Comments on: How Does One Get Proper Nutrition If They Decide On A Vegetarian Diet?

By: Jenasaur

Jenasaur — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:44:56 +0000

Stuff yourself on all the exotic fruits and vegetables you’re going to be around! You can get all of your protein from vegetables so don’t believe the hype that you’ll be deficient without meat – you can get all of your protein from plant sources (and you don’t have to mix food to get “complete proteins” – the person who spread that lie has gone on record as saying she’s sorry she got the myth out there). Eat plenty of grains (think rice and whole wheat breads). Eat nuts as a snack – including walnuts for omega 3. You might also want to take a B12 supplement. Drink fortified milk subsitutes like almond milk or soy milk. Better yet, buy yourself a guide on eating a vegetairan diet before you go so you are thoroughly educated. Try ths one…

By: Flowergi

Flowergi — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:15:18 +0000

LOTS of VITAMINS!!!You should take iron,calcium,etc…!!

By: miss_cas

miss_cas — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:52:46 +0000

Meat is a great protein source because it contains all the amino acids (small protein blocks) your body can’t make itself in one package. Non-meat sources only have some of them, so to get the full quota you need a grain and a legume every day. So, beans and rice, or corn and chickpeas, or bread and lentils, geddit?
Iron tablets would definitly be helpful, and Vitamin B12 as vegos are most often deficient in these.

By: Colin

Colin — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:37:01 +0000

B12 is an important vitamin for vegatarians. Fruit could fill up a meal or snack. The local starchy staple of the local diet could fill another meal. A heap of fresh vegetables could fill another particularly if you have nuts or beans to go with it.

By: Runa C

Runa C — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:07:08 +0000

To be A vegeterian guy is a great thing.So,What u have to do is to eat what u like at the beginning and then u must eat&drink foods that are rich in protein.For e.g, pulses and beans,milk and other vegetables,salades,and fruits.Drink water frequently.

By: Cherie A

Cherie A — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:50:05 +0000

Meat really doesn’t have any nutritional value, unless you’re starving and just need calories.
Eat a variety of whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, vegetables, and fruits, including a source of omega 3s, such as flax oil, walnuts, and hempseeds; and also getting some sunlight per day and taking a sublingual B-12 supplement a few times a week. Dark leafy greens should be eaten daily for great health.

By: Michael H

Michael H — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:20:23 +0000

You don’t need to do anything. There is nothing that meat gives you that you cannot get elsewhere, other than coronory heart desease that is.
I’ve been veggie for 27 years. All the talk of supplements and deficiencies is quite simply rubbish. If there is a need for it, what i am, dead ?
“mim” appears to have had a minor brain fade. There is no such thing as a vegetarian that eats crabs, legs or otherwise.

By: mim

mim — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:06:36 +0000

In addition to nuts, seeds, grain, legumes, beans, dairy, eggs, and fruits and vegetables you can get complete protein eating two easy combinations you can remember:
one is milk and bread
the other is beans and rice.
Add fruits, veggies, and for fun, crab legs. They don’t have to kill the crab to harvest them. The crab grows a new leg where one is broken off. If you are ok with that. I know several vegetarians that will do crab on occasion.

By: Annie

Annie — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:23:40 +0000

Eat a good variety of other non-meat foods and you should be healthy.

By: terpintu

terpintu — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:59:43 +0000

Beans and nuts! Neither should be a problem in Central America!