‘Bad’ Food Days: Picking Up & Moving On|Vicki Chamberlain

bad habit good habit

For many people, health is a major reason for going vegetarian A vegetarian diet is much healthier; it’s rich in fiber, vitamins, lean protein and complex carbohydrates. Surely, if we’re not distracted by meat dishes, we’ll be more likely to eat fresh fruits and veggies, right? This is logical- but ‘logical’ doesn’t always mean ‘true’. [...]

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The Jazzy Vegetarian Interviews The Savvy Vegetarian

The Jazzy Vegetarian, Laura Theodore

Savvy Vegetarian was interviewed by the Jazzy Vegetarian, Laura Theodore, today on Blog Talk Radio, along with cookbook author Robin Robertson. What fun! This post is a close approximation of the transcript. 1) What is a Savvy Vegetarian? Well informed about vegetarian diet & nutrition, persistent and patient in transitioning to a vegetarian diet, balanced [...]

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8 yr old goes vegetarian, Mom concerned about calories

Kid Vegetarian

It’s not easy to keep active growing lacto-ovo vegetarian children from being skinny. Parents need kid friendly recipes and children’s multivitamins Dear Savvy Vegetarian, My 8 year old daughter became a vegetarian two months ago. My husband and I who are not vegetarian are trying our best to support her choice. She is also an [...]

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To Become Vegetarian: How Do I Stop My Meat Eating Ways?

Reluctant Vegetarian

Question for Savvy Vegetarian: How can a person become vegetarian and stop their meat eating ways when it’s so hard to get over meat cravings caused by simply loving the taste of meat? Dear Judith, I discovered your website quite a while ago, and have recently stumbled across it again. I love the recipes, and [...]

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Gall Stones: Is Vegetarian Diet The Answer?

Dr. Gabe Mirkin & Diana Mirkin

Dr. Gabe Mirkin, M.D., Report on Gall Stones We’ve all heard (or experienced first hand) that gall stones aren’t fun. But you know, I’ve been a veganish vegetarian for a long time, I’m 61, and I’ve never had a gall bladder attack – touch wood. Which makes me wonder. Dr. Mirkin‘s report on gall stones [...]

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No More ‘Taunt The Vegetarian’

Taunt You

As I keep saying, the world is going vegetarian! “My husband and I are friends with a couple who had fun playing “taunt the vegetarian”, an irritating game where the non-veg places emphasis on meat, rude elaborate descriptions of it, and tells you for the millionth time that they ‘couldn’t live without steak’…etc. Other than [...]

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