[moneca]

O.k. I just opened up my new magazine today and as I'm doing the prelim leaf through I see an omlet made with tofu. Then I see an article on mastitis suggesting not to use saturated fats. It just seems to me that Mothering is getting more vegetarian minded these days. I never thought I'd be in the minority on MDC because of my diet choices

. Anybody with the gift of writing want to submit an article on eating traditional foods?

 

[desertpenguin]

idk, maybe it goes back and forth? some other recent issues seemed much more TF to me..i remember a recent issue had soup recipes in it, and they were very TF.

 

[ani'smommy]

Hm, I think I'm seeing a lot of veggie stuff too.

 

[Tcarwyn]

I write a monthly column for a local newspaper and also articles for the web ( most of them on traditional nutrition topics)...maybe I should give Mothering Magazine a try....

I think just an article on what traditional nutrition means might be a good start....Going to check submission guidelines now ..

Tanya

 

[Taedareth]

You go, Tanya!! Let's get the word out that saturated fat isn't evil!

 

[AJP]

Yeah, go Tanya! It would be great if Mothering would occasionally publish articles that don't parrot the same ol' tired saw about saturated fat. I'd love to see something about nutrient-dense, omni diets for kids and pregnant and bfing moms, mentioning grassfed/pastured animal products and the vast difference between them and conventional animal products (both in terms of nutrition and ethics).

 

[Leilalu]

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Originally Posted by moneca I never thought I'd be in the minority on MDC because of my diet choices . Anybody with the gift of writing want to submit an article on eating traditional foods?

Me neither!Now I am the minority of minorities!

.Just great.

 

[Leilalu]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AJP Yeah, go Tanya! It would be great if Mothering would occasionally publish articles that don't parrot the same ol' tired saw about saturated fat. I'd love to see something about nutrient-dense, omni diets for kids and pregnant and bfing moms, mentioning grassfed/pastured animal products and the vast difference between them and conventional animal products (both in terms of nutrition and ethics).

No kidding. I'm sorry, but I drank soy for YEARS. All it did was screw me up!

I would love to have REAL, solid, information out there from a source most people would trust. Moms NEED fat, babies need fat. I avoided meat for years because I thought I would be healthier. I was so wrong. My body was crying out for it in all different ways.

 

[Taedareth]

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Originally Posted by Leilalu No kidding. I'm sorry, but I drank soy for YEARS. All it did was screw me up!

Wow. Is there a website out there that talks about the negative effects of soy?

 

[Leilalu]

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Originally Posted by Taedareth Wow. Is there a website out there that talks about the negative effects of soy?

um, lots

Just start googling it.. ..like type in "soy negative effects" or "soy health problems", etc.

 

[moneca]

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Originally Posted by Taedareth Wow. Is there a website out there that talks about the negative effects of soy?

You could go to www.westonaprice.org and put soy in the search box at the top of the page. You will get MANY hits.

 

[moneca]

Tanya - I do hope you go through with this. When I started this thread I was thinking maybe Amanda would take the challenge since she has done so much research and is done with her book

:. I love it that you're considering this. Please post on this board if you go through with it. That way we can flood mothering with letters to the editor afterwards in support of your piece

. I really do feel this info would be crucially important to many Mothering readers since you have to dig to find it. I never see any magazine promoting traditional foods and I don't see my WAP Wise Traditions in the magazine racks at WF or Wild Oats

.

 

[Tcarwyn]

wow....this is so great !

thanks for the support guys!

Well, I did decide to go ahead and write a query letter proposing the article. My husband is a writer (just quit his day job...so thats all he's doing nowadays) and I asked him this morning if he'd help with writing the query. He asked me what for and he was so enthousiastic about it too ( if only he could muster that enthousiasm for fermented veggies and organ meat

). He thought it was the perfect thing for me to write and I am feeling good about it too....

so...next week I am sending out the query...I'll keep ya'll posted!

Right now I am thinking just a pretty general article introducing the idea of traditional foods, talking about Dr Price, and what actually is traditional food...what do you guys think?

Tanya

 

[wendy1221]

IMO, Mothering is going more MAINSTREAM. I have been a subscriber on and off for 9 years (depending on my finances

) and I haven't been liking the trend. WHen I was pregnant w/ ds1, I borrowed back issues from 1984-1995 from a friend. Mothering used to be more radical, it's starting to get wishy-washy. Don't get me wrong, it's still the best magazine out there for parents like us, and I'll keep supporting it, but it's not as good as it used to be.

 

[JaneS]

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Originally Posted by Taedareth Wow. Is there a website out there that talks about the negative effects of soy?

Well Mothering did publish an article not too long ago...

The Dark Side of Soy

http://www.mothering.com/articles/gr...soy_story.html

 

[moneca]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcarwyn wow....this is so great ! thanks for the support guys! Well, I did decide to go ahead and write a query letter proposing the article. My husband is a writer (just quit his day job...so thats all he's doing nowadays) and I asked him this morning if he'd help with writing the query. He asked me what for and he was so enthousiastic about it too ( if only he could muster that enthousiasm for fermented veggies and organ meat ). He thought it was the perfect thing for me to write and I am feeling good about it too.... so...next week I am sending out the query...I'll keep ya'll posted! Right now I am thinking just a pretty general article introducing the idea of traditional foods, talking about Dr Price, and what actually is traditional food...what do you guys think? Tanya

Sounds good. Maybe include your story if you used to be veg and the healing you've had with TF. Probably best to leave the great soy debate out for now, but follow with a second piece.

 

[AJP]

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Originally Posted by JaneS Well Mothering did publish an article not too long ago... The Dark Side of Soy

IIRC, that article didn't branch out beyond the soy issue. It sure created a stir, though, didn't it?

 

[Tcarwyn]

Okay guys, I sent out the query for the article to Mothering last night...every one keep their fingers crossed please...I would be so happy if this went through....

Of course then I would have to actually write the article

:

Tanya

 

[AJP]

Yay! fingers crossed.

 

[barose]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leilalu um, lots Just start googling it.. ..like type in "soy negative effects" or "soy health problems", etc.

There are a lot of threads on this and the "Nutrition and Good Eating" forum as well about the negatives aspects of soy.