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leftcoast
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Posted: Thu Nov 16th, 2006 11:45 am |
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From PETA:
http://peta2.com/college/c-vegschools-winners.asp
#1 Indiana University-Bloomington
#2 Humboldt State University
#3 University of Puget Sound
#4 Yale University
#5 SUNY Purchase
#6 Oberlin College
#7 New York University
#8 University of California-Berkeley
#9 University of Pennsylvania
#10 University of Florida
Last edited on Fri Nov 17th, 2006 06:58 am by leftcoast
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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Thu Nov 16th, 2006 07:53 pm |
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Thanks for this LeftCoast! I was surprised to see NYU on that list -- somehow I don't think of NYU students as vegetarians. But most of the others make some sense. Has your son gone vegetarian at Humboldt LC? 
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leftcoast
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Posted: Fri Nov 17th, 2006 06:56 am |
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My son has been a vegetarian since the age of 12 -- but the PETA list is really focused on dorm food offerings, and my son lives off campus and cooks for himself. FWIW, his first college was Sarah Lawrence, which has a very large number of vegetarian students, but he found the vegetarian offerings at the dining hall repetitive & tedious after awhile. Fortunately he always had suite-style housing with a kitchen. He's also a big fan of rice cookers.
I haven't even asked whether he has tried eating on campus at Humboldt -- his apartment is right across the street from campus, so there's not much reason for him to take meals on campus.
But I'll ask him about the veggie food when I have a chance.
For back-to-the-earth types, Humboldt also has interesting wildlife on campus:
http://167.160.244.42/widgets/GetRssfeed.php?id=425
http://167.160.244.42/widgets/GetRssfeed.php?id=455
Hmmm. Maybe this belongs over in the "Cool things about Colleges" thread? Sure beats squirrels.
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Posted: Fri Nov 17th, 2006 02:39 pm |
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I'm surprised that Cornell isn't on the list. With the school of agriculture, the hotel school, and its rural location, my d loved all the fresh produce and the great salad bar. (She's not a vegetarian, but signficantly increased her veggie intake when she was there for a summer course.) And it's been consistently rated with "best food" or nearly best food for college living.
Then of course, other issues with its research facilities may keep Cornell off any PETA list!
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leftcoast
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Posted: Sat Nov 18th, 2006 02:41 am |
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Well, a salad bar is not a substitute for vegetarian entrees -- so that might be part of the problem at a lot of schools. One of the issues that vegetarians face is the difficulty in getting full, nutritious meals as well as variety.
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Posted: Sat Nov 18th, 2006 05:32 pm |
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| My daughter (almost 16) has been a vegetarian for close to a year now and my 9 year old daughter wants to do the same. Though the little one has decided being a "flexitarian" is ok since she would have to give up tacos! Do you have any advice on getting those well balanced meals on the table? My husband and I are not vegetarians. My concerns are getting enough protein and the fact that she is eating a lot more carbs to satisfy her hunger. She does eat tofu/veggie burgers but I'm finding it a bit hard to deal with everyone's nutritional needs. This topic just got be back to thinking of looking for advice so thanks in advance.
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WestrnMom
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Posted: Sat Nov 18th, 2006 09:49 pm |
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I've found among D's friends, that many of them became vegetarians after living in the dorms and eating dorm food for a semester or two...
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leftcoast
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Posted: Sun Nov 19th, 2006 06:08 am |
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Scoop, if your daughters plan to continue to eat dairy products and eggs, then nutrition is not really a barrier -- it is the vegans that tend to run into bigger problems, because it is hard to get enough iron and some of the B vitamins that are hard without animal products. In any case, a good daily vitamin supplement should alleviate most concerns. Also, there are a lot of vegetarian products which mimic meat so it is pretty easy to substitute them in most recipes.
My bigger problem was that my daughter always was quite a carnivore, so it was hard to cook for both kids and please them both -- so with a single parent, 3-person household it pretty much lead to an everyone fending for themselves at meal times. My job was to keep the frig and cabinet well stocked. With lots of canned & frozen food on hand and the microwave, no one ever went hungry.
By the way, there's a recent study showing that young women who eat a lot of red meat have a higher risk of breast cancer... see:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/13/AR2006111300824.html
So your daughters' choice to become vegetarian may have some excellent long term health benefits.
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Posted: Sun Nov 19th, 2006 01:18 pm |
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leftcoast,
Thanks for the reply. I did see that report on red meat. They do continue to have dairy and eggs. I need to get more organized with my meal planning! I was more concerned about protein. I did get some info at their physical about how much was needed for different ages. My memory is going as some days I go to get out the vitamins and then it completely slips my mind
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leftcoast
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Posted: Mon Nov 20th, 2006 01:19 am |
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You can get information about protein content for various vegetable sources at web sites like this one:
http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/protein.htm
Basically, beans and nuts (or products that come from them, like peanut butter or tofu) -- are always a good source of protein, so they can be easily subsituted in recipes for meat. If the kids are eating milk, cheese, & eggs as well, then it really is easy -- the bigger problem is controlling fat intake, which may or may not be an issue for your kids. (It is for me, which is why I mention it -- of course you can buy nonfat & reduced fat dairy products or egg substitutes). My son's vegetarianism was always far too heavy on cheese pizza and bean & cheese burritos.
I like Allrecipes.com for recipes -- you can go to http://allrecipes.com/Search/Recipes.aspx and then search for recipes under the drop-down "Vegetarian" category -- all the recipes have nutrition information printed in the side bar.
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Posted: Wed Nov 29th, 2006 01:04 pm |
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| Thanks for this list leftcoast. I'm printing it to give to my kids (all 4 vegetarians) right now.
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Posted: Tue Dec 5th, 2006 12:16 pm |
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| I would have added Wesleyan. D (veggie with vegan tendencies) and I were amazed at how great the food was and how many options. Vegan options were terrific including the peach/strawberry pie!
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