Posts by patzycakes

I really liked the book. I was already v*gan however, and that chapter just reaffirmed everything to me, and made me quite sick to my stomach.

I think I "enjoyed" the information on the FDA the most...

Ya the ramen was a real blow .. Although I found the "Oriental" falvoured one (I don't remember the brand, they're all different) had no meat and was "Safe" .. but my store stopped carrying it! Now the kind they carry, even the "vegetable" one lists chicken fat in the ingredients! ugh.

Since going vegan I have eliminated so.many.foods from my "list of accetable products" ..

I was really dismayed that most pre-packaged "vegetarian meat products" contain milk and cheese related stuff. Although the gardenburger vegan patties are pretty tasty.

Oh well! Just another reason to not eat junk food. After all. I am still trying to lose 40lbs.

Ya 2 - 3 times a day sounds more like an issue of ... not moving it all out right the first time.

Everyone is different however. Personally, I don't weight myself unless I've had a nice good #2.

Fiber, Water, many small meals a day .. You'll be fine. Don't get discouraged!!!!

Working out builds muscle, muscle weighs more than fat.

So losing fat while gaining muscle tone would explain why if you're eating well and working out often, that the number doesn't go down.

Don't pay the scale so much attention. When you're dealing with the numbers that you are, "looking" in like the mirror, or finding out if your clothes fit different may be a better judge.

Haha that sounds pretty good. Glad you were able to figure out what the root of the issue was.

1. Favorite non-dairy milk? Just regular soy milk
2. What are the top 3 dishes/recipes you are planning to cook?

- Vegetable Chili w/tofu

- Garlic broccoli with cashew

- Fajitas with chick'n meal starters

3. Topping of choice for popcorn? Plain

4. Most disastrous recipe/meal failure?

5. Favorite pickled item? Dill pickles

6. How do you organize your recipes? i put them on here (calorie count).

7. Compost, trash, or garbage disposal?  I live in an apartment, so garbage disposal and trash

8. If you were stranded on an island and could only bring 3 foods...what would they be (don't worry about how you'll cook them)? Fajitas, Soy milk, Cereal

9. Fondest food memory from your childhood? My mom is a good cook and would do a nice dinner every sunday. It was also the only day of the week we could eat dessert.

10. Favorite vegan ice cream? I don't eat this.

11. Most loved kitchen appliance? Oven?

12. Spice/herb you would die without? Cumin

13. Cookbook you have owned for the longest time? I don't have one

14. Favorite flavor of jam/jelly? Grape

15. Favorite vegan recipe to serve to an omni friend? Roasted eggplant with rice.

16. Seitan, tofu, or tempeh? Tofu

17. Favorite meal to cook (or time of day to cook)? Dinner. It is the only time of the day I am home.

18. What is sitting on top of your refrigerator? 2 margarita glasses that I've never used (don't drink) and some empty cookies tins from holidays gone by. Dust.

19. Name 3 items in your freezer without looking. Meal starters chicken strips, frozen mixed veggies, frozen container of 15 bean soup.

20. What's on your grocery list? Nothing. Just went shopping ^^

21. Favorite grocery store? Whole foods if I could afford it. So I just go to Win Dixie.

22. Name a recipe you'd love to veganize, but haven't yet.

23. Food blog you read the most (besides Isa's because I know you check it everyday). Or maybe the top 3? I don't.

24. Favorite vegan candy/chocolate? I dont eat this.

25. Most extravagant food item purchased lately? um.. I don't go for "extravagant".

I was the first in my family, but not the last. I have a cousin who is a vegetarian. My mom's response to when I went vegan was "Well if you can stick with it, that's great"

I don't know what to do for holidays. My mom would probably make me something, but my aunts and uncles are pretty set in their meat and cheese ways and just about everything they make is full of one of those if not both. Kinda glad I'm staying home these holidays.

No one else cares really. I'm in orlando and there are a lot of vegan/vege friendly places to eat. The reaction from the status quo of people I work with "omg you're crazy, do you know how GOOD BACON TASTES" to which I say "Yes, I know bacon tastes good. Lots of things taste good, doesn't mean you should eat them".

I don't have a boyfriend or anything. So no problems there. My kid eats vegan when she is with me. But I can't control what her Dad feeds her ..

In the future. Don't use the same email address or login name for everything you do.

Googling people is practically a national past time these days.

For those with no cooking, go with Veggie and Barley soup.

I made some the other night. Just chop up whatever ever veggies you like (I used potato, carrot, celery, zuccini, and yellow squash, sauteed onion and a ton of garlic). Cover with veggie broth and add about a half cup of barley. Cook for about 15-20 minutes and you've got a decent (albeit a bit "boring") soup that will last you a few days.

I'm not a good cook and can't do anything fancy. But I don't let that stop me. It could probably be made a lot better with some herbs or something.

Yeah as far as I knew it was factored in when setting up your account. In regards to what type of lifestyle you lead. Play around under the tools section, I am sure you will find your answer.

However, if you work an hour of overtime I would certainly add it to the log.

I had the exact same thing happen to me. I'm 30 now and never had an issue with dairy products until about a year ago when all of a sudden I could no longer tolerate milk (although cheese was fine, weird). It only lasted about 5 months. But even the smallest amount (like in my coffee) was enough to make me ill for at least 24 hours.