Hello~ New here & New vegetarian family :

[Guest guest]

Welcome! I just have to laugh at people asking you where you'll get fiber

in a vegetarian diet. There is no fiber in animal products, only in

plants. And vegetarianism is a tremendously positive choice for diabetics.

 

 

I think you'll like this group; it's very supportive and informative. I'm

Chandelle, and I'm in school for nutrition and herbalism. My partner is a

Waldorf teacher and we have two kids, ages 2 and 4, who have been vegan

since birth. Issues with family do get easier over time. Let your own

health and happiness speak for itself!

 

Chandelle

 

On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 7:45 AM, PEBBLES N BAM-BAM!!!!! <

warrensangels wrote:

 

> Hello,

> We are the Keperling family. We have 2 dd's. One is 13 yr old. She is

> Type 1 diabetic. WE have a 7 yr who would never eat meat for us ever.

> We think she was just getting prepared all these years for the

> vegetarian lifestyle. Just failed to tell us we will become

> vegetarians.. LOL. We have become vegetarian for so mnay reasons. We

> were going to ease into it. Then started to just not eat meat. Then

> all sudden just within one week. We could not even look at meat

> without feeling sick to our stomach. We love this way of life and

> eating. Of course we have the famous struggles from friends and

> family. Who think we are just plain nuts. Think this is just a phase

> we are going through with our family. When they dont relize this is

> our life now. They just dont understand. We feel left out alot on

> things now. They are all afraid because the still eat meat. We cant

> be around them while eating. That is there choice. If they choose to

> eat meat. We just dont want to. Doesnt mean we have to be set aside

> like we no longer exist. Family questions everything with us now. How

> are the kids getting there vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein. How is

> the oldest DD doing with her blood sugars not having the protein from

> meat? All these questions and drill sessions. Making us feel inferior

> as parents. Had us questioning if we made the right choice. I know

> deep down we have. It is still hard to not have the support we would

> like from them all. Then going out to eat as a family. WOW.. never

> relized what a task it is for a vegetarian family to find a restraunt

> who makes even just a few meals that dont have meat. I am so glad I

> came across this group. I know all of you have been through this at

> one time or another. Or may even still be going through this. It is

> nice to be here. To be able to talk to others who truly understand

> the reasons why we chose this lifestyle.

>

> The Keperling Bunch

>

>

>

 

 

 

--

" The demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and fair;

but, after all, the most vital right is the right to love and be loved. "

~Emma Goldman

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi there, I am still working on switching my family. I watched King

Corn on Netflix yesterday (it is instantly viewable online), and DH

was listening to it. We also recently listened to a good podcast from

Food for Thought-

http://mediacloud.libsyn.com/compassionatecooks/diseases.mp3 about

lifestyle diseases. If anything, you should definitely be improving

your diabetic daughters health Immensely, by switching to a plant

based diet.

 

I switched to a vegan diet a couple of years ago, and fed the kids

vegan foods. My husband was deployed, I had three very young children

and one tween. I felt so alone in my choices, NO one supported my

choice. DH was out to sea, so it wasn't like it really affected him

at all. Then my mother was undermining me on the phone, telling me

that my diet choices would cause marital problems when my DH returned.

Telling me horror stories that a friend of a friend of my aunt told,

about being vegan and becoming horribly sick. :-( I couldn't take

all the negative input, without NO positive input in real life. So I

caved, and quit.

My advice would be to find some local vegetarians that you can have a

potluck with once a month or something. Subscribe to the Food for

Thought podcasts, to a vegetarian newsletter or magazine.

Just keep that POSITIVE input flowing, and be sure that you don't

voice ANY doubts to anyone about your diet- that opens the floodgates

to major criticism. I was concerned about my dc not eating beans,

and I never should have said that out loud to my mother.

Now we live in a new area (we moved across the country), and there are

quite a few vegans/vegetarians in my homeschool group. So I see them

regularly. Also, one of the guys my husband works with is vegetarian,

I'm hoping that he'll have some influence on my DH. :-)

 

Welcome to the club, and I hope the above helps you in some way.

 

~Jenn

[Guest guest]

Jenn-

 

Your response caught my eye because my husband is about to be deployed, I'm

vegan and he thinks bacon cheeseburgers are the best food on the planet, and

I've already had a lot of people " concerned " about what will happen when he

gets back. I think I'm going to take your advice and to a

magazine and some podcasts to keep me going!!! Thanks so much for the

suggestions!!!

 

For those of you who are vegan or thinking of being vegan: I highly

recommend the veganfreak podcast. Its on itunes, and its hilarious and

informative. If you don't like cussing, however, you might stay away from

it

 

-Kerri

 

On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Jenn <jenny.wren76 wrote:

 

> Hi there, I am still working on switching my family. I watched King

> Corn on Netflix yesterday (it is instantly viewable online), and DH

> was listening to it. We also recently listened to a good podcast from

> Food for Thought-

> http://mediacloud.libsyn.com/compassionatecooks/diseases.mp3 about

> lifestyle diseases. If anything, you should definitely be improving

> your diabetic daughters health Immensely, by switching to a plant

> based diet.

>

> I switched to a vegan diet a couple of years ago, and fed the kids

> vegan foods. My husband was deployed, I had three very young children

> and one tween. I felt so alone in my choices, NO one supported my

> choice. DH was out to sea, so it wasn't like it really affected him

> at all. Then my mother was undermining me on the phone, telling me

> that my diet choices would cause marital problems when my DH returned.

> Telling me horror stories that a friend of a friend of my aunt told,

> about being vegan and becoming horribly sick. :-( I couldn't take

> all the negative input, without NO positive input in real life. So I

> caved, and quit.

> My advice would be to find some local vegetarians that you can have a

> potluck with once a month or something. Subscribe to the Food for

> Thought podcasts, to a vegetarian newsletter or magazine.

> Just keep that POSITIVE input flowing, and be sure that you don't

> voice ANY doubts to anyone about your diet- that opens the floodgates

> to major criticism. I was concerned about my dc not eating beans,

> and I never should have said that out loud to my mother.

> Now we live in a new area (we moved across the country), and there are

> quite a few vegans/vegetarians in my homeschool group. So I see them

> regularly. Also, one of the guys my husband works with is vegetarian,

> I'm hoping that he'll have some influence on my DH. :-)

>

> Welcome to the club, and I hope the above helps you in some way.

>

> ~Jenn

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Kerri,

 

Do try to find some local vegetarians too. I REALLY think that if I'd

had just ONE other person who shared that lifestyle choice with me,

then I wouldn't have succumbed to the 'peer pressure' to eat dead

animals. I am VERY influenced by 'input' (books, movies, friends,

etc.) and as long as I keep a higher volume of veggie 'input' then

it's much easier to eat a veggie diet.

 

Jenn

[Guest guest]

Going out to eat can still be fun!  When going out to eat I often will order

vegetarian fajitas.  You can always get the peppers and onions, tomatoes/salsa,

guacamole,  lettuce and tortillas, and sometimes you can get extra veggies, like

mushrooms, broccoli, carrot and some places serve with a side of rice

and beans!  Some places I make do with sides just be careful though and always

ask.  One place puts bacon grease on their baked potatoes (yuk!)

 Laura Ballinger Morales

 

 

 

 

________________________________

chandelle <earthmother213

 

Monday, February 9, 2009 10:52:00 AM

Re: Hello~ New here & New vegetarian family :

 

 

Welcome! I just have to laugh at people asking you where you'll get fiber

in a vegetarian diet. There is no fiber in animal products, only in

plants. And vegetarianism is a tremendously positive choice for diabetics.

 

I think you'll like this group; it's very supportive and informative. I'm

Chandelle, and I'm in school for nutrition and herbalism. My partner is a

Waldorf teacher and we have two kids, ages 2 and 4, who have been vegan

since birth. Issues with family do get easier over time. Let your own

health and happiness speak for itself!

 

Chandelle

 

On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 7:45 AM, PEBBLES N BAM-BAM!!!!! <

warrensangels@ > wrote:

 

> Hello,

> We are the Keperling family. We have 2 dd's. One is 13 yr old. She is

> Type 1 diabetic. WE have a 7 yr who would never eat meat for us ever.

> We think she was just getting prepared all these years for the

> vegetarian lifestyle. Just failed to tell us we will become

> vegetarians. . LOL. We have become vegetarian for so mnay reasons. We

> were going to ease into it. Then started to just not eat meat. Then

> all sudden just within one week. We could not even look at meat

> without feeling sick to our stomach. We love this way of life and

> eating. Of course we have the famous struggles from friends and

> family. Who think we are just plain nuts. Think this is just a phase

> we are going through with our family. When they dont relize this is

> our life now. They just dont understand. We feel left out alot on

> things now. They are all afraid because the still eat meat. We cant

> be around them while eating. That is there choice. If they choose to

> eat meat. We just dont want to. Doesnt mean we have to be set aside

> like we no longer exist. Family questions everything with us now. How

> are the kids getting there vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein. How is

> the oldest DD doing with her blood sugars not having the protein from

> meat? All these questions and drill sessions. Making us feel inferior

> as parents. Had us questioning if we made the right choice. I know

> deep down we have. It is still hard to not have the support we would

> like from them all. Then going out to eat as a family. WOW.. never

> relized what a task it is for a vegetarian family to find a restraunt

> who makes even just a few meals that dont have meat. I am so glad I

> came across this group. I know all of you have been through this at

> one time or another. Or may even still be going through this. It is

> nice to be here. To be able to talk to others who truly understand

> the reasons why we chose this lifestyle.

>

> The Keperling Bunch

>

>

>

 

--

" The demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and fair;

but, after all, the most vital right is the right to love and be loved. "

~Emma Goldman