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  1. Re: Mississippi leads the nation in obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease

    It's not just about lack of money. You also have to take education & availability into account. I grew up in southern Missouri/Arkansas in a very poor area. In the areas where most of the...
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    Re: What do you have for dinner?

    Tonight we had fried temphe seasoned with chili powder, salt & pepper, garlic & herb roasted potatoes, carrots & onions, & steamed artichoke with vegenaise/spicy mustard dipping sauce.
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    Re: Anyone Use Evening Primrose?

    When I looked it up, the bottle I found said to massage it directly into your skin or take 1/8 tsp orally. And 1/8 tsp equals 500mg. As for getting it down, maybe put it in some juice or a smoothie?
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    Re: HIV origin 'found in wild chimps'

    I just read recently that due to the Red Cross not getting enough donations they're considering doing away with their homophobic policy. I think this would be very wise of them since I know a lot of...
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    Re: Anyone Use Evening Primrose?

    If you have any metaphysical shops near you, you could check to see if they have it loose.
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    Re: How does your G.P. treat you?

    I'm one of those Americans who suffer without insurance. I have hypothyroidism but can't afford to have bloodwork done every six months so I just do without my meds. The good news is that since...
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    Re: Weight gain - should I be worried

    I also have a low thyroid now (I actually started out with an overactive one and had it destroyed via radiation). I've had to learn that as long as I feel healthy, I can't worry about what my body...
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    Re: Almost caved in this morning...

    Good for you for not giving up!!! I'm not a fan of the "low-carb" diets (or any fad diet for that matter). I don't think that it's healthy at all to cut out such an important part of our diet. ...
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    Re: Veganism vs. Strict Vegetarianism

    I also hate that the term is being watered down. Our local wild oats has started labeling dishes with honey in them vegan and we have a local restaurant with a vegan menu that has a salad with honey...
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    Re: What do you have for dinner?

    Ohh, how do you make the corn fritters without oil. I love these things and would love to know how to cook them healthier!
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    Re: Proud to eat healthy

    Breakfast: Tofu scramble burrito
    crumbled firm tofu, mushrooms, onion, bell pepper, and an orange tomato seasoned with turmeric, cumin & soy sauce on a tortilla with salsa

    Snack: a golden...
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    Re: What do you have for dinner?

    Mmm, I know!!! The farmers markets and home grown produce stands just started here and we went to one today. I'm having lunch right now, a tortillia, a raw carrot, a home grown raw tomato and 1/4...
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    Re: What do you have for dinner?

    Tonight we're having veggie packs (potatoes, carrots, zuchinni, mushrooms & onion slices drizzled with italian dressing, wrapped in aluminum foil and baked for an hour) seasoned brown rice and...
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    Re: Mushrooms are healthy or unhealthy ?

    I love mushrooms, I just wish they were cheaper. Portabello and shitaki are my favorites. This morning I had a tofu scramble burritto with lots of sauteed portabellos and salsa. Sooo good!!!
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    Re: These mice are on my last nerve...

    *Big virtual hug* :D
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    Re: These mice are on my last nerve...

    I had a really bad mouse infestation once too. One of the side effects of living in the middle of cotton fields at harvest time. I tried the catch and release traps but after about a month they...
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    Re: Ideas for aduki beans?

    I had some last night just cooked in the slow cooker all day with an organic vegan boullion. They were really good alone.
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    Re: Proud to eat healthy

    Yesterday:

    Breakfast: a smoothie with frozen pineapple, fresh strawberries, orange juice & rice milk

    Lunch: a whole wheat pita filled with sun dried tomato & basil hummus, sweet clover...
  19. Re: Bird Flu

    I agree. Our planet is a living organism and she's only going to take so much abuse before she defends herself. The speech from the Matrix about humans being a virus is so true!
  20. Re: Bird Flu

    My husband was just talking to his mother the other day saying how he was going to be really pissed off if the pandemic hit simply because people wouldn't stop eating/farming birds and he (a vegan)...
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    Re: Any Ex Raw or Current Raw Vegans?

    I'm not totally raw, I just tend to eat a lot of raw dishes in the summer since we don't have an airconditioner and using the stove/oven really heats up the house lol. But this is a really good site...
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    Re: Why weren't you vegan before you became vegan?

    I was raised on a farm and had my parents explaining that death was just a part of life and it was natural that we killed animals because that was just a part of the food chain. I also grew up...
  23. Re: Survey: How often vegans eat out--to be sent to the Virginia Beach Health Department

    How often do you eat out? Only once every few months

    Are you vegan? yes

    1. On a scale of 1 (easy) to 10 (strenuous), how difficult is it to find a place to eat out at? 9

    2. How often a...
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    Re: Vegan Rice Krispies

    I have yet to find any mainstream brand of crisped rice cereals here in the US that didn't contain vit d (or any other cereal for that matter other than peanut butter cap'n crunch). I wouldn't be...
  25. Thread: Quinoa

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    Re: Quinoa

    I usually just cook it with a vegan boullion cube thrown in but sometimes I add sauteed onion, garlic & tomato. I've never tried a sweet version but the apple quinoa that goodbyegirl posted about...
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    Re: The Sugar Thread

    I used to be completely addicted to sugar before going vegan. However, since I went vegan I've found that my sugar cravings only come about once a month now (I'll give you three guesses as to when...
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    Re: AR Leaflets - Not Accessible Enough?

    I think too many people have fallen into the trap of believing that "this is just how the world works and there's nothing I can do about it". Look at what my fellow Americans are letting happen to...
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    Re: Turning an eight year old vegan

    Soytaco is also really good for tacos, and already seasoned. I love cashew noodles and figure that they would be very kid friendly. I don't remember which one but either "How it all Vegan" or "The...
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    Re: My daughter's homework (Help!)

    Put something like a liter waterbottle filled with water in the back of your toilet for water displacement and you'll save water with every flush.
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    Re: Should we be stricter with our children?

    I see a lot of parents who have become very good at ignoring their kids. They can carry on a regular conversation while their child is running around them in circles screaming and hitting them. ...
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    Re: Poor vegan, cheap living

    Here's my list of money saving tips.

    I very rarely buy new clothes and when I do I get them from thrift stores. I also buy a lot of other things from thrift stores.

    I always buy whatever...
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    Re: The Post Punk Kitchen Cooking Show (online!)

    That's what I figured, fish don't actually smell/taste fishy, just oceany lol. I may try again but it just seemed so much like I was really eating fish.
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    Re: 10 Top Reasons to Go Organic

    Aww, thank you. You made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside :) .
  34. Thread: mcdonalds

    by ravenfire
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    Re: mcdonalds

    Just be warned though that they were recently busted for having both dairy and wheat in their fries when their food allergy listings said neither were present. Since they just got busted they may be...
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    Re: The Post Punk Kitchen Cooking Show (online!)

    Those are great thanks!!

    I tried vegan sushi for the first time the other night and couldn't eat it. The nori smelled and tasted way too fishy, is that normal? I only ate sushi twice when I...
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    Re: Proud to eat healthy

    Mmmm, me too. Not only does it taste so much better but I feel a lot better when I'm eating mostly organic.
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    Re: 10 Top Reasons to Go Organic

    I would definitely be a have-not. I don't work due to illness and my husband waits tables for $2.13/hr+tips. We just make sacrifices in other places. We never go out to eat and only buy new...
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    Re: Proud to eat healthy

    Breakfast:
    A smoothie with a banana, 1/2 cup strawberries & 1 cup rice milk

    Lunch:
    An herb roasted potato
    An ear of fresh corn on the cob
    An Orange

    Snack
    1 yellow carrot
  39. Thread: Varied diet

    by ravenfire
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    Re: Varied diet

    I kind of have a routine as well but try to make sure it's varied. For example, I almost always have a smoothie for breakfast with a banana, a frozen fruit (to make the smoothie icy) and rice milk. ...
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    Re: Ban on Carmine in US Proposed

    I've never understood why it's in so much chocolate. I've found so many chocolate items that would be vegan if they didn't have red 40. Does chocolate really need to have artificial red coloring...
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