Like you, I'm a mostly-vegetarian, I do eat fish and I do eat dairy/cheese. I don't eat eggs but it's because I never liked them.
One thing about vegetarian diets that I have learned, though, is that they are just like any other diet -- they are as healthful as you make them. One vegetarian may eat beans, rice, nuts, fruits, vegetables, fish and oils, and have balanced nutrition and a healthy weight. Another vegetarian could eat veggie pizza, macaroni and cheese, potato chips, candy and cookies, and be very overweight. Just because a diet doesn't include meat doesn't necessarily mean it's balanced, or has the proper amount of protein, fiber or other nutrients. I miss meat more for the easy protein than for the taste, actually.
What we need is a fabulous, Rachel-Ray or Martha-Stewart type to have a daily cooking show that's all about delish veggie meals that are easy to make and taste great. But in the meantime, here's a great vegetarian podcast that you can watch online or download on itunes. It's called Totally Vegetarian, it's a program that's on in the Portland area, and if you click on "Totally Vegetarian TV Episodes" at the top of the page, there are links to three seasons of the show:
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Virginia,
Like you, I'm a mostly-vegetarian, I do eat fish and I do eat dairy/cheese. I don't eat eggs but it's because I never liked them.
One thing about vegetarian diets that I have learned, though, is that they are just like any other diet -- they are as healthful as you make them. One vegetarian may eat beans, rice, nuts, fruits, vegetables, fish and oils, and have balanced nutrition and a healthy weight. Another vegetarian could eat veggie pizza, macaroni and cheese, potato chips, candy and cookies, and be very overweight. Just because a diet doesn't include meat doesn't necessarily mean it's balanced, or has the proper amount of protein, fiber or other nutrients. I miss meat more for the easy protein than for the taste, actually.
What we need is a fabulous, Rachel-Ray or Martha-Stewart type to have a daily cooking show that's all about delish veggie meals that are easy to make and taste great. But in the meantime, here's a great vegetarian podcast that you can watch online or download on itunes. It's called Totally Vegetarian, it's a program that's on in the Portland area, and if you click on "Totally Vegetarian TV Episodes" at the top of the page, there are links to three seasons of the show:
http://delicioustv.com/
April 1, 2009 - 9:03amThis Comment
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