Hello Rosina, and welcome to VB!! Whole grains, beans and nuts are a very good source of protein, so you don't have to depend on cheese for that. If you search the boards, you'll find a lot of information on protein and ways to get enough (we don't need that much, anyway). Feel free to ask anything!
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Well , just take it easy and work slowly through to your goals . Most find it best to go slow and build up the nutritional side of things as they go . Other wise you do end up with the weight / nutritional problems
There is a good recipe section
Cheese comes with both animal and vegetable rennet < (thats the type I use) . Its written on the ingredients on the sticker . Not certain which country you are from , but veggie rennet base cheese is common down under in NZ.
There is a very active teen board you might want to check out
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Whenever I read the ingredients of cheese, it almost always just says 'rennet' with nothing else. I could look around on the package for something, but I think I already have and found nothing. Eh well, I'll try again.
My mother does not agree with me on Vegetarianism and believes that 'animals were put here for our consumption.' Of course I always reply with 'Then let's consume Cassie
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(our cat)' She is a doctor, and extremely busy. She probably would teach me to cook but she has no time on her hands and when she does, she spends it with her McBrainwashed husband, my stepdad.
I'm going to try though, I swear! It's also a matter of going to the store, since a lot of times my parents buy me things I'd rather not eat, like diet cereal bars >_> They like to go to the store without me so I don't beg them for 'some gross food for teenagers'.
I make a lot of things with beans, but it really is a matter of ingredients, since I adore cold sandwiches rather than hot dishes for lunch <3
Thanks for the suggestions <3
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My mother does not agree with me on Vegetarianism and believes that 'animals were put here for our consumption.' Of course I always reply with 'Then let's consume Cassie
I'm going to try though, I swear! It's also a matter of going to the store, since a lot of times my parents buy me things I'd rather not eat, like diet cereal bars >_> They like to go to the store without me so I don't beg them for 'some gross food for teenagers'.
I make a lot of things with beans, but it really is a matter of ingredients, since I adore cold sandwiches rather than hot dishes for lunch <3
Thanks for the suggestions <3
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Welcome to VB!
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Thats cool about the pepper jack , just e/mail the cheddar cheese company .I think you will find it is animal but they might have a cheddar range that is veggie rennetOriginally Posted by Mrrple
Thanks Amy!
Oh! I just fully read the package of my favorite pepper jack cheese I put in EVERYTHING, and it said 'contains no animal rennet' 8D!!!!
But the cheddar cheese just says 'cultured milk, salt, annato, enzymes, bladdyblah' and nothing about rennet :[
I know it sucks being a teenager and not being able to get what you need for your veg diet. Is there any chance you can get on a bus and go to the grocery store by yourself for a few things? Or tell your mother that veg food isn't gross, because it's stuff everybody eats, like beans and peanut butter?
The sad part of it is, your mother's a doctor, and she isn't open-minded enough to consider a veg diet a healthy diet.
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From what you say, I get some idea of what she probably tells her patients who say they want to go veg...
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The sad part of it is, your mother's a doctor, and she isn't open-minded enough to consider a veg diet a healthy diet.
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Really it's just getting my mother to take me to the store that's the main problem x.x
I'll email the cheddar cheese company, but it doesn't really matter since I don't eat that stuff much anyway, if at all.
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Actually, few of my mother's patients (to my knowledge) are converting to vegetarianism, mainly because most of them are senior women who would rather complain about muscle aches than quit eating meat. Besides, nearly all of her patients are conservative yuppies anyway >_> But you are right, it is a bit sad how close-minded she is about it. My mother hates giving me money for groceries, I can't get a job, and I hate the buses around here. I've ridden them before, but creepy people ride them >_>;;;Originally Posted by Amy SF
I know it sucks being a teenager and not being able to get what you need for your veg diet. Is there any chance you can get on a bus and go to the grocery store by yourself for a few things? Or tell your mother that veg food isn't gross, because it's stuff everybody eats, like beans and peanut butter?
The sad part of it is, your mother's a doctor, and she isn't open-minded enough to consider a veg diet a healthy diet.From what you say, I get some idea of what she probably tells her patients who say they want to go veg...![]()
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Really it's just getting my mother to take me to the store that's the main problem x.x
I'll email the cheddar cheese company, but it doesn't really matter since I don't eat that stuff much anyway, if at all.
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If I may make a suggestion, you could always make bean dips/spreads to use on sandwiches, like hummus. That's what I do. A few days ago I made an aduki bean dip which I ate mainly on sandwiches.Originally Posted by Mrrple
I make a lot of things with beans, but it really is a matter of ingredients, since I adore cold sandwiches rather than hot dishes for lunch <3
My mother refuses to shop online, whether or not it's my money XD
I gave a talk to her yesterday about dropping milk and somehow she went on this long rant on how even if we aren't supposed to be drinking and eating dairy, it's still the best and cheapest way to get calcium and blah blah blah.
But hopefully I can convince her to show me how to make this yummy looking stroganoff recipe I found yesterday <3
A bit off topic, but I love going to the store. You learn so much about yourself and other people when you peek into a few shopping carts XD! The fat kids all have twinkies, various sweet cereals, lotsa meat, and soda. And you look at our cart and it's filled with earth balance (love that stuff), soy milk, lots of fruits, mushrooms, coffee, and SoBe (I love that crud, I don't know why XD).
Funny when you compare your food choices with other people, especially when they come whining to my mother about how '"they can't lose weight even though they've tried everything".
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I gave a talk to her yesterday about dropping milk and somehow she went on this long rant on how even if we aren't supposed to be drinking and eating dairy, it's still the best and cheapest way to get calcium and blah blah blah.
But hopefully I can convince her to show me how to make this yummy looking stroganoff recipe I found yesterday <3
A bit off topic, but I love going to the store. You learn so much about yourself and other people when you peek into a few shopping carts XD! The fat kids all have twinkies, various sweet cereals, lotsa meat, and soda. And you look at our cart and it's filled with earth balance (love that stuff), soy milk, lots of fruits, mushrooms, coffee, and SoBe (I love that crud, I don't know why XD).
Funny when you compare your food choices with other people, especially when they come whining to my mother about how '"they can't lose weight even though they've tried everything".
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