Guest guest Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Try the different types of rice, too. Completely different tastes. M On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 3:02 PM, <thelilacflower wrote: > My grocery bill is very low. Buy beans, rain, grains in bulk. Go tpo or > recipe files and try some of the bean burger recipes, they freeze well, very > inexpensive to make. Make soups, pasta dishes. Steamed veggies, left over > veggies and rice make up into friend rice easily. > Donna > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > Willow Rhiamon <willowrhiamon > > Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:17:26 > > my intro > > > I just wanted to introduce myself. I go by the name Willow and I have been > a > vegetarian for about 2 or 3 years now. For me the decision was more for my > health. Not that I am implying that meat eaters are unhealthy, but just > that > the way meat is prepared is often very unhealthy. I just wanted to make a > positive change in my life. My two daughters are not vegetarian because my > oldest daughter (16 yrs) chose to be vegetarian for 2 years when I was not > a > vegetarian and I allowed her the choice since she knew what it was like. My > youngest (7 yrs) is also not one because her father who has visitation with > her would never agree to keep her on this diet, and it is not worth the > fight for me. So I do this by myself. My biggest issue right now is that my > finances are very, very low right now and I tend to eat what is cheap, not > what is healthy. Not to mention that I also want to lose about 20-30 lbs. > So > what I am hoping to gain from this group are advice on how to eat healthy, > preferably without having to buy too many of the vegetarian substitutions > (like Bocca) as they put a dent in my budget. I really like to eat as > natural as possible. Organic is not a big deal for me, as again, I can't > afford it. But I like the idea of eating from natural foods and not > anything > processed. I would also like to find ways to blend my diet with that of my > childrens. Basically I want to be healthier, and any advice anyone has to > give me would be great. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 You know I have been eating beans and rice a lot more lately. I used to crave salad, then I got real busy and just threw health to the wayside. I need to renew my relationship with salads too. thanks for the info. On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 3:02 PM, <thelilacflower wrote: > My grocery bill is very low. Buy beans, rain, grains in bulk. Go tpo or > recipe files and try some of the bean burger recipes, they freeze well, very > inexpensive to make. Make soups, pasta dishes. Steamed veggies, left over > veggies and rice make up into friend rice easily. > Donna > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > Willow Rhiamon <willowrhiamon > > Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:17:26 > > my intro > > > I just wanted to introduce myself. I go by the name Willow and I have been > a > vegetarian for about 2 or 3 years now. For me the decision was more for my > health. Not that I am implying that meat eaters are unhealthy, but just > that > the way meat is prepared is often very unhealthy. I just wanted to make a > positive change in my life. My two daughters are not vegetarian because my > oldest daughter (16 yrs) chose to be vegetarian for 2 years when I was not > a > vegetarian and I allowed her the choice since she knew what it was like. My > youngest (7 yrs) is also not one because her father who has visitation with > her would never agree to keep her on this diet, and it is not worth the > fight for me. So I do this by myself. My biggest issue right now is that my > finances are very, very low right now and I tend to eat what is cheap, not > what is healthy. Not to mention that I also want to lose about 20-30 lbs. > So > what I am hoping to gain from this group are advice on how to eat healthy, > preferably without having to buy too many of the vegetarian substitutions > (like Bocca) as they put a dent in my budget. I really like to eat as > natural as possible. Organic is not a big deal for me, as again, I can't > afford it. But I like the idea of eating from natural foods and not > anything > processed. I would also like to find ways to blend my diet with that of my > childrens. Basically I want to be healthier, and any advice anyone has to > give me would be great. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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