How Do Vegetarians Balance Their Food Nutritionally?

[Wildsky]

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Yes, this is true! High protein diets have a higher incidence of osteoporosis.

People would do a lot better if they ate more grass fed animals and skipped on the corn fed. Real beef from cows on pasture and real chicken from chickens that have scratched in the dirt and eaten bugs!

Raw milk from pastured cows, real cheese and butter (not all the fake plastic junk)

 

[fancbrd4me02]

I agree about pasture/grass fed beef, pork, pastured poultry. If you are going to eat meat, thats the best. Expensive, but worth it. When I buy meat for the meat eaters, I try to buy those kind of meat products. Due to the expense of meat (and because it would be inconvenient) even the meat eaters generally eat vegetarian in my household. And yes, Thai food is another great way to go veg!

 

[rainplace]

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However if you were to cut down on the amount of meat you eat (and most americans probably should do this) then the cost would even out. A portion of meat should not cover your entire plate... lol

 

[cococrisp]

Starting this new years I will only eat meat and animal products that come from local farmers who take good care of their animals. People were not put on this earth to eat supplements and vegetables. But, not all meat is right. Would you want to know that because of that hamburger you ate yesterday, a steer spent his life crushed by other cows and sleeping on 3+ feet of his own waste??? It's not right.

 

[redhen]

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its not right..but i cant really afford to get local meat like that..they charge alot of money..

 

[fancbrd4me02]

It's a common myth that vegetarian need supplements to reamin healthy, but the vegetarian diet includes plenty of fats & protien, there is no nutritional deficiency. Vegans may need supplements, but usually only if they don't eat a balanced vegan diet.
Vegans & vegetarians who eat balanced diets don't need supplements and generally have better colesterol, lower blood pressure, lower BMI, less diabetes, less cancer. You can be vegetarian and be healthy. It's perfectly safe.

Vegetarians generally don't eat meat, but may or may not eat: honey, eggs, dairy
Vegans don't eat any meat, dairy, eggs, etc.

 

[SilverPhoenix]

I'm a vegetarian and have been my whole life, and I'm quite healthy! Certainly not lacking nutritionally, haha. My family eats a wide variety of things--fruits, veggies, salad, pasta, pizza, our own home-grown eggs (I no longer buy store-bought eggs because of the cruelty under which the hens are kept), tofu, veggie burgers, nuts, cheese, sandwiches, and so on. There are tons of great things to eat!

As a note, it's a fact that vegetarians, on average, live longer than meat eaters. Obviously, on a whole we're not too unhealthy.

I've been considering going vegan (aside from our chicken's eggs--might as well not waste those, as I keep the chickens for pets/ornamental purposes and they live the good life) for quite a while due to animal rights-related reasons, but my massive love of ice cream is holding me back.

 

[Hoosiermomma]

We are pretty much vegan here but we just can't give up the fish, eggs, dairy products etc.

 

[fancbrd4me02]

Silver Phoenix, ever heard of Miniature Jersey cows? On my to get list for guilt free ice cream. Nigerian Dwarf Goats are also good.

 

[Hoosiermomma]

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We are planning on getting nigerian dwarfs in the summer so we can have some fresh milk on hand...