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The part I will comment on is the cholesterol part.

I am not a dr, and have only been pregnant once (and she is awesome even with my

former crappy diet).

I do agree with you in regards to our bodies making enough. In my family, our

bodies make quite enough,maybe a little too much, and if we consume animal

products, we go on medication (which I hope I never have to do). But, while

pregnant, many other factors seem to play a role, such as hormones and usage of

vitamins and minerals. Do you/she have access to any midwives? It seems like

they would be more aware of this type of thing. Or, a natural healing center

would/could point you in the right direction, possibly.

Ener-G egg replacer has a great quiche recipe on the back. I just used this

product in a cake, it was very good.

I started my vegetarian lifestyle on more whole foods, but recently have gone to

refined/pre-made foods for convenience sake. Being a working mom with my

husband traveling 4-6 days a week, things can get out of hand. But, my grocery

bill went up $50 this week do to the increase of produce, I just hopeto use it

all before it turns!

Congrats on becoming an Aunt.

Cassie

 

Kristen <Ladybug810 wrote: Hi everyone,

 

I've been lurking for a few weeks and decided it was time to say

hello. I became a vegetarian about a year ago, and currently eat a

near-vegan diet. My husband followed right behind me and has been

very supportive. Even my 13 year-old step-daughter willingly tries

all of my new recipes and surprised us by ordering a salad with

tofu on it at a restaurant a few weeks back! I've done a lot of

reading over the last year and have made many changes to our diet,

incorporating more whole grains, fruits and vegetables (in addition to

dropping meat and 90% of dairy & eggs). I feel great and wouldn't

have things any other way.

 

I have to apologize in advance for the length of this post, but I

could really use some feedback about my sister, and I can tell that

there are a lot of well-informed and intelligent vegan parents on this

list.

 

My younger sister recently became pregnant (barely out of her first

trimester) after several years of trying. She's been a lacto-ovo

vegetarian for about 15 years because she simply does not like the

taste and texture of meat, fish and most egg products. It's only been

for the last year or so that we've even lived in the same area again,

so I don't know her dietary habits very well, but from the looks of

her kitchen cupboards, she and her non-veg husband eat a fair amount

of refined and convenience foods. I haven't said anything about her

diet because god knows she's already getting pregancy advice from

everybody else and I figure babies are born every day to women with

diets worse than hers.

 

Yesterday, she sent me an e-mail at work asking if I had a recipe for

quiche. She said her doctor was encouraging her to eat more eggs and

at least some fish. I've never made a quiche in my life, but when I

replied, I said if he wanted her to incorporate more protein into her

diet, I had all sorts of recipes that I'd be happy to share so she

wouldn't have to resort to eating eggs (which she doesn't like) or

fish (mercury & toxins, anyone?). I also added that the idea of

combining proteins was a myth, and if she was eating a variety of

healthy foods, she'd get all of the amino acids her body needs.

 

Here was her reply:

 

" He was telling me that there are two amino acids -- veylene and

lysene, I think -- that were difficult to get from plant sources and

are important during pregnancy. He said it's possible to do it on a

strict vegetarian diet, but that incorporating some eggs and fish

would be a lot easier. He also said that some cholesterol is

important, too. He said peanuts were a good source, but that cashews,

almonds, etc. didn't have the amino acids. "

 

I'm just not sure I'm buying what her doctor is saying. Especially

the part about cholesterol....I've read that our bodies naturally make

all of the cholesterol we'll ever need and we don't need to consume it

in our food. Of course, I've never been pregnant, so what do I know?

 

Any thoughts?

 

Kristen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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