tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026292844120978551.post590552610471632566..comments2024-02-18T23:36:14.267-08:00Comments on A Continual Feast: Vegetarian... Maybesarah mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18016489034529811005noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026292844120978551.post-27080711597428003972009-02-06T07:07:00.000-08:002009-02-06T07:07:00.000-08:00Honestly, vegetarianism can be a very sensible, we...Honestly, vegetarianism can be a very sensible, well-rounded diet . . . veganism on the other hand . . . :) Honestly, the more I read about it, the less healthy being a vegan sounds. (Not that the occasional vegan meal is bad - my favorite curry recipe is vegan!) If you absolutely need a special pill substitute for vital nutrients, your diet might not be that healthy! (I think it's B12 that vegans miss out on?) But vegetarianism can give you everything you need, if you do it right. <br><br>I have heard that it's good to stay away from too much soy, because of the plant estrogens.<br><br>We aren't vegetarian, but our main courses are about 1/2 to 1/3 of the time, and our breakfasts and lunches are most of the time. It's not a bad way to eat at all. Discvered that we liked it once upon a Lent. :)<br><br>Have you ever picked up an issue of Vegetarian Times? I subscribed to it for several years and got a lot of good recipes that way. They lean a little too much towards meat substitutes, I think (tofu, TVP, morningstar sausage), but also have lots of good ideas involving cheese, eggs and legumes as protein sources. Love, love, love their pesto skillet pizza. And picnic cavier. Mmmmmm. They have a lot of their recipes on their website.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185831697537364088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026292844120978551.post-85578485897341604802009-02-05T14:34:00.000-08:002009-02-05T14:34:00.000-08:00When I'm not pregnant I'd be perfectly con...When I'm not pregnant I'd be perfectly content to be a vegetarian. I tend to cook more that direction anyways, but I don't turn away from meat entirely because Matt would protest. And I'd really rather not add more complexity to my menu planning by having to do meat and no-meat options with some of my meals. But as it stands, I very seldom do a hunk of meat with a vegetable and starch sort of meal as seems common on many tables. When I'm not pregnant, I really don't care much for meat anyway. <br><br>However, when I'm pregnant I start craving steak and roasts and beef stews and meaty things like that. I guess my body needs the additional protein... but I don't know why I can't crave more chickpeas or something!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689104216675201913noreply@blogger.com