Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 > My thinking exactly. I don't think we are intended to eat too much of > one thing. A little bit o' this a little bit o' that. Comepletely agree... OTOH, this is an argument meat eaters use on me sometimes! > Like hubby heard that green tea is good. I always keep some green tea > on hand. So what does he do? He gorges on it, and also buys the green > tea pills. I told him that I heard if you keep doing that it makes > things fall off on you. Didn't scare him though, but it worries me. Not that this applies at all to your DH... but I know read somewhere that " too much " green tea is bad if you're trying to conceive, or during the first trimester, but I haven't been able to find *any* info... or even the the original article. It was a scientific abstract in a news article, and I was going to try to find more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 well he is not trying to conceive, LOL, but my gut tells me it's bad. Just seems to me if you want green tea drink some, but the pills, eh, I dunno, doesn't sit right with me. You mean meat eaters tell you a little of this and a little of that? well tell em' that cholesterol is not good, and there is no meat that has no cholesterol. Like my mother doesn't want to go on lipator like her doctor wanted her to, and so she says she will do it with diet. Well, she switched to egg beaters, LOL, and that is that. She still eats red meat all of the time, and calls me a whacko for " thinking the way I do " she feeds my 74 year old father stuffed pig intestines and bacon and still calls me whacko. grrrrrrrrr. Today she was harassing me for not eating crab and shrimp. She went on, " what's wrong with those huh? you used to love them? what is wrong with them? huh? " so I punched her in the face..... no just kidding, but I said that what is wrong with that is we are torturing God's creatures and it's horrible to take God's creature and stuff it in a pot of boiling water. and she said, " oh for God's sake how whacky. " LOL whatcha gonna do...oh, sorry for the rant ;oD blessings, Chanda - " Amy " <sandpiperhiker Monday, September 19, 2005 5:49 PM Re: Tofu - Thoughts - Denise >> My thinking exactly. I don't think we are intended to eat too much of >> one thing. A little bit o' this a little bit o' that. > > Comepletely agree... OTOH, this is an argument meat eaters use on me > sometimes! > >> Like hubby heard that green tea is good. I always keep some green tea >> on hand. So what does he do? He gorges on it, and also buys the green >> tea pills. I told him that I heard if you keep doing that it makes >> things fall off on you. Didn't scare him though, but it worries me. > > > Not that this applies at all to your DH... but I know read somewhere > that " too much " green tea is bad if you're trying to conceive, or > during the first trimester, but I haven't been able to find *any* > info... or even the the original article. It was a scientific abstract > in a news article, and I was going to try to find more info. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 > well he is not trying to conceive, LOL, but my gut tells me it's > bad. Just seems to me if you want green tea drink some, but the > pills, eh, I dunno, doesn't sit right with me. Yeah, I agree. But I'm trying, *lol* Granted, I don't take many pills at all, and I hadn't intended on finding green tea pills, but I just don't know how much was considered " too much " . > You mean meat eaters tell you a little of this and a little of that? > well tell em' that cholesterol is not good, and there is no meat > that has no cholesterol. Like my mother doesn't want to go on > lipator like her doctor wanted her to, and so she says she will do > it with diet. Well, she switched to egg beaters, LOL, and that is > that. She still eats red meat all of the time, and calls me a whacko > for " thinking the way I do " she feeds my 74 year old father stuffed > pig intestines and bacon and still calls me whacko. Sounds like she needs a copy of Dr. Ornish's program for reversing heart disease, anonymously mailed to her! ;-) > grrrrrrrrr. Today she was harassing me for not eating crab and > shrimp. She went on, " what's wrong with those huh? you used to love > them? what is wrong with them? huh? " so I punched her in the > face..... no just kidding, but I said that what is wrong with that > is we are torturing God's creatures and it's horrible to take God's > creature and stuff it in a pot of boiling water. and she said, " oh > for God's sake how whacky. " LOL whatcha gonna do...oh, sorry for the > rant ;oD *lol* You do have a way with words! My mom did that for a few years before she decided I wasn't " in a phase " , which I did frequently as a teenager. Now she just doesn't say anything, except to ask what I'll eat when she's made whatever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 I ordered the book for mom in the large print! yay for 7 bucks, and I ordered one for me too for 4 bucks. thanks so much Amy! hugs, Chanda - " Amy " <sandpiperhiker Monday, September 19, 2005 6:24 PM Re: Tofu - Thoughts - Denise >> well he is not trying to conceive, LOL, but my gut tells me it's >> bad. Just seems to me if you want green tea drink some, but the >> pills, eh, I dunno, doesn't sit right with me. > > Yeah, I agree. But I'm trying, *lol* Granted, I don't take many > pills at all, and I hadn't intended on finding green tea pills, but I > just don't know how much was considered " too much " . > >> You mean meat eaters tell you a little of this and a little of that? >> well tell em' that cholesterol is not good, and there is no meat >> that has no cholesterol. Like my mother doesn't want to go on >> lipator like her doctor wanted her to, and so she says she will do >> it with diet. Well, she switched to egg beaters, LOL, and that is >> that. She still eats red meat all of the time, and calls me a whacko >> for " thinking the way I do " she feeds my 74 year old father stuffed >> pig intestines and bacon and still calls me whacko. > > Sounds like she needs a copy of Dr. Ornish's program for reversing > heart disease, anonymously mailed to her! ;-) > >> grrrrrrrrr. Today she was harassing me for not eating crab and >> shrimp. She went on, " what's wrong with those huh? you used to love >> them? what is wrong with them? huh? " so I punched her in the >> face..... no just kidding, but I said that what is wrong with that >> is we are torturing God's creatures and it's horrible to take God's >> creature and stuff it in a pot of boiling water. and she said, " oh >> for God's sake how whacky. " LOL whatcha gonna do...oh, sorry for the >> rant ;oD > > *lol* You do have a way with words! My mom did that for a few years > before she decided I wasn't " in a phase " , which I did frequently as a > teenager. Now she just doesn't say anything, except to ask what I'll > eat when she's made whatever... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 > I ordered the book for mom in the large print! yay for 7 bucks, and I > ordered one for me too for 4 bucks. > thanks so much Amy! It's an eye-opener, Chanda... :-) *hugs* Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 i'll let ya know ;O) - " Amy " <sandpiperhiker Monday, September 19, 2005 8:42 PM Re: Tofu - Thoughts - Denise >> I ordered the book for mom in the large print! yay for 7 bucks, and I >> ordered one for me too for 4 bucks. >> thanks so much Amy! > > It's an eye-opener, Chanda... :-) > > *hugs* > Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 , " PuterWitch " <puterwitch@c...> wrote: > i'll let ya know ;O) ;-) Depends if she reads it or not! Apparently there's a " new " diet out to, an amalgam of his, Dr. McDougall's and several others, by an ordinary guy who changed his life (ie not a doc or nutritionist), called the RAVE diet. Sounds pretty similar though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Yes, my midwife had concerns that since I don't know the sex of the baby, I shouldn't eat too much soy. There have been some studies to show that soy can have detrimental effects on males. I don't know how solid this research is, though, and there are so many other ways to get complete proteins, that her concerns do not alarm me. Check out this link for serving size and menu suggestions for a vegetarian pregnancy diet: http://www.pcrm.org/health/Info_on_Veg_Diets/pregnancy.html Also, I don't know if any of this Round-Up Ready soy is used for human consumption, I don't think it is. It's mostly a concern that they are spraying round-up into the air and it is getting into our ground source water and it DOESN'T bio-degrade as quickly as Monsanto makes everyone believe. I know lots of people who have had very healthy pregancies, births and children by being vegetarian the whole way through. There are so many more important nutrients you need besides protein, that eating a vegetarian diet will give you. How can our diets be any less than the pregnant women who live on fast food? It's amazing the crap some women eat when they are pregnant and they have healthy babies. Were you a vegetarian before or after your twins were born? Denise , Jennifer <jj_73molly> wrote: > Denise - > > Thanks for your response. I was hoping you would. Didn't your dietician advise you to get protein from other sources beside soy? Just curious because I am getting some flack from my mom. I have two embryos left from invetro and Troy and I plan on using them after the twins turn one. Mom has been urging me to eat m*t when I am pregnant (if the IVF works). Troy and I are against that. That is part of the reason this woman's thoughts struck a cord with me. Plus, I want to make sure my girls are okay. > > Maybe I will get the book and read up on it. I have been researching some of the arguements. It really saddens me to hear the words " round up ready " from you, though. I need to find a web site with protein requirements for the genders and make sure we get enough from lots of sources. > > Take care! > > Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 well it wouldn't hurt to cut back on soy for a little while anyway just in case. There are so many other goodies out there. ) hugs, Chanda - " organic_homestead " <organic_homestead Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:33 AM Re: Tofu - Thoughts - Denise > Yes, my midwife had concerns that since I don't know the sex of the > baby, I shouldn't eat too much soy. There have been some studies to > show that soy can have detrimental effects on males. I don't know how > solid this research is, though, and there are so many other ways to > get complete proteins, that her concerns do not alarm me. Check out > this link for serving size and menu suggestions for a vegetarian > pregnancy diet: > http://www.pcrm.org/health/Info_on_Veg_Diets/pregnancy.html > > Also, I don't know if any of this Round-Up Ready soy is used for human > consumption, I don't think it is. It's mostly a concern that they are > spraying round-up into the air and it is getting into our ground > source water and it DOESN'T bio-degrade as quickly as Monsanto makes > everyone believe. > > I know lots of people who have had very healthy pregancies, births and > children by being vegetarian the whole way through. There are so many > more important nutrients you need besides protein, that eating a > vegetarian diet will give you. > > How can our diets be any less than the pregnant women who live on fast > food? It's amazing the crap some women eat when they are pregnant and > they have healthy babies. > > Were you a vegetarian before or after your twins were born? > > Denise > > , Jennifer <jj_73molly> wrote: >> Denise - >> >> Thanks for your response. I was hoping you would. Didn't your > dietician advise you to get protein from other sources beside soy? > Just curious because I am getting some flack from my mom. I have two > embryos left from invetro and Troy and I plan on using them after the > twins turn one. Mom has been urging me to eat m*t when I am pregnant > (if the IVF works). Troy and I are against that. That is part of the > reason this woman's thoughts struck a cord with me. Plus, I want to > make sure my girls are okay. >> >> Maybe I will get the book and read up on it. I have been > researching some of the arguements. It really saddens me to hear the > words " round up ready " from you, though. I need to find a web site > with protein requirements for the genders and make sure we get enough > from lots of sources. >> >> Take care! >> >> Jenn > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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