Comments on: Veggie Dish Anyone?

By: Nessie

Nessie — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:52:41 +0000

Kelly, thank you for the information. I never bothered to find out which cans had BPA and which didn’t. I just assumed they were all not very good for us. Unfortunately, aluminum doesn’t make me feel good either, but I know it’s hard to avoid it.

Andrea, for now I can’t give up cheese and eggs completely. I definitely eat less of those, but to completely avoid them is almost impossible for me. Recently, we’ve been eating more meat and I must admit I haven’t been feeling as good as when I eat mostly veggies. I need to get back to eating meat once a week (or less).

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:25:58 +0000

Ooo I have to watch Food Inc., The China Study is on my book list. I have a deep and profound relationship with cheese, it will be hard to give it up. Cheese and eggs. Kelly did such an amazing post about living the Vegan life, http://thealmostcarlessfamily.blogspot.com/2009/11/this-vegan-life.html. Hopefully I’ll be able to get there one day.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:56:07 +0000

Nessie, I think the BPA coatng in cans is only in the cans that have a white lining inside, not the normal cans. Its mostly found in small cans like very small portions of say swetcorn and (worringly) babyfood cans.
As far as I know normal steel/ aluminium cans are ok

By: Nessie

Nessie — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:14:55 +0000

Thank you for sharing that recipe! The only thing I’m concerned with is the canned peas/beans. I’ve started avoiding canned food as much as possible ever since I heard that the coating inside cans contains BPA. We do eat quite a lot of beans, but I buy them dry, soak them overnight and then cook enough for a couple of meals.

Before reading “The China Study, we ate meat almost every other day, but now we eat it once a week or once every two weeks. Also, thanks to the “Food Inc.” movie, I’ve been staying away from ground beef completely. It’s not a tragedy for me because I’ve never been a fan of red meat anyway.

Even though I love cheese and butter, I really wish I could stay away from them. The problem is, I don’t know how to be almost vegan. It’s definitely much easier to be a vegetarian than a vegan.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:49:20 +0000

Jeux – I hope the recipe turns out well for you! I know I enjoyed it!

By: jeux

jeux — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:26:20 +0000

Hi…
Thank you for sharing such a nice recipe. I would love this item, looking so spicy and delicious. I am giving a party to my friends this weekend at my farmhouse. I was wondering about some new item to treat my friends with. I will surely try this and let you know.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:40:58 +0000

After watching The Corporation and the segment they did on the bovine growth hormone and what it does to cows I was so thankful that its not given to cattle here in Canada. My stepdad always tells this story about when he was talking to this one beef farmer. There where a few cows separeted from the herd in a different area of the farm and my stepdad asked the farmer what those cows where for. And he said that those where the cows that would feed his family, there was no way he was going to let his family eat the cows he was sending to market because they where pumped full of crap. And like my stepdad also says, what is cancer? Its rapid growth of cells, that’s what a tumor is, isn’t that what these growth hormones do? They make cells grow faster.

By: Odum

Odum — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:24:03 +0000

I’m not sure if dairy allergies can or has been linked to cow nutrition. I’ll have a look at the current literature and see what I can come up with.

Without any scientific study, however, most people would agree that how and what we feed our livestock is terrible, but I guess we become complacent and don’t bother doing anything about it.

By: ACarLessFamily

ACarLessFamily — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:31:38 +0000

Veggie head heehee.

Odum you gotta say…back when farmers farmed rather than “managed” land, cows ate grass. They have evolved to eat grass and other greenery…not vast amounts of corn and grain.
Could their be a link to this diet and the rise in dairy allergies?

I don’t know, I am no expert in nutrition or science, all I know is that when my parents grew up no one was ever allergic (to their knowlage) to milk, now every school..hell every CLASS has a kid who can;t eat dairy.

When we mess with animals in that way we mess with ourselves…an overweight, corn fed, hormone pumped, antibiotic ridden steer (and this is IF he is healthy) can’t feed a child and have him/her turn out fit, healthy and active.

Let me know if you need any insperation in the kitchen x

By: Odum

Odum — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:32:00 +0000

I can’t wait for the day where we can move and have a some land to raise chickens and a cattle or two.

I’ve seen the massive ‘farms’ where there are tens of thousands of cattle and not one blade of grass to be seen for miles and miles.

We are going to try to cut down on how much meat we eat, and I’m sure we won’t miss it much, just like when we sold our car.

Thanks for the comment from a seasoned veggie head!