Junk Food, Vegetarian Diet, Weight Loss, Weight Gain

Question for Savvy Vegetarian:
Ref: Kick the Junk Food Habit, Go Veg, Lose Weight
 So if the mice continued to grow fatter and fatter, even after switching back to the plant based low fat diet (aka vegan diet), is there anything we can do to flush out the bad bacteria or something so that when we switch [...]

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Tips For A Healthy, Low Budget Vegetarian Diet

Tips for delicious low-budget healthy eating on a vegetarian (or vegan) diet
From our own experience, we know it’s possible – and relatively easy – to have an excellent vegetarian diet on a low budget. You’ll also eat much healthier. It is a bit more work – you have to think and plan more, and be a [...]

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New Vegetarian Hates To Cook: How To Eat Healthy

Message for Savvy Vegetarian: I’ve recently become “vegetarian”, but I hate to cook.  I would like to buy pre-packaged foods, pre-made foods, etc.  What do you suggest?  Where do you suggest I go?  I love tofu and that’s my main source of protein. Help! Thank you, K.H.
 
Savvy Vegetarian Advice:
Hi K.H. If you want to be [...]

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Vegetarian diet for healthy food choices

Healthy Food Choices

A vegetarian diet usually starts with a healthy eating plan. The average North American diet is high in animal fats, trans fats, toxic chemicals, and empty calories such as white flour and sugar.  Other research shows that a vegetarian diet has far less of these elements and is much higher in nutritional value.
One [...]

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What Do Vegetarian College Students Do for Food?

Question For Savvy Vegetarian:
My daughter attends McMurry University in Abilene, TX. When she was interviewing at the school, they assured her it would be no problem for her to eat at the school. We are required to pay $1500/semester since she is in the dorm.
I wouldn’t mind that except her choices have been mixed pasta [...]

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New Veg Eats Healthy But Is Hungry & Depleted

Message For Savvy Vegetarian:
Hello… I need some advice about my diet… I have been a vegetarian for about 4 months now. Over the last few weeks I have found myself feeling hungry a lot of the time. My body simply feels depleted and brain function seems slower!
I can not understand what I am doing wrong [...]

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Busy Business Woman Needs Fast Food Quinoa Recipes

Message For Savvy Vegetarian:
Hello, I don’t know if you know the answer to this question but I am trying to incorporate Quinoa into my diet and want to make it in some sort of portable form.
For example, I wonder if anyone has had success in cooking it (with some spices perhaps), frying patties of it [...]

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Overwhelmed By The Soy Buzz – Is Tofu OK?

Message For Savvy Vegetarian
HI – just found your site and am excited to have a good resource. Have been reading some “real food” blogs that are wonderful but not vegetarian. Feel a bit overwhelmed by the soy buzz (have eaten and fed to my 9 yr old boys for years – now feel scared of [...]

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Going Vegan On A Tight Budget

Message for Savvy Vegetarian: I am on a fixed income and I want to know if two people can go vegan with only $299 a month. If so how. And where I live there are no specialty stores. I am dedicated to making the switch but I have to be able to afford it. J.B.
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Going Vegan Between A Rock And A Hard Place

Dear Savvy Vegetarian: I recently decided to go “vegan” after reading the book, “Skinny Bitch” and realizing the crap that is in the food I eat. However, I am between a rock and a hard place.
I have 4 kids and a full time job. I come from a family that strongly resists vegetarians, to the [...]

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