February 22nd, 2011 by Savvy Veg
After lapsing years ago from a vegetarian diet, I recently went lacto-ovo vegetarian, thanks to a recent meat industry slaughterhouse video in the Guardian UK “I know how hard it can be to be vegetarian in such a meat-obsessed culture. And I have been on the receiving end of a few lectures from vegetarians and [...]
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January 23rd, 2011 by Savvy Veg
21 with eating disorder, wants to go vegetarian, treatment team & Savvy Vegetarian say not a good idea Question for Savvy Vegetarian: Hi, I”m 21 and after thinking about it for a long time, I have recently decided to go vegetarian. There are a number of reasons including animal welfare, the environment and tending [...]
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September 18th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
Advice for stepmom of teen vegetarian…no problem with sensible vegetarian diet, problem with skipping meat, eating almost nothing Message for Savvy Vegetarian: My stepdaughter is vegetarian in the most ignorant, stubborn teenager way. I have no problem with her eating a sensible vegetarian diet with lentils, chickpeas, quinoa or whatever it takes to keep her [...]
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August 30th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
How to NOT debate vegetarianism with friends, family and others Question for Savvy Vegetarian: First of all, let me thank you for your website! I’m a vegetarian college student (veg for almost 4 years now) and I want to thank you for this enormous resource. I’ve learned how to cook quinoa, how to prepare shopping lists, what to [...]
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March 16th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
Image by Maggie Osterberg via Flickr Many people go vegetarian to lower their high cholesterol. How can a vegetarian diet lower cholesterol? And does it really work? You can lower cholesterol and maintain healthy cholesterol levels by eliminating saturated fats and adding whole grains, especially quinoa. According to The American Heart Association, high levels [...]
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February 27th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
New to a vegetarian diet and wondering how many avocado you can eat and still lose weight. How many calories in avocado? Question for Savvy Vegetarian: I have asked this question of my many friends on Twitter and Facebook but no one seems to know or have the answer. How many avocados can a person [...]
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