Baby … slurping my blood sugar like a little vampire I have a confession to make. Some of you are going to hate me for this. At least a little. I have not puked once since I got pregnant. I don’t feel queasy in the mornings, and lately I don’t feel queasy at all. In […]
Would I buy vegan cheese if it weren’t an oxymoron? One of the hardest things for me to give up when I went vegan was Parmesan cheese. I was used to eating it on just about everything. Eventually, long after the parmesan addiction had lost its grip, I found a substitute, made with ground walnuts, […]
How to keep weight up on veg diet, eat healthy too I recently started changing my diet. I am juicing fruits and veggies and cutting out meat. I feel GREAT! I am very excited about my new, far healthier diet. The only problem is that I am losing weight. While this is generally considered a […]
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Dad goes vegan, wants son to give up sugar & eat healthy First of all, thanks for creating the Savvy Vegetarian web site! A little story about myself: I have struggled with weight issues most of my adult life. Recently I decided (educated myself) that there are tremendous flaws in the western diet. When I […]
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How GMO foods affect the environment and your health Article excerpt with permission from Institute for Responsible Technology 1. GMOs Are Unhealthy. The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) urges doctors to prescribe non-GMO diets for all patients. They cite animal studies showing organ damage, gastrointestinal and immune system disorders, accelerated aging, and infertility. Human […]
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Nightshade vegetables are chemically alkaline, but are acid forming foods I cook quinoa often and love it however the last three times I made it my stomach got very upset. Do you think it is because I put tomato sauce on it? Never bothered me before and that’s the only way I eat it is […]
Tags: acid foods, acid forming foods, alkaline foods, nightshade vegetables, Quinoa, sauce recipes, tomatoes2 year vegan, mostly raw diet, beans & tofu main protein source, foul gas all the time I eat about three cups of beans a day (red kidney, black, romano and chick peas). I soak and cook them myself in a slow cooker. I have LOTS of gas even though I eat slow and chew […]
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Umami is a taste sensation just like sweet, sour, bitter and salty, considered to be the ‘fifth taste’. Guest post by artist and long time vegetarian Fiona Morgan, WhereFishSing I agree whole heartedly with the idea of umami as the missing element in so many vegetarian foods. Umami is what we’re going for in Savvy […]
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Look to the OCA & Institute for Responsible Technology for Truth About GMOs With permission from the OCA newsletter, Organic Bytes, 6.2.11 The Organic Consumers Association and The Institute for Responsible Technology are the best sources for truth about GMOs and the GE industry, gleaned from independent research and news sources wherever they continue to […]
When I try to go vegetarian - except for fish & eggs - I gain weight. I eat quinoa, but generally find I must leave beans and rice alone. I’m 68, in good shape, and very active outdoors, hiking, snow shoeing and camping. How can I control my weight and still be mostly vegetarian? Thank […]
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