Vegetarian News and Views
It is summer time here in Ireland, or at least what passes for summer! Anyway summer means tomatoes and tomatoes mean greenfly and the annual question of how to control them. One of the weapons in my armoury is Basil. The gardening programs will tell you that basil is great for deterring these little creatures. [...]
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Choosing to be lead a vegetarian lifestyle used to mean that you would have to sacrifice flavor and delicious meals at a holiday gathering and settle for a crudites of carrots and celery from the appetizer table and perhaps, if the butter and milk isn’t included and you aren’t a strict non-dairy consuming vegan, the [...]
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For newer vegetarians perhaps thinking back to their days of a bacon and sausage breakfast they should be aware by now that a variety of vegetarian products look (and may taste) like their non-vegetarian counterparts, but are usually lower in saturated fat and contain no cholesterol. For breakfast, try soy-based sausage patties or links. So [...]
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When I first heard about this recipe I had to take a step back and draw a deep breath. Can you imagine a verdant Persian-style frittata that is cooked for, wait for it, forty minutes on one side, then forty minutes on the other. In case your counting is poor that’s a total of eighty [...]
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Both vegetarian and non-vegetarian diets have advantages. Vegetarian diets tend to be rich in antioxidants, certain vitamins, and healthy fats. Non-vegetarian diets, by contrast, tend to contain more protein, iron, zinc, calcium, and vitamin B-12.
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As with most dietary questions, vegans are split on the issue of dairy products–not so much on the question of whether or not they are acceptable, but instead for what reasons they should not be consumed. All vegans (or at least true vegans) abstain from consuming dairy products. Some do so for nutritional reasons; others [...]
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