please share with me your game plan in getting in protein. any recipes you care to share? two great finds ,friendship brand protein percent cot cheese...1/2cup 16 g p over the hill brand milk 11 g p per cup.

enjoying Scotland...thought i saw Nessie at loch Ness today.....the highlands are beautiful...

Has anyone used he unflavored plant fusion protein? I want to try making vegan jello with the protein. Just seeing if anyone has any feedback

i have not heard of this protein.....where do u but it..does it taste good

I got it at whole foods. I haven't tried it yet. I put it in the vegetarian jello that I made so as soon as its cooled and firm ill try it. Well ill make my husband try it first

Has anyone read about the dangers of non organic soy products. It apparent slows down your thyroid and other things. I've been a vegetarian for 13+ years and my surgeon just took me off of thyroid meds. I have been avoiding non organic soy for about 6 mos. just wondering if this is something the vegetarian community here has talked about.

Has anyone read about the dangers of non organic soy products. It apparent slows down your thyroid and other things. I've been a vegetarian for 13+ years and my surgeon just took me off of thyroid meds. I have been avoiding non organic soy for about 6 mos. just wondering if this is something the vegetarian community here has talked about.

Why did you get taken off thyroid meds? I'm hypothyroid and will have to be on them for life. Is this related to soy or just two different things that you are sharing? I have heard the claims about soy in the past...asked my RD, who I really trust...and she said she doesn't believe it's an issue, especially for the amount that we can eat. With that said, whenever I can get a soy product (like tofu) in organic, I do. However, I thought it was the phytoestrogens that were the issue, and I don't think organic would make a difference?

My doctors believe that I was hypothyroid due to eating non organic soy from a young age and having it as a diet staple. My thyroid is now basically normal since I discontinued GMO/non organic soy. I don't have any great links for you on the matter but ill be sure to ask my docs for sources next time I see them.

another worry is too much estrogen in soy products....and the relation to female cancers. also genetically altered soybeans other meat subs. i want to eat clean but can't imagine giving up certain meat subs.

My doctors believe that I was hypothyroid due to eating non organic soy from a young age and having it as a diet staple. My thyroid is now basically normal since I discontinued GMO/non organic soy. I don't have any great links for you on the matter but ill be sure to ask my docs for sources next time I see them.

What was your thyroid diagnosis? I know if you are hypothyroid like I am, you have to take a thyroid replacement for life (mine is secondary to a pituitary adenoma). I imagine it's possible that it could be reversed or that you were misdiagnosed as needing thyroid replacement initially, but I would tread carefully there. You might want to get a second opinion from another endocrinologist.

another worry is too much estrogen in soy products....and the relation to female cancers. also genetically altered soybeans other meat subs. i want to eat clean but can't imagine giving up certain meat subs.

I choose to eat soy and gluten... I try to use non gmo whenever possible. YOu can find at Whole foods and some products at trader joes, and other health food stores. You need lots of protein with the sleeve, especially when you are losing to keep from losing muscle. Some studies show that Soy fights breast cancer, cholesterol and some other problems. It's not the devil. I would perhaps keep it away from babies, and moderate its use with small children because of growth studies. Other protein sources have their own problems as well. I would think using a mix might be the answer. Eating low fat dairy and eggs in the mix will round things out . Nuts, beans and wheat are high protein. Look for non GMO whenever possible. Fermented soy sidesteps some of its problems... such as miso, natto, soy sauce.

i have never heard of yuba but excited to try it.....i love the primal jerky so i am definitely to try recipe...Thanks for the links....eating my deconstructed eggplant parm..i cooked the eggplant i would for babaganoush...cook the hell out of it..scoop it and cook again with marinara and mozz ch....6 weeks out starting to feel normal

Yay for creativity! Deconstructed eggplant parm - brilliant!!!

Everyone draws a line someplace. Perhaps you wont eat dog' date=' but cows are ok, perhaps you will only eat meat that comes from animals you have killed. Just like any other system, we each find our own boundaries...perhaps dictated by a clan or culture, or perhaps from personal conviction. Who cares what it is called really, names are just a way to generally show where you are coming from or your affiliation. Its made up.I have even heard of vegetarian palios! Some Vegans are militant. I can see their point. ONce you see the position we put animals in for our eating pleasure... its not as hard to go to this position.[/quote']

Great way to put this!

bmbrush....i am in your general neck of the woods considering......west on 84, north on the training parkway......near hudson........Danbury is a really nice area:)

bmbrush....i am in your general neck of the woods considering......west on 84' date=' north on the training parkway......near hudson........Danbury is a really nice area:)[/quote']

Not too far! I am thinking I could probably get away with pureeing it, right?

I have been moving toward a vegetarian lifestyle. Not ready to fully give up meat yet but definitely want a cleaner, less-processed food lifestyle. Well, until I got my labs back and my doctor told me that I absolutely HAD to keep eating meat. My ferritin level came back at 4. Any lower and I have to have iron infusions. My b12 is on the low side and d3 is very low.

I've been eating meat but incorporating other sources of protein the last few months- beans, quinoa, amaranth, tvp, etc. I feel I am eating healthier than I ever have. I don't want to supplement with oral iron (I am so freaking constipated from it!).

Why is my iron so low? I'm wondering if I don't absorb it for some reason. Can I continue to move toward a vegetarian lifestyle and have healthy iron stores? Do any of you struggle? I'm almost 11 months post-op. Any advice is appreciated.