LisaMarie71, I am a born and raised vegetarian. I'm almost 50 years old, and have no idea what a steak or a McDonald's hamburger tastes like. It is possible.
Oh my goodness that's wonderful! I envy you the good health you probably have as a result! I hate that I've poisoned my body with meat and dairy for 38 years, and I really don't want to do it to my child.
Thanks for all the encouragement, everyone.
The good news is that my little boy seems to love all the vegetarian stuff I've been making. He threw DOWN on my potatoes and lentils with curry with a side of broccoli tonight, and my silly carnivore husband won't even try the potato/lentil dish. He's convinced he hates lentils.
I read most of this book sitting down in the bookstore on multiple consecutive Fridays. It was interesting. Alicia is cute and seems like a sweetheart, but sometimes a bit ridiculous and immature. The part about "leeks being sexy" cracked me up! I can never look at another leek again without thinking of it and laughing.
She got me interested in lotus roots though! :-)
~CGH~
Last edited by choirgirlhotel; 02-16-2010 at 09:06 PM.
LisaMarie,
I'm sure you could sneak those lentils in some dish without him even knowing...lol
I heated up the left over potatoes and lentils with curry tonight and he's trying it right now. I also made some carrots cooked simply with a little olive oil and that was my dinner. My husband made barbecued pork slices so he's cutting up some of that for my little boy too. Ugh. Oh well.
I finally got this book in the mail today so I'm going to read it soon. Right now I'm about 100 pages into The China Study, which is absolutely fascinating and further confirmation that a plant-based diet is the way to go. Very convincing confirmation!!
I read this book recently, and I actually liked it.
It was a little silly, but it was exactly what I expected from her. It's cute and lighthearted, and a great "primer" to macrobiotics. I followed the book with the Hip Chick's Guide to Macrobiotics, which was still sweet but had a lot more information.
I'd like to raise my son vegetarian or vegan (he's 18 months old) but I haven't made that change. I plan to talk to the pediatrician at his next appointment and see what he thinks (though he's pretty old-school, so he probably will advise against it and I'll have to take what he says with a grain of salt).
I want to raise my girls vegan too and checked with our pediatrician about it. She said that it is fine and connected me with someone who is raised all of her kids vegan. My ped is a long-distance runner and was raised vegetarian so I figure she knows what she is talking about. The woman that raised her kids vegan recommended relying first on veggies and then fruits. Try to minimize the carbs because that will be all they want to eat. She also recommended the book Eat to Live. I read it. It was ok but I would recommend getting it from the library and not spending money on it. Especially if you already have The Kind Diet.
My husband wasn't too thrilled at first because he is worried that I won't be getting the right nutrition but the idea is starting to grow on him. He even made a vegan dinner for us last night. He doesn't want to do it himself but is totally ok with making a piece of chicken or whatever for himself and then eating our main dish as a side.
I got it out of Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything Vegetarian and I sent that back to the library and lost the page where I copied it out! Luckily, I just found it online. Here's a link:
I really liked the Kind Diet. I totally agree that Silverstone is kind of juvenile at times, but to me, it made her and the book seem more approachable. I've tried several of the recipes in the book and they are FANTASTIC! Especially the Cheesy, Oozy Guacamole Bean dip. We used "Veggie Shreds" and it melts JUST like real cheese, IMO. Raw Balls - delish, and the cornbread recipe was really good - but you can easily half the sweetner.
Hettie, I really liked the cornbread muffins too. I used the full cup of maple syrup, even though it was expensive, and I agree that you could probably cut the sweetener down. Have you tried the chocolate peanut butter cups? Holy moly they're good. Not good for weight loss, but tasty!
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