RE: New vegetarian questions / Organics

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Here is a listing from the Environmental Working Group of the clean dozen/dirty

dozen of produce:  http://www.foodnews.org/pdf/EWG_pesticide.pdf

 

Here is great explanation of why organics are more expensive:

http://grist.org/advice/ask/2006/05/22/costs/index.html

 

And here is a good explanation of why to buy organics: 

http://www.ecologycenter.org/bfm/whybuyorganic.html

 

 

--- On Mon, 1/26/09, Sheila <wife1 wrote:

 

Sheila <wife1

RE: New vegetarian questions

 

Monday, January 26, 2009, 3:45 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think they are very nice, although for vege wieners you can't beat

Worthington or Loma Linda ones. We like the Worthington Super Links. But

you have to be careful with it all and not use too much of any of the

commercial foods. The best, is food as grown as much as possible, (although

I am not converted over to organic yet. I am just not convinced that the

fertilizer gets into/harms the food, and if it adds essential nutrients to

the soil, I am just not certain that they do any harm)

 

Good Luck getting onto a vegetarian diet.

 

Sheila B

 

@gro ups.com [@gro ups.com] On

Behalf Of MECHELLE

Monday, January 26, 2009 1:28 PM

@gro ups.com

New vegetarian questions

 

hi, my son decided to be vegetarian almost 2 weeks ago now. I never

really liked meat either, but my grandmother raised me and going veg.

was not an option. I decided to try and go veg also, not just for my

son but for my health. I gained so much weight since i had my kids. I

used to work out 6 days a week about 5 hours a day and when i got prego

i stopped. So needless to say how I ate while i was working out like

that is not working for me. Now at a size 16 i am so unhappy! Anyway i

have made it 3 days with no meat in my diet and i do not feel as i am

missing anything. i am still preparing meat for my oldest son and my

hubby. So here are my questions, what is tofu exactly. I looked at

it in the store and just put it back. What is a good way to prepare

it? And how do you guys feel about the morning star line of products,

like veggie dogs, nuggets, chix patties,ect. We seem to like the

morning star stuff but i just wanted to make sure it was not bad for

you or anything.

Thanks for your help!

michelle

 

 

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