Comments on: If it’s good enough for Veronica Mars, Tolstoy & Mr. Rogers… http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/ Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:29:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: TX http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10936 TX Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:05:14 +0000 http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10936 To GeorgeWien: Meat substitutes are NOT meat. They are made from soybeans. The are also an easy way to have a balanced meal when you are in a hurry. Back before I discovered Boca Burgers, I'd make a black bean patty or a zucchini patty and eat it on a bun with veggies and mustard. What's the difference in that and a Boca Burger? About an hour's worth of prep and cooking time. To GeorgeWien: Meat substitutes are NOT meat. They are made from soybeans. The are also an easy way to have a balanced meal when you are in a hurry. Back before I discovered Boca Burgers, I’d make a black bean patty or a zucchini patty and eat it on a bun with veggies and mustard. What’s the difference in that and a Boca Burger? About an hour’s worth of prep and cooking time.

]]> By: GeorgeWien http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10931 GeorgeWien Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:37:44 +0000 http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10931 To C N Heidelberg: I don't think it's really vegetarian if you're eating meat substitutes. I mean, you're not eating meat, but you're eating things like hamburgers and hot dogs that just happen to be made of tofu or whatever. Just doesn't count in my eyes. Lee. WTF?? Have you ever been to Germany? It certainly doesn't sound like it, or you wouldn't believe that the west could decide whether the east gets to have wax paper. Please! To C N Heidelberg: I don’t think it’s really vegetarian if you’re eating meat substitutes. I mean, you’re not eating meat, but you’re eating things like hamburgers and hot dogs that just happen to be made of tofu or whatever.
Just doesn’t count in my eyes.
Lee. WTF?? Have you ever been to Germany? It certainly doesn’t sound like it, or you wouldn’t believe that the west could decide whether the east gets to have wax paper. Please!

]]> By: Lee http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10739 Lee Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:49:15 +0000 http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10739 My GP in Hamburg told me that Germans do NOT believe in immunizations and are NOT required for school as in the States. He also said that when parents bring in children going to school or being a nanny or whatever in the States many try to fight the situation. My German partner verified the no shot business, although being "east" did say that shots were more the norm than in the "west." (Perhaps "east" was not ALL BAD ... as they had wax paper! It was after unification that the "west" made the decision they didn´t need wax paper, for example.) In the States I have no memory of anyone having scarlett fever, even my own children. I have thought it is a "thing of the past" and we all were "shot" for it. Get well, you all! My GP in Hamburg told me that Germans do NOT believe in immunizations and are NOT required for school as in the States. He also said that when parents bring in children going to school or being a nanny or whatever in the States many try to fight the situation. My German partner verified the no shot business, although being “east” did say that shots were more the norm than in the “west.” (Perhaps “east” was not ALL BAD … as they had wax paper! It was after unification that the “west” made the decision they didn´t need wax paper, for example.) In the States I have no memory of anyone having scarlett fever, even my own children. I have thought it is a “thing of the past” and we all were “shot” for it. Get well, you all!

]]> By: TX http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10718 TX Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:43:07 +0000 http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10718 I am a Lacto Ovo Vegetarian (I eat dairy and eggs) and have been for almost 30 years. I completely quit eating meat of any kind, including seafood and fish) when I was about 10 years old. It's a long story involving my brother's FFA project, a pig named Sam, and a freezer full of Sam wrapped in white butcher paper. I also eat very little processed sugar and flour prouducts. I only added tofu and soy products, such as boca burgers, soy crumbles and fake bacon about 13 years ago when I moved here to the coast. Before that, I just ate a lot of beans and nuts. You do have to be creative and do a lot of cooking. You rarely can just open a box or packet and microwave something. The main drawback is when I go out with friends and family and they pick a non-veggie friendly restaurant. I have eaten a LOT of plain salads and baked potatoes through the years while everyone with me was having food orgasms. I am a Lacto Ovo Vegetarian (I eat dairy and eggs) and have been for almost 30 years. I completely quit eating meat of any kind, including seafood and fish) when I was about 10 years old. It’s a long story involving my brother’s FFA project, a pig named Sam, and a freezer full of Sam wrapped in white butcher paper.
I also eat very little processed sugar and flour prouducts. I only added tofu and soy products, such as boca burgers, soy crumbles and fake bacon about 13 years ago when I moved here to the coast. Before that, I just ate a lot of beans and nuts. You do have to be creative and do a lot of cooking. You rarely can just open a box or packet and microwave something.
The main drawback is when I go out with friends and family and they pick a non-veggie friendly restaurant. I have eaten a LOT of plain salads and baked potatoes through the years while everyone with me was having food orgasms.

]]> By: Martina http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10693 Martina Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:07:59 +0000 http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10693 Lisa, you can't immunize against scarlet fever. It's a form of strep. I remember the first time my son (in Kindergarten at the time) had scarlet fever; I freaked. I couldn't believe it, it sounded like something out of the Dark Ages. By the time he had his 3rd or 4th bout of it (over the space of several years) it was like an old hat. "Doctor, it looks like we have scarlet fever again." The bad part was that I could count on having strep throat about a week later. Lisa,

you can’t immunize against scarlet fever. It’s a form of strep.

I remember the first time my son (in Kindergarten at the time) had scarlet fever; I freaked. I couldn’t believe it, it sounded like something out of the Dark Ages.

By the time he had his 3rd or 4th bout of it (over the space of several years) it was like an old hat. “Doctor, it looks like we have scarlet fever again.”

The bad part was that I could count on having strep throat about a week later.

]]> By: C N Heidelberg http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10690 C N Heidelberg Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:03:26 +0000 http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10690 I was a vegetarian for a few years when I lived in Boston. I started to fall off the wagon there because my husband is completely not a vegetarian and it was so hard to be making different things to eat. Being in Heidelberg I've been nowhere close to a vegetarian....I find it really hard with only small grocery stores nearby. In the US I ate a lot of gardenburgers and tofu and other meat substitutes which you can only find in big stores here...argh. I know I should try harder. I wish there were some more comprehensive grocery stores nearby - I have no car! I was a vegetarian for a few years when I lived in Boston. I started to fall off the wagon there because my husband is completely not a vegetarian and it was so hard to be making different things to eat.
Being in Heidelberg I’ve been nowhere close to a vegetarian….I find it really hard with only small grocery stores nearby. In the US I ate a lot of gardenburgers and tofu and other meat substitutes which you can only find in big stores here…argh. I know I should try harder. I wish there were some more comprehensive grocery stores nearby - I have no car!

]]> By: B. http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10689 B. Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:07:17 +0000 http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10689 Maria - Thanks for reminding me of the name. I remember reading Schoko's post, just forgot the technical term... Lisa - Good luck with your eating change... I've found it really easy and I bet you will too! As for immunizations, was scarlet fever really part of the package? We've all had our standard stuff, but 3 out of 4 of us have ended up sick. Sydney was the only one who got full-blown scarlet fever... Robbie and I only ended up with strep throat, but that's supposedly more an age thing... Maria - Thanks for reminding me of the name. I remember reading Schoko’s post, just forgot the technical term…

Lisa - Good luck with your eating change… I’ve found it really easy and I bet you will too!

As for immunizations, was scarlet fever really part of the package? We’ve all had our standard stuff, but 3 out of 4 of us have ended up sick. Sydney was the only one who got full-blown scarlet fever… Robbie and I only ended up with strep throat, but that’s supposedly more an age thing…

]]> By: Lisa http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10685 Lisa Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:34:30 +0000 http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10685 I went Pescetarian for a month or so back in '05, I think it was. I noticed a difference in the way I felt very quickly. There was no particular reason why I went back to eating meat. I just sorta fell back into it out of habit. That, and I couldn't be arsed to look for new recipes. But anyway, I'm joining you. I started to write this huge comment but think I'll save it for a post of my own. And big thanks for addressing this. One more thing... I meant to convey my sympathy on your illness last night when my browser conked out on me. I was so disgusted I shut the pc down and went to bed. Good thing about Firefox is when you start up again it takes you back right where you left off. So here it is --> Hope you and yours feel better very soon! Take good care of yourself. Before I go, I'm wondering... weren't we all immunized for this when we were babies? How is it it's going around again? I talked about it with Michael and he thinks it's because parents today don't consider immunization as important as our parents did. Or maybe it's some kind of mutant strain? Anyway - get better soon so you can go on vacation! *hugs and some chicken soup* I went Pescetarian for a month or so back in ‘05, I think it was. I noticed a difference in the way I felt very quickly. There was no particular reason why I went back to eating meat. I just sorta fell back into it out of habit. That, and I couldn’t be arsed to look for new recipes.

But anyway, I’m joining you. I started to write this huge comment but think I’ll save it for a post of my own. And big thanks for addressing this.

One more thing… I meant to convey my sympathy on your illness last night when my browser conked out on me. I was so disgusted I shut the pc down and went to bed. Good thing about Firefox is when you start up again it takes you back right where you left off.

So here it is –> Hope you and yours feel better very soon! Take good care of yourself.

Before I go, I’m wondering… weren’t we all immunized for this when we were babies? How is it it’s going around again? I talked about it with Michael and he thinks it’s because parents today don’t consider immunization as important as our parents did. Or maybe it’s some kind of mutant strain?

Anyway - get better soon so you can go on vacation! *hugs and some chicken soup*

]]> By: Maria http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10675 Maria Sat, 30 Jun 2007 02:37:36 +0000 http://www.eurotrippen.com/2007/06/30/if-its-good-enough-for-veronica-mars-tolstoy-mr-rogers/#comment-10675 It does have a name-- Pescetarians-- no land dwelling animals and yes to fish. Schokolade Maedchen had a post on this a little while back! :) It does have a name– Pescetarians– no land dwelling animals and yes to fish. Schokolade Maedchen had a post on this a little while back! :)

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