Is there truly anything that can replace meat?!

Is there truly anything that can replace meat?

I don't really like the idea of eating animals but don't want my health to suffer either. What's are good alternatives to add to my diet?
( I went to donate blood recently and they wouldn't take it as my iron levels were low even though I've been taking iron supplements and vit C etc since stopping eating meat)

Boca and Morningstar Farms have meat substitutes like burgers and chicken patties. If you make a chicken patty sandwich with pickles on a bun, it's not much different that a fast food chick sandwich except nothing died for you.

My blood levels are great, my cholesterol is low, I feel great and I have been lac-to-ovo vegetarian for about 5 years. You need to eat almonds, walnuts, beans, and probably more than you are eating. A vegetarian can eat much more than a non-vegetarian if you are staying away from processed foods like sugary treats and too many carbs (lots of breads). I munch on nuts and raisins and dried fruit all the time. It gives me energy and it obviously helps with blood levels.

Dark green leafy veggies are high in iron...spinach? collards? Beets are also high in iron.

You need to broaden your diet to include more foods. You absorb your vitamins and minerals much better from foods than from supplements. I do take vitamin C and a good multivitamin daily. I would ask someone at my health food store. Iron supplements are poorly absorbed unless you take them with food, and sometimes you still don't get what you need out of them. Perhaps a good prenatal vitamin would help you.