tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post6469700654098455933..comments2024-03-26T16:00:42.565-07:00Comments on Cat Eyes---A Cat Woman's Photos: Good Reasons to Go VegeeStrayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08124298302997708537noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-82774747055565064402009-09-11T23:21:32.785-07:002009-09-11T23:21:32.785-07:00"Bea, remember, we're on Cat Woman's ..."Bea, remember, we're on Cat Woman's Blog" Oooops! I never realized that. So sorry Cat Woman, no harm intended. :)Bea Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981537551810309024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-67140464756475460812009-09-11T09:12:03.125-07:002009-09-11T09:12:03.125-07:00Bea: "Anyway, thanks for making me feel so we...Bea: "Anyway, thanks for making me feel so welcome here! :)"<br /><br />Bea, remember, we're on Cat Woman's Blog, and are only writing to one another, as it were, by her generous indulgence. If you will be so kind as to come to MY blog, I promise you that I will go all out to make you feel welcome there.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-30559645961563923122009-09-10T00:05:35.969-07:002009-09-10T00:05:35.969-07:00Snowbrush - Glad you took the time to watch and th...Snowbrush - Glad you took the time to watch and that it made a difference... I was vegetarian till a few years ago... Just in my happy la,la state never questioning how eggs or milk made it to my fridge. My heart sank when I made the discoveries. I never imagined and thought I was doing all the "right" things regarding animals...<br /><br />I'm very certain as time progresses moreBea Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981537551810309024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-59117743489892963332009-09-09T16:16:09.419-07:002009-09-09T16:16:09.419-07:00I watched the film recommended by Bea. The group t...I watched the film recommended by Bea. The group that did it does many films about how animals are exploited. It's a hard job, no doubt, and I admire them for it.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-63643838942110605412009-09-08T06:48:16.169-07:002009-09-08T06:48:16.169-07:00Hi Snowbrush... Yes, Steve Best is quite the impas...Hi Snowbrush... Yes, Steve Best is quite the impassioned philosopher. I enjoy his writings and appreciate his POV.<br /><br />Just in case you didn't know too, as with the rennet here's a bit more about the dairy industry:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr-EyIaXAD4<br /><br />I never associated "veal" or killing calves when I was eating dairy either. It's amazing how Bea Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981537551810309024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-64689849085875257462009-09-07T16:22:20.720-07:002009-09-07T16:22:20.720-07:00Strayer, thanks for the rennet info. I was just in...Strayer, thanks for the rennet info. I was just involved in an interesting discussion on Bea's blog that was prompted by all this. I had never heard of Steven Best. Imagine that.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-53748460802630883422009-09-06T10:24:03.748-07:002009-09-06T10:24:03.748-07:00Oatmeal "you don't HAVE to cook it" ...Oatmeal "you don't HAVE to cook it" - suppose not - I do though - There's not a variety I don't like... along with the other cereals - farina, barley, etc. <br /><br />I could live on grains - I really take "staff of life" seriously. :)Bea Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981537551810309024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-56008655148965801282009-09-05T23:08:01.293-07:002009-09-05T23:08:01.293-07:00Looks like most US produced cheese and even Britis...Looks like most US produced cheese and even British produced cheese now uses GM rennet, from soybeans. I had no idea the traditionally made European cheeses used calf stomachs to extract enzymes (rennet) that coagulate milk. Looks like in some cheeses, cream cheese and cheaply created mozorella, citric acid is used to coagulate the milk.<br /><br />Until you wrote that, I never even had heard Strayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124298302997708537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-92166268268633110212009-09-05T23:05:51.012-07:002009-09-05T23:05:51.012-07:00Bea: "t he doesn't get factory farmed fis...Bea: "t he doesn't get factory farmed fish - I suppose that's how he justifies it (for now)."<br /><br />Me either, but that's partly because I don't want something that was raised in crowded tanks and spent its short life swimming around in shit--not to mention being fed who knows what.<br /><br />Bea: "I love oatmeal way too much!"<br /><br />I eat it twice aSnowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-43021015624531078792009-09-05T22:49:00.086-07:002009-09-05T22:49:00.086-07:00My sixteen year old son would never agree to a veg...My sixteen year old son would never agree to a vegetarian diet - his idea of a vegetable is french fries....He is growing and hungry all the time - without meat, he just doesn't fill up. And, there's not much else he cares for. He would, of course, be the first to condemn brutal slaughter of animals, but the last to give up eating meat....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03452929339658406878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-30134863450527944482009-09-05T21:37:33.183-07:002009-09-05T21:37:33.183-07:00Hi Snowbrush... I get the part about fishes - My h...Hi Snowbrush... I get the part about fishes - My husband still eats them as well, every few months. But he doesn't get factory farmed fish - I suppose that's how he justifies it (for now).<br /><br />For some, it's very hard to relate to fishes and reptiles... They aren't the "cutest" animals - And their bodies seem so "other" to us... It's hard to Bea Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981537551810309024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-90843354127505075842009-09-05T18:22:13.467-07:002009-09-05T18:22:13.467-07:00I AM eating seeds and nuts--the two you mentioned ...I AM eating seeds and nuts--the two you mentioned plus cashews, sunnies, and peanuts. I mostly just throw them into the blender along with everything else. As for what is raw, there seem to me to be some gray areas like popcorn, cheese, and pasteurized juices.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-66953896091311382942009-09-05T16:47:14.590-07:002009-09-05T16:47:14.590-07:00I love almonds and pumpkin seeds. What about nuts...I love almonds and pumpkin seeds. What about nuts, Snow, to keep on that weight?Strayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124298302997708537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-80037465631448096212009-09-05T16:25:51.098-07:002009-09-05T16:25:51.098-07:00I posted my comment, and then saw Bea's commen...I posted my comment, and then saw Bea's comment. I agree that animals shouldn't be killed simply because a person enjoys eating them. However, I normally do eat fish simply because after several years as a vegetarian, I was sick pretty much all winter one year, and really craved fish. I don't know what they have that my vitamins and minerals' don't. but I went back to eating Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-85049691609666217272009-09-05T16:22:53.512-07:002009-09-05T16:22:53.512-07:00Egg plants aren't such good places either.
I ...Egg plants aren't such good places either.<br /><br />I went on an all raw diet last Saturday, and am down six pounds. I just can't eat enough raw things to keep weight on.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-20837974459748177302009-09-05T06:41:42.172-07:002009-09-05T06:41:42.172-07:00Hello... But I really wonder - is there anything &...Hello... But I really wonder - is there anything "humane" about raising/killing or hunting animals when none of it is "necessary". Seems like using animals for these frivolous reasons - make "humane" an easy (but untrue) disclaimer.<br /><br />We don't "need" animals in order to thrive. Indeed, more doctors are recommending a plant based diet all the Bea Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981537551810309024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172782.post-75241865659939029022009-09-04T15:18:42.155-07:002009-09-04T15:18:42.155-07:00Great post: thanks for it!Great post: thanks for it!whitesockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236724945503226673noreply@blogger.com