Posts by heatherr30

Similar to quinoa and couscous is AMARANTH.  My kids both love it and it's so easy to cook.  5 min at a light boil then put the lid on the pan and leave it for another 10. It's a whole grain but tastes sweet like white...

I would show your mom the wikipedia entry on Dr Mercola. I read Mercola from time to time (It's hard to avoid him if you spend any time on the web reading about health related topics) but I think one needs to be critical about what...

Thanks for pointing out the food pyramids are all a little different, jbk. I was concerned about the beans because since moving towards vegetable foods I have stopped taking my folic acid supplement (while bfing). I read folic acid...

I can share my memories of school lunches... I ate them 5 days a week, but do I crave them now?  Nope.  Do I cook them for my kids or myself?  Nope.  But guess what--I base my ideas about healthy and tasty eating on...

  Quote: I'm curious about the recommendation to eat 3 servings of beans/soy a day.   http://www.vegetariannutrition.org/food-pyramid.pdf   I get the point!  Less beans and cook them...

Oh today I woke with the fever DD had on the weekend.  Now I understand why the almonds were so heavy on my stomach yesterday!  They are not exactly the food to eat when you are sick......

Is there any way you can get your mom to visit you and entertain your DD (and feed her food from your fridge?) :)   Or to helpfully offer to bring the vegan food with you to save your mom time cooking?   It sounds...

Thanks Dia, I had an AWFUL eating day (from the standpoint of eating to my philosophies...) I COULD NOT stand the thought of any more beans so I had almonds and salad for lunch.  I don't normally eat almonds as a main course...

Have you read Dr Fuhrman?  my Dh and I decided to give up sweeteners, processed foods, meat and dairy after reading him.  He has a diet book called Eat to Live which explains his philosophy, but I have found the recipes in...

Thank you everyone for your suggestions!  Now I have a lot of different ideas to try.  It seems to be all kinds of beans and lentils (I have tried every single kind offered in my supermarket) and tofu which offend.. soy...