Junk Vegetarianism~healthy meals take too much time?

January 28, 2008

Kerri--You have made some really wonderful choices for your family! I am

always in awe of families that can do the kinds of things you are doing. I'm

curious, though. What types of meals are you making for your family that takes

so much time? That seems to be something you struggle with, and maybe some of

us can give feedback that might help.

I think that might be a great topic in general to discuss! I'm sure many of

us who have transitioned from " chicken in the crockpot " can relate to not

knowing what to make, or feeling that the new way of eating takes " too much

time " . I'm a stay at home mom, but homeschooling four children, caring for a

high

needs toddler, and having one more who goes to school, who has special

needs, takes a LOT of time! I could use some fresh ideas myself!

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January 29, 2008

I also could use some hints on how to save time in

general. I only have abt 20 min in the evening to

prepare food they will all eat & it is such a busy

time in our evening. I have started using the precut

veggies & steaming but am TIRED of quick pasta meals.

I love the veggie crumbles bc they are so quick to

cook but what are some new ways to use them?

--- sahmomof8 wrote:

>

> Kerri--You have made some really wonderful choices

> for your family! I am

> always in awe of families that can do the kinds of

> things you are doing. I'm

> curious, though. What types of meals are you making

> for your family that takes

> so much time? That seems to be something you

> struggle with, and maybe some of

> us can give feedback that might help.

>

> I think that might be a great topic in general to

> discuss! I'm sure many of

> us who have transitioned from " chicken in the

> crockpot " can relate to not

> knowing what to make, or feeling that the new way of

> eating takes " too much

> time " . I'm a stay at home mom, but homeschooling

> four children, caring for a high

> needs toddler, and having one more who goes to

> school, who has special

> needs, takes a LOT of time! I could use some fresh

> ideas myself!

>

> Marilyn

>

> **************Start the year off right. Easy ways

> to stay in shape.

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January 29, 2008

Burritos are a great, quick weeknight dinner. I often use the dehydrated

refried beans. I cook (brown) rice in the rice cooker every couple of weekends

and freeze in wax bags in a big ziplock in the freezer. Whole wheat tortillas,

shredded cheese, beans, rice, lettuce, chopped onion and avocado, salsa, frozen

broccoli warmed in the microwave; dinner in 10 minutes, or so.

I also do quick stirfries: fry sliced garlic and ginger in olive oil, remove;

cook chunks of tofu, remove; throw in frozen veggies; throw in a cooking sauce

(indian, thai, etc.) and the tofu, heat; serve over rice or noodles.

Robin

Sati Brast <satilias wrote:

I also could use some hints on how to save time in

general. I only have abt 20 min in the evening to

prepare food they will all eat & it is such a busy

time in our evening. I have started using the precut

veggies & steaming but am TIRED of quick pasta meals.

I love the veggie crumbles bc they are so quick to

cook but what are some new ways to use them?

--- sahmomof8 wrote:

>

> Kerri--You have made some really wonderful choices

> for your family! I am

> always in awe of families that can do the kinds of

> things you are doing. I'm

> curious, though. What types of meals are you making

> for your family that takes

> so much time? That seems to be something you

> struggle with, and maybe some of

> us can give feedback that might help.

>

> I think that might be a great topic in general to

> discuss! I'm sure many of

> us who have transitioned from " chicken in the

> crockpot " can relate to not

> knowing what to make, or feeling that the new way of

> eating takes " too much

> time " . I'm a stay at home mom, but homeschooling

> four children, caring for a high

> needs toddler, and having one more who goes to

> school, who has special

> needs, takes a LOT of time! I could use some fresh

> ideas myself!

>

> Marilyn

>

> **************Start the year off right. Easy ways

> to stay in shape.

>

http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

>

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> removed]

>

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January 29, 2008

, Sati Brast <satilias wrote:

>

> I also could use some hints on how to save time in

> general. I only have about 20 min in the evening to

> prepare food they will all eat & it is such a busy

> time in our evening. I have started using the precut

> veggies & steaming but am TIRED of quick pasta meals.

> I love the veggie crumbles bc they are so quick to

> cook but what are some new ways to use them?

> --- sahmomof8 wrote:

>

The way I save time at times is I brought a crock pot and a rice cooker.

With the crock pot I make soups, bean soups, lentil soups etc. With

the rice cooker I make wholemeal rice, all types of porridge and many

other things and I do not have to be there while they are cooking.

Plus the quickest meal of all is some fruit, nuts, and seeds like

sunflower seeds, Pepita. Plus salads or just grab a capsicum (bell

pepper), mushrooms, celery and carrots etc etc etc. Most of us humans

like to complicate the foods we eat, but God made most fruits and veg

hand sized for a reason, yes there are some I would not eat raw such

as potatoes, Quince and others but most are eatable raw, if in a hurry.

February 6, 2008

In a message dated 1/29/2008 10:37:51 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

satilias writes:

I also could use some hints on how to save time in

general. I only have abt 20 min in the evening to

prepare food they will all eat & it is such a busy

time in our evening. I have started using the precut

veggies & steaming but am TIRED of quick pasta meals.

My husband is, too, so I'm trying to come up with some fresh ideas.

I love the veggie crumbles bc they are so quick to

cook but what are some new ways to use them?

How about using the veggie crumbles in taco shells, or tostadas, or

tortillas? Or make a quick sauce of some kind, mix the crumbles in, and serve

over a

microwaved baked potato. Or add the crumbles to a vegan canned soup (or a

soup you've made previously and frozen)?

Other ideas (not using crumbles)--

Make at least one dinner a week a raw meal, serving only fruit or veggie

smoothies or raw soups with crackers, or salad (with or without canned beans or

tofu strips) and bread, or cut up veggies and fruit with various dips?

How about refried bean dip served with soft tortillas and various items

such as shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes?

Instant brown rice with various canned beans served over it, with added cut

up cooked or raw veggies, nuts, seeds, or sprouts as toppings (let each

family member choose their own). Makes great use of leftover cooked veggies, or

odds and ends of raw veggies in your refrigerator!

Marilyn

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February 6, 2008

One of my favorite ³in a pinch² meals is a bean salad: rinse 2 cans of white

beans; toss with diced veggies (like bell peppers and cukes), 1/2 pint of

halved cherry or grape tomatoes, a handful baby spinach leaves or chopped

parsley, and a tablespoon of minced red onion or scallion. Squeeze in a

lemon, drizzle on some olive oil, and sprinkle with coarse sea salt. This is

always a hit when I have guests (especially omnivorous ones), as it¹s not

that typical vinegary bean salad, and it¹s light and tasty. It takes about 5

minutes and goes great with leftover grains or bread, or smashed a bit and

rolled up in a tortilla. A black bean salad is easy too ‹ mix 2 cans

(rinsed) with chunky salsa and that¹s it.

Dina Aronson, MS, RD

On 2/6/08 3:09 PM, " sahmomof8 " <sahmomof8 wrote:

In a message dated 1/29/2008 10:37:51 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> satilias <satilias%40> writes:

>

> I also could use some hints on how to save time in

> general. I only have abt 20 min in the evening to

> prepare food they will all eat & it is such a busy

> time in our evening. I have started using the precut

> veggies & steaming but am TIRED of quick pasta meals.

> My husband is, too, so I'm trying to come up with some fresh ideas.

>

> I love the veggie crumbles bc they are so quick to

> cook but what are some new ways to use them?

>

> How about using the veggie crumbles in taco shells, or tostadas, or

> tortillas? Or make a quick sauce of some kind, mix the crumbles in, and serve

> over a

> microwaved baked potato. Or add the crumbles to a vegan canned soup (or a

> soup you've made previously and frozen)?

>

> Other ideas (not using crumbles)--

>

> Make at least one dinner a week a raw meal, serving only fruit or veggie

> smoothies or raw soups with crackers, or salad (with or without canned beans

> or

> tofu strips) and bread, or cut up veggies and fruit with various dips?

>

> How about refried bean dip served with soft tortillas and various items

> such as shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes?

>

> Instant brown rice with various canned beans served over it, with added cut

> up cooked or raw veggies, nuts, seeds, or sprouts as toppings (let each

> family member choose their own). Makes great use of leftover cooked veggies,

> or

> odds and ends of raw veggies in your refrigerator!

>

> Marilyn

>

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February 6, 2008

Have you tried some of the good vegan cook books? I have two that are my

staples. Some are super easy...I also do a veg chili in the am before I leave

for work and that is ready when we get home..we do one pizza night with soy

pizza and emdameme veggie burger night with sweet potatoe fries...thoes are a

few of my staples, oh an veg burritos

Two great cookbooks..

How It All Vegan!: Irresistible Recipes for an

Animal-Free Diet by Sarah Kramer and Tanya Barnard (6.00 used on amazon)

shoot I can not find the other one on Amazon, I can check at home tonight. I

checked them out at the library first to see which I liked best and then I

bought them off Amazon when they would no longer let me check them out.

sahmomof8 wrote:

In a message dated 1/29/2008 10:37:51 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

satilias writes:

I also could use some hints on how to save time in

general. I only have abt 20 min in the evening to

prepare food they will all eat & it is such a busy

time in our evening. I have started using the precut

veggies & steaming but am TIRED of quick pasta meals.

My husband is, too, so I'm trying to come up with some fresh ideas.

I love the veggie crumbles bc they are so quick to

cook but what are some new ways to use them?

How about using the veggie crumbles in taco shells, or tostadas, or

tortillas? Or make a quick sauce of some kind, mix the crumbles in, and serve

over a

microwaved baked potato. Or add the crumbles to a vegan canned soup (or a

soup you've made previously and frozen)?

Other ideas (not using crumbles)--

Make at least one dinner a week a raw meal, serving only fruit or veggie

smoothies or raw soups with crackers, or salad (with or without canned beans or

tofu strips) and bread, or cut up veggies and fruit with various dips?

How about refried bean dip served with soft tortillas and various items

such as shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes?

Instant brown rice with various canned beans served over it, with added cut

up cooked or raw veggies, nuts, seeds, or sprouts as toppings (let each

family member choose their own). Makes great use of leftover cooked veggies, or

odds and ends of raw veggies in your refrigerator!

Marilyn

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February 6, 2008

Do you have a good raw soup recipe? That sounds very

interesting!

--- sahmomof8 wrote:

>

> In a message dated 1/29/2008 10:37:51 A.M. Eastern

> Standard Time,

> satilias writes:

>

> I also could use some hints on how to save time in

> general. I only have abt 20 min in the evening to

> prepare food they will all eat & it is such a busy

> time in our evening. I have started using the

> precut

> veggies & steaming but am TIRED of quick pasta

> meals.

> My husband is, too, so I'm trying to come up with

> some fresh ideas.

>

> I love the veggie crumbles bc they are so quick to

> cook but what are some new ways to use them?

>

> How about using the veggie crumbles in taco shells,

> or tostadas, or

> tortillas? Or make a quick sauce of some kind, mix

> the crumbles in, and serve over a

> microwaved baked potato. Or add the crumbles to a

> vegan canned soup (or a

> soup you've made previously and frozen)?

>

> Other ideas (not using crumbles)--

>

> Make at least one dinner a week a raw meal, serving

> only fruit or veggie

> smoothies or raw soups with crackers, or salad (with

> or without canned beans or

> tofu strips) and bread, or cut up veggies and fruit

> with various dips?

>

> How about refried bean dip served with soft

> tortillas and various items

> such as shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes?

>

> Instant brown rice with various canned beans served

> over it, with added cut

> up cooked or raw veggies, nuts, seeds, or sprouts as

> toppings (let each

> family member choose their own). Makes great use of

> leftover cooked veggies, or

> odds and ends of raw veggies in your refrigerator!

>

> Marilyn

>

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February 6, 2008

DO you have the vege chili recipe? I love it but

haven't had a chance to make any.

--- jen lann <jenniferclann wrote:

> Have you tried some of the good vegan cook books? I

> have two that are my staples. Some are super

> easy...I also do a veg chili in the am before I

> leave for work and that is ready when we get

> home..we do one pizza night with soy pizza and

> emdameme veggie burger night with sweet potatoe

> fries...thoes are a few of my staples, oh an veg

> burritos

>

> Two great cookbooks..

>

> How It All Vegan!:

> Irresistible Recipes for an Animal-Free Diet by

> Sarah Kramer and Tanya Barnard (6.00 used on amazon)

>

> shoot I can not find the other one on Amazon, I

> can check at home tonight. I checked them out at

> the library first to see which I liked best and then

> I bought them off Amazon when they would no longer

> let me check them out.

>

> sahmomof8 wrote:

>

> In a message dated 1/29/2008 10:37:51 A.M. Eastern

> Standard Time,

> satilias writes:

>

> I also could use some hints on how to save time in

> general. I only have abt 20 min in the evening to

> prepare food they will all eat & it is such a busy

> time in our evening. I have started using the precut

> veggies & steaming but am TIRED of quick pasta

> meals.

> My husband is, too, so I'm trying to come up with

> some fresh ideas.

>

> I love the veggie crumbles bc they are so quick to

> cook but what are some new ways to use them?

>

> How about using the veggie crumbles in taco shells,

> or tostadas, or

> tortillas? Or make a quick sauce of some kind, mix

> the crumbles in, and serve over a

> microwaved baked potato. Or add the crumbles to a

> vegan canned soup (or a

> soup you've made previously and frozen)?

>

> Other ideas (not using crumbles)--

>

> Make at least one dinner a week a raw meal, serving

> only fruit or veggie

> smoothies or raw soups with crackers, or salad (with

> or without canned beans or

> tofu strips) and bread, or cut up veggies and fruit

> with various dips?

>

> How about refried bean dip served with soft

> tortillas and various items

> such as shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes?

>

> Instant brown rice with various canned beans served

> over it, with added cut

> up cooked or raw veggies, nuts, seeds, or sprouts as

> toppings (let each

> family member choose their own). Makes great use of

> leftover cooked veggies, or

> odds and ends of raw veggies in your refrigerator!

>

> Marilyn

>

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February 6, 2008

20 minutes! EEeKK! break out that old Crock Pot! I use mine in some

form or fashion almost every day. I soak black beans overnight then

throw them in the crock the next morning. Those beans can then become

a base for several more meals ..ie; burritoes, taco salad, nachos,

chili then enchiladas. (We lean toward mexican foods) I also use my

crock for baked potatoes. Scub thoses taters and throw them whole

into the pot with just about an inch of water. Yummy baked potatoes

for that night then any kind of potato salad or potato hash. I crock

the last of them in some stock for a super tasty mashed potato side

dish. This fall I started spliting a nice butternut or kombocha and

stuffing it with all our leftovers, it cooks in the crock (again in

only a small amount of water)and is ready to go when we all get home.

Friday can be soup day....every leftover in the fridge (beans,

potatoes, chili, roasted veggies) goes in the crock full of stock.

Again, ready when you get home. Spend that 20 minutes loving on those

kids!

, Sati Brast <satilias wrote:

>

> I also could use some hints on how to save time in

> general. I only have abt 20 min in the evening to

> prepare food they will all eat & it is such a busy

> time in our evening. I have started using the precut

> veggies & steaming but am TIRED of quick pasta meals.

> I love the veggie crumbles bc they are so quick to

> cook but what are some new ways to use them?

February 7, 2008

We all get busy, so eating healthy sometimes is a chore. Once or twice a month

I take an afternoon and cook a bunch of healthy options that I freeze (actually

I make extra any time I cook). I like to do this with pizzas, pot pies,

casseroles, and soups.

jen lann <jenniferclann wrote: Have you tried some of the

good vegan cook books? I have two that are my staples. Some are super easy...I

also do a veg chili in the am before I leave for work and that is ready when we

get home..we do one pizza night with soy pizza and emdameme veggie burger

night with sweet potatoe fries...thoes are a few of my staples, oh an veg

burritos

Two great cookbooks..

How It All Vegan!: Irresistible Recipes for an Animal-Free Diet by Sarah Kramer

and Tanya Barnard (6.00 used on amazon)

shoot I can not find the other one on Amazon, I can check at home tonight. I

checked them out at the library first to see which I liked best and then I

bought them off Amazon when they would no longer let me check them out.

sahmomof8 wrote:

In a message dated 1/29/2008 10:37:51 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

satilias writes:

I also could use some hints on how to save time in

general. I only have abt 20 min in the evening to

prepare food they will all eat & it is such a busy

time in our evening. I have started using the precut

veggies & steaming but am TIRED of quick pasta meals.

My husband is, too, so I'm trying to come up with some fresh ideas.

I love the veggie crumbles bc they are so quick to

cook but what are some new ways to use them?

How about using the veggie crumbles in taco shells, or tostadas, or

tortillas? Or make a quick sauce of some kind, mix the crumbles in, and serve

over a

microwaved baked potato. Or add the crumbles to a vegan canned soup (or a

soup you've made previously and frozen)?

Other ideas (not using crumbles)--

Make at least one dinner a week a raw meal, serving only fruit or veggie

smoothies or raw soups with crackers, or salad (with or without canned beans or

tofu strips) and bread, or cut up veggies and fruit with various dips?

How about refried bean dip served with soft tortillas and various items

such as shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes?

Instant brown rice with various canned beans served over it, with added cut

up cooked or raw veggies, nuts, seeds, or sprouts as toppings (let each

family member choose their own). Makes great use of leftover cooked veggies, or

odds and ends of raw veggies in your refrigerator!

Marilyn

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February 7, 2008

This sounds yummy! It would be great on a whole wheat tortilla with hommous in

a lunch bag!

Dina Aronson <dina.aronson wrote: One of my favorite ³in a

pinch² meals is a bean salad: rinse 2 cans of white