I Hate To Cook, How Can I Have A Healthy Vegetarian Diet

Unhappy Cook

10 Simple Ideas for a Healthy Vegetarian Diet with Minimal Cooking I have just become vegetarian, I hate to cook. How can I have a healthy vegetarian diet? Use cooking gadgets, stay away from processed foods. Two of many tips. Message for Savvy Vegetarian: I’ve recently become vegetarian, but I hate to cook. I would [...]

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New Teen Vegetarian Has Parental Obstacles

Sad Veggie Girl

Teen vegetarian should work with her parents to learn about going vegetarian. Get a good food nutrition guide and have them help plan your vegetarian diet. Question for Savvy Vegetarian: Hi, I’m 14 and I just turned vegetarian 3 months ago. I started feeling better and did not have the headaches I usually do. Anyway, [...]

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7 Yr Old Vegetarian Child Has Behavior Issues

Veggie Boy

Vegetarian child having behavior issues could be a number of reasons: Is he getting enough calories? Does he have food sensitivities, indigestion, constipation? Message for Savvy Vegetarian: Hi, I just stumbled on your website and wonder if you might have any advice for me. My 7 year old went vegetarian (lacto-ovo) 2 months ago. The [...]

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Mom Says Vegetarian Son Not Getting Enough Protein

Lettuce Mouth

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Vegetarian Nutritional Dilemna: Hyperthyroidism, B12 Deficiency, Craving Steak

Doctor Dilemna

Dear Savvy Vegetarian, I’m having a multi-level nutritional dilemma. I’ve been a vegetarian for 6 years. I was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism and severe B12 deficiency. Having watched many of my holistic friends spend thousands of dollars trying to find “natural” treatments for their thyroid problems, I went mainstream and started taking 25mcg of Synthroid [...]

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Teen Vegan Suspected of Being Anorexic & Superior

Teenage Attitude

Dear Savvy Vegetarian, I am having a huge problem with my meat eating family. Most of my relatives are extremely old (70+ years old) and have never heard of this. They put strange ideas into my parents’ heads that I will become anorexic. Worst of all, a family friend who is a doctor wants to [...]

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Unhealthy Vegetarian Diet Worse Than Eating Meat

French Fries

Question for Savvy Vegetarian: Hi, please help me. I have been a veggie for about a year now, my family always nag about it but that’s not the problem. My mum has osteoporosis, fibromyalgia and arthritis. The doctor said some of them can be hereditary, and that I should eat lots of red meat as I too [...]

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Myths and Truths About Vegan Diet by Virginia Messina

Myths And Truths

Article Excerpt: Virginia Messina, June 3, 2009, Seattle Vegan Examiner Nobody ever seems to be especially neutral on the topic of vegan health. Most are convinced that a vegan diet is either completely dangerous or a magic bullet cure-all. The myths about vegan eating spring from both sides of the argument and are sometimes completely [...]

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Quick & Easy Vegan Cookbooks

Vegan Express

Hi! I am very much wanting to become a vegan, but need some good advice on cookbooks. For beginners and for quick and easy meals. The rest of my family refuses my ways. So the easier the better. – T.C. Savvy Veg: Hi T.C., I’m sorry your family won’t support your going vegan, but on [...]

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The Most Important Advice For Going Vegetarian

Going Veg

Question For Savvy Vegetarian: I’ve recently been thinking about moving to a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet for a few reasons: because I’ve heard it’s cheap, healthy, and more environmentally friendly. I just graduated University and during that time I picked up some pretty awful eating habits that include LOTS of Pepsi and other sugary items, which [...]

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