Is it bad for your health to become a vegan and a vegetarian ?!


Question: Is it bad for your health to become a vegan and a vegetarian !?
I am 14 and my bones are still gowing but I don't like to drink milk or eat meat anything has to do with harming animals!. Is there some kind of vitamins i should be taking!?!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Just eat peanut butter sandwiches :D haha im having the same problem my mum always forgets im a vegetarian it makes me sad :(Www@FoodAQ@Com

It's very good for you if you do it right!. Get yourself a vegetarian cookbook!. There are a few written just for teens like:
The Teen's Vegetarian Cookbook: Judy Krizmanic
A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian: Judy Krizmanic

Get the Vegetarian Starter Kit from -
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
http://www!.pcrm!.org/health/veginfo/vsk/

Vegetarian Nutrition for Teenagers
http://www!.vrg!.org/nutrition/teennutriti!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I'm a 13 year old vegan to!
Ok, well at first it can be challenging! It is just SO much better for your body overall, and the animals!.
Three is a really good book called "The Vegan Source book!." I think you should buy it or check it out from the library or something! It is really good!
Ok, nutrition can be a little hard since you are still growing, thats why a multi-vitamin is good to make sure you stay healthy!.
Here is a vegan food pyramid- http://veganfoodpyramid!.com/
See, if you follow that you get all the things you need!
I know there will probably be troll answers here telling you not to, but you are making a great choice!!
Everyone is gonna make a big deal out of protein though! Its annoying! I finally yelled at someone to do some research before talking to be about my diet because what do you know, protein in nuts, legumes, beans, and more!!
Yea, yelling does not end well, no matter how pissed you get!.
Going vegan really helps you, the enviornment, the animals, and feed the hungry!
Recipes, hhhmmmm
http://vegetarian!.about!.com/od/soupsstew!.!.!.
http://www!.vegan-food!.net/category/soup/ (LOTS of recipies!!)
http://www!.foodnetwork!.com/recipes/georg!.!.!.
http://homecooking!.about!.com/od/garnishi!.!.!.
http://www!.veganchef!.com/rgmp!.htm
I hope this helps you! :)Www@FoodAQ@Com

It's always a good idea to take a multivitamin every day!. Nuts and green leafy vegetables are a good source of calcium, as are other things (you should look into it)!. Eat healthy foods, fruits and vegetables, whole grains, etc!. and avoid junk food and you'll be just as healthy as a meat eater!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

no it is not,
it would probably be best to take a vitamin, cause most teenagers don't eat the healthiest!.
but if you ate healthy and a variety of vegetables and fruits, you wouldn't need that vitamin at all!.
just make sure you eat foods fortified with b12

hammer: that is the point we aren't in a hungry jungle,Www@FoodAQ@Com

No!. Just do research on your own and you'll see!.

http://www!.nursingdegree!.net/blog/19/57-!.!.!.

http://www!.veganoutreach!.org/whyvegan/he!.!.!.

http://library!.thinkquest!.org/C004833/he!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Only if you don't find something to substitute the calcium and proteins!.

If you were in the jungle, would the hungry animals spare you!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

Vitamin C, definitely!. No, it's not bad for your health!. My friend Nathan is a vegan and he's fit and healthy!. Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com

not at all as long as you get all the vitamins and minerals and other proteins amino acids and stuff it could possibly be healthier i became on when i was 11 or 12 and am still healthy i would try lacto ovo vegetarianismWww@FoodAQ@Com

no its not!.!.!. iv been a vegetarian all my life and really it doesnt affect my health!.!.!. i guess it doesnt really matter if u have vitamins!.!.!.=)Www@FoodAQ@Com

Nope, it's totally possible to have a healthy & balanced veg*n diet!. :)Www@FoodAQ@Com

In my opinion, yesWww@FoodAQ@Com





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