Heather,
Thanks for the advice -- your mom really is a wise woman! This is a great
way for her to have handled your questions and goals, and is a strategy
I'll definitely keep in mind in terms of other issues as well.
Thanks,
Jessica
On Fri, 19 Mar 1999, Heather McKenzie wrote:
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> > Hi all!
> >
> > I too have had a really difficult time with this (giving up meat,
> ect.)
> > but am continuing to try and would love any suggestions that anyone
> may
> > have, beacuse politically, socially and morally I completely agree
> with
> > much of the rationale behind veganism/vegitarianism. I have recurrent
> > (really recurrent) migraines which are promoted in
> > part, by food allergies (and I'm sure stress and fatigue as well)
> and it
> > seems that I'm allergic to just about everything. More importantly,
> I'm
> > interested in hearing how everyone came to "make the switch" as it
> were,
> > eg, the practical things everyone has done, how they've supplemented
> thier
> > diets without meat etc., steps taken in making thier dietary changes,
> > lifestyle changes etc.
>
> I gave up most meat at age 14. My mom, a really smart woman, told me
> that if I was really commited to this, she was going to give me three
> cookbooks (Diet for a New America, Diet for a Small Planet, and The
> Vegetarian Epicure). I was to read the text, understand the concept
> of planning veg. meals for maximum nutrition, and make a list of a
> month's worth of entrees that I would be willing to eat. There are a
> lot more veg. cookbooks on the market now. I personally recommend
> Laurel's Kitchen. It is full of info and simple recipes.
>
> Another thing I would recommend is branching out into Middle Eastern,
> Chinese, Japanes, Korean, Thai, etc. and Indian cooking. It may mean
> restocking the spice rack, and making trips to specialty stores to get
> the authentic ingredients, but it is so worth it! Also, many of those
> styles don't use quite so much wheat, dairy, corn (and other allergy
> provoking foods) as european based cooking does. I love my copy of
> Madhur Jaffrey's Eastern Vegetarian Cooking (that isn't the exact
> title, but it's pretty close).
>
> In terms of lifestyle, sometimes I eat before I go out to eat, so I
> can just order a salad if the restaurant is meat-oriented. I think
> that the adjustments are somewhat like taking up or giving up smoking.
> It takes a little more energy, but once you get used to it, it really
> seems effortless. There are numerous archives of veg. recipes on the
> web, too. But I would suggest reading some of the vegetarian
> "classics" for some basic understanding of the proper diet. Be aware
> that, like most healthcare, the ideas of what is right and what isn't
> have changed a lot over the years. Read a bunch and see what feels
> right to you.
>
> Good luck,
> Heather
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