The Vegetarian CommunityThe Vegetarian Community - LiveJournal.comCholesterol check- June 23, 2008 I was just wondering if any of you have high cholesterol.I had my cholesterol checked on Friday and I don't have the results yet but I am wondering if it will come back high because I eat a lot of cheese. I drink skim milk and don't eat a lot of ice cream. I try to buy low fat sour cream, cottage cheese and yogurt.Edit: I'm 30, chubby and have slightly high blood pressure which has a lot to do with the fact my mom, dad, paternal grandparents and maternal grandmother all have it.Edit 2: I...http://community.livejournal.com/vegetarian/4106069.html Selfish- June 23, 2008 I'm currently an exchange student in Brazil but about to return home. My mother told me that I need to take my families out to eat as a thank you and this conversation started:Me: I was wanting to do a going away type thing at this vegetarian restuarant with my friends. I could have my families go too but its not very chic if you know what i mean... it's buffet style but really good food. My mom: It would probably be nice to take them to a nice place with meat My mom:and it would.http://community.livejournal.com/vegetarian/4105711.html (Untitled)- June 23, 2008 my herb garden is blooming and i have a ton of thyme and i'm not sure what to do it all. any ideas :)http://community.livejournal.com/vegetarian/4105252.html Marshmallows- June 23, 2008 Do vegetarian marshmallows exist, or am I just dreaminghttp://community.livejournal.com/vegetarian/4105063.html Flooding likely to hike food prices- June 22, 2008 Some excerpts:"Raging Midwest floodwaters that swallowed crops and sent corn and soybean prices soaring are about to give consumers more grief at the grocery store.In the latest bout of food inflation, beef, pork, poultry and even eggs, cheese and milk are expected to get more expensive as livestock owners go out of business or are forced to slaughter more cattle, hogs, turkeys and chickens to cope with rocketing costs for corn-based animal feed.""Brenneman's cost for feeding a single hog has...http://community.livejournal.com/vegetarian/4104517.html now to be living with the unsupportive sister part deux- June 22, 2008 sooo if you may or may not have heard from my last post here, about my sister and how much she was against my vegetarianismwell it turns out i am trying to do a summer art program overseas where my sister is, in englandand yea that would mean i would live with her for a whilewhich i like...but dont at the same time for i doubt shell let me be vegetariannot to mention her boyfriends parents are portugese and she has dinner with them sometimesbut eather way il find a way and make my own...http://community.livejournal.com/vegetarian/4104091.html Are you getting (enough) carbs!- June 22, 2008 I know that many of us have been bothered by that question: "Are you getting enough protein" but today I'd like to ask meat eaters if they get enough carbs!I was born and raised (a vegetarian) in India and in my late 20s, I moved to the mid-west US. I can't remember the last time I ate at a local person's home, but today I was invited for a barbeque at my husband's colleague's home. The lady was thoughtful and had lots of veggies sliced and packed neatly and the meat packed separately, so that..http://community.livejournal.com/vegetarian/4103865.html Newness- woohoo! :P- June 22, 2008 Hey everyone!I've been a lurker for a while, but never posted... Ew, that sounds so perverted. :PMy name is Nora, I'm in high school. I've been disgusted with meat my whole life. I hate red meat with a passion, and even more the means of getting it... I don't really know what to say that won't result with a huge lot of stupid sentences coming out, so...Vegetarian! Woot! :PI think vegetarianism came naturally to me... I live in Australia. Meat here is pretty large on the intake! My dad, for one,.http://community.livejournal.com/vegetarian/4103512.html For everyone wondering about Vitamin D- June 20, 2008 This link says how much sun to get, and everything related to that:http:nutrition.about.comodaskyournutritionistfsunlight.htmThis link has what kind is best and where each kind is derived from:http:www.webmd.comnews20080519supplement-your-knowledge-of-vitamin-dpage=3and vrg.org said this:What is the difference between vitamin D2 and D3 D-2 (ergocalciferol) is derived from yeast, while D-3 (cholecalciferol) is derived from lanolin (from sheep) or fish. D-2 and D-3 are both used to fortify milk...http://community.livejournal.com/vegetarian/4103242.html Parents of ill vegan girl may face police- June 20, 2008 This is awful:http:www.timesonline.co.uktolnewsukscotlandarticle4087734.eceVitamin D comes from sunlight as well. Some people are morons.http://community.livejournal.com/vegetarian/4102944.html |