tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post114494615645220010..comments2024-03-19T00:45:26.274-07:00Comments on Vegan Lunch Box: "Where can I go to talk more about veganism?"Jennifershmoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08663322884550580226noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-76164361694814072342008-06-07T11:19:00.000-07:002008-06-07T11:19:00.000-07:00There are dozens and dozens of great books out the...There are dozens and dozens of great books out there on the subject. For a good handbook on basic vegan nutrition, I would recommend "Becoming Vegan" by Melina and Davis.<BR/><BR/>If you are transitioning to a plant-based diet primarily to reverse disease and improve your health, I would strongly recommend "Eat To Live" by Fuhrman, or "Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease" by Esselstyn. <BR/><BR/>There is also a new book out called "Vegan in 30 Days", which I haven't looked at myself. <BR/><BR/>Good luck!Jennifershmoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663322884550580226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-36210110848041475842008-06-06T07:33:00.000-07:002008-06-06T07:33:00.000-07:00I just saw my doctor yesterday and he suggested I ...I just saw my doctor yesterday and he suggested I start following a vegan diet. I have been wanting to go vegan for a while but I really didn't know how. Can you suggest any reading material?Boberacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486498767560096688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-78629915789953190822007-08-31T07:50:00.000-07:002007-08-31T07:50:00.000-07:00Ah, the quest for vegan cheese! Opinions vary wid...Ah, the quest for vegan cheese! Opinions vary widely; lots of folks like "Follow Your Heart Vegan Gourmet", but I find it soft and bland. <BR/><BR/>My favorite so far, and the one I felt came closest to dairy cheese, is Sheese from Scotland. You can mail order Sheese online at places like Vegan Essentials and Food Fight.Jennifershmoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663322884550580226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-34165499178470740952007-08-30T21:27:00.000-07:002007-08-30T21:27:00.000-07:00I first heard about you & your site when I was lis...I first heard about you & your site when I was listening to Good Food and you were sharing how you make vegan Twinkies back in January 2007. I've been hooked on your site ever since! Great work!<BR/><BR/>I've since purchased my own Laptop Lunchbox, and I've been working on making healthier and attractive lunches for me and my brother.<BR/><BR/>I'm not a vegan or even a vegetarian, but I've been inspired to fill my diet with more fruit, vegetables and non-animal protein sources because of your lovely meals for your schmoo.<BR/><BR/>My love for cheese is one of the things that keeps me from going purely vegetarian or vegan. Do you have any suggestions for vegan cheeses that closely approximate the real thing?TPBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02078558126191996125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-89171047193753485862007-05-17T20:49:00.000-07:002007-05-17T20:49:00.000-07:00thank you for shareingthank you for <A HREF="http://www.autooo.net/" REL="nofollow">shareing</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1165450189709974232006-12-06T16:09:00.000-08:002006-12-06T16:09:00.000-08:00http://Vegan.Meetup.comand all those "Vegan" e-mai...http://Vegan.Meetup.com<BR/><BR/>and all those "Vegan" e-mail lists at http://Groups.Yahoo.com<BR/><BR/>and likely your LOCAL vegetarian societies, listed (in North America) at http://www.NAVS-Online.org (or elsewhere at www.IVU.org)<BR/><BR/>and the interesting podcasts www.Vegan.comMaynard S. Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520095125119187617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1164182388525746562006-11-21T23:59:00.000-08:002006-11-21T23:59:00.000-08:00How about joining the CHIPer email list at YaHoo:C...How about joining the CHIPer email list at YaHoo:<BR/><BR/>CHIPers@yahoogroups.com<BR/><BR/>We'd love to have so more members.<BR/><BR/>SallySallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358441492114225772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1145984914320109452006-04-25T10:08:00.000-07:002006-04-25T10:08:00.000-07:00I too stumbled accross this forum. I have been ve...I too stumbled accross this forum. I have been vegetarian on and off for my entire life, then this last 7 years I was vegetarian (though i never drank milk or ate anything with cheese) I had chickens as pets and they would lay eggs and I thought "What am I supposed to do with these! We don't even have a rooster! So we made pies.<BR/><BR/>I would NEVER kill my pet chickens. Recently because of severe food allergies and finding too many things that were "vegetarian" had milk I became a strict vegan. Thank you so much for your Blog! My blog is http://keenzine.blogspot.com<BR/>I try to talk about how I am labled an animal communicator and vegan issues.KJ Callawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149652144080933322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1145845874132319732006-04-23T19:31:00.000-07:002006-04-23T19:31:00.000-07:00I went and signed up to comment on your blog. It's...I went and signed up to comment on your blog. It's worth the trouble, i always felt weird being annonymous anyways.<BR/><BR/>I just want to say that I love this site. My dad is close to vegan (McDougal if you know about that - if you don't he eats honey but not oil). My mom is a carnivore and I am a picky vegetarian. It's hard finding things for everyon te eat. Even HARDER- trying to agree on what to feed my baby brother (he is 16 months). He has liked some of your things, so thanks!Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315282514541118552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1145205576384951352006-04-16T09:39:00.000-07:002006-04-16T09:39:00.000-07:00A lot of forums do go downhill as a result of omni...A lot of forums do go downhill as a result of omnis wanting debate. It is fine and well promoting debate, but the main problem is that there are a lot of people saying exactly the same thing.<BR/><BR/>The amount of times I've seen debators on forums link to the maddox article, believing it to be new information is getting ridiculous!<BR/><BR/>Most people don't want a debate, they want an argument, and the problem is that most veg*n forums exist so that veg*ns canexchange recipes, chat about vegetarian life in general, and stay away from having to defend their lives, and just live them.<BR/><BR/>I know that if someone wanted to debate veg*nism with me, much of the time I couldn't be bothered.<BR/><BR/>I think you've made a good decidion. This definitely isn't the place to debate. It's more a place to talk about food. I hope that any omnis in search of a debate find it, but somehow, I think taht there'll be one or two who won't be able to accept that this isn't the place for it.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768094065309868614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1145066423130433252006-04-14T19:00:00.000-07:002006-04-14T19:00:00.000-07:00I can't believe no one mentioned vegweb.com. Did ...I can't believe no one mentioned vegweb.com. Did I miss it? I love that forum. It's well moderated, and all the recipes are vegan, but you don't have to be veggie at all to join. It's a very accepting community. :)Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493365383374227341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1145024866759247222006-04-14T07:27:00.000-07:002006-04-14T07:27:00.000-07:00cheeky! thanks for not forcing meat on your son - ...cheeky! thanks for not forcing meat on your son - that rocks of you :)<BR/><BR/>i like veganforum and veggieboards. VB is more . . . discussion-y (sometimes sort of like what i'm sure ben has experienced) and VF seems a bit more tolerant of those who aren't completely vegan (interestingly enough).<BR/><BR/>i think it would be great if everyone were vegan, but i think anyone who takes steps toward that without full veganism is good :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304987001735754561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1144996844893922422006-04-13T23:40:00.000-07:002006-04-13T23:40:00.000-07:00I love your blog, and don't mind signing up to lea...I love your blog, and don't mind signing up to leave comments! I moderate the "Go Vegan!" tribe on tribe.net, http://vegan.tribe.net, and am also an active member of the Tofutti Cuties and Vegan Philosophy tribes. I like the fact that everyone in the discussions have faces and names, and that moderators have control over who can post. Disclaimer: I do work there, too.veganloveburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935117470776753328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1144985996487406272006-04-13T20:39:00.000-07:002006-04-13T20:39:00.000-07:00I'm not a vegan either, but I'm a sucker for gorge...I'm not a vegan either, but I'm a sucker for gorgeous lunch boxes!jachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177657177757543373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1144981060370565642006-04-13T19:17:00.000-07:002006-04-13T19:17:00.000-07:00Thanks for motivating me to finally sign up!Thanks for motivating me to finally sign up!underneath the bunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669579040355430352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1144979446006095842006-04-13T18:50:00.000-07:002006-04-13T18:50:00.000-07:00I like the www.vegsource.com boardsMy favorite is ...I like the www.vegsource.com boards<BR/><BR/>My favorite is Jo Stepaniak's Grassroots Veganism board:<BR/><BR/>http://www.vegsource.com/talk/veganism/wwwboard.htmljennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388324807011645850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1144974520726702452006-04-13T17:28:00.000-07:002006-04-13T17:28:00.000-07:00Like a few other posters here, I stumbled upon you...Like a few other posters here, I stumbled upon your blog by sheer accident. And I am so happy I did! While I am not a veggie or a vegan - I find that I rarely if ever order meat at restaurants (main reason - the mystery of where, excatly, it comes from on the cow, chicken, etc. . ) and choose veggie friendly options instead. . . I do eat poultry & seafood at home on occassion, but am finding that I am eating them less & less. My aunt has been a vegetarian since I was little & my mother is in the process of becoming a vegetarian for health reasons. <BR/><BR/>Your blog is truly inspiring! It has made me more conscious of the things I prepare for myself & reminds me of the days when my mom used to pack me creative lunches like you do for little shmoo!!! Keep up the great work!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1144969329803301842006-04-13T16:02:00.000-07:002006-04-13T16:02:00.000-07:00The Vegan Peace forum has some good information an...The Vegan Peace forum has some good information and conversation<BR/>http://www.thisiscool.net/vpforum/Scott Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350946909855597803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1144968556753975222006-04-13T15:49:00.000-07:002006-04-13T15:49:00.000-07:00In my long years as a "conscious" cook and eater, ...In my long years as a "conscious" cook and eater, I've experimented with many different diet schemes: macrobiotics and Ayurveda among them, neither of which is vegan. I spent several years as a pure vegan and have written vegan cookbooks, but for most of my adult life I have been a lacto-ovo vegetarian who buys local and organically produced milk and eggs.<BR/><BR/>I've found that what is good for a person and good for the planet are extremely complex questions that can't be answered with a rigid set of rules. And if I had to name the biggest cause for what ails humanity, I would say violent arrogance --including unkind, self-righteous speech.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry your wonderful blog has attracted such comments and definitely support you in preventing them. I don't accept anonymous comments at my blog, either, because of advertising spam showing up in my email box. There's a downside to this public forum, but the upside makes it worthwhile.<BR/><BR/>All the best to you and Happy Easter!<BR/>http://mindycooks.blogspot.comMindy T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16967888739796613416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1144958654803288702006-04-13T13:04:00.000-07:002006-04-13T13:04:00.000-07:00Why don't you post about VegFamily? Erin's magazi...Why don't you post about VegFamily? Erin's magazine also has an online forum and it's very quiet (meaning, no debates) and supportive with very specific forums dedicated to both general vegan issues, dietary issues, and raising vegan/veggie fetuses (pregnancy), babies, children, and teens.<BR/><BR/>http://vegfamily.com/forums/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654919543737669809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1144957410881610342006-04-13T12:43:00.000-07:002006-04-13T12:43:00.000-07:00Personally, I have found nothing but frustration a...Personally, I have found nothing but frustration at vegan forums. Every one I've been on (which probably doesn't include the ones people have mentioned above) has been a magnet for staunch anti-vegans. No fun for anyone.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18365355509420961754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1144957232330877652006-04-13T12:40:00.000-07:002006-04-13T12:40:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.ArlineAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10495731033035319781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1144956775512173192006-04-13T12:32:00.000-07:002006-04-13T12:32:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.VeggieLawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08675381617307029549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1144956044532933672006-04-13T12:20:00.000-07:002006-04-13T12:20:00.000-07:00I enjoy your blog. You put alot of creativity into...I enjoy your blog. You put alot of creativity into your meal presention. I especialy love the bagel from the last post I will have to try that sometime. <BR/><BR/>As for forums I'm not sure but Chow mag might have one it's not Vegan but it's very hip and they do veggie things. <BR/><BR/>Best WishesRohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029181785035304217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1144954252561287752006-04-13T11:50:00.000-07:002006-04-13T11:50:00.000-07:00I am not a vegan - I ran across your blog one day ...I am not a vegan - <BR/><BR/>I ran across your blog one day and have been lurking ever since. Reading your blog has not only made me make healthier choices for my own family but have also caused me to contemplate being vegan.<BR/><BR/>My son (7) has been a self proclaimed vegetarian since he was about 4. He has never really liked meat and I don't force it on him (although he does eat a few things every now and then). Reading your blog has helped me with ideas for his meals.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work - and I agree anonymous posters must go!Wendy aka Cheekyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141415238972042869noreply@blogger.com