Comments on: Going Veg? Don’t Make These Mistakes http://blog.healthyeats.com/blog/2009/06/13/common-vegetarian-mistakes/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:42:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Katie http://blog.healthyeats.com/blog/2009/06/13/common-vegetarian-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-5495 Katie Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:56:51 +0000 http://blog.healthyeats.com/?p=6677#comment-5495 The only suggestion that I can think of is that maybe you are not consuming enough fiber. Fiber helps to retain water in the colon during the digestion process making it easier for the food you eat to pass through your body. Fiber is so important, you can find the food's dietary fiber content on the back of their nutrition label, or you can look it up on a website like <a href="http://www.nutritiondata.com." target="_blank">www.nutritiondata.com.</a> To easily include an added source of fiber you can utilize products like Benefiber and Metamucil, both of which easily mix into drinks and some are even great for cooking. The only suggestion that I can think of is that maybe you are not consuming enough fiber. Fiber helps to retain water in the colon during the digestion process making it easier for the food you eat to pass through your body. Fiber is so important, you can find the food's dietary fiber content on the back of their nutrition label, or you can look it up on a website like http://www.nutritiondata.com. To easily include an added source of fiber you can utilize products like Benefiber and Metamucil, both of which easily mix into drinks and some are even great for cooking.

]]> By: jamfhall1 http://blog.healthyeats.com/blog/2009/06/13/common-vegetarian-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-3450 jamfhall1 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:22:40 +0000 http://blog.healthyeats.com/?p=6677#comment-3450 Cheese enchiladas? Quesadillas? Since when did cheese become a vegetable? I'm sure you meant soy cheese or maybe almond cheese! P.S. Quesadilla is a contraction of queso + tortilla. To say "cheese" quesadilla would be redundant since queso is cheese in Spanish. If you're making quesadillas w/o the cheese, it's not a quesadilla. Cheese enchiladas? Quesadillas? Since when did cheese become a vegetable? I'm sure you meant soy cheese or maybe almond cheese! P.S. Quesadilla is a contraction of queso + tortilla. To say "cheese" quesadilla would be redundant since queso is cheese in Spanish. If you're making quesadillas w/o the cheese, it's not a quesadilla.

]]> By: Ashley http://blog.healthyeats.com/blog/2009/06/13/common-vegetarian-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-3271 Ashley Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:22:01 +0000 http://blog.healthyeats.com/?p=6677#comment-3271 Hey Ive been on a vegan diet for about two months now and i eat a lot of veggies i love my decision however, and excuse me for being blunt here but, sometimes my insides really hurt is this normal ? I would ask my doctor though, seeing as how she already thinks my choice is crazy, i think my fellow veggers could provide more insight. Hey Ive been on a vegan diet for about two months now and i eat a lot of veggies i love my decision however, and excuse me for being blunt here but, sometimes my insides really hurt is this normal ? I would ask my doctor though, seeing as how she already thinks my choice is crazy, i think my fellow veggers could provide more insight.

]]> By: Linda http://blog.healthyeats.com/blog/2009/06/13/common-vegetarian-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2846 Linda Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:45:13 +0000 http://blog.healthyeats.com/?p=6677#comment-2846 Have you tried lentils? Versatile, quick cooking and really delicious. Have you tried lentils? Versatile, quick cooking and really delicious.

]]> By: MaryRose http://blog.healthyeats.com/blog/2009/06/13/common-vegetarian-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2841 MaryRose Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:42:35 +0000 http://blog.healthyeats.com/?p=6677#comment-2841 Mia, I have been a vegetarian for over 25 years and I have hypothyroidism. After I was diagnosed eleven years ago I read all the same stuff you have read, but I had never eaten soy products because I didn't agree with "replacement" foods, i.e., veggie burgers and the like. I continued to avoid them like the plague for years, and then started eating a limited amount of them. Absolutely no change in my thyroid levels in either direction, up or down. I actually don't eat soy because I loathe tofu, but I eat Quorn because it is NOT soy - it is mycoprotein, which is from mushrooms. Most veggie patties are not soy, and Costco has some mighty tasty ones which are only vegetable and grains. Mia, I have been a vegetarian for over 25 years and I have hypothyroidism. After I was diagnosed eleven years ago I read all the same stuff you have read, but I had never eaten soy products because I didn't agree with "replacement" foods, i.e., veggie burgers and the like. I continued to avoid them like the plague for years, and then started eating a limited amount of them. Absolutely no change in my thyroid levels in either direction, up or down. I actually don't eat soy because I loathe tofu, but I eat Quorn because it is NOT soy – it is mycoprotein, which is from mushrooms. Most veggie patties are not soy, and Costco has some mighty tasty ones which are only vegetable and grains.

]]> By: Kelly35 http://blog.healthyeats.com/blog/2009/06/13/common-vegetarian-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2745 Kelly35 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:36:12 +0000 http://blog.healthyeats.com/?p=6677#comment-2745 Janel, Can you discuss "natural" and "artificial flavors"? They seem to be in almost everything (including Swedish Fish), and I've heard that manufacturers can "hide" some not-so-good-for-us things under those headings. Thanks! Janel,

Can you discuss "natural" and "artificial flavors"? They seem to be in almost everything (including Swedish Fish), and I've heard that manufacturers can "hide" some not-so-good-for-us things under those headings.

Thanks!

]]> By: Mia http://blog.healthyeats.com/blog/2009/06/13/common-vegetarian-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2739 Mia Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:26:26 +0000 http://blog.healthyeats.com/?p=6677#comment-2739 I have been a vegan since marrying my husband in 1998. I found out in 2004 that I had a low-thyroid and started ready up on the subject. I was shocked that soy products can cause you to have a low-thyroid. I thought I was doing myself a great favor by not eating meat but it turned out that my body did better with meat than soy products. I now eat eggs, fish and chicken once a week. I will not eat a cow. Sometimes I indulge in pork. I want to advise you to check this out before becoming a full-fledged vegan. I have been a vegan since marrying my husband in 1998. I found out in 2004 that I had a low-thyroid and started ready up on the subject. I was shocked that soy products can cause you to have a low-thyroid. I thought I was doing myself a great favor by not eating meat but it turned out that my body did better with meat than soy products. I now eat eggs, fish and chicken once a week. I will not eat a cow. Sometimes I indulge in pork. I want to advise you to check this out before becoming a full-fledged vegan.

]]> By: Louise http://blog.healthyeats.com/blog/2009/06/13/common-vegetarian-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2737 Louise Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:49:01 +0000 http://blog.healthyeats.com/?p=6677#comment-2737 This is great! My husband was diagnosed with chronic liver disease due to environmental sources and was told to get his limited protein from veg.s and fruits and dairy. I don't like cooking separate meals, so I too am eating without meats. I love that part of it. As a child I was basically made to eat meat when I had a strong aversion to it. It has also helped with my colitis of over 30 years duration. However, I am not a fan of cooking or inventing dishes and end up repeating too much. The only vegie foods we can get locally are Morningstar. Are they a good choice, or a bad one? I think I am not getting enough protein and calcium because my fibromyalgia seems worse again. Anyone have any suggestions? This is great! My husband was diagnosed with chronic liver disease due to environmental sources and was told to get his limited protein from veg.s and fruits and dairy. I don't like cooking separate meals, so I too am eating without meats. I love that part of it. As a child I was basically made to eat meat when I had a strong aversion to it. It has also helped with my colitis of over 30 years duration. However, I am not a fan of cooking or inventing dishes and end up repeating too much. The only vegie foods we can get locally are Morningstar. Are they a good choice, or a bad one? I think I am not getting enough protein and calcium because my fibromyalgia seems worse again. Anyone have any suggestions?

]]> By: Lisa Piquette http://blog.healthyeats.com/blog/2009/06/13/common-vegetarian-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2734 Lisa Piquette Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:57:20 +0000 http://blog.healthyeats.com/?p=6677#comment-2734 I am a good vegetarian, a not as strict as I should be vegan and eat healthy about half the time...I can't cook, work two jobs, and am I guess pretty lazy. I love eating guilt free and not being grossed out by food...it's pretty hard to be grossed out by a vegetable! I always wanted to be a vegetarian but due to my pickiness I thought I would starve. I have expanded my horizons in food since becoming a vegetarian, but convenience usually wins! I'll try harder to be healthier! I am a good vegetarian, a not as strict as I should be vegan and eat healthy about half the time…I can't cook, work two jobs, and am I guess pretty lazy. I love eating guilt free and not being grossed out by food…it's pretty hard to be grossed out by a vegetable! I always wanted to be a vegetarian but due to my pickiness I thought I would starve. I have expanded my horizons in food since becoming a vegetarian, but convenience usually wins! I'll try harder to be healthier!

]]> By: Guest http://blog.healthyeats.com/blog/2009/06/13/common-vegetarian-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2732 Guest Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:40:43 +0000 http://blog.healthyeats.com/?p=6677#comment-2732 74 grams, it was a little confusing. 74 grams, it was a little confusing.

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