Vegetarian diets

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AnnaG said:
Actually yogurt is milk that has had actobacillus bulgaricus and streptococcus thermophilus (yummy, huh?) bacterium introduced into it and it's been allowed to ferment (go rotten).
I'll pass.
I won't drink buttermilk either but I will use it in recipes; pancakes, for instance.
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and that is very beneficial in the digestive system, good
bacteria that helps our systems work efficiently.
Has nothing to do with how the product tastes, it doesn't
look rotten, doesn't taste rotten, it a very fresh clean
smooth substance, and when added in place of whipped cream,
is tasty and healthy, everything is in my mind, and if one
has those thoughts then so be it, just as I am with buttermilk, probably could acquire a taste for it, but won't
allow myself to do it, maybe when all other food has disappeared on earth, and buttermilk is 'it' to save my
life, then I'll go for it.

I can't stand the taste of many different types of fish,
hate the smell, and the taste, and the after smell in the
kitchen. I cook all fish on the barbecue to keep the fowl
smell out of the house, makes me gag, but just serve up
a good quality halibut and fries, and I'm the first one
there.

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talloola said:
and that is very beneficial in the digestive system, good
bacteria that helps our systems work efficiently.
Has nothing to do with how the product tastes, it doesn't
look rotten, doesn't taste rotten, it a very fresh clean
smooth substance, and when added in place of whipped cream,
is tasty and healthy, everything is in my mind, and if one
has those thoughts then so be it, just as I am with buttermilk, probably could acquire a taste for it, but won't
allow myself to do it, maybe when all other food has disappeared on earth, and buttermilk is 'it' to save my
life, then I'll go for it.

I can't stand the taste of many different types of fish,
hate the smell, and the taste, and the after smell in the
kitchen. I cook all fish on the barbecue to keep the fowl
smell out of the house, makes me gag, but just serve up
a good quality halibut and fries, and I'm the first one
there.

lol
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Yup. Straight yogurt without additives like strawberries, peaches, etc. tastes rotten to me. But, yes, food is definitely about personal taste. ('scuse the pun) ;)
 
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The square ones, I won't eat the diamond ones, they taste different.
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lol. You know, somewhere, someone saw that commercial and may have been annoyed that shreddies changed their 'shape'
 
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Is a vegetarian diet healthy? Of course it is, or at least it can be. And the evidence is right before our eyes, that of India.

In India the Brahmin caste is vegetarian by religion. Hinduism forbids Brahmins to eat meat, fish or eggs. In addition, I am told that there are many other people in India who are vegetarian by choice. Even those who eat meat, they may do so perhaps two or three time a week, and not every day. Indeed, any place you go for a meal in India, there is always a vegetarian alternative offered as a substitute to meat. Thus they may have chicken curry, and lentil curry may be the alternative. It is not an exaggeration to say that hundreds of millions of people in India are vegetarians, and are healthy.

Indians are quite healthy, there is nothing wrong with them. They have been living on vegetarian diets for literally thousands of years.

One has to be careful though, it is important to get all the essential vitamins, minerals food groups etc. Which can be done by vegetarian diet, if one knows how (and Indians know how, they have been doing it for thousands of years).

A good substitute for meat is lentils or pulses. Many lentils have 25 to 35% of their dry weight as protein (much more than beef or chicken). Nuts are also high in protein, but they are high in fat as well, so one must eat them in moderation. There is no such restrictions on lentils or pulses. Thus Indians eat lentil curry with practically every meal.

Then of course there is milk, fruits, vegetables etc. And the most important of food group, cereal.

So yes, vegetarian diet can be quite healthy nutritious and tasty as well. Indian cooking is delicious.

Those who claim that vegetarian diet cannot be healthy don’t know what they are talking about.
 
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A traditional Indian meal may be rice, lentil curry, a spoonful of ghee (milk fat) drizzled on top of rice, some kind of vegetable curry (cauliflower, potato etc.), sour homemade yogurt (or home made buttermilk) and perhaps a lemon wedge to squeeze on all of this. Maybe a papodum or two. All eaten with your fingers, no spoons or forks.

Can one really imagine a more healthy diet? And tastes great too, I have tried it (though I am not a vegetarian).
 
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Twila said:
I love yoghurt. The bacterial culture aides in digestion. Especially useful if you've been on antibiotics since they kill the flora in your stomach.

I dislike sour cream, but love cottage cheese. Which is funny considering sour cream is just sour and cottage cheese is curdled!

I've never drank butter milk. I may have to give it a go.
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Sour cream is junk food, I tend to stay away form it. As to buttermilk, it tastes delicious, just on its own. It is low in calories, high in nutrition.
 
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Risus said:
If I am not mistaken, milk is NOT considered vegetarian...
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You are confusing vegetarian with vegan. Milk is vegetarian, it is not vegan. Vegans stay away from all animal products, such as milk, butter, honey etc.

Vegetarians don't eat meat, fish or eggs, they have no problem with dairy products.
 
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You are confusing vegetarian with vegan. Milk is vegetarian, it is not vegan. Vegans stay away from all animal products, such as milk, butter, honey etc.

Vegetarians don't eat meat, fish or eggs, they have no problem with dairy products.
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yeah, that's pretty well the way I have seen it too, and
there are some who are a bit inbetween those too.

don't know how vegans stay alive, or enjoy food, but they
do save money on groceries.
 
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Veghead diets. It's a diet, big deal. Half the planet is on a diet and the other half is starving. Some people frown at eating Quaker Oats, others would kill for a steady, regular meal of it. Actually, a lot of people would love to have a steady, regular anything.
 
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talloola said:
yeah, that's pretty well the way I have seen it too, and
there are some who are a bit inbetween those too.

don't know how vegans stay alive, or enjoy food, but they
do save money on groceries.
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Yeah, you have to wonder what's better to spend money on than good food. And to prove what???????? Most sensible diet is the one that INCLUDES the biggest variety of foods..............................Notwithstanding tofu and yogart..................:lol::lol::lol:
 
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Yeah, you have to wonder what's better to spend money on than good food. And to prove what???????? Most sensible diet is the one that INCLUDES the biggest variety of foods..............................Notwithstanding tofu and yogart..................:lol::lol::lol:
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oh now now, you are being a chicken lol lol

I tried eating tofu many years ago, I would make a hamburger
and instead of putting meat in it, I would saute tofu in
butter and garlic, and put it in the hamburger, and you know
it tasted good, 'nothing like a hamburger though', it tasted
just like scrambled egg, (a new kind of burger). I don't
eat it any more, I can just make scrambled eggs, taste the
same.

I never eat yogurt by itself, always on top of something,
pie, pudding, porridge, because it does replace whipping
cream pretty good, and I stay away from whipping cream like
the plague, won't touch it any more.
 
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I love black beans and rice with tofu. I sautee the tofu with soya sauce or teriyaki before adding it to the rice.

I happen to really like dessert tofu in a smoothy or on a hot day, chilled by itself.
 
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talloola said:
yeah, that's pretty well the way I have seen it too, and
there are some who are a bit inbetween those too.

don't know how vegans stay alive, or enjoy food, but they
do save money on groceries.
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While it is not difficult to be a vegetarian, it would be difficult to get a well balanced meal on a vegan diet. I don't know what they substitute for dairy products. It is not at all difficult to live without eating meat, fish etc., but dairy products is a different matter altogether.
 
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One fairly simple concept that vegetarians seem to have a problem absorbing is getting a proper supply of vitamin B12 in it's natural form is by eating red meat - not a lot, maybe a lb. a week.
 
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