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| dairy and egg substitutes | 11/4/2009 | Deb Schiff |
Q: I am a ovo-lacto vegetarian and we are having a vegan to Thanksgiving dinner. I would like to adapt ...
A: They're great ones. I'd love the recipe for the leek-wrapped mushroom loaf. It sounds fantastic! ...
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| Tempeh and Tofu | 10/26/2009 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: I just became a vegitarian for better health. Can you give me some great tasting recipes using ...
A: Good luck but be careful - if a recipe calls for a lot of fat (oil or butter), it is most likely not ...
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| Medieval stew that's special diet friendly? | 10/13/2009 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: I have a bit of a stumper I'm hoping for help on. My daughter's choir class is doing a Christmas ...
A: I hope you will enjoy this website I found for you. I is all the food from Medieval times but for ...
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| Living with a meat eater | 9/28/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: I'm wondering if you can point me in the right direction? I can't tell if I am living under the ...
A: Nicole: I think it's a matter of personal preference and tolerance. I too, am a vegetarian living ...
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| Living with a meat eater... | 9/28/2009 | Deb Schiff |
Q: I'm wondering if you can point me in the right direction? I can't tell if I am living under the ...
A: I think it's a legitimate question. If you are serious about your plastic ware, don't let it be used ...
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| vegetarian | 9/22/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: Elyse I am a 50 year old guy. I eat healthy, and what most would consider too few calories, roughly ...
A: I really don't know if cutting out meat would make a difference. You can try it and see. I'd try ...
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| chopping vegetables | 9/10/2009 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: I have been coarse-chopping and dicing all my vegetables by hand. It is very time-consuming at ...
A: Well I guess you could either get a food processor or a mandaline. With the food processor, you can ...
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| Mushroom | 9/5/2009 | Expert |
Q: I have found a mushroom in the woods at our house. After doing a little research I am still unsure ...
A: I do not forage mushrooms, so all I can do is provide some links to websites that may be able to ...
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| Vegetable Spring Rolls | 8/28/2009 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: At university i love eating Vegetable Spring Rolls. The ones i have there have this special kind of ...
A: I really have no clue what the asians use for a sauce. When I have made them for the restaurant I ...
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| LETTUCE AND ASPARAGUS | 8/3/2009 | Expert |
Q: Recent research has shown that eating LETTUCE develops a specific sense (not a physical ...
A: Quote from the Charlottesville, VA Daily Progress, Dated May 20, 2008 (URL: ...
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| LETTUCE AND ASPARAGUS | 8/3/2009 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: Recent research has shown that eating LETTUCE develops a specific sense (not a physical ...
A: I my research today all I could find was the eating asparagus stimulates the sense of smell. I do ...
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| foods for my vegetarian daughter | 7/14/2009 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: My daughter is 22, recently married. She has been a vegetarian for 13 years. When she was at home I ...
A: It is so important to eat right when you are a strick vegetarian. Does she eat eggs and dairy? If ...
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| Flexible menus | 5/6/2009 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: My teenage daughter has decided to be vegetarian. This has been good motivation for the whole family ...
A: Good luck with you wanting to be more healthy and you support of your daughter's decision to be a ...
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| Question | 5/4/2009 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: I am from Miller Middle School and am doing a project on Vegetarianism.I wanted to ask you a couple ...
A: In order for you to have all the proper nutrients for your body, you must make certain the you have ...
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| A new diet plan | 3/4/2009 | Deborah Robinson |
Q: I would like to eat healthy because I've recently discovered that the body and mind work together. ...
A: Julian, Proteins are the 'brain food'. It sounds like you are also eating fish - which is brain ...
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| A new diet plan | 3/4/2009 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: I would like to eat healthy because I've recently discovered that the body and mind work together. ...
A: I find that four to five small meals per day keep the body fuled. Making sure that your snack meals ...
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| lentil soup | 1/13/2009 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: How long can it last in the refrigerator?
A: Fresh soup should be eaten at least in three to four days providing there is not meat in it. Three ...
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| Bread Fruit | 1/13/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: I've read that I can maybe boil it - do you have any ideas on what to do with it now?
A: Teresa: I've never eaten breadfruit, so I'm not sure what treatments would be best. I know it is ...
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| Vegetable/Fruit juicer | 1/10/2009 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: I am trying to get more fruits and veggies into my diet but would prefer it to be in juice form. I ...
A: I just checked that one out online. It seems to do the trick for you. I think I had that company ...
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| Vegetarian diet and muscle cramps | 1/10/2009 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: About 4 weeks ago, I had a cancer scare. It turned out to be nothing, but I went from a serious ...
A: Sorry to hear that you are not feeling well on your diet. Are you drinking enough water? I would ...
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| Can tofu cause strong-smelling urine? | 12/19/2008 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: My husband has decided to go vegetarian...so I fixed Tofu Chili from Trader Joe's for dinner one day ...
A: The answer to your question is that there is no know facts that support that issue. I have eaten ...
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| protien in refined wheat flour | 12/18/2008 | Elyse Grau |
Q: does refined wheat flour contain proteins? if so, how much?
A: Kishore: First of all, I'm assuming by "refined wheat" you are talking about all-purpose or other ...
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| pomogranites | 11/25/2008 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: we have a pomogranite, but were not sure how to tell if it is ripe or not, you claim to know ...
A: Pmomgranites are picked when they are ripe and ready to eat. The seeds can be sour and sweet but ...
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| new to vegatarian cooking | 11/23/2008 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: Paulette, Thanks for taking the time to help me. I am a 40 yr old male who recently decided to ...
A: Great idea to change the way you eat and work on your health issues. I have a great book for you ...
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| avocado | 11/13/2008 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: Are avocados toxic? I read if they are unripe. How unripe? This is scare.
A: Unrapen avocados are toxic to birds and it is stated that the leaves can be also. When we buy them ...
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| Stores? | 11/11/2008 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: I don't know if you could help me or not, but it's worth a try. I only use All organic things.. ...
A: What kind of products do you buy? If you want to supply me with a list, then I would do some ...
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| Tofu and tempeh | 10/25/2008 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: What is the difference between tofu and tempeh? Can you use them interchangeably in recipes? ...
A: There's no question that some experts are warning of the danger of unprocessed soy. I've been ...
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| Grits | 10/6/2008 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: I wasn't quite sure where to ask about this, but I figure worst case scenario, you'll tell me you ...
A: You can put it in the food processor to take them down a bit but be carefull that you don't make ...
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| Grits | 10/6/2008 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: I wasn't quite sure where to ask about this, but I figure worst case scenario, you'll tell me you ...
A: I don't really understand your question. First of all you can buy large economic boxes of grits ...
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| starchy vegetables the same as grains? | 9/28/2008 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: Do starchy vegetables, like squash & potatoes, contain the same amino acids of grain foods? For ...
A: Years ago it was believed that to make a complete protein it was necessary to have both the grain ...
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| Vegetarianism | 9/7/2008 | Wendy Beckett |
Q: I really want to become a vegetarian & I've wanted to become one for a couple of years now; I'm 12 ...
A: First if you feel really strongly about this then talk with your mum about why you feel so strongly ...
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| Veg. | 8/26/2008 | Expert |
Q: I wanna go veg, help, give me tips!! im a preteen so i need lots of nutrition, waht else?? Thanks, ...
A: For a good source of information go to this link: http://www.veggie123.com/ Chapter Five covers ...
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| whey powder | 8/26/2008 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: i would like to know different ways in which a whey powder is made. i.e. all ingredients required to ...
A: This is exactly what whey is: By-product of cheese production; it is one of the components which ...
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| grated parmesan | 8/12/2008 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: This may be obvious to some but I'm not sure. When a recipe calls for grated parmesan cheese, do ...
A: The cheese can be grated the way you like it. If your a vegetarian, you might like to use Rice ...
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| Freezing Cooked Tofu | 7/13/2008 | Expert |
Q: What is the consequence of freezing a stew/soup that contains the cooked Tofu as one of the ...
A: Kathy, Several variables may affect the texture – which may be slightly chewy or have no change at ...
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| E476 Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate is it suitable for vegetarians? | 7/11/2008 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: The Vegan Society claims that it may be animal-derived, but no evidence has been presented that any ...
A: Mars corporation makes lots of it's candy products with Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate and tells us ...
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| Red Lentals | 7/5/2008 | Deb Schiff |
Q: I have had some Red Lentals in my pantry for over two years. Is there any chance they are still ...
A: The fact that there's something dark in there with them makes me think that there may be bugs or ...
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| Proteins & iron | 6/16/2008 | Paulette Ann Leibowitz |
Q: well, I am vegetarian but I am 15 and my parents don't approve me eating green, because they say you ...
A: I've been a vegetarian all of my life and we didn't really have many things except for beans and ...
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| little or no protein foods | 6/15/2008 | Wendy Beckett |
Q: I have a grandaughter who has recently been diagnosed with glutaric acidemia (GA1) We need recepies ...
A: not sure I can help here as most vegetarian recipes make a point of maximising protein as this is ...
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| Are Eggs Vegetarian? | 5/22/2008 | Wendy Beckett |
Q: My definition of vegetarian allows me to eat anything that isn't animal flesh or as a result of an ...
A: Most eggs which you buy in shops and which are produced commercially are laid by chickens who have ...
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