VeggieBoards - Vegetarian Forum

Well hello there

turdtacular — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:57:15 GMT

Hi! I'm new to veganism, started maybe 3-4 weeks ago. I kind of jumped right into it after watching some videos online that really affected me. I found this site doing a google search, lurked for a few days and figured I might as well get an account.

Nice to meet you guys! :D

Iron Deficiency

Neowhite — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:25:24 GMT

I went to the doctors last night and she's told me I'm Iron Deficient, all the rest of my bloods came back normal. She told me to go buy an Iron Supplement and we'd redo my bloods in a month and see what the Iron levels are. It all seems very standard and logical to me and I've purchased the supplement and taken the first tablet.

This annoyed me a little, not only is it a terrible cliche, but I make sure I get a lot of iron in my diet, although I don't get out a calculator and work out the iron in my diet. I eat foods that I thought were high in iron, things like spinach, silverbeet (Chard), rocket (arugula). I don't eat a small amount of these vegetables either, but it looks like I need more. So I was wondering what everybody else does to keep their Iron Levels up?

I've done some research on the net and it seems that the iron level in vegetarians is not significantly lower than omnivores (I read that as it is lower, but not a lot). I also found out some that 20% of heme-iron (the type found in red meat) is absorbed and only 2%-20% of non-heme-iron (plant based iron). Also calcium doesn't help the absorption of iron and I should try and have all my calcium away from my iron. The one bright side of my findings is that Vitamin C helps with the uptake of Iron too, and vegetarians have higher level of Vitamin C than average. It certainly seems to me that it's much harder for us vegetarians to get our iron.

So yeah, how do you all make sure you get enough Iron? Does anybody do it without a supplement or multi-vitamin and what's your trick?

Do business shirts go well with jeans?

Kindred — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:15:51 GMT

I know nothing about fashion or what ever but I know jeans are strong and last a long time. I like that because I am a cheap ass. Anywhos do jeans look ok with shirts? If so what colours go with them? Should I wear black jeans or will blue be ok?

New Veggieboards...

sleepydvdr — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:57:35 GMT

Holy cow, it looks much more modern. Who is cristina7?

Vision Forum calling President Obama Scoffer in Chief

peacefulveglady — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:35:02 GMT

I am getting tired of all of these Christian websites picking and choosing when to pick on the president. Ever since the stance on Gay marriage, I been getting these on my facebook and emails I am tired of it.
http://www.visionforum.com/news/blog...2012/05/10132/

Downtime

Michael — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:47:37 GMT

I sincerely apologize for the recent downtime. Things should be back to normal. Apparently someone was using our server to send spam and our host pulled the plug.

Hi. New vegetarian here! Few questions.

Hansel — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:47:43 GMT

Hi, just recently gave up all meats! I stopped eating beef/pork many years ago and the other day I decided it was time to give up the rest. My diet has always been very blanced. Never had any stomach issues but now all of a sudden I've been getting the bubble guts! My question is how long does this normally last? Maybe I should take immioudiam AD temporally ? Please help.

Thanks!!!

Pizza parlor cracks down on unruly kids.

Wolfie — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:18:33 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0BL638Fm0o

I wish we'd see more of this around here.

Anyone miss the computer components of old?

Digger — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:16:31 GMT

I recently destroyed my computer keyboard with Diet Coke (don't ask) and had to pull out a very old AT keyboard from the 1980's era to temporarily take its place, and seriously I'm actually enjoying it! This thing weighs a ton and makes my fragile little fairy of a keyboard embarrassed by comparison. It makes a wonderful click when I hit the keys and I had forgotten how much I enjoyed that. Anyone else miss the old style components?

Has anyone here written a book that was published?

Digger — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:03:19 GMT

Just wondering what the protocol is, and how you went about doing it.

Roasted Vegetable Streudel- One of the Best Dishes I have Ever Tasted.

smiling — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:53:18 GMT

Tonight I made this streudel for dinner. It was easily veganized with Daiya mozzerella cheese and by leaving out the Romano cheese. It was amazing. The Daiya really added to it. I also added mushrooms and seasoned the veggies with Italian seasoning and dried basil. I cannot say enough about this dish. My husband flipped over it as well. I am a very seasoned cook and was so shocked at how such simple ingredients come together to make something so spectacular.

http://prouditaliancook.blogspot.com...-farewell.html

Slip ups

Erratus — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:06:12 GMT

Bacon in your vegetarian soups, turns out those beans were cooked with lard, didn't realize that this ingredient was a meat product. Not sure about you, but there have been slip ups on my part, and I always feel so bad about them. Despite never being a Christian, I feel better after confessing them, and thought that this could make a good sticky thread if others felt the same way. Either way, I am feeling horrible about a recent incident involving anchovies.

I went camping with my brother and mother for mother's day. My mom got the food, and as it turns out the main vegetarian meal for me had anchovies as a minor ingredient. We were already packed up and driving there, and my brother was making her feel bad enough for forgetting the ice. I didn't have the heart to tell her that my food wasn't vegetarian. So I kept quiet and ate the food with anchovies in it. Feel bad about it, but I know I would feel bad about telling my mom too. Anyway, there is my slip up, feel free to console, post your own slip up, or hit the back button.

Did you ever analyze your intake at mypyramidtracker.gov?

imagineaa — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:59:06 GMT

Maybe it's all the years of omnis drilling into my head you must eat meat...but once in a while I plug in my daily intake into that site (free) just to see if I'm eating healthy...and I'm kinda surprised at the results. It's not an exact science, but it's kinda cool to have a general idea. Today:
Nutrient Your Intake Recommendation
Food Energy/Total Calories (kcals) 1822 1851
Protein (gm) 53 46
Carbohydrate (gm) 302 130
Total Fiber (gm) 34 25
Total Fat (gm) 53.1 40.5 - 70.9
Saturated Fat (gm) 9.4 < 20.2
Monounsaturated Fat (gm) 22 **
Polyunsaturated Fat (gm) 16 **
Linoleic (omega 6) (gm) 15.4 12
Alpha Linolenic (omega 3) (gm) 1.3 1.1
Cholesterol (mg) 1 < 300
Vitamin A (mcg RAE) 1878 700
Vitamin C (mg) 299 75
Vitamin E (mg a-TE) 10 15
Thiamin (mg) 2.2 1.1
Riboflavin (mg) 1.8 1.1
Niacin (mg) 26.4 14
Folate (mcg, DFE) 561.2 400
Vitamin B6 (mg) 1.9 1.3
Vitamin B12 (mcg) 1.6 2.4
Calcium (mg) 774.1 1000
Phosphorus (mg) 1165.5 700
Magnesium (mg) 437.9 320
Iron (mg) 20.5 18
Zinc (mg) 10.1 8
Selenium (mcg) 52 55
Potassium (mg) 2821 4700
Sodium (mg) 3155 1500 - 2300

GMO Tofu

SkepticalVegan — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:43:11 GMT

So I often see statements such as "It may be difficult to find non-GMO tofu...", but Ive been on the lookout for tofu that I can confirm uses Gm soybean and am coming up empty handed. It seems the vast majority of tofu on the US market in non-GMO whether organic or not.
So are there any tofu brands you know of that use Gm soy that you know of?

Vegetarian Pets?

hollybolly — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:06:56 GMT

I was just curious if any of you guys have switched your pets to veggie pet food? I've read about it, but I am a little nervous that it could be unhealthy for them. I have not had a chance to visit the vet yet about it. Also, I'm curious what your personal philosophies are regarding this. Is it okay for pets to have meat in their food because they are animals themselves, or is it not okay because of cruelty in pet food manufacturing (that is what bothers me). I'm interested to hear your views!