I love to try new foods. I am always trying different combinations of foods too. I recently heard about a banana ketchup. I couldn't find it even though I know Heinz makes it. So I made my own... Not the baby food that I expected. It is vinegar and onions. A perfect condiment used any way tomato ketchup is used.

I have tried quinoa. I was disappointed in it. Just wan't my thing. I still have an unused box, so I may try it a couple more times.

 

Some things we like; some things we don't, but it is always good to give new things a try.

Original Post by: gotnoworrys

I love to try new foods. I am always trying different combinations of foods too. I recently heard about a banana ketchup. I couldn't find it even though I know Heinz makes it. So I made my own... Not the baby food that I expected. It is vinegar and onions. A perfect condiment used any way tomato ketchup is used.

I have tried quinoa. I was disappointed in it. Just wan't my thing. I still have an unused box, so I may try it a couple more times.

 

Some things we like; some things we don't, but it is always good to give new things a try.

Make sure that you rinse the quinoa very well, even if the package says it is pre-rinsed.  it makes all the difference!

Thanks. That is something I had been doing.. How do you prepare it? Do most folks eat it cold like in a salad or hot like couscous?

A friend of mine introduced me to quinoa by mixing it with guacamole. It was SO good. I eat it all the time now, but I do tend to season it heavily.

Original Post by: gotnoworrys

Thanks. That is something I had been doing.. How do you prepare it? Do most folks eat it cold like in a salad or hot like couscous?

laugh- i tend to eat couscous cold, too, or at least at room temperature, but my all-time favorite way to eat quinoa is to cook it in faux chicken broth, mix it up with some black beans, chopped cilantro, grilled zucchini and onion and mushrooms, diced tomato, and mashed avocado, then season to taste and top with cheese or vegan cheese or just skip the cheese.

Vegan and vegaterian diets are very unhealthy. The Paleo (Caveman) lifestyle is the true path to health and virility.

CTRoberts Houston, TX

Original Post by: Max2500HD

Vegan and vegaterian diets are very unhealthy. The Paleo (Caveman) lifestyle is the true path to health and virility.

CTRoberts Houston, TX

Spoken like a true man... "caveman". Lol

I don't care for quinoa on its own, but I like to add it in any flour based recipes. Pancakes, homemade breads, muffins, etc. I'll usually throw in a few tablespoons of quinoa and also flaxseed for added nutrition! :-)

Yay! Everybody can eat vegan! So yummy!

I hope you are not as ignorant as you sound. I loved eating vegetarian, but I gained a lot of weight because I relied on a whole lot of pasta for my meals. I agree that eating a high protein, low carb diet is the best way to lose weight fast, but ultimately it's not a great way to live. There is clear and unapproachable evidence that a vegan lifestyle can not only keep heart disease away, but a vegan diet can reverse heart disease. Read the real scientific experiements, look at vegans, open your mind. People were thinner inthe "caveman" days, but the average life span was 20 years less than today. Bodies need complex carbohydrates to survive and build muscle. It is animal fat that produces the unhealthy cholesterol that kills people everyday. Read real research, Dr. Atkins died too early in his life... I wonder why

Sorry everyone, that last comment was aimed at max2500hd, if you couldn't guess. My dad died young because we were a meat and potatoes kind of family. All 4 of my grandparents, my dad, my mom, my uncles all have heart disease. All of them ate meat for 2-3 meals everyday. All of them had super high cholesterol. Cholesterol is not produced from cholesterol in food, it is produced from saturated fat in food, like anilmal fat.

dumb question maybe, but the Italian chickpea soup does not list chickpeas as an ingredient. are garbanzo beans and chickpeas the same thing? why don't they call it chickpeas in the ingredient list if it is so people like me don't have to ask these kinda dumb questions?

Just watch "Forks Over Knives" if you doubt that the vegan lifestyle is sustainable. It's a great documentary that follows two doctors who independently reached the same conclusion about food and health. It's free on Netflix streaming or for Amazon Prime customers.

Yay, a post for us vegans, finally! :D

Original Post by: melizabeth

dumb question maybe, but the Italian chickpea soup does not list chickpeas as an ingredient. are garbanzo beans and chickpeas the same thing? why don't they call it chickpeas in the ingredient list if it is so people like me don't have to ask these kinda dumb questions?

Yep, they're the same thing. Good point though--they really should make sure people know that. Maybe saying on the ingredient list "garbanzo beans (chickpeas)" or something.

I am delving into uncharted waters here.  I bought a bag of dry lentels and am going to experiment with making home made veggie burgers.  I have onions, garlic, sweet potatoes and I will probably add some egg white with spices.

My hubby needs help getting his b/p down, and we are using this as an opportunity to change our eating habits.  Any other ideas of veggie burgers, and to make it vegan what can I use as a binding agent besides eggs?

I'm a vegan. I use Vegweb.com for THOUSANDS of recipes. They're all delicious ;) Going vegan was the best decision of my life. My health increased dramatically, I learned how to cook so many new foods, and life is better.

WOW! I really got shot at! I knew I would. Y'all need to do some homework. I suggest you start with:

http://thepaleodiet.blogspot.com/

It never hurts to question your paradyne. There IS real science to support the Paleo argument, please see:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM&feature=youtu be_gdata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52A3ayfxfTs&feature=youtu be_gdata_player

What has been killing our loved ones is not the meat and fat, but the grains, sugars, legumes, salt and processed transfats. Paleos lived long, healthy lives. What killed them was accidents, war, famines, infant mortality and the fact they were a food source too! ヅ

Original Post by: gotnoworrys

Original Post by: Max2500HD

Vegan and vegaterian diets are very unhealthy. The Paleo (Caveman) lifestyle is the true path to health and virility.

CTRoberts Houston, TX

Spoken like a true man... "caveman". Lol

i'll stack the life expectancy of a vegan to that of a caveman any day of the week.  cavemen ate the way they did because they had no other options.  we've evolved beyond that now.

I have a hard time believing it was the legumes and grains, but totally agree with the transfats,processed foods and too much sugar and salt

Most vegetarians/vegans don't eat processed foods, trans fats, too much sugar or salt neither. They "usually" are very health conscious about what they eat. And if your argument about needing meat to be healthy is because of protein. Well, quinoa and soybean are "complete" proteins containing all 9 essential amino acids. So a vegetarian/vegan can meet their nutrient requirements through plant sources and avoid all the dangers and risk factors to their health associated with meat consumption.

I know I have stomped all over your green life style world (in true caveman fashion), but all you have to do is look at the evidence.

I am 65 years young, 5'10", 158#, BMI 22.7, BP 112/72. I have no metabolic diseases, cholesterol and triglycerides are great, HDL/LDL/VLDL all excellent. I take no meds, NONE! I can sprint 100m in 12 sec, jump 10', and swim a mile. I am 100% Paleo and have been for years.

The truth is, there are many options for a healthy lifestyle. It sounds like the paleo diet is working for you, Max, so keep it up! And the vegan lifestyle is working for these other people, so they should keep with it too. There's no one right answer. As long as we are all being good to ourselves and each other, that is what really matters.

Original Post by: dowens8

Sorry everyone, that last comment was aimed at max2500hd, if you couldn't guess. My dad died young because we were a meat and potatoes kind of family. All 4 of my grandparents, my dad, my mom, my uncles all have heart disease. All of them ate meat for 2-3 meals everyday. All of them had super high cholesterol. Cholesterol is not produced from cholesterol in food, it is produced from saturated fat in food, like anilmal fat.

I think way too many people over do it on animal based foods. That is why so many people have high blood pressure and other health issues. For me going vegan helped me think outside the box when it comes to cooking. I made tofu sloppy joes one time and my "meat and potatoes" roommate thought they were better then the beef version lol!

Original Post by: xXSinXx

Most vegetarians/vegans don't eat processed foods, trans fats, too much sugar or salt neither. They "usually" are very health conscious about what they eat. And if your argument about needing meat to be healthy is because of protein. Well, quinoa and soybean are "complete" proteins containing all 9 essential amino acids. So a vegetarian/vegan can meet their nutrient requirements through plant sources and avoid all the dangers and risk factors to their health associated with meat consumption.

That's true! I always meet my protein and nutrient requirements.