Posts by Neera

Quote: Originally Posted by meemee  i am not exactly sure what you mean. getting oil from a fruit or seed is a highly processed method. oil is a highly processed material.  I had read about the manufacturing...

Thanks for the replies.   We have to re-think this. Obviously, it isin't easy to convert a 4-yr-old. She is almost 6 now. She does have a problem with every single meal which is why I decided to go with school lunch,...

To elaborate a little and to whine a little, recently a cousin of dd's was at my inlaws place and so was dd and it was the cousin's birthday. Both were being baby sat for a bit. Dd mentioned to me about...

Quote: Originally Posted by Red Pajama  Not sure I understand. How old is the child? is the child home? Why not celebrate? If not celebrating is for religious reasons, and culturally you don't "do" birthdays, I...

I have tried the 90-95% vegan diet for more than a year. I do feel a 100% vegan diet is different. I am also adjsuting to it as I am a new convert. I tried it before but was too addicted to some dairy products. I just feel hungrier but...

Great to know about you blood sugar normalizing. I haven't been to my doc. in ages since every 3 months we'd see the same results - pre diabetic. Every now and then I'd be able to bring it down but only to be on the border line. Sounds...

We converted to vegetarianism in 2011. Dd never really questioned it. She went with what was being given to her. I mean not whatever. She still hates all vegetables but will eat lentils and beans and her diet is v. limited. Before this...

Do you still get cake for your dc?

Quote: Originally Posted by yam  Re marinara brands, I just make my own. It's so easy. The recipe I use is actually from Isa Chandra Moskowitz. She has it as "Mom's Marinara" in her Appetite for Reduction cookbook and...

Quote: Originally Posted by sassyfirechick  It's the whole inside of the coconut - the meat - before it gets sqashed down to extract the coconut oil.  It's a little darker in color, and a little firmer, but when...