RE: Hi Members and Reviews

[Guest guest]

This is very interesting. I love that you could take a bunch of

grumblers and prove that the food they weren't interested in could be

wonderful.

Sam

 

 

 

We did a school project with a group of 30 troubled children.

On eating healthy and vegetarian/vegan.

[Guest guest]

Jack

 

Well done!!! All the recipesgot a 90% or better rating. That says a

lot about the openness of the children and if you expose them to good

tasting healthy recipes, then they may change their diet. Also it is

a tribute to the quality of the recipes the groups' members send in.

Do you and AJ live near each other? Did you also provide the food for

them to eat? It must have been a fairly expensive project. Thanks

for doing it.

 

GB

 

, jack foxx <canadabuyer72

wrote:

>

> We did a school project with a group of 30 troubled children.

> On eating healthy and vegetarian/vegan.

>

> The first reaction to it was not good, they liked their burgers,

fries and pizza's, they never knew about veggie burgers or pizza's,

snacks and treats. They thought all we eat are vegetables, and told us

so. Some of the children couldn't remember when they had a vegetable

last. Which to me was very sad. So we did a cooking project and the

children did the cooking in groups. I supplied the recipes from the 2

groups.

> Donna's vegetarian group and AJ spicy vegetarian group. so that

means the recipes were from you all.

>

> We cooked/made 21 recipes and parents/guardians other teachers

voted on the recipes as well as our students.

> AJ helped me with this project and also helps 15 children in her

home once a week. All 15 of her children were part of this group.

>

> So here are the recipes and results of our adventure. We put all

the recipes into small folders and everyone took one home with them.

> Thank you all for sending these wonderful recipes and making the

children feel they can do anything if they have people working with them.

> Jack

>

> Black Eyed Pea Salsa By Amy F.....93 % of 50 voters liked the

recipe and wanted the recipe. We served with homemade tortilla chips

and bagel chips.

>

> Fire in a Bowl Salsa By Kenia.....97 % of 50 voters liked it and

wanted the recipe. We served with homemade tortilla chips. The 3 votes

we got said to hot.

>

> Soyrizo Mexican Pizza By Paul.....100% of 50 voters loved it and

> begged for the recipe...we ran out of this recipe the fastest. We

made 12 pizza's. Children to adults could not get enough.

>

> Asiago Sage Potato Gratin By Christiane....93% of 50 voters liked

it and wanted the recipe, this was most popular with the adults.

>

> Harissa Roasted Potatoes By Christiane 97% of 50 voters loved it and

> wanted the recipe. Some of the other teachers could not stop eating

this. We ran out of this recipe.

>

> Baked Monte Cristo Sanwich and Dipping Sauce By Peaceful Inhaler

92 % of 50 voters loved it, mostly adults and wanted the recipe.

>

> Fresh Veggie Wraps By GeeGee 99 % of 50 voters loved it and wanted

the recipe. There were coments of how easy it was to make and some

were surprised it was vegetarian. very popular with everyone.

>

> Jalapeno Corn Bread By Kenia 100 % of 50 people liked this recipe

and wanted the recipe. We served it with the chili recipe in small

bowls and it was gone quickly.

>

> Black Bean Chili With Toasted Spice By Sissy 100 % & of 50 people

liked this recipe. We served in small bowls with the cornbread recipe.

It went fast and people were asking for more.

>

> Mexican Rice By Donna 100% of 50 voters loved it and wanted the

recipe. The group that made it said it was easy to prepare and the

eaters did not leave any, even the small children finished there bowl.

>

> Microtato Chips By Christiane...100% of 50 voters loved it and

begged for the recipe. Everyone in every age group were amazed at how

is these were to make. We did hot, mild and medium flavours with

different spices. We made 20 large bowls of these and placed around

the room..all bowls were empty at the end of the evening.

>

> Amish Bean Soup By Isis...94% of 50 voters loved it, and wanted

the recipe. We served in small plastic cups about 1/2 cup per-serving.

> Very popular with everyone.

>

> Cherry Tomatoes Stuffed with Guacamole By Susie..100% of 50 voters

loved it and wanted the recipe. Even the small children ate these

perfect for little hands. They went quickly and we wished we had made

more. We made 12 dozen.

>

> Cuban Cigars By Donna 98 % of 50 voters loved it and wanted the

recipe. They loved the name, and commented that the name makes it more

fun to the smaller children to eat. We also ran out of this recipe and

wished we had made more.

>

> Daikon Sautee By GB 100% of 50 voters loved it and wanted the

recipe. We used this as a mystery dish. We didn't tell them what it

was, just that it was a vegetable. All 50 voters had never had Daikon

before. Even the small children ate it.

>

> Spinach Patties By Zena 92 % of 50 voters loved this and wanted

the recipe. These came out so nice, most of the adults liked these.

The negative votes can from one adult and the others were small

children. I have made these and love them myself.

>

> Greens and Grains By Chupa 98 % of 50 voters loved this and asked

for the recipe. We made 6 large trays of this and its was completely

gone in 30 minutes.

>

> Chocolate Oatmeal No-Bakes By PT 100% of 50 voters loved this

recipe and wanted the recipe. Another recipe that went very quickly.

Everyone comented on not having to heat the kitchen for the summer. We

made 14 dozen. not 1 left.

>

> Spicy Bean Snack Bowl By JeanB 100 % of 50 people liked this dish

and wanted the recipe. Everyone enjoyed this and it also dissappeared

very quickly. I never got to try it.

>

> Spicy Broiled Tofu By Jerry 90 % of 50 people enjoyed this dish

and wanted the recipe. Mostly the adults liked this some of the

teenagers but the small children voted no. To spicy for them I believe.

>

> Chile-Spiced Asparagus By JeanB 90 % of the people enjoyed this

recipe and wanted the recipe. the 10 percent that didn't care for the

recipe were small children. The teens and adults raved over it and I

know it has been made since.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Makes one stop to think how much better their eating habits would be if

they were served these types of foods growing up.

How kind of you both for helping these young adults,

Marsha

 

 

, " Samantha Lea " <saml

wrote:

>

> This is very interesting. I love that you could take a bunch of

> grumblers and prove that the food they weren't interested in could be

> wonderful.

> Sam

>

>

>

> We did a school project with a group of 30 troubled children.

> On eating healthy and vegetarian/vegan.

>

[Guest guest]

Way to go, Jack & AJ!

Awesome job you did showing the kids

and adults how delicious being vegetarian

can be. So glad you were able to use one of

my old favorite recipes, too.

I am going to share your post with my teen

daughter who just went vegetarian this last

month. I never pushed her. Just cooked

good veggie foods for everyone to taste and

lived my own life, letting them eat meat if they

wanted to. She chose to go veg on her own

for some ethical reasons but mostly because

she felt just better inside after she ate an all

veggie meal over how she felt physically after

eating a meal that included some meat.

Aren't we all so blessed that veggie food just

tastes so good and it is so easy!

 

You both used a broad cross-section of different

recipes. I am so impressed that all the recipes were

received so positively; none under a 90% rating.

That is so cool. Yay!

 

~ PT ~

 

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy

in creative _expression and knowledge.

~ Albert Einstein (03/14/1879-1955)

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, jack foxx <canadabuyer72 wrote:

>

> We did a school project with a group of 30 troubled children.

> On eating healthy and vegetarian/vegan.

>

> The first reaction to it was not good, they liked their burgers, fries and

pizza's, they

never knew about veggie burgers or pizza's, snacks and treats. They thought all

we eat are

vegetables, and told us so. Some of the children couldn't remember when they had

a

vegetable last. Which to me was very sad. So we did a cooking project and the

children did

the cooking in groups. I supplied the recipes from the 2 groups.

> Donna's vegetarian group and AJ spicy vegetarian group. so that means the

recipes were

from you all.

>

> We cooked/made 21 recipes and parents/guardians other teachers voted on the

recipes as well as our students.

> AJ helped me with this project and also helps 15 children in her home once a

week. All

15 of her children were part of this group.

>

> So here are the recipes and results of our adventure. We put all the recipes

into small

folders and everyone took one home with them.

> Thank you all for sending these wonderful recipes and making the children feel

they can

do anything if they have people working with them.

> Jack

[Guest guest]

Thank you PT sorry it took awhile to get back to you..busy here grrrrrrr lol

The kids had so much fun with this project, and they did learn there is more to

eating the a greasy mystery meat burger lol

I got a call last night from one of the moms, she asked what an artichoke looked

like she has a recipe she wants to try today, that really impressed me. So I

spoke to Jack and he is going to make a vegetable book up for the parents, they

may not turn to being vegetarians overnight but. I'm happy with 2 or 3 meals a

week.

Good for your daughter, we had comments from the parents about the food not

being heavy for the amount they ate, they were full but not sluggish. hehehe I

liked that to.

Food is suppose to make you feel good, not yucky lol

 

AJ

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

No worries, hon; I sure know busy!

Yes, you are exactly right. That sluggish

full feeling is gone with meatless meals.

People can overindulge on any diet

[veg or omni], but there is a definite difference

in how your body responds to meatless meals

which is what truly sold my daughter on

making the switch for herself. I am so glad

she did, too. It was kind of lonely being the

only veghead in the house.

She likes to cook, too. Double-yay!

 

It is such a wonderful thing you and Jack did.

I try to do the same on a much smaller scale

when I go to parties, BBQs or anywhere I need

to bring a dish to pass around. It is fun showing

people that eating vegetarian is not boring

la-la-salad only living. The flavors, textures, and

presentation are so unique once you break free

of the notion you need to have a hunk of gunk

with " side dishes " . A full plate of interesting " sides "

full of variety is what I consider my main dish.

 

~ PT ~

 

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes,

but quickly to see how to make them good.

~ Bertolt Brecht

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, " AJ " <coolcook wrote:

>

> Thank you PT sorry it took awhile to get back to you..busy here grrrrrrr lol

> The kids had so much fun with this project, and they did learn there is more

to eating

the a greasy mystery meat burger lol

> I got a call last night from one of the moms, she asked what an artichoke

looked like

she has a recipe she wants to try today, that really impressed me. So I spoke to

Jack and

he is going to make a vegetable book up for the parents, they may not turn to

being

vegetarians overnight but. I'm happy with 2 or 3 meals a week.

> Good for your daughter, we had comments from the parents about the food not

being

heavy for the amount they ate, they were full but not sluggish. hehehe I liked

that to.

> Food is suppose to make you feel good, not yucky lol

>

> AJ