Forums: January 2011 Kickstart Forum: Favourite Books and web sites
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kiwi Joined: 01/03/11 Location: New Zealand Posts: 405	Favourite Books and web sites Posted Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 12:46 AM For those of us still 'tuning in' I have just come across Isa Chandra Moscowitz web site when looking at her books. It is called Postpunk Kitchen at http://www.theppk.com/. Worth checking out if you havn't seen it. Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food - Hippocrates.
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cch22 Joined: 09/08/10 Location: New York State Posts: 1000	RE: Favourite Books and web sites Posted Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 8:37 AM Hi .. i checked that out. and added it to my favorite links.. my favorite cookbooks are 1000 vegan recipes, vegan on the cheap and veg news mag..engine 2 some favorite websites/blogs nutrionmd lisas chef chloe fat free vegan jeff novicks
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Wild4Stars Joined: 12/27/09 Location: Florida Posts: 832	RE: Favourite Books and web sites Posted Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 9:30 AM definitely~ www.fatfreevegan.com It's my go-to place for recipes. Vikki ~ Wild4Stars@gmail.com
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cch22 Joined: 09/08/10 Location: New York State Posts: 1000	RE: Favourite Books and web sites Posted Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 11:20 AM http://gliving.com/tapioca-pudding-with-brandy-infused-red-raspberries-bite-this/ forgot.. i get a daily email from this site.. very intersting...
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Checochinican Joined: 01/04/11 Posts: 148	RE: Favourite Books and web sites Posted Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 11:44 AM David Mendosa's website - has everything about diabetes. http://www.mendosa.com/diabetes.htm Jenny Ruhl's website, and book by the same name. Her's is the single most useful book I've found. She doesn't endorse any particular diet/treatment plan but gives a lot of the scientific evidence (and lack thereof) for most of them. http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/bio.php
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mollyhorn Joined: 03/03/10 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 582	RE: Favourite Books and web sites Posted Monday, January 31, 2011 at 1:20 AM This is a list I put together of my favorite links and references. I hope it's helpful to some of you. (Please forgive the non-active links – It was just too many to mess with!) Websites for healthy, vegan recipes Fat Free Vegan.com Blog & Website http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/ http://fatfreevegan.com/ The archive of her old site:  http://oldsite.fatfreevegan.com/ http://fatfreevegan.com/blog/category/eat-to-live/ http://www.fatfreevegan.com/mwl/index.shtml Authored by Susan Voisin, who is a vegan and tries to eat a low-added-fat diet, mostly subscribing to the McDougall philosophy.  She often posts really creative low-fat recipes, and I usually check her site often when I'm searching for inspiration.  The blog offers categories for various vegan diets, including Joel Fuhrman's Eat To Live program (recipes are low in starch, high in nutrition, and great for weight loss), and the McDougall Program for Maxium Weight Loss (low fat, high starch, great for weight loss, heart healthy).  You can click the links on the left side of the page to be taken to various category lists. NutritionMD.org http://www.nutritionmd.org/index.html Sponsored by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (same group that runs The Cancer Project), this website is a repository of hundreds of very healthy vegan recipes.  You can read the section for Consumers to learn about various health concerns, and use the "Make over your diet" tool to set up an account and learn how you can improve your current eating habits even more.  The Nutrition Tips tab (top bar) has a section that offers helpful diet tips, and the 21-Day Vegan Kickstart (starting in January) is a great 3-week program to encourage people to go vegan, and encourage those who are already vegan to eat a more healthful diet.  The Recipes tab offers a recipe search tool as well as lots of suggestions under "More Meal Planning Ideas." You can explore for hours and find tons of great information! Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine http://www.pcrm.org/health/recipes/index.html http://www.cancerproject.org/recipes/index.php PCRM has their own recipe archive; all recipes are low fat, heart-healthy and good for weight loss.  The Cancer Project is a subsidiary of PCRM and offers another extensive archive of recipes, nutritional information, and even presents cooking classes focusing on how to prevent cancer. One of the great things about all of PCRM's and The Cancer Project's recipes is that they are easy and usually affordable! The World's Healthiest Foods http://whfoods.org/ The George Mateljan Foundation for the World's Healthiest Foods was established to share scientifically proven information about the benefits of healthy eating and to provide support individuals need to make eating healthy foods enjoyable, easy, quick and affordable. A not-for-profit foundation, they offer an independent perspective and their only purpose is to share the joys of healthy eating. They offer a weekly newsletter featuring a "Food of the Week," a daily "Healthy Tip and Recipe," and a library of the world's healthiest foods (that are easily attainable), essential nutrients, information on healthy diets, healing with foods, cooking and preparation tips, a "Healthiest Way of Eating Plan," and much more. Omnivorous. Plant-Based Health http://www.plantbasedhealth.com/ Founded by Katherine Lawrence, Plant Based Health is a group based in DFW intent on empowering people to improve their health, their perspective and their lives through plant-based eating. Katherine's recipes are almost always low fat and healthy. Delectable Planet http://delectableplanet.com/ Katherine is also part of Delectable Planet, an educational group whose mission is to encourage people to eat lower on the food chain to support environmental sustainability, increase social justice and to be healthy. Their recipes are generally fairly healthy, though they do post some desserts and richer fare. They also maintain a webstore with some of the best variety I've ever seen in plant-based foods. Fat Free Vegetarian Recipe Archive http://www.fatfree.com/ An older site, no longer being updated, but there are some good recipes under top two links. Healing Heart Foundation Vegan Recipes http://heart.kumu.org/recipes.html Based on the books and diets of Drs. Dean Ornish, John McDougall and Caldwell Esselstyn, this group offers vegan recipes all with 10% or less fat. Cheap Healthy Good http://cheaphealthygood.blogspot.com/ A blog dedicated to the advancement of frugal, nutritious, ethically-minded food in everyday life. There is a lot of "filler" subject matter, but some good recipes can be found if you dig deep and have patience. *Note: They use white flour, sugar and oil, so be cautious. The Frugal Vegan http://thefrugalvegan.wordpress.com/about/ An indie/alternative blog that includes opinions, thoughts, crafting, bath & body projects, some recipes, and finance & budget tips. Recipes are not low-fat or healthy. A Veggie Venture http://kitchen-parade-veggieventure.blogspot.com/ Website/blog focusing on vegetables! Recipes contain dairy, eggs and sometimes meat, but the main ingredient is always vegetables. The wide variety is worth a visit; check out her "A-Z of Vegetables" for a fun rundown (top right corner of page). A Veggie Venture's Low Carb Vegetable Recipes http://aveggieventuresrecipebox.blogspot.com/2005/03/low-carb-vegetable-recipes.html For those of us living on a sugar-restricted food plan, we have to be careful about the amount of sugar we take in from anywhere, even from vegetables. These vegetarian recipes are generally low in sugar and can be altered to be low in fat, if you use a little know-how. Websites for healthy, vegan, kid-friendly recipes http://peasandthankyou.com/ http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2005/12/es-kid-friendly-recipes.html http://oldsite.fatfreevegan.com/kids/index.shtml http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2005/12/ridiculously-easy.html http://fatfreevegan.com/blog/tag/quick-easy/ http://www.natural-healthy-choices-for-kids.com/index.html Informational websites: Nutrition and misc. http://www.pcrm.org/health/ http://www.veganhealth.org/ http://aveggieventuresrecipebox.blogspot.com/2005/03/alphabet-of-vegetables_6295.html http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/index.htm http://www.drfuhrman.com/ http://www.fitwoman.com/fitbriefings/mindful-eating-weight-management.shtml http://surgicaltechnicianschools.org/?page_id=131 VIDEO LINKS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfBKauKVi4M&feature=channel http://www.vegsource.com/news/2009/12/the-perils-of-dairy-video.html http://www.vegsource.com/news/2010/01/chocolate-cheese-meat-sugar-physically-addictive-foods.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM http://www.vegan.com/blog/2010/07/26/peter-jennings-how-to-get-fat-without-really-trying/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vegandotcomrss+%28Vegan.com+Blog%29 Molly Horn
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theodore Joined: 09/16/10 Posts: 643	RE: Favourite Books and web sites Posted Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 2:44 PM I recently checked out the PPK website after hearing about the feud with Happy Herbivore. They were pretty mean to her. Never make assumptions. You'll end up being an A**, and the UMP will TION you. -- Coach Smiley -- Fresh Prince of Bel Air
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mollyhorn Joined: 03/03/10 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 582	RE: Favourite Books and web sites Posted Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 2:47 PM I'm unaware of this, Theodore. I don't use PPK, mostly cause their recipes aren't very healthy, but I do use some of Happy Herbivore's. What did they do to her? Molly Horn
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theodore Joined: 09/16/10 Posts: 643	RE: Favourite Books and web sites Posted Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 3:15 PM Well Molly, some of the members started off saying nice things about the Happy Herbivore cookbook, but then a couple of members came on and accused HH of copying some of Isa's recipes. Then HH came on the forum to defend herself and got really blasted. To be honest I don't mind the bickering. What I can't understand is the accusation of copying. In fact I was so perplexed by this matter that I cancelled my Saturday night outing to my local nightclub last night so that I could stay in and analyse their two sausage recipes. Here's what I found: Ingredients exclusive to Isa's recipe: 1) vegetable broth 2) olive oil 3) paprika 4) oregano 5) black pepper Ingredients used in both recipes: 1) pinto beans 2) soy sauce 3) garlic 4) seitan 5) nutritional yeast 6) fennel 7) red pepper flakes Ingredients exclusive to Happy Herbivore's recipe: 1) onions 2) cayenne 3) chilli powder 4) Thyme 5) TVP 6) hot sauce Maybe it's because I'm not a chef but I just can't see that these recipes are very similar. Theodore Never make assumptions. You'll end up being an A**, and the UMP will TION you. -- Coach Smiley -- Fresh Prince of Bel Air
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mollyhorn Joined: 03/03/10 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 582	RE: Favourite Books and web sites Posted Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 3:23 PM Wow, thank you, Theodore. What a shame that they would criticize HH. Infighting in our small community only serves to divide us, which we don't need! We need to support each other, not break each other down. I agree that the recipes are distinct and NOT copies. Molly Horn
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theodore Joined: 09/16/10 Posts: 643	RE: Favourite Books and web sites Posted Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 4:04 PM Thanks Molly, and yes I'm starting to agree with you about the infighting. Theodore Never make assumptions. You'll end up being an A**, and the UMP will TION you. -- Coach Smiley -- Fresh Prince of Bel Air
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tinabean Joined: 09/08/10 Location: Pasadena, TX Posts: 113	RE: Favourite Books and web sites Posted Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 12:44 PM A lot of vegan cookbooks have similar recipes. It's hardly worth getting nasty over since there's probably only so many ways you can make a tofu omelette. In fact, Isa's newest has a Collard Greens & Pineapple recipe that looks rather similar to one I saw somewhere else - Vegan Soul Kitchen I think. Perhaps fans who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones...
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Checochinican Joined: 01/04/11 Posts: 148	RE: Favourite Books and web sites Posted Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 1:33 PM I've been watching two DVDs published by John and Mary McDougall (Dr. McDougall's Total Health Solution for the 21st Century, 2003, and McDougall Made Easy, 2006). Of all the books, websites, etc. on the subject of plant-based diets, this was the most convincing. Not sure why. What I am convinced of: a plant-based diet is probably far healthier for most people than consuming animal products. I am still not sure that such a diet is the best choice for those with type 2 diabetes. Once we have the problem of insulin resistance, is a starch-based diet the best solution/treatment plan? If not, what is (other than drugs)? I'll keep searching, reading, testing - hoping to answer my own question.
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theodore Joined: 09/16/10 Posts: 643	RE: Favourite Books and web sites Posted Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 3:27 PM . Never make assumptions. You'll end up being an A**, and the UMP will TION you. -- Coach Smiley -- Fresh Prince of Bel Air
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072	RE: Favourite Books and web sites Posted Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 3:53 PM Checochinican wrote: I am still not sure that such a diet is the best choice for those with type 2 diabetes. Once we have the problem of insulin resistance, is a starch-based diet the best solution/treatment plan? If not, what is (other than drugs)? I'll keep searching, reading, testing - hoping to answer my own question. It's not so much a starch-based diet. It's way more focused on things like green veggies and fruit than starches. And, what starches there are (grains etc) are whole foods, with lots of fiber and other nutrients. The kickstart (and Dr. Barnard's book on Reversing Diabetes) are based on low glycemic low fat whole plant-based foods. Not only is it geared toward reducing diabetes risk but also in dealing with the cardiovascular risks associated with diabetes. I can only speak for myself, but as a type 2 diabetic for just over 5 years now, this is the most sustainable way of eating and controlling my blood sugar levels that I've explored. Among other things, it's way easier to simply say "nope, that's not vegan, not gonna go there" whereas it might otherwise be a temptation "well, if I just have a small piece and then not have milk and sugar in my coffee, it'll be okay" And, keep in mind, that insulin resistance *requires* exercise to keep it in check. Food and activity have to go hand in hand. If you're not yet diabetic, low glycemic high fiber low fat eating combined with exercise can postpone almost indefinitely the chances of going to full on diabetes. Vegan eating is not a quick, short term 'fix' the way many 'diets' are - it's designed for improved health in the long run. The kickstarts are 3 weeks because that's about how long it takes to change old habits and make new habits (including re-training taste buds with new food and flavor combinations). Even Dr. Barnard's book never talks about "curing" diabetes - it can reverse the progress, improve control, reduce risk of complications, reduce medication levels needed possibly. And, for some, medication will always be needed (vegan eating can reduce risk of complications for type 1 diabetics but they'll always need insulin, for example) --Deb R
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kiwi Joined: 01/03/11 Location: New Zealand Posts: 405	RE: Favourite Books and web sites Posted Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 8:03 PM I am thankfully, not diabetic so I cannot give examples from own expereince but I have found these postings interesting as diabetes is so prevalent. Has anyone seen "Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 days"? Its the story of 'six people with diabetes who switch to a diet consisting entirely of vegan, organic, live, raw foods in order to reverse diabetes naturally'to quote from the DVD. I would be interested in your opinions. The lead doctor on this is Gabrielle Cousens but the DVD features interviews with others such as Joel Furhman. If you have not heard of this more information can be found at www.rawfor30days.com. Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food - Hippocrates.
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txdoglover Joined: 03/18/10 Posts: 69	RE: Favourite Books and web sites Posted Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 6:52 AM Love a lot of these sites, have some new ones to look at, but I found "Vegan Nutrionista" recently and really like that site.
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