Guest guest Posted April 6, 2002 Report Share Posted April 6, 2002 Emma, I'm new to this list too, but I've just been reading a fabulous book that describes in great but simple detail eating healthily while avoiding meats. The book is written for preparing meals for babies and kids, but I'm applying everything in the book for the whole family. The book is called "Super Baby Food" by Ruth Yaron. She describes what a complete meal is and her recipes are so simple. I highly recommend the book. Others on the list might have more years of wisdom and may negate this book and probably can recommend others too! Dr. Andrew Weil has many books out too that discuss vegetarian eating, although his explanations are more "wordy" and a little academic, but his suggestions are great (he offers an 8 or 10 week plan, I can't recall exactly, of implementing changes to your eating habits - and he has a website: www.drweil.com) and he does have lots of good recipes. He just came out with a book of recipes with Rosy Daley (Oh, I think this is her name), and I haven't seen the book myself but I would blindly buy any book by him. Anita - Emma Engelen Sunday, April 07, 2002 5:37 PM New member / nutrition / zucchini soup Hello all,My name is Emma, I recently joined this mailing list. My mothercooked vegetarian up till when I was about 12, now I do so aboutonce a week - but I'd really like that to become more regularly orjust always. I very much like vegetarian food, but often feel that Idon't know enough about nutrition to decide whether or not a meal iscomplete and healthy, or to think of recipes myself.So I come here for inspiration, and hoping that maybe someone couldrecommend some resources for learning more about vegetarianism andnutrition? There are loads of books with recipes, but I'd likesome more theory. Esp. internet sites would be welcome since I live inthe Netherlands and ordering books would be quite expensive - butthen, if you have any must-reads I'd love to hear about them anyway.Here's a favourite lunch or quick dinner of mine, Zucchini soup; fortwo not-so-hungry eaters. I usually serve it with dark bread - willthat make a complete meal? :-)Needed:3 bits of garlic, 1 onion, 2 potatoes, 1 large zucchini, 1 bouilloncube, 1 tablesp. sour cream, 1 leave of sageTo prepare:Finely chop garlic and onion and roast them. Add potatoes and zucchiniin slices, also bouillon. Quickly bake them a minute or so, then adda cup of water and let it boil about 10 min. Add cream and sage andmix it well soI apologize for the 'unusual' choice of words; it's not vocabulary Iuse every day, but hopefully that'll improve as I read more of thegood recipes I already saw here. :-)Kind regards,Emmacontact owner: -owner Mail list: Delivered-mailing list List-Un: - no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowedcontact owner with complaints regarding posting/list or anything else. Thank you.please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2002 Report Share Posted April 7, 2002 Hello all, My name is Emma, I recently joined this mailing list. My mother cooked vegetarian up till when I was about 12, now I do so about once a week - but I'd really like that to become more regularly or just always. I very much like vegetarian food, but often feel that I don't know enough about nutrition to decide whether or not a meal is complete and healthy, or to think of recipes myself. So I come here for inspiration, and hoping that maybe someone could recommend some resources for learning more about vegetarianism and nutrition? There are loads of books with recipes, but I'd like some more theory. Esp. internet sites would be welcome since I live in the Netherlands and ordering books would be quite expensive - but then, if you have any must-reads I'd love to hear about them anyway. Here's a favourite lunch or quick dinner of mine, Zucchini soup; for two not-so-hungry eaters. I usually serve it with dark bread - will that make a complete meal? :-) Needed: 3 bits of garlic, 1 onion, 2 potatoes, 1 large zucchini, 1 bouillon cube, 1 tablesp. sour cream, 1 leave of sage To prepare: Finely chop garlic and onion and roast them. Add potatoes and zucchini in slices, also bouillon. Quickly bake them a minute or so, then add a cup of water and let it boil about 10 min. Add cream and sage and mix it well so I apologize for the 'unusual' choice of words; it's not vocabulary I use every day, but hopefully that'll improve as I read more of the good recipes I already saw here. :-) Kind regards, Emma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2002 Report Share Posted April 7, 2002 Hi, Emma, Welsome! I don't have a list of books or web sites but I do have a suggestion (based on my own error). Get adequate protein. Soy is a good source. Pay attention to your body. If you feel tired and have decreased energy, you may not be getting enough nutrients. (I know that sounds simplistic, but it's easy to tell yourself " I'm just pushing myself too much " , etc.) I like Luna protein bars as a good supplement when I am really on the go. I've read The Zone by Barry Sears for suggestions. Also Flaxseed Oil capsules provide omega-3 fatty acid that is good for the heart. And it does pay to read labels--Cadbury Eggs contain 2 grams of protein each :-) (That is kind of a joke since I don't know if you have those in the Netherlands but I bet you have some equally sinful milk chocolate.) Max , Emma Engelen <e.engelen@c...> wrote: > My name is Emma, I recently joined this mailing list. My mother > cooked vegetarian up till when I was about 12, now I do so about > once a week - but I'd really like that to become more regularly or > just always. I very much like vegetarian food, but often feel that I > don't know enough about nutrition to decide whether or not a meal is > complete and healthy, or to think of recipes myself. > > So I come here for inspiration, and hoping that maybe someone could > recommend some resources for learning more about vegetarianism and > nutrition? There are loads of books with recipes, but I'd like > some more theory. Esp. internet sites would be welcome since I live in > the Netherlands and ordering books would be quite expensive - but > then, if you have any must-reads I'd love to hear about them anyway. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2002 Report Share Posted April 8, 2002 Here are some good websites with tons of info. Enjoy. Crystal D. http://www.webvoice.com/vegindex.html http://www.vrg.org/ http://www.cs.unc.edu/~barman/vegetarian.html http://www.vegweb.com/ At 12:37 AM 4/8/02 +0200, you wrote: >So I come here for inspiration, and hoping that maybe someone could >recommend some resources for learning more about vegetarianism and >nutrition? There are loads of books with recipes, but I'd like >some more theory. Esp. internet sites would be welcome since I live in >the Netherlands and ordering books would be quite expensive - but >then, if you have any must-reads I'd love to hear about them anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2002 Report Share Posted April 8, 2002 , Emma Engelen <e.engelen@c...> wrote: > Hello all, > > Hi Emma. I am new here also. Here are a few links that I find helpful, hpe you do too! http://www.vrg.org/ http://www.vegsource.com/ http://www.veganoutreach.org/index.html If you would like more, email me and I will send them to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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