Veggie Blog

For the tourist who would like to go to Thailand, don’t worry that you will not be able to find vegetarian food to eat because there is a lot of vegan food there. Thailand has about 175 vegetarian restaurants, 72 vegan restaurants for its capital city.

With the number of the vegan restaurants in Thailand, it can prove that many Thais are interested in eating vegan food. Even there are no animal organizations which have worked effectively like PETA in Thailand; there are still a group of Thai people who are interested of being a vegan.

In Thailand, there are two group of vegan. First is the group of people, who is 100% vegan, they will eat everything but animals. Second is the people who eat animals but not big animals like cows.

If you are headed to “The Bell” soon, you will be happy to know they have updated their nutrition guide and they boast about having an (unarguably impressive) “27 items under 10 grams of fat” and that they now “use zero grams trans fat canola oil”. The guide is listed in their website for you to check out.

The vegetarian fast food items they carry include:

• 1/2 lb cheesy bean & rice burrito
• mexican rice
• pinto’s n cheese
• bean burrito
• cheesy fiesta potatoes
• cheese quesadilla.
• dessert items include cinammon twists and a caramel empanada

Now you can enjoy them with less fat than ever, “Say Fresco” is a new diet helper they are introducing wherein you request that they replace “cheese and sauce” with “Fietsa Salsa” (diced tomatoes, white onions, and cilantro) and “you can reduce the fat by 25% on most menu items”, including the vegetarian items i mentioned above. They also have a hotline you can call to ask any questions you have about their product ingredients or nutritional content. The hotline number is 1-800-822-6235.

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Take the quiz “What Vegetarian Soup Flavor are You“, by Fantastic World Foods, and see which flavor soup are you. The makers of all natural organic and yummy veggie soups have created this cute quiz to introduce you to their line of chef-created meatless soups. They have over 20 different soup cup flavors and specialize in vegetarian and organic entrees and meals.

Fantastic World Foods based in Napa, CA has been around since 1975. The company was started by a young hippie named Jim Rosen, and since then has grown into a company that produces more than 90 all natural products.

Their product line includes soup cups, soup and dip mixes, traditional meals, gift packs, and organic rice meal items.

These soups are quick, inexpensive, and best of all, delicious.

I came across this great vegetarian nutrition tool that provides caloric analysis based on the foods you eat daily. You simply enter in the food you eat daily and it breaks down for you the following factors:

• calories
• grams
• fat
• protein
• carbs

It also figures out for you your sodium, cholesterol, and fiber intake, all of it based on the foods you have eaten for that day. The best part of this site is that it does all the math for you by analysing your meals and then it shows you whether you are meeting your suggested needs and you even get a nutrition grade, today i was goood, i got a B+.

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My favorite pastry chef (o.k. she is the only pastry chef i know) but nonetheless my favorite, is up to her usual merry concoction making, this time its chocolate.

Jen sells excuse me she MAKES scrumptious vegan chocolate masterpieces to die for, so do pay her site a visit and get some animal-friendly cruelty-free chocolate goodies from her. Caution, looking at her blog long enough, will make you very very hungry for delicious sugary goods. You’ve been warned!

Her pastry shop is based in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Can you say Yum!

My roommate was gracious enough last week to get me a book from my wishlist, entitled “Meatless Meals for Working People” and in it was a simple but hearty recipe for vegetarian chili, yes the one i posted about a few days ago, and today i attempted to make this meal for her and i. I decided to add some meatless crumbles from LightLife, so the total grams of protein came to about 16, not bad for chili. I think i could have added more chili powder than what is called for in the recipe and also more seasoning on the crumbles. This recipe makes for a tasty, quick, and easy low calorie vegetarian meal. See my pics of the finished meal.

Vegetarians do not eat meat. They plan, arrange and get all their nutrients supplied solely from plant-based foods. Vegans do not consume any animal foods, including dairy. They also do not support any animal products, such as leather shoes or clothing or wear any cosmetics tested on animals.

Vegetarians - no meat, but do consume dairy.

Vegans - no meat, no dairy, and no animal products whatsoever.

If you are new to the vegetarian lifestyle and are seeking to stock-up on ingredients for your weekly or daily veggie-meals, a pit stop is in order at the following three national grocers known for their natural food offerings:

• Whole Foods - 191 locations (US, Canada, UK) around since 1980, gained popularity in the late 80’s and early 90’s.
• Wild Oats - is merging with Whole Foods, national grocer.
• Trader Joe’s - available in 22 states.

The shops above all offer commercial and or independent vegan food products, most (but not all) have knowledgeable staff that you can ask questions to, and their prices are low to moderate.

Show the world your compassionate food eating ways by getting a free vegetarian bumper sticker, which states “ChooseVeg.com Boycott Cruelty at Every Meal” it comes from Mercy for Animals in Columbus, Ohio.

Slap that freebie bumper sticker on your car, truck, van, locker, or heck! find a sweet spot on your bike. Visit Mercy for Animals and send a thanxs their way.

Please email me your favorite Veggie-Omelette recipes. Any type, any ingredient mix, any ethinc-inspired, all are welcomed. The only requirement is that they be a vegetarian or vegan omelette. I will post a few chosen ones here on my blog. Thanxs in advance!