April 10th, 2012 by Savvy Veg
New 16 year old vegetarian, super-conservative parents don’t know, terrified to tell them Hey, I am a newly declared, sixteen year old vegetarian, and my parents simply do not know. . . . yet. They are super conservative and I have kept my vegetarianism a secret so far. Often times we’re not at the dinner […]
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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
My stepdaughter is vegetarian in the most ignorant, stubborn teenager way
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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
Maintain healthy cholesterol levels by eliminating saturated fats and adding whole grains, especially quinoa. 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? According to The American Heart Association, high levels of cholesterol are a risk factor […]
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February 27th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
New to vegetarian diet, wondering how many avocados you can eat and still lose weight. How many calories in avocado? 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 eat and still lose weight? I […]
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