Bread Pudding

Makes: 10 Servings

Ingredients:

2 Loaves French Bread
3 Eggs (Or Equivalent Egg Replacer)
3/4 Cups Of Sugar
1/4 Teaspoon Vanilla
3/4 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1/8 Cup Butter – Melted
3/4 Teaspoon Nutmeg
2 Cups Rice/Soy Milk
Raisins (If Desired)

Directions:

1. Mix wet ingredients & beat thoroughly.
2. Mix in raisins and dry ingredients.
3. Cut bread into squares or cubes & place
on pan.
4. Pour wet ingredients over bread
squares.
5. Allow them for wet ingredients to soak in
bread.
6. Put in oven & bake at 350 degrees until
finished.
7. Serve!

Vegetarian Statistics

Many nonvegetarians and some vegetarians alike question
whether being a vegetarian really makes any difference
at all. Some bring up blurry ethical situations to make it
impossible to see a vegetarian lifestyle as ethical.

If you are a prospective vegetarian for ethical reasons,
but aren’t sure whether or not a vegetarian lifestyle is
truly a more ethical choice, here are some statistics
from EarthSave to help you make your choice (for
or against):

1. Over 1.3 billion human beings could be fed each year
from the grain and soybeans that go to livestock in the
United States.

This means that the entire population of the United States
could be fed (without losing any nutritional value) and there
would still be enough food left over to feed one billion
people.

In a world where millions of people die each year of
starvation, that type of food excess and inefficiency
could be considered unethical.

2. Livestock in the US produces roughly 30 times more
excrement than human beings. While humans in the US have
complex sewage systems to collect and treat human waste,
there are no such systems on feedlots. As a result, most
of this waste leeches into water.

This means that large-scale, massive production and
slaughter of animals is not only unethical, but it also
causes serious environmental degradation.

3. It takes 7.5 pounds of protein feed to create 1 pound of
consumable hog protein; and it takes 5 pounds of protein
feed to create 1 pound of consumable chicken protein. Close
to 90% of protein from wheat and beans is lost to feed
cycling.

This means that an enormous amount of resources are
dedicated to producing wheat and soy just for the purpose
of feeding it to animals, which will be slaughtered as “a
source of protein”–even though they only provide about
1/5 of the amount they consume.

Not only can the production of meat be considered an
injustice against animals, but it can also be considered an
injustice against human beings, as well as the environment
in general.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Makes: 24 Cookies

Ingredients:

1/4 Cup Shortening
2 Cups Brown Sugar
3/4 Cup Flour
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
2 1/4 Cups Oats
2 Teaspons Vanilla
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
3/4 Cup Raisins
2 Teaspoon Water
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
2 Eggs (Or Equivalent Egg Replacer)
2 Tablespoons Corn Syrup
1/4 Cups Butter

Directions:

1. Mix dry ingredients.
2. Mix wet ingredients.
3. Pour wet ingredients over dry
ingredients & mix thoroughly.
4. Portion out 24 cookies on
a greased or lined cookie sheet.
5. Bake in oven at 375 degrees
for 10 minutes or until golden
brown.

Is A Vegetarian Diet Safe For My Child?

If you are vegetarian parent, you have probably considered
putting your child on a vegetarian diet. Not only would
it save time and make meal-planning easier, but for dietary
and ethical reasons, you believe it is a better choice
for your child.

Conversely, you might not be a vegetarian yourself, but
have a child who is going through a vegetarian “phase,”
where she rejects meat, but doesn

Fresh Tomato Soup

Makes: 5 Servings

1 Can Stewed Tomatoes
1/2 Teaspoons Basil – Chopped
1 Small Yellow Onion – Chopped
5 Lbs Plum Tomatoes – Diced
1/2 Cup Yogurt
1/5 Teaspoon Black Pepper
1/2 Teaspoons Salt
2 1/2 Cups Vegetable Broth
1 Stalk Of Celery – Chopped

Directions:

1. Mix ingredients together in a
large saucepan.
2. Simmer on a low flame for 30
minutes.
3. Garnish with yogurt.
4. Serve.

Roasted Garlic French Bread

Makes: 2 Servings

Ingredients:

6 Cloves Of Garlic – Crushed
2 Teaspoons Butter
Toasted French Bread

Directions:

1. Slice french bread in half.
2. Spread 1 teaspoon of butter over
one half.
3. Apply 3 cloves of crushed garlic
to each half.
4. Bake in oven until bread is crisp
and browned.

Vegetarian Teriyaki Wrap

Makes: 1 Serving

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup White Rice
1 Cups Water
1 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Spanish Onion – Chopped
1/2 Red Pepper – Chopped
3/4 Cups Teriyaki Sauce
1 1/2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
1 Teaspoons Garlic Powder
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teapsoon Ground Black Pepper
2 whole wheat tortillas

DIRECTIONS:

1) Boil water in a saucepan. Add rice.
2) Saute vegetables in teriyaki sauce.
3) Strain rice & stir into vegetable mix.
4) Add remaining ingredients, including sauces and salt.
5) Stir until vegetables are soft.
6) Serve in a tortilla.

Why Vegans Don’t Eat Eggs

As a prospective vegan, you may be wondering exactly
why vegans make the dietary choices they make. And you
may also be hesitant to adopt these choices until you
yourself understand and accept them.

In this article, I will explain the two major vegetarian
positions on eating eggs to help you make your decision.

The sub-category of vegetarian I will cover,
ovo-vegetarians, accept the normal consumption of eggs
because they do not believe that doing so conflicts
with an ethical vegetarian diet. They do not see eggs
as living things and subsequently do not make the
connection between consuming eggs and causing animal
suffering or death.

In addition to this, many ovo-vegetarians see complete
veganism as limiting their options unnecessarily,
especially when eggs are an excellent source of complete
protein and a viable nutritional alternative to meat.

Many vegetarians who do consume eggs opt for “free range”
eggs over normal–or “battery”–eggs. This is usually out
of ethical concern for the treatment of egg-laying hens.

Vegans, by contrast, do not consume eggs normally and
generally oppose the institution altogether. They argue
that purchasing “battery hen” eggs supports an institution
that cages up to nine birds together, debeaks them, and
forces them to continually lay eggs until they are calcium
-depleted and on the verge of death–at which point, they
are slaughtered.

In addition, vegans also go further to disapprove of
“free range” eggs, which do not require a hen to be caged.
They argue that most free range hens are actually packed
into houses, where they have minimal access to the outside.

They also note that even producing “free range” eggs
requires having fertile eggs–half of which will hatch into
male chicks, which will then be slaughtered after birth or
fed to a certain weight only to be culled.

In addition to these two positions, there are also
vegetarians who don

Tomato and Cheese Sandwich

Makes: 5 Sandwiches

Ingredients

10 Slices Whole Wheat Bread
20 Slices Cheese
2 Tablespoons Butter
3 Tomatoes – Sliced

Instructions

1. Place 10 slices of whole wheat bread on
a lined cookie sheet.
2. Butter each piece of bread.
3. Add two slices of cheese and slices of
tomato to five slices of bread.
4. Close sandwiches & bake in oven
at 400 degress until bread is browned &
cheese is melted.

Portobello Sandwich

Makes: 1 Serving

Ingredients:

2 Slices Whole Grain Toast
2 Cloves Garlic – Minced
4 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1/8 Cup Mayonnaise
2 Lettuce Leaves
2 Portobello Mushroom Caps
1/2 Teaspooon Tyme
1/2 Tomato – Sliced

Salt & Pepper

Directions:

1) Mix desired amount of salt & pepper, olive oil, and garlic.
2) Toast slices of whole grain bread.
3) Grill portobello caps in salt & pepper, olive oil, and garlic
dressing.
4) Flip caps. Cook thoroughly.
5) Spread mayo on toast. Add caps.
6) Serve!