Any vegetarian Prius owners here?

I'm feeling a bit lazy, but if someone is interested I'll write out the recipe for Thai Tom Ka Tofu soup.

 

Great idea! I have been a veg head for 20 years. About to buy my first Prius. I recently read that if you drive your prius to the store to buy some meat you are contributing a lot more to global warming than if you bought some vegetables. The Co 2 those things give off is a major issue! Go Vegetarian!

 

I LOVE chili, especially in this cooler season! I do a quickie with canned black beans, soy chorizo, fire roasted tomatoes, cumin and chili powder. Add veggie broth and mash about to make desired consistency.

 

Please do, I love Thai food!

 

YOU jumped into the thread and posted just to say you were out of this thread.

Hm, who started it?

And global warming is real and caused by greedy, selfish humans. So there.

 

Okay here goes... I really don't cook a lot but when I'm between jobs this is one of my staples. Not really a recipe since I don't have exact amounts but here it is:

Cook up some organic Quinoa using organic veggie broth
Steam some broccoli and cauliflower at the same time

Put the desired amount of quinoa and veggies into a bowl, add some black olives, chopped tomatoes, feta cheese and pesto.

Stir it up and enjoy! I love it so much!


I also love asparagus sandwiches.

I get this Mediterranean flat bread from Trader Joe's, put some cooked asparagus on it, some tomatoes, black olives, either feta or goat cheese, top it off with balsamic vinegar and eat! Really yummy.

 

I think that flat bread is produced with cheese made with animal rennet. Unless a cheese specifically says it's made w/ microbial enzymes or rennet, it's animal derived. Not sure if that matters to you but it may.

 

Me too! The first time I tried it I was at an outdoor (very cold day) event and I couldn't get enough of the stuff. Post your recipe, if you can. My recipe isn't so quick.

 

My pleasure, but the post won't be up until Saturday when I get back home. Just eat out until then

 

Not so fast. It all depends on how and where your vegetables were grown vs. how and where the meat you purchased was raised. It is not so black and white.

Government subsidized and pectrochemical-heavy vegetables could create a much larger carbon footprint (and associated pollution) that a local open range lamb or beef cow.

 

Yes, that's why it's best to buy local and organic. Your local farmer's market is a fantastic option, much better than buying oranges from Africa or grapes from Chile since the amount of fuel used to get that stuff here is ridiculous since we can and do grow those here in this country (me being in the USA).

But generally speaking, yes, if you are eating red meat and it's not free range it's most likely a product of factory farming which is bad for the environment, cruel for the animals and unhealthy for our bodies.

 

Interesting. I'm going to have to look at the ingredients of that flat bread next time I'm at TJ's. I try to find cheese that doesn't have rennet but it's not easy. I don't have a rule about it though so I usually get what TJ's has. I'm certainly not a vegan. Will never give up ice-cream!

 

If it is the plain TJ flat bread it does have milk powder in it so it is not vegan.

Quickie Black Bean Chili

Saute 1/2 (or more) chopped onion, add one half of the TJ (or other) Soy Chorizo (squeeze it out of the casing).
Add 2 cans drained Bl. Beans, one can fire roasted tomatoes
Add 1 tea cumin, 1/2 to 1 tea chipolte chili powder
Add 1/2 to 1 cup veggie broth, stir and use potato masher (or put 1/2 of mixture into food processor and pulse) to get your desired consistency.
Serve with the regular condiments (avocado, onions, soy or regular cheese, same with sour "cream")

 

Don't take it personal. Radioprius 1 has made a fool of himself on several treads.

 

Lots of talk and opinion on vegan and vegetarian diets .. what's the difference between the two?.

By design, homo sapiens is an omnivore, and originally ate more fruits and vegetables than either fish or meat. We certainly were not carnivores, but with easy access to factory farmed meats (and fish) have probably had a tendency to become more so in recent centuries.

I do think that many people tend to eat far more than they should at any sitting, and more high-fat, corn-fed red meat than they really need. Reading "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan has been a real eye-opener for me, leading to a renewed appreciation of avoiding "industrial food" wherever possible. Although in our modern world of uber convenience it has become difficult, I do believe there is a growing push-back against it, with local farmer's markets growing popularity.

How we feed the planet's current population when the fossil-fuels run out that drive our mechanized agriculture is another problem. Do we all return to the horse and plow?

 

*in general*, vegetarians will avoid eating animals, while vegans will avoid eating animals, or animal products. Think eggs and milk.

This notion of 'designed to be omnivores' is misleading. Humans *can* eat humans and survive for prolonged periods, but it is hardly a biologically optimal diet, the problem of extinction aside.

 

No animal is "designed". They evolve to fill a niche or take advantage of the food that's available. But yeas, we ARE omnivores and the more balanced the diet, the more healthy the individual.

Ditto on the Michael Pollan books. Extremely well written and informative. I also like his first book, The botany of desire.

 

Another great book:

http://www.amazon.com/Mucusless-Healing-System-Arnold-Ehret/dp/0879040041