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A Fresh Approach to a Vegan Diet

HealthyCook — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:04:03 +0000

A Fresh Approach to a Vegan Diet
Chloe Coscarelli, winner of the Food Network's “Cupcake Wars,” is putting a fresh face on vegan cooking. She follows a strict vegan diet, which means no animal products – including meat, fish, dairy and eggs. "A lot of people think that vegan cooking …
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Thanksgiving Countdown | A Vegetarian Feast
For those of you seeking festive vegetarian or vegan dishes, our colleagues on the Well blog have it covered, posting recipes every day as part of their Vegetarian Thanksgiving feature. Even more vegetarian recipes for entertaining can be found here. …
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Vegan-raw-diet.com Introduces a Raw Food Pyramid Promoting Raw Food Diet for …

HealthyCook — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:57:09 +0000

Vegan-raw-diet.com Introduces a Raw Food Pyramid Promoting Raw Food Diet for …
Filling the need of a growing populations of raw food enthusiasts, vegan-raw-diet.com designed and printed posters of a raw food pyramid. This educational and informative poster is available in various sizes for home kitchens as well as large …
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Book Review: Vegan Pie in the Sky: 75 Out-of-This-World Recipes for Pies …
ORG Vegan Pie in the Sky: 75 Out-of-This-World Recipes for Pies, Tarts, Cobblers, and More is a book you should grab if you want to stun your family with tasty treats for the holidays. As a non-vegan and non-vegetarian, I wanted to try something …
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Q&A: How healthy is a Vegan diet? How can you make it more fattening?

HealthyCook — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:04:34 +0000

Question by healthy_mind30: How healthy is a Vegan diet? How can you make it more fattening?
I have a 15 month old that is allergic to milk, eggs, chicken, PEANUTS, nuts, and peas. So, I kind of have to put her on a vegan diet. For those who were vegans since babies, did you drink soy milk? That’s all I can give her and I know a lot of vegan recipes have soy in them. The reason that I am concerned is that I keep reading and seeing everywhere that soy is bad for you. This makes me upset because I can’t help that she can only drink soy milk. I forgot to mention that I can’t give her rice milk or coconut milk. Is there anyone that’s been drinking soy milk and eating foods made with soy for many years? Let me know that you are healthy, so I can have some kind of peace of mind? Also, she is underweight from not being able to eat so many things. Any suggestions on how to fatten up her diet? Please help I can’t seem to get a real straight answer out of anyone else.

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Answer by Marcus
First of all, soy milk or products made with soy are not necessarily “bad for you.” If you are replacing regular milk with soy milk then you aren’t giving the baby as much vitamin D. My wife drinks soy milk all the time and seems to be as healthy as can be. As far as fattening up her diet, if she isn’t allergic to all dairy products then yogurts and cheeses are good. But if she is then you could try soy yogurt and soy butter on bread. Good luck.

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Cookie on a diet?! BAD?

HealthyCook — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:17:07 +0000

Question by ForeverxLove008: Cookie on a diet?! BAD?
Alright, i usually have one thing i really want on sunday because im dieting and making a better skinnier me. I dont drink pop or ever really eat sweets. i f i want a treat like on sundays i find a recipe out of a healthy book such as “low fat and fat free healthy cooking”, sunday i get to have 1 slice of spice pumpkin bread. but my bf just offered me a piece of his cookie that was a st pattys day one. it was actually half of one like2 1/2 inches big? is this bad? did i just ruin it??? i went to the gym for 1 hr and a half.

For lunch all i could have today was a egg salad sandwich from school and broccoli cuz they dont have much
lol no pple i went to the gym after tanning at 5. i just had the cookie like 10 minutes ago i only go to the gym like 3 times a week or 2 times.

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Answer by cantsleep…
Haha your fine just dont eat one everyday I am also on a diet and I had four chips ahoys today (190 calories) but I counted it and I am still under my calories I should be and I am sure you are too. Good luck (its okay to have a cookie once and awihle)

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Q&A: What are the benefits of a gluten free diet?

HealthyCook — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:02:35 +0000

Question by ♥Pearl♥: What are the benefits of a gluten free diet?
This question is for people who have ever tried the gluten free diet or considering a gluten-free diet. Have you felt different ever since you started the gluten free diet? What does it prevent tell me all the benefits. Also if i do a gluten free diet what can and cannot eat. Please give me gluten free diet cons and pros, Thank you for answering my question.

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Answer by Vulcan
Oh yes – if you’re having trouble with gluten, a diet can be like a miracle!! The best way to try this is to do the Atkins diet. It cuts out about all the sources of gluten.

I know I was just overcome with joint and muscle pain – it came on slowly over about 10 years. And when I started the Atkins, I knew right away that it was for me. the pain just came off in sheets. If you could get this much good out of pills, the pharmaceutical industry would really be able to cash in!

Get a copy of “New Diet Revolution” – it’s probably in the library – or used off of Amazon Books. Atkins will run you through the diet – it’s quite simple – and very healthy. And just try it for 2 weeks and see if it isn’t a minor miracle for you too.

It could well be that humans aren’t really designed to deal with a lot of gluten. And in America today, we eat this crap by the boxcar full. It’s nice when you stop.

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How do you start an Organic Diet?

HealthyCook — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:58:55 +0000

Question by strzelecki1: How do you start an Organic Diet?
I’ve read that for some health conditions I have it would help if I started an organic diet. I know Whole Foods has organic food, but I’m not sure how to start this.

Do you do it gradually?

Are there organic versions of all kinds of foods?

Is it really easier on your liver?

Do you have to cook everything from scratch?

Are there any organic food restaurants in Chicago?

Has anyone switched over and have advice for a newbie?

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Answer by SS90
Many grocery stores carry organic food. Most fruits and vegetables come in organic versions. You might want to look at farmers markets in your area – you can get fresh local produce at a better price.

One rule of thumb – fresher the better.
Second rule of thumb – the longer the produce has traveled, less likely it will be fresh!

I do not know if they are better for the liver. I know that organic food does not carry pesticide residues. It is also fresher, and tastes better. It is better for the environment.

It depends on what you mean by scratch. You can get many organic things frozen or even canned. But in general, the more “real” the food is, less additives in there. Generally stick to eating real food rather than synthetic food.

No advice. Just be prepared for a wallet shock. Also, you might want to look into organic ( or at least hormone free) milk. Buy local.

Good luck switching!

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Do you ever eat “healthy” food and people automatically assume that you are on a DIET?

HealthyCook — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:12:48 +0000

Question by Mandy: Do you ever eat “healthy” food and people automatically assume that you are on a DIET?
OKAY….i love healthy food….veggies….diet drinks…..Lean Cuesine and Healthy Choice Dinners……wheat thins….i just love healthy food. i AM NOT that healthy a person though…..but when someone that i know see’s me eating something “healthy” they always ask “why are you eating that health food?”

I LIKE IT….IT ACTUALLY TASTES GOOD…

Is there any way to apply the goodness of all of the food that i eat, to my everyday life (as a housewife) and loose weight?? I have a 16 mo. old and a 2 mo. old, so i cant get very far from home very much…….What are some ways to loose weight, but not go to a gym every day???

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Answer by Anabell B
portion ur food and the kids will be ur exercise be active help there needs and keep eating healthy!:D

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What’s a good “winter comfort food” option for people on a (mainly) raw health food diet?

HealthyCook — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:49:26 +0000

Question by Rick: What’s a good “winter comfort food” option for people on a (mainly) raw health food diet?
I’m looking at starting a (mainly) healthy raw food diet, but it’s soooo hard during these cold winter months.

Can anyone suggest a “comfort food” that will suit this diet?

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Answer by haha
sry no idea

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how do you dedicate yourself to an all health food “diet”?

HealthyCook — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 06:47:55 +0000

Question by ohemgeeitsmexx3: how do you dedicate yourself to an all health food “diet”?
I’m not trying to loose weight I’m super skinny- I just want to be healthy. Oh and what r some good healthy snacks???

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Answer by kirk_wood_04401
Just not think about junk food or don’t buy junk food at all.

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