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    Re: What did you eat today? (15)

    Oh my word Espirito - I do not know how you cope with such small amounts of food - I'd be feeling sick and my stomach would be complaining !!! Mind you - I do eat way too much and have a very sweet...
  2. [recipe] Re: Please help, my homemade vegan cookies are like rocks

    Sorry - I have no advice as my problem is the opposite ! Mine always come out so soft and crumbly even when cold ! I pick them up and then crumble like breadcrumbs in your hand and I've no idea...
  3. Re: Bulk Buying Laundry and Cleaning products online

    Thanks Harpy !!! I will go google!!!
  4. Bulk Buying Laundry and Cleaning products online

    Apologies if this is a dumb question but does anyone buy their washing powder, cleaning products etc etc online, is it even possibly to buy everything in bulk online from one place - cheaply !!! I'm...
  5. Re: My top 12 kitchen appliances for preparing vegan food

    I just bought a really cheap electric waffle maker from Lidls - not at all necessary but I've been eyeing it up for weeks and couldn't resist any longer - I made a load of yummy pumpkin waffles last...
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    Re: Good vegan alternative to coffee cream

    Apologies for resurrecting an old post but I have just bought some "Soya Mate Instant Soya Milk Powder" from Vegan Store and its brilliant ! It quickly dissolves in coffee, doesnt curdle and taste...
  7. Re: "No meat, no dairy, no problem: is 2014 the year vegans become mainstream?"

    Its kind of like a journey isnt it, we learn and grow along the way, making changes as we take each step and at last we're heading in the right direction.
  8. Re: What's Your Favorite Green Smoothie Recipe?

    I've always fancied making smoothies - or juicing - and googled the subjects yesterday. So much info on both that I can't decide which is healthier - or if they're both the same. Any ideas? ...
  9. Re: Do vegans need supplements? Do you take any?

    I guess I can stress too much at times over supplements and what I eat - I keep reminding myself of friends who eat tons of meat and junk food so I could be doing a lot worse! And I had to laugh -...
  10. Re: Do vegans need supplements? Do you take any?

    I'm really impressed with how you've broken everything down and its given me an incentive to eat a little healthier. I know its an excuse but ..... the school holidays have been so busy and manic...
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    Re: Sticky Toffee Pudding

    Truly is was so so yummy - very sweet, moist and sticky! You need custard or soya cream to go with it I think to balance ou the sweetness!
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    Sticky Toffee Pudding

    Hi

    Hope its ok to post links only I had a craving for sticky toffee pudding today and spent ages surfing for a recipe. Amazing how many "Vegan" recipe's have egg in them - it was driving me...
  13. Re: Do vegans need supplements? Do you take any?

    Hi

    I'd appreciate some advice. I currently have one Veg 1 capsule a day (and a Deva Omega 3 DHA). I noticed on Holland and Barrett that they do two vegan supplements: Vegan Multivitamin & Mineral...
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    Re: Heartburn

    Sandra - I'm so glad I'm not the only one who struggles like this !!! Mine started years ago when I was really young and I've come to the conclusion that its something I'm always going to have to...
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    Re: Heartburn

    Thats true Sandra - I am an anxious/stressie type of person - now I get worried about something I can feel my stomach start to churn! Currant Cottage
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    Re: Heartburn

    Oooh thanks for that tip about chammomile making you vomit if you're already sick - I'd no idea and will avoid it if any of us are "sick" ill - yuk, I struggle with vomit anyway as I've got a real...
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    Re: Redwood Cheese

    Funny enough I used to loathe it and thought it tasted foul but now its been so long since I tasted cheese I actually think its very cheesy and I use it all the time in pitta breads, on pizza, grated...
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    Re: Vegan and Heartburn

    My doctor used to get so cross with me - I'd keep going back for antacids and different proton pump inhibitors (which do work, but aren't nice!) and she'd always be threatening me with a gastroscopy...
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    Re: Vegans and calcium

    OK so I'm being really dense and cannot find the link to your store - sorry!!! Can't you post the link or pm it to me if posting it isn't allowed. Many thanks! CurrantCottage
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    Re: Vegan and Heartburn

    Poor you - turning Vegan totally sorted my heartburn - I was on tons of gastric tablets before, that said garlic is the one thing I still cannot eat - at all! Maybe you should go to the doctor to...
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    Re: Why Vegan?

    Thanks Tishy - not only am I a vegan but a christian too so I find it generally impossible to share beliefs as people get offended when its the last thing I intended ...if that makes sense LOL ! ...
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    Re: Why Vegan?

    I was just sat in the school car park chatting to my children's teacher as a truck came past with a load of cows on board - the teacher pulled a face and sad "poor things and on such a hot afternoon...
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    Re: Vegans and calcium

    I will confess that I've never heard of chia seed before - but if they've got calcium in and omega 3 that sounds brilliant! Off to look at your store!
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    Re: Vegans and calcium

    I like that :) I too enjoy a balance of healthy and junk !!!! And I keep reminding myself that even on a more junky day it has to be better than some omni's I know who seem to exist on chips,...
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    Re: Vegans and calcium

    Thanks for this Harpy ! I go through periods of not worrying at all about what I eat then periods of getting stressed as to whether I'm getting enough of everything !!! Off to have a look at the...
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    Re: Vegans and calcium

    Apologies if this is a silly question, but if I'm going to drink a glass of soya milk, or calcium enriched orange juice do I need to eat food with it to aid the absorption of the calcium??? Also,...
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    Re: What did you eat for the first time today?

    My husband will tell you I have the word "gullible" stamped on my forehead !!! He has long since given up explaining "humour" to me :D
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    Re: What did you eat for the first time today?

    I'm such an idiot ! What I meant was I thought I could crumble it when dry ... but realised it was solid as wood !!! Then I discovered upon soaking it how rubbery it was - does that make more...
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    Re: What did you eat for the first time today?

    Seaweed. Kombu.

    I soaked it, chopped it up and added to some green lentils and marigold.

    It was foul :-(

    I thought it would be crispy and easy to sprinkle on food !!!
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    Re: What's your favorite way to prepare tofu?

    I cut tofu into cubes and then cover with mixture of: crunchy peanut butter/soy sauce/argave nectar and bake in the oven for 20mins or so.
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    Re: The Cookery Tips Thread

    I've been making bread for years and never knew this !!!!!!!! Thank you !!!!!
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    Re: Need food and exercise advice

    Aha ...this may well be why when I have "bad" food weeks and eat what I would term too much I lose weight and when I try and had cut back .... the pounds don't shift.

    I have recently bought some...
  33. Re: I'm lovin' it... current vegan food obsession!!!

    Oooh this sounds good - I must get some !! I still yearn for mayo that tastes like Hellmans!

    At the moment I can't stop making a peanut butter satay type sauce for tofu.
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    Poll: Re: Has your weight changed since going vegan?

    I initially lost a lot of weight ....but its trying to find me again. I blame baking :-) I love cakes, puddings, flapjacks etc !
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    Re: Not needing weight loss - freaking out

    Dont - I just made some fruit cup cakes - unfortunately they were very more'ish ... especially in their raw state!!!! What makes it even worse is I wouldnt allow my children to lick the bowl out and...
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    Re: Not needing weight loss - freaking out

    I'm struggling to lose weight now I'm vegan - I love baking cakes, biscuits and flapjack too much - and eating them obviously!
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    Poll: Re: Going vegan - was it easy for you?

    Wow - what a brilliant idea!!!! I can tell this will revolutionise my cooking! Thanks !
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    Poll: Re: Going vegan - was it easy for you?

    I find it fairly easy if I'm organised with foods but struggle when family meals are a last minute affair and I've nothing much in the freezer - I have a real problem remember to soak beans overnight...
  39. Re: Vegan foods that you like to keep in the kitchen on a regular basis

    Thank you "Hiddenfromview" - it sounds really good, I'll have to get some - probably online as there is a lack of good health food shops where I live - I like the idea of sprinkling it on mashed...
  40. Re: Vegan foods that you like to keep in the kitchen on a regular basis

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    I've never heard of nutritional yeast. What is it and what do you use it for??

    Thanks, Ali
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