

>

 

Well, ok, since you asked, I'd be remiss if I didn't

recommend my own. It's called Vegan Done Light

and can be found here:

 

http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog/store.html

 

or from the Links section in the Products folder.

 

 

Enjoy!

-Erin

[Guest guest]

Hi Whitney, It's great to meet you too! Thank you for your warm

welcome. I am looking forward to knowing you and everyone on the

list.

Carol

 

 

> HI Carol! Welcome to the group! I'm Whitney and I " ve been a

vegetarian since October. Nice to meet you

> Whit

[Guest guest]

Hi Pat, Thanks for your kind welcome.

 

I am sure there are those who can just become vegetarian all at

once. But you're right, I am on the path and doing great. There is

a new farmer's market which opened this week and I went there with my

parents and bought fresh produce, and a little catnip filled-sock for

my furbaby! She loved it!!

 

I understand what you're saying about the losing weight part of it.

I never eat a lot of fruit and veggies, so now I am trying to eat

more of those every day. I don't really eat a lot of junk food, I

stay away from the fast food places. Sometimes we order pizza or

order chinese food but only about once a week. I do admit though I

have a passion for candy. I also gave up drinking Coke!! That was

always my favorite " junk " drink - and I love it. But as soon as I

stop drinking it, I start losing a little weight. I definitely

eat/drink too much sugar and need to watch that.

 

I am also really careful about not eating foods that

contain " partially hydrogenated oil " . It is in so many things.

 

I can't wait to check out the recipe files!! I will be printing out

a lot, I'm sure. I love recipes that are tried and true. Thank you

too for the suggestion of the books. I'll go to Amazon and check them

out.

 

I am still proud of myself that I quit smoking. I really enjoyed

smoking, but now I can't figure out what I thought was so great about

it. And, I was surprised that it wasn't that hard for me to quit.

 

I just ordered a couple of belly dance DVDS to use here at home. I

used to take classes off and on for about a year and I LOVED it.

 

Congrats on being a vegetarian and now vegan! And for so many years

now! That is awesome - what made you decide to become a vegetarian?

 

I am 53 - the new 43!! LOL

 

I love it here already!

Carol

[Guest guest]

Hi Carol ~

Sorry for my late welcome, but Welcome! :-)

 

Congrats on not smoking any longer. It's been 5.5 years for me. I've been

vegetarian for almost 3 years now.

 

As far as books go, if you're able to get in season produce, I would

recommended Deborah Madison's Local Flavors. I reference that during the year

when we start to get " new " produce by the seasons. Note that not all recipes

will be low cal/fat or slimming! She has other books that we use often too.

Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker by and the Vegetarian 5 Ingredient Gourmet

are also both used frequently here. The 5 Ingredient Gourmet is great for quick

fix ideas. We actually used a couple recipes when we went camping last.

Minimal ingredients and could cook it all on a small Coleman propane stove.

Those are only a few of my books that come to mind, we have a bunch here! :-)

 

Cindi, co-owner of group with Pat

 

 

carolobrocki <carolobrocki wrote:

Dear Pat and Cindi,

I am a newbie to the group, and to vegetarianism. I stopped eating

red meat. I will have some daily, but I mostly eat soy products and

drink soy milk. I will occasionally have chicken and fish, so I'm

not totally vegetarian yet but I'm working my way there. I have to

ease into things slowly. That was how I was able to stop smoking 7

1/2 years ago, by easing myself out of it.

 

I also need to lose some weight. I decided that this is a very

healthy way to accomplish that. Weight loss aside, who couldn't use

the benefits of more fruits and veggies? It's a win-win situation as

I see it. I also buy mostly organic food, and usually only buy non-

organic if I absolutely don't have a choice at the grocery store.

 

I was wondering if you have any recommendations for your favorite

books for new vegetarians?

 

My name is Carol, and I live in Annapolis, Maryland. I'm very glad I

found the group and look foward to meeting others, and learning new

recipes! Thanks so much,

Carol

 

 

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