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Volume 2, number 1 — 1999 |
The best bets for finding vegetarian food are in international restaurants. Italian, Chinese, Vietmanese, Lebanese, Mexican and Indian restaurants all offer a variety of vegetarian dishes. If you're concerned about getting the proper amount of vitamins in your diet, be sure to eat plenty of green leafy veggies and lots of fruit. For example, Bok Choy (Chinese cabbage) has as much calcium as a glass of milk and doesn't have the levels of saturated fat that cow's milk does. (Read more about milk in this PCRM article Milk: No Longer Recommended or Required at www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/milk.html .) Ask for it! Even restaurants that don't offer vegetarian entrees can usually whip up a meatless pasta or vegetable plate if you ask. (Call ahead of time. Even a French cuisine chef will prepare a wonderful meal, if given plenty of notice.) If you are attending a catered affair, catch the waiter before you are served and ask him or her to remove the chicken breast from your plate and slip on an extra baked potato. Airlines offer vegetarian meals as well. Request this when booking your ticket. When ordering a pizza, hold the cheese and add extra veggies and sauce! There are plenty of helpful vegetarian and vegan cookbooks on the market. Refer to our recommended reading section for suggestions. Also, there are some products we'd like to recommend to first timers, to help you get started. Please refer to our Vegan Resources below. |
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There are a host of products in the market today that provide tasty, healthy, organic alternatives to meat and dairy in your diet. In fact, with the rise in popularity of vegetarian living, the selection and availability has been increasing at a wonderful rate. We'd like to direct you to a few items that are particularly useful, especially for first-time vegetarians and vegans getting oriented with the basics. |
Greens+ www.greensplus.comWhat is Greens Plus? It is an award winning, specially formulated nutritional supplement which provides ALL the nutritional substances largely missing from our modern diet. The ingredients are obtained from across the world, organically grown where possible, harvested at their peak and never heat treated. All herbs are highest quality, and standardized. Each bottle is nitrogen flushed to prevent oxidation, shrink wrapped and shipped immediately. For a full background to this cutting edge Nutritional product, check out "The Power of Superfoods" by Sam Graci. Why take Greens+?Take Greens+ for energy, well being and vitality. Greens+ is nutrient rich and offers a potent source of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, cell salts, trace minerals essential amino acids and antioxidants. One serving of Greens+ is equivalent to eating 6 cups of organic vegetables.
Vegan cat & dog foodThe Toronto Animal Rights Society (TARS) is currently the only Canadian distributor of Evolution vegan cat and dog food. This food is completely fortified for all of the unique nutritional needs of cats and dogs in all life stages. It can be fed as is, without additional supplementation. Best of all, it enables us to care for our animal companions without financially contributing to the slaughter industry. Because we don’t want cost to be a barrier for members of the TARS community, we offer Evolution for well below its suggested retail price. All profits go to TARS activism initiatives.The “Gourmet Pasta” kibble is $20 for 3 kg or $80 for 18 kg. The “Vegetable Stew” and “Gourmet Entrée” wet food is $72 per tray of 24 cans (13 ounces per can). All food is available by delivery within the GTA, pick-up at TARS, or at all TARS events. If you would like a large quantity of canned food, you can ensure availability by pre-ordering within the next week so that we can adjust the shipment size if necessary.If you have any questions about Evolution food, or vegan nutrition for cats and dogs in general, please don’t hesitate to ask.Sincerely,Adam Wilson & Amanda Swift Co-Founders Toronto Animal Rights Society www.animal-rights.ca |
Tips for making the switch to a vegetarian diet