I only shop about once a month (2 1/2 hour round trip drive to grocery stores), and have fresh organic fruits and veggies delivered weekly. So I don't think I can live without my refrigerator. We...
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I only shop about once a month (2 1/2 hour round trip drive to grocery stores), and have fresh organic fruits and veggies delivered weekly. So I don't think I can live without my refrigerator. We...
I don't worry as much about my leftovers, if I forget to put them away I still eat them. So far I haven't gotten sick from leaving stir-fry out all night.
I don't have to worry about bingeing, then...
This is a good thread. I like it. My rule would simply be: No animal products unless absolutely unavoidable.
For instance: I bought a new vehicle in 2005 and it had a leather stearing wheel,...
My family was hanging out with my inlaws on Friday and everyone decided that they wanted to go out to dinner. Normally I jump in with the name of a restraunt that I know I can get something, but...
I would say to that geeky 16 year old:
-Don't lose touch with your friends, keep all of them in your address book.
-Take as many classes as you can, look into more college courses.
...
http://www.peacefulprairie.org/eNews/vday-brunch.html
I am signed up and going with my sister, daughter and nephew. I am hopeing to convert them to veganism while we are there. We'll see. It...
So I have been keeping track of my food on:
http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov
Which is an o.k. site. I haven't really thought about calories and fat since becoming vegan, but since I have hit a...
Congrats!
I became vegan after giving birth, so I don't have any advice for you on that front.
I will tell you that breastfeeding makes me hungry all the time. Be sure you keep healthy...
I rarely end up with photos of me. I'm a camera hog. :p
Here's last months pink:
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I dyed my hair green in honor of vegan month (Pink for Breast cancer month, last month). Not totally loving it, but it is a conversation starter.
I was so excited to see that costco and Price club carry falafel, but my excitment was short lived when I read the ingredient list, dry milk, can you believe it? I would of never expected to see...
What a sweet story. :D
Wash and tear up the kale into bite sized bits.
In a container with a lid mix: olive oil, salt and your choice of seasoning (I like to use a pepper mix)
Put the kale in the container, secure...
Yes, you do need an ice cream maker. I grew up with a family that made homemade icecream at least once a month, so a really nice ice cream maker is a must have. But you can get inexpensive ones...
About a month ago I purchased this book. Love, love, love it. Especially since I have found Arrowroot powder.
http://theveganscoop.com/
There is only about a dozen recipes that do not...
That's a great thought! So true, so true.
You probably don't need to rent a car if you are staying in Denver, there is lots of public transportation in the city. Although, if you are traveling to Red Rocks one day, it may make it easier to...
CDOW may control the hunting/fishing lisences, but thier main objective is the wildlife. Like PP said every organization out there is going have different views than yours. Since you will be...
Watercourse Foods 837 E. 17th Ave. Denver, CO 80218 (303-832-7313). I have never been there (too far away), but have been trying to find an excuse to go into Denver to try it. I have heard some...
Vegan tip: You buy yourself something super-duper yummy and don't want your omni family to consume it all (you are being selfish and want to eat it all). Just make the following announcement, "These...
How about letting your step son plan one meal a week for the whole family? He may use his old stand by's the first few times, but after a while he may start getting creative.
I would have him...
Yesterday my 2 year old daughter wanted something yummy so I sat her on the counter next to me and made vegan brownies and while I was mixing she was scooping handfuls of batter out of the bowl and...
Ah! Martial Arts my absolute favorite subject.
I teach Tae Kwon Do, but our instructors are encouraged to learn all styles of martial art. We do a little Judo in our classes, and there are...
I am so in love with a company called Door to Door Organics. They deliver fresh fruits and veggies to your door in Colorado, Michigan and the Kansas City area. I have them deliver every other week...
I have been vegan since June and have lost 20 pounds. I tell people I really have not changed my eating habits (I love chocolate and cookies), I just dropped the animal products from my diet. I...
Here are a couple sites:
http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/toddler-foods.html
This next site has the percentages on how much of vitamins and nutrients a mother's breastmilk contains;...
I do admit that it is embarrassing to tell everyone what I do for a living. I love my job (it's close to home, close to my son's school, close to daycare, close to the rec center, the other...
I did not catch the show Dear husband (or is it d*mn husband), didn't get the vcr setup. I did hop on Oprahs website and read all the info on it, she had several photos and some interviews, all very...
I am so interested in the Oprah show today. Lisa Ling is reporting on "How We Treat Animals We Eat". I won't be home when it comes on. I hope that my dear husband got the VCR set up to record it. ...
I like Lara bars. They used to be hard to find, but now they are in every store I go to, and so many flavors. I noticed that you gan buy them by the case on amazon. They have a pruney taste, but I...
I didn't realize that such a small percentage of American people voted. Wow, I am appalled :confused:. I will be voting in November, and if I had to vote tomorrow, I think I would vote McCain. ...
When someone says something like you don't eat any animal products I just tell them the good things that have happened to me since I became vegan, like losing weight, acne much better, feel...
Black Hawk, CO here! Boulder is very veg friendly, Black Hawk is not (casino patrons are mostly meateaters I guess). Nederland is veg friendly.
There is so much to do here in this beautiful...
veganf-good for you for donating! I know many mothers who have had to use donated breastmilk, and they are so thankful for it. I wish that I could of donated, but my daughter ended up using every...
Don't forget there is also donated breastmilk. Although it is expensive. That should of been one of the choices at the beginning of the post.
I know this thread has been dead for a while, but I am new here and ran across it. I feel so strongly about how amazing BF is that I just had to put my 2 cents in.
I BF my son for 13 months...
-I live 30 miles away from the closest town that has real stores to shop in.
-I drive a mid sized truck (I thought it would get better milage than a full sized, it doesn't)
-I recycle very little....
I am one of the selfish ones, mostly I went vegan for me. I couldn't get the extra weight off I have been carrying. I read a couple books that said a vegan diet would help me lose weight. I then...
Vegetarian since I moved out of my parents house (on and off though) at 18 years old, vegan since June 22, 2008 at 39. When I became veggie there was no one I knew who was veggie (except the...
Reasons for me not being vegan before becoming vegan;
1. Grew up in a hunting family, we always had elk, deer, bear, antelope in the freezer. Married a hunter when I left home, his family is...