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My daughter loves to bring a trail mix in her lunch instead of a sandwich. I

also found a website with vegetarian nut recipes:

http://ashycook.topcities.com/nuts-recipes.htm

 

Good Luck, Tracy

 

> I'd love it if there were some good, yummy recipes with peanuts.

> Something beyond the old pbj that she's been brown bagging to lunch

> all year and is sick of. So... any other ideas for protein?

>

 

 

 

 

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Great idea, Tracy, if I have the trail mix around the house, I'm sure she'd

grab handfuls of it throughout the day. And get the protein with it. That

website made me hungry, lol. Not sure how many of those my picky daughter would

go

for though.

 

Thanks for the ideas,

 

Julie

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Renee,

 

I didn't realize there were veggie protein powders. I'm going to have to

check them out. I've heard of Veat and Quorn on this list but haven't seen them

in

the grocery stores yet. Wheat gluten- another thing I'll have to check out.

I think I need to head to a health food store to find some of this stuff.

 

The soy stuff is nice, because it's so easy and readily available. And yummy

:-). It's not that I'm against soy. I'd just rather wait until they've done

decades of research before I go overboard and let her eat the stuff for

breakfast, lunch and dinner. And yes, I've seen the negative propaganda and saw

it for

what it was. I figure one serving a day is right in the middle. There will be

some days she'll get more.

 

I wish she'd eat yogurt. It'd be a nice option. Someone told her how it's

made and it grossed her out, so she won't touch it. I would like to go vegan one

day. But only when she's grown. It's too hard to get enough protein in a picky

kid right now. And she swims lap after lap all summer and I know her body

needs x-tra protein to do all that. She ends up eating at least twice as much.

 

You've given me LOTS of ideas. Thanks so much.

 

Now if I there were only a marshmallow that would work over a campfire.;-)

Apparently, no one's had much luck with that.

 

Julie

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I do most of my grocery shopping at Walmart and supplement with some things I

get at Whole Foods. A vegan friend of mine tells me that Harris Teeter sells

Quorn (but he won't eat it.. its still has eggs even if its from free range

chickens). You can check out their websites www.veat.com and www.quorn.com and

they should have a store locator index so you can see where near you sells their

products. I'm not completely vegan but I try to avoid animal products as much

as possible. My dh eats lots of eggs and cheese and I try to keep my daughter

somewhere in the middle. Veganism is a choice she'll have to make on her own

when she is older. I think Seitan is the same thing as wheat gluten and I think

there is a cookbook called Cooking with Seitan you might try that... here you go

here's a link

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bookSearch/isbnInquiry.asp?sourceid=00401249066\

002117949 & ISBN=0895295997 & bfdate=05-26-2004+10:22:34

I was thinking she probably needs about 70-80 grams of protein a day. In a

typical day I'm eating over a 100g.

Renee

 

 

 

 

 

 

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tracychilds writes:

if anyone has any ideas for

easy nonsoy vegan nutritious meals, please let me know!

Tracy,

Let's see if I can help out with some suggestions.

My son is 8 and vegan since birth. We very rarely use soy milk in our house.

I rotate almond, rice, and hazelnut milks. I tried oat milk once and almost

gagged, so that is out unless I bake something specific with it.

We are very fond of lentil burgers. We make a big batch and freeze them. Also

nut butters are a large diet piece for us as well.

I'm fortunate that my son is not a picky eater. When he was under 2, he was

on the low side of normal weight, but he caught up quickly. He weighs eighty

lbs now and is the tallest one in his class. It's all solid muscle. He plays

several sports; but doesn't have too much physical demands yet.

He does love almost all veggies. He goes wild over any sea veggies. He loves

roasted nori and eats it by the sheet. I also serve lots of bean dips with

veggies, chips or use them in roll ups.

Sorry for the long post.

Peace,

Laura

 

 

 

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Tracy,

 

I'm going w/the Vegan Essentials then. Thanks!

 

I relate. It's hard because they're going SO much and using so much energy at

the same time. My daughter's situation was so similar. Too skinny for many

years. Just now filling out a little and is just thin now. I think she got a

little less picky because they're SO hungry during the growth stages that

they'll

try different thing more. She's never eaten hardly any vegetables. Recently I

was eating a plate of Chines stir-fry w/tofu and she asked for a bite. I

nearly dropped my fork! Well she took one bite then another and soon had

devoured

most of my meal. I think the secret is to introduce new food when they are

very hungry. Then even the most unusual food tastes good. The easiest time is

during that huge growth spurt during puberty. And yes, I know it's hard, but

don't push foods on kids younger than that. You're fighting a losing battle.

Offer, but don't push. Offer them different foods, but relax and give them a

vitamin.

 

I think I'm ging to have to go to two serving of soy during the summer only.

I do wish there were more options.

 

I was lucky with the puberty thing. She just went through that a few months

ago. It's funny/sad. Whenever she went to the doctor and they asked if she'd

started yet, there'd be this pause and they'd look puzzled for a minute. Like,

" she hasn't started yet? " Then look mildly concerned. H-e-l-l-o, she was only

12 at the time. I'm glad she didn't have to deal with all that at 9 and 10 like

so many girls now.

 

Anyway, you were lots of help. And good luck with finding more protein for

your son. I wish there was more balance out there. Maybe you can check out the

Veat & Quorn ideas too.

 

Julie

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I've been looking for a good recipe for lentil burgers. The ones I've tried so

far don't seem to hold together well. Would you mind sharing?

 

Thank you,

Maria

 

 

VAP79 wrote:

We are very fond of lentil burgers. We make a big batch and freeze them.

Peace,

Laura

 

 

 

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I'll check this out. Thanks.

 

Julie