Empathy Only Vegetarianism and Veganism - SUPPORT ONLY, NO DEBATING.
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Hey there @Dalida …
Wow! Loosing the sight in your right eye must be difficult and quite hard on you…
Not drinking for 7 years is quite an accomplishment! I hope that you are proud of yourself and can imagine that if you did it once you can do it again!
Stress and loss tests us to the max… Try not to be too hard on yourself…
Wow! Loosing the sight in your right eye must be difficult and quite hard on you…
Not drinking for 7 years is quite an accomplishment! I hope that you are proud of yourself and can imagine that if you did it once you can do it again!
Stress and loss tests us to the max… Try not to be too hard on yourself…
As a vegan and a lesbian, I have come to learn that the dominate culture is very fragile and will come down on you like a ton of bricks if you're different. <MOD EDIT: Guidelines> People can be cruel and hedonistic - their pleasure trumps everyone else's pain. That ugliness in humans is one reason I'm sure that one day I will opt-out and die by my own hand.
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RECIPE: Tasty Rice and Vegetable Taco Filling - can use in stuffed peppers, quesadillas, wraps, burritos, tacos, baked stuffed potatoes, or as salad topping. It can be made vegan, vegetarian or with meat.
I make a double recipe of this and use for several meals. My fussy husband loves this. It can be eaten on its own but I like it best in quesadillas or on top of salad.
Ingredients:
Rice - 1.5 cups cooked basmati white or brown rice.
1/2 cup cooked black beans (I used canned and rinsed)
1 tsp taco seasoning (I use Fody)
1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup salsa (I use Fody)
1/3 cup corn kernels (I used mixed chopped frozen veg- peas and carrot and corn)
Optional: cilantro, diced green onions
Protein additions: (optional)
- can add diced firm tofu or veggie ground round or texturized vegetable protein (meat eaters may also choose to add diced cooked turkey or chicken)
- after cooking, but before baking, can sprinkle shredded non-dairy or dairy cheese on top
Directions:
Put oil in pan (I use a wok) under low-medium heat and add the rice, salsa, vegetables, beans and any optional protein. Sautee together for about 10 minutes until hot--if the rice is freshly cooked and hot it may require less time. Then scoop onto plates or into tacos, wraps, or onto salad. Sprinkle cilantro over top if desired.
If baking in half bell peppers, can scoop this mix into the cleaned-out raw half peppers and bake on a nonstick pan for 30-40 mins at 400, with shredded cheese on top if desired.
If adding to potatoes, bake the potatoes first, then cut potatoes in half and top with this, and can add shredded cheese on top and brown under broiler for a few mins if desired.
If making quesadillas, add a little shredded cheese inside the tortilla wrap if desired, and brown the quesadilla on each side for 2-3 minutes in a low- medium heat pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray or a little olive oil.
Note: I re-heat the mixture in the microwave for a minute or two before re-using for latter meals.
I make a double recipe of this and use for several meals. My fussy husband loves this. It can be eaten on its own but I like it best in quesadillas or on top of salad.
Ingredients:
Rice - 1.5 cups cooked basmati white or brown rice.
1/2 cup cooked black beans (I used canned and rinsed)
1 tsp taco seasoning (I use Fody)
1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup salsa (I use Fody)
1/3 cup corn kernels (I used mixed chopped frozen veg- peas and carrot and corn)
Optional: cilantro, diced green onions
Protein additions: (optional)
- can add diced firm tofu or veggie ground round or texturized vegetable protein (meat eaters may also choose to add diced cooked turkey or chicken)
- after cooking, but before baking, can sprinkle shredded non-dairy or dairy cheese on top
Directions:
Put oil in pan (I use a wok) under low-medium heat and add the rice, salsa, vegetables, beans and any optional protein. Sautee together for about 10 minutes until hot--if the rice is freshly cooked and hot it may require less time. Then scoop onto plates or into tacos, wraps, or onto salad. Sprinkle cilantro over top if desired.
If baking in half bell peppers, can scoop this mix into the cleaned-out raw half peppers and bake on a nonstick pan for 30-40 mins at 400, with shredded cheese on top if desired.
If adding to potatoes, bake the potatoes first, then cut potatoes in half and top with this, and can add shredded cheese on top and brown under broiler for a few mins if desired.
If making quesadillas, add a little shredded cheese inside the tortilla wrap if desired, and brown the quesadilla on each side for 2-3 minutes in a low- medium heat pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray or a little olive oil.
Note: I re-heat the mixture in the microwave for a minute or two before re-using for latter meals.
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I find people to be very polarized. Trying to figure out who is "right" is exhausting. It reminds me of a Buddhist story (note: I am not Buddhist) when two men were having a dispute and asked the Buddha to resolve it. He said "Well each of you has his view and each is totally convinced he is correct, so to me you are the same."
I'm finding the philosophy of Stoicism is really helping me to feel less exhausted - one favourite new quote is "You don't have to have an opinion." As someone who has always held strong opinions, this is liberating and very relaxing for me. Yes, the Stoics commit to live with virtue, specifically Courage, Justice, Wisdom and Temperance. However, this is an inner goal and you do not push these values onto others. Nor do you judge yourself by how others treat you.
The ancient Stoics were actually very cynical about human nature, and Marcus Aurelius said
“When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: the people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous and cruel. They are like this because they can't tell good from evil. But I have recognized that the wrongdoer has a nature related to my own - not of the same blood and birth, but the same mind, and possessing a share of the divine. And so none of them can hurt me. No one can implicate me in ugliness. Nor can I feel angry at my relative, or hate him. We were born to work together like feet, hands and eyes, like the two rows of teeth, upper and lower. To obstruct each other is unnatural. To feel anger at someone, to turn your back on him: these are unnatural.”
I'm finding the philosophy of Stoicism is really helping me to feel less exhausted - one favourite new quote is "You don't have to have an opinion." As someone who has always held strong opinions, this is liberating and very relaxing for me. Yes, the Stoics commit to live with virtue, specifically Courage, Justice, Wisdom and Temperance. However, this is an inner goal and you do not push these values onto others. Nor do you judge yourself by how others treat you.
The ancient Stoics were actually very cynical about human nature, and Marcus Aurelius said
“When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: the people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous and cruel. They are like this because they can't tell good from evil. But I have recognized that the wrongdoer has a nature related to my own - not of the same blood and birth, but the same mind, and possessing a share of the divine. And so none of them can hurt me. No one can implicate me in ugliness. Nor can I feel angry at my relative, or hate him. We were born to work together like feet, hands and eyes, like the two rows of teeth, upper and lower. To obstruct each other is unnatural. To feel anger at someone, to turn your back on him: these are unnatural.”
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A hack that I've been using recently is the Costco quinoa salad. It's super versatile. You can eat it as is, or you can doll it up to be sweet or savory. I'm also throwing it into vegan chilis and spaghetti sauces. It's tasty and instantly bumps the nutritional value and protein content, way up. It's lazy, but it's healthy.
So yesterday I made a lentil soup for dinner. It had the traditional soup veggies- onion, celery, and carrots. I did add some meat as my housemates are not vegetarian, and I didn’t want to feel like I was pushing it on them. I was okay with the carrots and onions, but celery is not my favorite.
So I have a lot of work to do to get used to those fibrous things that are good for health. The lentils overcooked slightly but I would rather have that than undercooked. Plus the recipe made enough for 6-8 servings, so I have lunch solved for a few days.
So I have a lot of work to do to get used to those fibrous things that are good for health. The lentils overcooked slightly but I would rather have that than undercooked. Plus the recipe made enough for 6-8 servings, so I have lunch solved for a few days.
It used to be sooo hard to find good vegan shoes. Just because it's not leather, doesn't mean it's vegan - there's glue and other considerations. I'm noticing that more and more companies are making shoes sortable by that now! Zappo does it. It makes shopping so much easier!!
https://www.zappos.com/vegan
https://www.zappos.com/vegan
Useful vegan resource! ->
The Cruelty Cutter app is one of the best vegan apps to determine whether or not a product and company tests on animals. It's pretty basic, but the scanner works well and the history section is useful when you need to go back and see past scans. Overall, this is an essential app for vegans and those looking to purchase only cruelty-free products.
https://cruelty-cutter.org/
The Cruelty Cutter app is one of the best vegan apps to determine whether or not a product and company tests on animals. It's pretty basic, but the scanner works well and the history section is useful when you need to go back and see past scans. Overall, this is an essential app for vegans and those looking to purchase only cruelty-free products.
https://cruelty-cutter.org/
So I made these veggie patties and it's the best thing ever, why would you eat meat if you can make something like that? Also, I made veggie chili and it kicked ass as well. Spicy, savory and cruelty-free.
The only thing I don't like about a vegetable-based diet is that you have to cook and it takes a long time. I'm around the house right now, but I have no idea how will I manage cooking while working five days a week.
The only thing I don't like about a vegetable-based diet is that you have to cook and it takes a long time. I'm around the house right now, but I have no idea how will I manage cooking while working five days a week.
Honestly making Vegan or Veggie food doesn’t really take any more time…
Just remember to make balanced meals…
Examples are -
Rice - beans - veggie
Pasta - tofu - veggie
Potato - veggie burger - veggie
The possibilities are endless!
It is So easy to eat well and eat Cruelty Free!
It is also much cheaper and far more nutritious!
Try using grains that you haven’t tried before, cook potatoes in many different ways, vary the kinds of vegetables you eat…
Try to use less sugar, salt and oil…
It may take a while to change your taste buds, but it truly can change your Health!
Just remember to make balanced meals…
Examples are -
Rice - beans - veggie
Pasta - tofu - veggie
Potato - veggie burger - veggie
The possibilities are endless!
It is So easy to eat well and eat Cruelty Free!
It is also much cheaper and far more nutritious!
Try using grains that you haven’t tried before, cook potatoes in many different ways, vary the kinds of vegetables you eat…
Try to use less sugar, salt and oil…
It may take a while to change your taste buds, but it truly can change your Health!
I personally could live on oatmeal all my life (as I once did 
), I have the most trouble with my boyfriend as he's a man, and it is impossible to stuff him, also he's into eating tasty but at the time he's not into grain and stuff, and he doesn't like soup, and the food has to be fresh... ugh, well, he's a challenge. But since he has high cholesterol the bastard has no choice now, yay for me! (Sorry about the rant)
Well, I don't know, all that steaming and cutting and frying... ugh... I just don't have the speed for it. Need quicker recipes, but I'm sure I'll manage with time.
), I have the most trouble with my boyfriend as he's a man, and it is impossible to stuff him, also he's into eating tasty but at the time he's not into grain and stuff, and he doesn't like soup, and the food has to be fresh... ugh, well, he's a challenge. But since he has high cholesterol the bastard has no choice now, yay for me! (Sorry about the rant)Well, I don't know, all that steaming and cutting and frying... ugh... I just don't have the speed for it. Need quicker recipes, but I'm sure I'll manage with time.
Maybe try getting a bag of frozen mixed veggies, or veggies like carrots, green beans, corn, and peas and cook them in the microwave. If you get a potato cooker bag, you can also easily make baked potatoes or sweet potatoes in the microwave easily.
If you don't eat any leafy greens, you may get a vitamin k deficiency eventually.
Maybe b12 would help, and probably at least wouldn't hurt. You have to be careful with a supplement like iron though, and you can get plenty of iron in a vegetarian diet.
imho, yes.
Beans are a great source. I like chickpeas and blackbeans, but there's lots of good beans out there. Cooking dried beans is cheap and probably best, but you'd need a pressure cooker and would have to be able to invest the time and effort. Canned beans are ok, but it's important to rinse them thoroughly to get the salt and preservatives out.
Also, eating less meat rather than being a pure vegetarian might be a good option for you.
If you don't eat any leafy greens, you may get a vitamin k deficiency eventually.
Maybe b12 would help, and probably at least wouldn't hurt. You have to be careful with a supplement like iron though, and you can get plenty of iron in a vegetarian diet.
imho, yes.
Beans are a great source. I like chickpeas and blackbeans, but there's lots of good beans out there. Cooking dried beans is cheap and probably best, but you'd need a pressure cooker and would have to be able to invest the time and effort. Canned beans are ok, but it's important to rinse them thoroughly to get the salt and preservatives out.
Also, eating less meat rather than being a pure vegetarian might be a good option for you.
So I had a vegan salad for lunch today… but I ended up putting some chicken on it. I was afraid that something that was just lettuce and vegetables would not be filling.
For those who still remember, how did you get past the “I need a lump of protein in my stomach to feel full” barrier? I have heard that the Japanese don’t feel like they’ve eaten unless they have rice. I am like that with meat, even though I have ethical reasons to eat vegetarian.
For those who still remember, how did you get past the “I need a lump of protein in my stomach to feel full” barrier? I have heard that the Japanese don’t feel like they’ve eaten unless they have rice. I am like that with meat, even though I have ethical reasons to eat vegetarian.
Black eyed peas are something I have pretty regular especially in hoppin' john which can easily be made vegetarian and vegan since it is mainly peas and rice and it is very filling. 