tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200414876884335472.post7816588185425050643..comments2023-08-17T05:07:46.393-07:00Comments on Vegan Crisis Brownies: Day 26: What Not to EatUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200414876884335472.post-33877752575964148182009-06-28T16:13:38.941-07:002009-06-28T16:13:38.941-07:00Well, I would not recommend The Omnivore's Dil...Well, I would not recommend <i>The Omnivore's Dilemma</i> jst as something to read if you're looking to make a switch to a vegan diet. He makes some very typical meat-eater's excuses in one small section of the book when he defended going back to an omnivorous diet from a vegetarian one.<br /><br />Nevertheless, I have to say that it's an excellent read about the truth about industrialized food. I think that everyone ought to read it. People spend more time thinking about what they wear than what they put in their bodies.<br /><br />One of the books that helped me kick the dairy habit in particular was, believe it or not, <i>Skinny Bitch</i>. There's an excellent bibliography in there which I used to expand my reading list. Each new book I've read that has dealt with the practices of big Agribusiness has made me feel better about my choice to give up meat and dairy. <i>Diet for a Dead Planet</i> is another excellent book that takes a critical look at the food production system.<br /><br />Good Luck! I know you can do it. Trust me, if I can give up cheese, it can be done. :)Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700956553646271607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200414876884335472.post-51697510213810501852009-06-27T08:58:08.260-07:002009-06-27T08:58:08.260-07:00Babs, would you recommend The Omnivore's Dilem...Babs, would you recommend The Omnivore's Dilemma? I've been vegetarian for over 7 years now, and last year cut out all dairy and white sugar, too. The dairy has crept back in, though, and I'd like to give myself the kick up the butt I need to give it up again. The main culprit is sour cream (don't eat cheese very often at all, no ice cream, we use soy milk for cooking and cereal, etc.) and I know I can give it up, I just need something to remind me why it's better for me to eat as close to nature as possible.Cassienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200414876884335472.post-61468509969435476752009-06-14T11:43:58.921-07:002009-06-14T11:43:58.921-07:00I'm trying to vow to myself that if I'm go...I'm trying to vow to myself that if I'm going to eat junk at all, that I will make it myself, in order to keep that to a minimum.<br /><br />It works and it doesn't, because I do have some control over what goes into it, but I do love to cook and bake, so it's not as if it's terribly onerous. hehBabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700956553646271607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200414876884335472.post-10556879830219073602009-06-13T20:46:06.854-07:002009-06-13T20:46:06.854-07:00LOL! Exactly! I guess the organic version of junkf...LOL! Exactly! I guess the organic version of junkfood serves the purpose of "well, if I'm GONNA eat this, it might as well be not made of garbage." That reminds me... there is a Nature's Path oreo cookie that is so freakin good that the filling remains soft. *drool* I also like their organic Toaster Pastries. The Cherry Pomegranate used to be my favorite.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07856346021932036387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200414876884335472.post-85665619039014138332009-06-13T14:30:20.259-07:002009-06-13T14:30:20.259-07:00Quinoa is this hidden gem. It is so good.
Yep, ju...Quinoa is this hidden gem. It is so good.<br /><br />Yep, junk food is junk food, no matter what stripe you put on it. It's a hard tightrope act to do too, because if you say to yourself, "I can never have this again," you can run the risk of obsessing over it until you fall face-first into a bag of chips and then wake up with crumbs in your hair and empty bags everywhere.<br /><br />Then if you say, "Oh I'll just have a few, you can have a few, and then a few more, until you fall face-first into a bag of chips and then wake up with crumbs in your hair and empty bags everywhere.<br /><br />lolBabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700956553646271607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200414876884335472.post-26130842542711094682009-06-13T13:08:51.633-07:002009-06-13T13:08:51.633-07:00I too have noticed things like organic "oreo&...I too have noticed things like organic "oreo" cookies and cheese puffs, and I even used to eat them way back when until I realized that even if they weren't made with trans fats and HFCS, they were still cookies and cheese puffs. It's an easy trap to fall into. <br /><br />Oh and I love quinoa. There is a great quinoa stew recipe in one of my Moosewood cookbooks that is fantastic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07856346021932036387noreply@blogger.com