Comments on Clever Monkey Studio: My Creative Life #4 - Credible Edibles

Hi Angela, Perhaps genetics along with a meat and ...

2008-07-12T11:15:00.000-04:00

Hi Angela, Perhaps genetics along with a meat and potatoes upbringing have geared us in the same direction? :) We both seem to have been searching for a way to make us happy and comfortable in ourselves...

I'm just so excited to make ice cream out of frozen bananas (freeze em and puree them!)

Hi Allison, blogs like yours and veggiegirl's have been really inspiring to me... its nice to know i have support from people who really care about these things.

After becoming vegetarian in March, I have realize...

2008-07-12T10:28:00.000-04:00

After becoming vegetarian in March, I have realized how many meatless options there are out there...It's opened my eyes to so many more veggies, and especially ethnic foods! I hope you enjoy this transition as much as I have enjoyed mine! :0)

I don't need my own blog since you seem to be tell...

2008-07-10T20:46:00.000-04:00

I don't need my own blog since you seem to be telling my story as well. Is it a coincidence that I gave up meat as well. I'm even about to venture into the "Raw" world. It is all so fascinating to me now. (the girl who hated vegetables) Angela :)

hi jess, i did mean adequate protein for myself (i...

2008-07-09T13:28:00.000-04:00

hi jess, i did mean adequate protein for myself (i am really curious about how much protein we actually need now...) but for the men in the house a meat replacement in the sense that you mentioned... something that will create the "meaty" sensation that they miss due to living a meat focused life.

i also fear the comment that the boy won't get enough protein... considering he isn't my son, i can't really decide what kind of diet he should adhere to. it seems i'm abusing him enough by not having tv in the house!

I read in a book somewhere (sorry can't remember t...

2008-07-09T12:58:00.000-04:00

I read in a book somewhere (sorry can't remember the title but I believe the author was one of the Moosewood cooking crew) - and this goes back to what you said about food being about tradition - that cutting down on meat can be difficult if you're used to meat being the focus. This book made vegetables the focus so you didn't really need "meat replacements". Or did you mean getting adequate protein? Perhaps veggiegirl can reassure us because I too have people on my back saying "you need meat for protein" and "you need lots of protein" and even worse "your children need to eat more meat to get lots of protein" while I'm convinced that actually, you don't. I read another book that showed that the north-american diet is too high in protein anyway which just gets excreted out of our body or sits in our blood vessels causing atherosclerosis.

Hi Veggiegirl,I'm glad to hear that and would appr...

2008-07-09T09:25:00.000-04:00

Hi Veggiegirl,
I'm glad to hear that and would appreciate any suggestions you have as far as meat replacements! I really want to make this as easy, healthy and tasty as possible :)

I don't consume soy (only the very small amount th...

2008-07-09T08:54:00.000-04:00

I don't consume soy (only the very small amount that I use in just some of my baked goods), so I can reassure you that it's quite easy to follow a veg-based diet without it :0)