Tanya veg head for18 years

December 30, 2007

Tanya--I have little ones, too. When I was pregnant, a friend sent me a list

of vegan protein sources. We have since undergone a massive home remodel,

including the kitchen. I took the info off the fridge, and I have NO idea where

to find it. Sorry! But even though tofu, or the not so healthy meat subs

SEEM like a good protein source, I have two comments about that.

1. The human body does NOT need anywhere near as much protein as the meat

industry, dairy industry, and mainstream medical community would like us to

believe. Especially important for women, but true for everyone--too much

protein

actually leeches calcium from the bones, causing osteoporosis. This is

another myth shattered--that we need more and more calcium to avoid

osteoporosis.

That problem is much more a problem of protein overload than calcium

deficiency! Of course, you won't hear that in the mainstream media.

2. Vegetable sources of protein are much better assimilated by the human

body.

You might try to locate information on vegan protein sources, and try and

incorporate some of these foods into your child's diet, rather than relying on

dairy or soy (or *shudder* meat subs with " artificials " in them!). There is

also information available about just how much protein we actually NEED--and

it's not what we were taught in school by the meat and dairy industry's

colorful " food guide " posters! You might also want to share some of what you

find

out with your pediatrician, because this information is probably totally

foreign to them, and it will help them deal with the next veggie parent!

If your son is happy, healthy, and growing, he's FINE. You don't need charts

and numbers to tell you that.

HTH! Marilyn

**************************************See AOL's top rated recipes

(http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

December 30, 2007

Hi Tanya and welcome,

There is so much that you can do with beans. Replacing the " whites " with

whole grain alternatives will increase the protein and provide you with good

carbs and fiber. Try whole wheat tortillas, brown rice, whole wheat and brown

rice pastas. One of my favorite, quick weeknight dinners is small whole wheat

shells mixed with either pasta sauce, beans, ricotta and mozzarella; or mixed

with beans, tomato sauce, taco seasoning, cheddar.

Robin

tanya wynette <wynettelove wrote:

Hi my name is Tanya I am 31 years old and I have been a vegetarian for

18 years now. I have 2 children, one is 10 and the other is 2. Both of my

children are being raised vegetarians. We eat eggs and dairy we get our eggs

from my sister (she has no roosters). Both of my children are raised with the

teaching that we do not need to survive by pointlessly killing animals to

survive. Our technology and advancement in our knowledge of nutrition has

provided us with a fantastic opportunity to live a healthy lifestyle -meat

free-. When my daughter was 7 I decided that I had provided her with all of the

information that I could and I started to allow her to make her own decisions

regrading her meat eating. At 8 she decided to try a peperoni pizza and she

loved it. then she wanted to try chicken and she loved it. I was devastated, but

I supported her. I did not want to do what my parents did to me when I decided

to become a vegetarian and freak out.

Luckily my husband and I had a deal from the beginning. He can eat meat and I

will not judge as long as I am not expected to buy, touch or cook it. So while

my daughter was going through her phase he did all of her cooking. luckily her

phase only lasted about three weeks. I find it a struggle to provide my son with

enough protein he is only 2 and the Doctor will not allow him to eat nuts yet,

and he HATES tofu. The pre-packaged vegi sausages he will eat, however they are

filled with sodium and artificial fillers. Maybe someone has some suggestions

for me.

Well I wanted to introduce myself and say hi. Feel free to write me whenever

veg-head from ca

Tanya

________

Looking for last minute shopping deals?

Find them fast with Search.

http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping

Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now.

December 30, 2007

Robin,

That sounds really good. I think that we will give that a try tonight. My son

is so picky it makes it dificult to provide him with what he needs. Any advice

is welcome.

Tanya

robin koloms <rkoloms

Sunday, December 30, 2007 4:47:29 AM

Re: Tanya veg head for18 years

Hi Tanya and welcome,

There is so much that you can do with beans. Replacing the " whites " with whole

grain alternatives will increase the protein and provide you with good carbs and

fiber. Try whole wheat tortillas, brown rice, whole wheat and brown rice pastas.

One of my favorite, quick weeknight dinners is small whole wheat shells mixed

with either pasta sauce, beans, ricotta and mozzarella; or mixed with beans,

tomato sauce, taco seasoning, cheddar.

Robin

tanya wynette <wynettelove@ > wrote:

Hi my name is Tanya I am 31 years old and I have been a vegetarian for 18 years

now. I have 2 children, one is 10 and the other is 2. Both of my children are

being raised vegetarians. We eat eggs and dairy we get our eggs from my sister

(she has no roosters). Both of my children are raised with the teaching that we

do not need to survive by pointlessly killing animals to survive. Our technology

and advancement in our knowledge of nutrition has provided us with a fantastic

opportunity to live a healthy lifestyle -meat free-. When my daughter was 7 I

decided that I had provided her with all of the information that I could and I

started to allow her to make her own decisions regrading her meat eating. At 8

she decided to try a peperoni pizza and she loved it. then she wanted to try

chicken and she loved it. I was devastated, but I supported her. I did not want

to do what my parents did to me when I decided to become a vegetarian and freak

out.

Luckily my husband and I had a deal from the beginning. He can eat meat and I

will not judge as long as I am not expected to buy, touch or cook it. So while

my daughter was going through her phase he did all of her cooking. luckily her

phase only lasted about three weeks. I find it a struggle to provide my son with

enough protein he is only 2 and the Doctor will not allow him to eat nuts yet,

and he HATES tofu. The pre-packaged vegi sausages he will eat, however they are

filled with sodium and artificial fillers. Maybe someone has some suggestions

for me.

Well I wanted to introduce myself and say hi. Feel free to write me whenever

veg-head from ca

Tanya

____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _

Looking for last minute shopping deals?

Find them fast with Search. http://tools. search.. com/newsearch/

category. php?category= shopping

------------ --------- --------- ---

Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now.

December 30, 2007

I am curious to know what form you have served the tofu to you son.

Sometimes it is the texture that can cause little ones not to eat

it. I often freeze the tofu to give it a chewier texture. Also,

I'm sure you know that tofu takes on pretty much any flavor it is

mixed with. You can blend it with other fruits or yogurt to make a

smoothie or you can freeze it into popsicles too. You can also cut

it into slices and coat them with some corn meal or wheat germ, bake

them in the oven and you will have tofu nuggets - with some dipping

sauces, he may like those too. Just some suggestions... :-)

Good luck,

Michele

, tanya wynette <wynettelove

wrote:

>

> Hi my name is Tanya I am 31 years old and I have been a vegetarian

for 18 years now. I have 2 children, one is 10 and the other is 2.

Both of my children are being raised vegetarians. We eat eggs and

dairy we get our eggs from my sister (she has no roosters). Both of

my children are raised with the teaching that we do not need to

survive by pointlessly killing animals to survive. Our technology

and advancement in our knowledge of nutrition has provided us with a

fantastic opportunity to live a healthy lifestyle -meat free-. When

my daughter was 7 I decided that I had provided her with all of the

information that I could and I started to allow her to make her own

decisions regrading her meat eating. At 8 she decided to try a

peperoni pizza and she loved it. then she wanted to try chicken and

she loved it. I was devastated, but I supported her. I did not

want to do what my parents did to me when I decided to become a

vegetarian and freak out.

> Luckily my husband and I had a deal from the beginning. He can

eat meat and I will not judge as long as I am not expected to buy,

touch or cook it. So while my daughter was going through her phase

he did all of her cooking. luckily her phase only lasted about

three weeks. I find it a struggle to provide my son with enough

protein he is only 2 and the Doctor will not allow him to eat nuts

yet, and he HATES tofu. The pre-packaged vegi sausages he will eat,

however they are filled with sodium and artificial fillers. Maybe

someone has some suggestions for me.

>

> Well I wanted to introduce myself and say hi. Feel free to write

me whenever

>

> veg-head from ca

>

> Tanya

>

___________________

_______________

> Looking for last minute shopping deals?

> Find them fast with Search.

http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?

category=shopping

>

December 30, 2007

I usually use 1/2 tofu and 1/2 ricotta in the bean and pasta slop.

lucky13vegan <lucky13vegan wrote: I am curious to know what

form you have served the tofu to you son.