Being a vegetarian for over 25 years becomes a way of life and not often do I re-look at possible reasons for the choice I make every-time I go into a restaurant or supermarket. I landed up watching this video as a click here link on a blog post that i was reading; not something I actively looked for. I must say that it was captivating. Philip Wollen's presentation as well researched and VERY well presented. Some of the statistics were … [Read more...]
Should Animals be on the Menu?
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Turning Points to Health
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The turning point in my life was when I purchased a Vitamix Total Nutrition Centre in 1994. I had wanted a high powered blender for some time, as I inherently knew that I needed to include more raw food into my diet. I could see the advantage of blending a whole pile of fruit, leaves, etc and just chugging it down. At that stage I was 40 years old and suffering from various maladies. These ranged from horrible PMS that lasted at least 2 … [Read more...]
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One Man’s Meat is Another Man’s Poison
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When my daughters were young teenagers, they decided to become vegetarian. I was against the idea as I was not prepared to cook separate meals and told them that I was still making what I always did and they could just eat the vegetables. However, it did plant a bit of a seed in my mind and also the fact that I always watched the animal programmes on TV as I have always loved all creatures, and realised that animals have feelings … [Read more...]
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Meat Patches
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University finds solution to global warming. It might affect you so read on! It has long been known that the estimated 1,3 billion cattle are breathing out CO2 and blowing off methane at such a rate as to be serious contributors to global warming. Just in case you are not aware of the impact that global warming can have on the earth, just take this as an example of climate change. Africa will experience heat waves and serious drought on a … [Read more...]
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Growing Sprouts -Overcoming Problems
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THIS IS A GREAT LITTLE SPROUTER! The thing about sprouting it seems, is that it comes easy for some and is really difficult for others, pretty much like caring for plants does. The bottom line is that sprouts ARE little plants and require the same growing conditions as all other young plants. 1st and formost the seed needs to be fresh - then they need Sufficient moisture Sufficient Airation Sufficient drainage So, if your sprouts have not … [Read more...]
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Nino’s Fry’s Vegetarian
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Having just noticed Wimpy’s move to make more accommodation to vegetarians, I was again surprised to find that Nino’s have changed their menu once again and this time to give vegetarians what they think we like to eat - meat substitutes. Nino’s from way back was one of the restaurants that one could enjoy a vegetarian snack then a few years ago they changed their menu and we noticed that a number of the vegetarian options had been … [Read more...]
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WIMPY FOR VEGETARIANS
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Whatever you think of a Wimpy there is something that needs to be acknowledged and that is that they have been around for a long time and they do take notice of what their customers want. For a number of years Wimpy have offered a vegetarian burger and a couple of salads without meat. I have noticed that even though it may not be my choice of food, there are dishes that lids like, traditional English breakfasts, top of the range Expresso coffee, … [Read more...]
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Two vegetarians home from the kill
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Before we drive home from Johannesburg we usually call in at Carreira Centre in Rebublic Road, Randburg. For many years this has provided a one-stop-shop for a huge range of vegetables and fruit, chinese and Indian food requisites, a cheese shop, dried fruits and nuts and grains, fresh flowers, fish and meat and a vegetarian friendly restaurant all housed in eight stores in the small centre with plenty of parking. One night when we returned … [Read more...]
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