Newww vegitarian. needs help?!
**im already a tree hugger
but im not so sure about what types of food are acceptable
and also, is it true you need a liver shot of your a vegetarian or if your a vegan????
plzzz help :D
-brianna
Answers: ok, wel i realy would like to be a vegetarian.not for attention liek some people do, but becaude i care a lot about animals and environment
**im already a tree hugger
but im not so sure about what types of food are acceptable
and also, is it true you need a liver shot of your a vegetarian or if your a vegan????
plzzz help :D
-brianna
I would like to compliment you for thinking about important issues and considering becoming a vegetarian. When it comes to food keep it simple. Stay away from processed foods and white flour and sugar. Incorporate in your diet plenty of fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans and soy products for a vegan diet and if you decide to be a vegetarian also add eggs and dairy products. No liver shots needed. But one piece of advice have your vitamin B12 checked on a regular basis. (once a year or so) Many people have a vitamin B12 deficiency (also non vegetarians).
Here is a great resource to educate you about the nutritional value of food: www.whfoods.com this is a great web site because it is based on solid research and they are not trying to sell anything (except the book, and I believe the majority of the information in the book is on the web site)
eggs and beans and nuts are very important if you go veggie, because you need them for proteins. milk has proteins too. if you eat a non-meat source of vitamin D, i don't think you need a liver shot
Firstly, well done for choosing to be vegetarian.
Ok, first, decide if you want to be vegetarian or vegan. Vegetarians can eat anything that is based on vegetables, fruits, grains, rices etc and products that have been made from milk, like cheese, butter etc. They will also eat eggs. Be careful though as some ready made processed products have 'invisible' animal based ingredients in them. Always check the label. A vegan will not eat any products made from animals and will not eat or drink any milk based products or eggs either.
There are many levels of "vegitarians" out there. True vegitarians will still eat some animal by products, like gelatin, eggs, and milk and if you keep things like that in your diet you will probably not have many health problems. Most people will start out eating vegitarian and organic then proceed to more drastic cuts in their food selections.
Vegans on the other hand, are strict vegitarians and cut out all animal by products. They do not use animal products for food, clothing, or any other purpose. Many vegans have to get b-12 shots due to the fact that most people absorb b-12 from animal products. But, many vegans also fall into the problem of not being able to take many medications, for example hormones due to the fact they are extracted from animals. A vegan diet can lower your risk of certain types of cancer, heart attack, high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, or stroke BUT if you do not take your supplements you levels of calcium, iodine, b12, and vitamin D can go below normal levels. But being vegitarian/vegan can improve skin tone, hair, digestion, and many other problems average americans suffer from today.
Vegitarian is such a broad spectrum now, and pretty much only you can decide what you feel you shouldn't eat you shouldn't. Like some vegitarians still eat fish, while others won't eat anything with a face. I would suggest a dietician for when you make your decisions so you can be HAPPY and HEALTHY with not only your diet but you life.
Hi
I've been vegetarian for 20 years, because I thought it was cruel not to be.
I've never had a liver shot (I'm not sure what that is). I also recently donated blood to save lives and my haemoglobin was high enough (this is low in people with low iron)
I'm only lacto ovo - so I eat dairy and eggs sometimes. But I don't eat any animal parts.
Most things are obvious that you can't eat, especially if you read labels of the things you buy, it's not that hard. Make sure prepared foods don't include chicken or meat stock. Also watch out for gelatin in foods as it comes from hooves, bones and the lining of animals stomachs.
Also cheese can have animal rennet in it (from stomachs etc), so look out for non-animal rennets in cheeses.
There's so much you can eat:
All vegetables, seeds, nuts, grains and legumes.
falafels, curries, veggie patties, stir fries, sandwiches, hummus, (eggs and cheese if you aren't vegan ).
you might like to go vegetarian first before you think about going vegan (absolutely no animal products, which is really nice to animals).
Hope this helps
Hi Brianna,
I believe that common sense is in order here. You don't need to be asking others what's acceptable and what's not. You should determine that yourself. As far as your decision to become a vegetarian, I applaud you. I would warn you that, in order to get the most out of your diet, you should learn as much about vegetarian nutrition as you can. Without a complete understanding of what's involved, you could easily suffer from lack of certain vitamins, enzymes, minerals, and such. May I suggest reading Dr. John McDougall's suggestions? He's a disgruntled M.D. who went out on a limb and found that vegetarian diets have significant healing powers. For over forty years he has been promoting and educating people of the wonderful results obtainable from simply eating the right foods. Here's a recent article he wrote: http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2007nl/n...