tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post114080613440455946..comments2024-03-19T00:45:26.274-07:00Comments on Vegan Lunch Box: Peanut Butter & Jelly MuffinsJennifershmoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08663322884550580226noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-10258015342464632932008-08-13T11:48:00.000-07:002008-08-13T11:48:00.000-07:00Anyone know a calorie content for the PB and J muf...Anyone know a calorie content for the PB and J muffins? I made them today...and they rock! Just curious.<BR/><BR/>I used reduced fat PB&J.<BR/><BR/>Is there an online calculator?<BR/>Thanks!<BR/>AliciaAMJ217https://www.blogger.com/profile/08719655299491767278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142272516055406942006-03-13T09:55:00.000-08:002006-03-13T09:55:00.000-08:00It's going into my upcoming cookbook. :-)It's going into my upcoming cookbook. :-)Jennifershmoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663322884550580226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142187509643954462006-03-12T10:18:00.000-08:002006-03-12T10:18:00.000-08:00Whats the recipe for the peanut butter muffins?Whats the recipe for the peanut butter muffins?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1141268274326164722006-03-01T18:57:00.000-08:002006-03-01T18:57:00.000-08:00Interesting facts that your reader has about peanu...Interesting facts that your reader has about peanut allergy stats! In my school of only 220 children we have 6 children with peanut allergies and they all carry epipens. We have extra epipens in the office in case. Other schools I have been in have at least 4 cases, so does that mean we have more suseptable people here? Just heard on t.v. that 15 people in Canada die of this every year. As I alerted to earlier having the smell in a lunch room can set off an attack, so peanut free tables wouldn't necessarily work. As for lawsuits against schools that are looking out for the child's health, that sounds ridiculous to me. Life over death is all I can say.Warm n Wonderfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590158229153499284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1141169524061548872006-02-28T15:32:00.000-08:002006-02-28T15:32:00.000-08:00What if smoo eats the rubber pencil topping!!!!Bar...What if smoo eats the rubber pencil topping!!!!<BR/><BR/>Barley flour muffins. Gross!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1141092296303531082006-02-27T18:04:00.000-08:002006-02-27T18:04:00.000-08:00MeganDon't be silly, you know the foundations of d...Megan<BR/><BR/>Don't be silly, you know the foundations of delicious tex mex food are actually black beans, refried or boracho beans (both pintos), corn, corn or flour tortillas, peppers, onions cilantro, salsa, mole, chipotle, and rice. Not even to mention calabaza, mango, agave, nopalitoes and all those other exotic produce items. My very vegan husband and I live in San Antonio, (where folks know what salsa should taste like), and we vegan just fine. In fact, we eat tex-mex 5 out of 7 days a week. Kidney bean chili, refrito tostadas, black bean burritoes, spanish rice, black bean chipotle soup, grilled marinated tofu fajitas with bell peppers and onions, stewed pintos with peppers, onions, tomatoes, and corn. You can do it! :-D Some days all we have energy for is dumping beans, salsa, and veggies into a skillet and cooking till tender. Then wrapping in a tortilla. Yum. I love those days.<BR/><BR/>RuthieRuthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385890645302358783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1141077930969221312006-02-27T14:05:00.000-08:002006-02-27T14:05:00.000-08:00If you just can't wait for the cookbook, there's a...If you just can't wait for the cookbook, there's a decent peanut butter oatmeal muffin recipe on www.vegweb.com. You can make those and pipe in the jam, or try to modify that recipe based on what Jennifer has suggested.<BR/><BR/>I like oatmeal muffins as a good place to hide ground flax... gotta trick people into eating their flax! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1141074707363314352006-02-27T13:11:00.000-08:002006-02-27T13:11:00.000-08:00Amy, hang in there and wait for the cookbook :-)Amy, hang in there and wait for the cookbook :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1141066743197494792006-02-27T10:59:00.000-08:002006-02-27T10:59:00.000-08:00WOW! What a great mom! I'm gradually trying to mak...WOW! What a great mom! I'm gradually trying to make the move to veganism, after having spent the better part of my existence as an on/off lactoovovegetarian. The challenge is living in Texas (Where beef and BBQ are the culinary demigods)and not being sure of good resources. Plus, I am going to miss Tex-Mex. Do you have a recipe for vegan chile con queso or any other Tex-Mex favorites? Thanks for posting such a neat blog!mhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089194915180350069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1141062111646449382006-02-27T09:41:00.000-08:002006-02-27T09:41:00.000-08:00mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmpeanut butter and jelly muffinsif ...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm<BR/>peanut butter and jelly muffins<BR/>if my mouth waters any more i think i might drown<BR/><BR/>visit my blog at<BR/><BR/>www.thereplacementblog.blogspot.comPhillip R Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055143869145630128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1141059846718116302006-02-27T09:04:00.000-08:002006-02-27T09:04:00.000-08:00So do you think you would share the pb muffin reci...So do you think you would share the pb muffin recipe?? i would not be above paying for it.....lol!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845720688905873506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1141059210924350542006-02-27T08:53:00.000-08:002006-02-27T08:53:00.000-08:00Hi, Harmonia! I use Marantha Organic Creamy. It'...Hi, Harmonia! I use Marantha Organic Creamy. It's so much creamier than what I can make at home, we all love the consistency.<BR/><BR/>>>I have a question, when you make baked goods with flours other than wheat, do you do special substitutions? I have so many recipes from pre-celiac days I'd like to convert.<BR/><BR/>Hi, Karley! When I substitute for wheat flour I usually use another gluten-containing flour like barley or spelt. But if you're celiac you can't have any gluten, and gluten-free flours don't substitute well in regular recipes without a little work.<BR/><BR/>I would strongly recommend you get a copy of "The Food Allergy Survival Guide" by Jo Stepaniak and Vesanto Melina:<BR/><BR/>http://www.vegsource.com/jo/books/allergies.htm<BR/><BR/>All the recipes are completely free of gluten, and Jo has made a baking mix you can substitute for flour.Jennifershmoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663322884550580226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1141049963305266812006-02-27T06:19:00.000-08:002006-02-27T06:19:00.000-08:00What kind of peanut butter do you use?What kind of peanut butter do you use?Harmoniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09005561900381062963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1141035401689738772006-02-27T02:16:00.000-08:002006-02-27T02:16:00.000-08:00mac_davis, there's a link on the sidebar saying 'W...mac_davis, there's a link on the sidebar saying 'Why Vegan?' which gives the reasons she is vegan. <BR/><BR/>Also there was a post a while back which quoted some comments Schmoo made about wishing all the other kids in his class were vegan so no more animals would have to die. <BR/><BR/>So, basically both Schmoo and his mom chose veganism because they're concerned about cruelty to animals.<BR/><BR/>(Although I suspect there's a certain amount of self-interest on Schmoo's part in choosing between eating vegan meals like mommy makes or omni meals like daddy makes. Having seen Jen's cooking, that one's kind of a no-brainer. If she'd cook all my meals for me, I'd probably go vegan too...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1141033550065472892006-02-27T01:45:00.000-08:002006-02-27T01:45:00.000-08:00Hello, why do you eat and have your kids eat vegan...Hello, why do you eat and have your kids eat vegan?mac_davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083495201893689491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1141027129071271202006-02-26T23:58:00.000-08:002006-02-26T23:58:00.000-08:00Wow! I love it! Amazing and original blog...I'm no...Wow! I love it! Amazing and original blog...I'm not vegan but I try to live a healthyly lifestyle and diet. I will definately be back to check out what your creations!unrestrainedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983390740178887079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1141023352996073562006-02-26T22:55:00.000-08:002006-02-26T22:55:00.000-08:00"If someone was allergic we would all be notified ..."If someone was allergic we would all be notified and would certainly refrain from bringing them to school."<BR/><BR/>Thanks for that. I have a young daughter with peanut allergies. Its so easy to control what she's exposed to now, but we lose that control when she starts school in a couple years. Scary stuff.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182329612531965655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1141008575309783692006-02-26T18:49:00.000-08:002006-02-26T18:49:00.000-08:00even though im a junior in high school...will you ...even though im a junior in high school...will you pack my lunch as well?<BR/><BR/>great idea with the muffins. im going to make some when i get home tomorrow!<BR/><BR/>and even though i have a semester and 3/4 left of HS im still buying one of those lunch dividers/containers/really awesome things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1140997300280528792006-02-26T15:41:00.000-08:002006-02-26T15:41:00.000-08:00Yes, there is no one with peanut allergies in shmo...Yes, there is no one with peanut allergies in shmoo's class (they don't have a lunch room, they eat at their desks). If someone was allergic we would all be notified and would certainly refrain from bringing them to school. <BR/><BR/>>>I've completely enjoyed planning lunches and dinners the 'shmoo' way haha<BR/><BR/>LOL! That could be the title of my next book -- "Planning Dinners the Shmoo Way". <BR/><BR/>>>so where is the recipe for the yummy pb muffins?<BR/><BR/>Right now, it's on scraps of paper floating around my office. :-)<BR/><BR/>>>Are the muffins less sweet than a regular muffin? <BR/><BR/>Yes, they're not too sweet plain but with the jam they're just right.<BR/><BR/>>>Ah, your Mom - it's hereditary? Tell us about your Mom's cooking...<BR/><BR/>Hi, Karen Anne! Ah, my mom is a cooking goddess! She will decide to make a pie for dinner and do it like it's effortless. She'll throw together a perfectly flaky piecrust without looking at a recipe or even using a measuring cup (just a scoop). <BR/><BR/>And even better than that is, she's gone vegan, too!! It was for her health, which has shown such improvement in the past few months. The doctor was able to lower her bp medications and told her to keep it up! <BR/><BR/>In fact, we're going over for dinner right now!! Ta!Jennifershmoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663322884550580226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1140995854154118142006-02-26T15:17:00.000-08:002006-02-26T15:17:00.000-08:00Many schools do ban peanut butter but a very small...Many schools do ban peanut butter but a very small percentage of children actually have peanut allergies less 1% according to the American Journal of Medicine. You truly have only a minute percentage of the population with the allergies.<BR/><BR/>There have been many lawsuits against schools when they have tried to ban peanut butter. We do not make one child suffer for others' allergies. Accommodations are made for the child with the peanut allergies. I have heard of peanut free tables.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1140994367566149112006-02-26T14:52:00.000-08:002006-02-26T14:52:00.000-08:00That's right about the peanut butter. I am teacher...That's right about the peanut butter. I am teacher and we have "peanut free" classrooms when there is a peanut allergic child, plus "peanut free" lunch room tables. The kids are all so savvy about it and stick with the rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1140988155429552962006-02-26T13:09:00.000-08:002006-02-26T13:09:00.000-08:00not neat freak, when an allergic child is enrolled...not neat freak, when an allergic child is enrolled in a school, all the parents are notified and pb is banned. However, there is no need to ban it when there is no problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1140986397654849372006-02-26T12:39:00.000-08:002006-02-26T12:39:00.000-08:00Hi from Canada. I am surprised you are able to se...Hi from Canada. <BR/><BR/>I am surprised you are able to send your child to school with PB and J. In most schools here we are allergy aware and ban the use of it in the buildings. There are so many children now who have anaphylaxis and when the possibility of them dying right there in the lunch room is apparent, we need to take care of them.<BR/><BR/>I've seen first hand the effects of peanut butter on children and it is alarming how quickly that child can swell up and have difficulty breathing. We have epipens on all of the children that have allergies requiring them, and all the staff at school have been taught how to use them.<BR/><BR/>I once saw a child go into anaphylactic shock after another child arrive at school and touch his chair after eating peanutbutter for breakfast and not washing his hands afterwards. It's a very scary thing to see.<BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong I am a lover of peanutbutter, and being a ovo-lacto for my entire life, it is a great protein booster for me. I am just surprised that Americans are not as cautious as the Canadians.Warm n Wonderfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590158229153499284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1140979568685647772006-02-26T10:46:00.000-08:002006-02-26T10:46:00.000-08:00hi, i like these lunches you you make you little s...hi, i like these lunches you you make you little shmoo every day. as for me, i dont think i could miss my dairy, but i do eat less meat than everybody here at home (i respect my mom too much to ask her to cook separately or to cook myself, she makes good stuff for us)<BR/><BR/>anyway, just wanted to know.. have you heard of <A HREF="http://www.innocentdrinks.co.uk/" REL="nofollow">innocent</A>? they make healthy fresh juices and crunchies and smoothies. some of them have yoghurt in them, but others are 100% fruits, that makes them vegan! i love the fresh healthy taste of fruit juice.. (id say in the morning, but i just love it all day long)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973436175425823873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1140977632816964152006-02-26T10:13:00.000-08:002006-02-26T10:13:00.000-08:00As for Vegan Ranch Dressing you should try the Fol...As for Vegan Ranch Dressing you should try the Follow your Heart dressings. Very good!<BR/>www.followyourheart.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com