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Old 11-04-2006, 03:40 AM
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Eating Healthy For Vegetarians

Eating Healthy For Vegetarians

The vegetarian way of eating can be a very healthy style
of eating. The rules still apply with healthy eating,
although you should add variety, balance, and moderation.

A vegetarian is someone who avoids all types of meat,
whether it be hamburgers, hotdogs, chicken, or even fish.
Vegetarians are also sometimes classified by the type of
food they are or aren't willing to eat. For example,
Lacto-ovo vegetarians will avoid animal flesh yet they
will eat eggs and most dairy products. A Vegan on the
other hand, will avoid all food that has any trace of
animal origin.

Because they don't eat meet, vegetarians will often
wonder how they'll get enough protein. Although you may
not realize it, the average American actually consumes
more protein than he actually needs. For the lacto-ovo
vegetarian, dairy products are an excellent source of
protein. Vegans on the other hand, get their protein
from nuts, seeds, and soy products.

Along the lines of beans, there are several to choose
from, including green or red lentils, peanuts, split
peas, pinto, soy, kidney, and many more. Some of them
you are already familiar, such as kidney beans in
chili, refried beans in Mexican dishes, red beans and
rice, and pinto beans. Although some beans taste good
as they are, others are available with different flavors
to help enhance their taste. Nuts are hihg in protein,
although they deliver a lot more fat than beans, which
means you should enjoy them in moderation. By having
one cup of cooked beans, you'll get the same amount of
protein as eating two ounces of meat!

The nutrients of concern for vegans, who avoid all types
of animal food, are vitamin B12, calcium, and vitamin D.
In the average North American diet, the primary source
for B12 is animals. To have an adequate intake of B12,
vegans should reguarly consume vitamin B12 supplements or
foods, which contain vitamin B12, such as soy products
or milk.

For calcium, vegans can rely on orange juice or soy
milk, as they are fortified with calcium. Beans and
leafy green vegetables will also contain some calcium as
well.

Although all types of vegetarians rely on simple food
groups, controlling your vitamins and calcium intake is
something you should always do. This is very important
for eating healthy, as well as staying healthy. If you
control what you eat, you'll have many years of healthy
eating ahead of you.
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I have met many......

Many Vegans.....I mean religous vegitarians....have a Amino clock in them....If their fathers fathers father ate meat.

It gives them a CRAVING for the blood (amino acids) form a animal.

So to my disbelief.....They go and have a rare Ribeye....or burger....say maybe twice a month(two week intervals).....To satisfy the Urge!

Every encounter a Vegan who was just a little tooooo Goofy?>>>craving something?

The Posting by wheatgrass is 100% correct....It is all about Moderation.

Yes any red meat will amoiniate the liver....and if a person has a cronic desease consider eating such....Poison!





Eat Well...Stay GREEN and BE Healthy!
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Hi,
I believe that a healthy diet with small amounts of meat. To be a vegetarian, and is perfectly healthy, and vegetarians are generally healthier than people who eat much meat.
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Old 01-03-2011, 09:26 AM
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Vegetarian diets can be very healthy, but eating a balanced diet when you are vegetarian usually requires a little extra attention. Because vegetarians eliminate certain foods from their diets, they often need to work to add foods into their diet that will provide the nutrients found in meat products. By eating a variety of foods including fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, you can get nutrients you need from non–meat sources. Vegans need to pay special attention to getting enough iron, calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin B12.
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It is very good habit to eat vegetable food because of being a vegetarians. Our religion the non veg meal like hot dogs,chicken ,mutton are not permit to eat. There is a lots of rumours have been spread that non veg foods are more vitamins and minerals than vegetarian but that's not true. one can easily get same energy from orange juice as compare to eating a mutton.
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I only recommend that "Health is wealth". But most of the people like to eat junk and oily food which is not good for health. So for those users (For Vegetarian people) although information and meal are really fruitful and healthier way.
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Old 06-05-2011, 05:13 AM
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Being a health conscious really has its privileges.
There are many world renowned people that is fit to do that.
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Without protein? Protein is in everything. Whole grain products, beans and nuts are high in protein. Calcium can be found in lots of foods as well and Vitamin D comes from the sun. It's near impossible for anyone in a developed country to suffer from lack of protein. My whole wheat bagel this morning had 10 grams of protein alone.
I hate to break it to you but you apparently have no knowledge of nutrition and are victim of meat propaganda. Next time look these things up before you make a fool out of yourself.
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