Topic: Calling all vegetarians

Aug 12, 2012 07:58 AM bexybexy wrote:

Wenweb I am vegan too. 2 years prior to my diagnosis I practially lived off these vegan chicken pieces I bought in the supermarket they had soya protein isolate in them. I had gone on a very good website called foodsforbreastcancer.com and found that it said to stay away from it (good thing I checked as would prob still be eating them now). It's hard as a vegan as I don't have time to prepare stuff as I work long hours. I do make chillis and soups and freeze them and luckily my local supermarket to a great range of veggie burgers not with soya but using lentils, chickpeas, beans, grains etc which is great so they are quick and easy and also relatively healthy. I remember reading about plant estrogens and soya and even said that certain beans and chickpeas and some veg has estrogen in albeit very low amounts. It just makes me mad sometimes I was telling my mum all this and she summed it up so well by looking incredulous and saying "Well what CAN you eat?!" I rarely drink alchohol, don't smoke and am not overweight it sometimes makes me so cross seeing people pigging out on steaks and milkshakes and cakes who smoke, drink like fish and yet nothing happens to them lol!

Aug 15, 2012 11:24 AM June56 wrote:

A great soy free meat substitute is a product by the brand name Quorn. It is in the frozen section at Whole Foods and Eathfare.

Aug 15, 2012 07:41 PM wenweb wrote:

Aug 15, 2012 09:10 PM June56 wrote:

Wren: Running to Target tomorrow.

Aug 19, 2012 01:19 PM wenweb wrote:

Cottontail

The question was why next year, and you've explained it well.  I still have chicken and shrimp in my freezer, it didn't occur to me that perhaps I should have eaten them before going vegan.  It sounds like you are way more logical :)

Aug 19, 2012 01:40 PM, edited Feb 15, 2013 07:40 PM by Cottontail

Aug 19, 2012 05:21 PM onvacation wrote:

I gave my meat away when I went veggie - my sister appreciated the meat.  I am not vegan but going to do a cleanse when I finish rads and it is vegan.  Hope the lifestyle sticks because I truely believe it is healthy if done correctly.  Cheese is the main reason I'm not vegan.  

Aug 19, 2012 06:33 PM dogsandjogs wrote:

You can get vegan cheese!  Every time I miss dairy cheese I think of the poor cows - the conditions they are kept in and the hormones they are given. Those hormones are going into our bodies when we consume dairy products. 

Aug 19, 2012 07:16 PM wenweb wrote:

Cheese was the hardest thing for me to give up, although milk in my coffee was hard too.  Vegan cheese is made from soy which is not good for those of us with estrogen+ BC :(

Aug 19, 2012 07:37 PM June56 wrote:

It seems everything is made with soy. Even my vegetarian vitamins have soy.

Aug 19, 2012 07:52 PM, edited Feb 15, 2013 07:40 PM by Cottontail

Aug 19, 2012 08:28 PM onvacation wrote:

I have tons of vegan cookbooks - I just need to try some recipes out.  I keep reading about the dairy cows and the poor baby boy cows that become veal and it breaks my heart, I probably should read that when I think I need cheese!  I've given up all other dairy except cheese, and I know I can do it, just have to set my mind to it!  If I would cook more it would be easier I think.  When I plan my meals and do most of the cooking on the weekend that seems to work the best.  Not sure why I haven't done that in a while - lazy and tired I think!

Aug 19, 2012 08:42 PM wenweb wrote:

Cottontail,  Thanks for the tip on the daiya cheese substitute.  I've never seen or heard of it.  

It's nice to read everyone's tips and solutions for replacing foods that are no longer on some of our diets.  My tip is nutritional yeast. When added to (almost any) dish gives a richer, nutty flavor, and in rare instances can be almost as good as a cheese substitute. In addition, it adds lots of B vitamins. 

I too use almond milk.  It only has 1 gram of protein though making it more empty calories and sugar... 

Aug 19, 2012 09:25 PM onvacation wrote:

I found daiya cheese at whole foods, I guess I should give it a try again on some veggie pizza!  

Aug 20, 2012 09:53 PM onvacation wrote:

oh mock tuna - sounds interesting - what else do you put in it?