I'm now a vegetarian???

Question

Okay i want to know what to eat and stuff because i'm new at this and everytime i see meat i feel sick so yeah i feel strongly about animals!! Can u please tell me how i can get my proteins and stuff!! Oh and i'm on a long distance track team too so yeah i need a lot of energy for that!!
thankyou soooo much,
-Annie

Answer 1

Eat a variety of "whole foods," with plenty of beans, nuts, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. Avoid unhealthy foods like trans fats, which are usually listed as partially hydrogenated oils. Deep-fried foods often contain trans fats. Choose margarines that use nonhydrogenated oil, like Earth Balance or Smart Balance. Although a diet consisting of Coke and French fries is technically vegan, you can't be healthy if you eat nothing but junk food. Vitamin B12: Vitamin B12 is produced by bacteria, and some experts believe that vegetarians used to get plenty of this vitamin from bacteria in drinking water. Since drinking water is now treated with chemicals that kill the bacteria, it's important to make sure that you get enough vitamin B12 from fortified foods (like most brands of soy or rice milks, some breakfast cereals, and many brands of nutritional yeast,vegetarians can get b-12 from milk and eggs) on a daily basis or by taking a sublingual B12 tablet of 10 mcg per day


Iron-beans, dark green leafy vegetables (like spinach),whole grain breads, Also eat something with vitamin c when you eat something with iron, it increases absorption

Calcium-dark green leafy vegetables (spinach, broccoli, soymilk)

Protein-Isn't really hard to get, just eat a variety of foods, good sources are beans, brown rice, nuts, whole grain breads, soy foods

Omega-3 fatty acids-flax seeds/oil,walnuts,canola oil

Zinc-pumpkin seeds (best source), beans and lentils, yeast, nuts, seeds and whole grain cereals

Selenium-Brazil nuts are a particularly good source of selenium, so try to eat a couple every day. Eating a small bag of mixed unsalted nuts can be a convenient way to get your daily selenium intake, but make sure it contains Brazils. Bread and eggs also provide some selenium.

Vitamin D- Vitamin D, often called the sunshine vitamin, is another common deficiency in those not drinking vitamin D fortified milk. Synthetic vitamin D is added to both cow’s milk and most brands of soy milk today.

Vitamins A (beta carotene),C, K, E and Folate-variety of fruits and veggies

Iodine-Iodine is a trace mineral that's important for healthy thyroid function. Table salt is the most common and reliable source of iodine in Americans' diets. (However, sodium in processed foods usually does not contain iodine.) If you don't consume table salt, you can get iodine from a multivitamin or from kelp tablets.

Answer 2

For the transition from meat to vegetarian diet, the veggie fake meats help mentally. It looks and kind of tastes like meat. As time goes on, do your research. The websites listed above are a very good start. Buy vegetarian cook books, get vegetarian friends who know, learn how to cook and so on. As for food products, switch to Soy Milk, learn how to cook Tofu, lots of Soy based foods, lots and lots of veggies and fruits. Lastly, beans. Excellent source of protein and really good for you. And you can put them in almost everything so go nuts. Speaking of nuts, lots of nuts to. Not the salted nuts you buy for treats, the unpopular nuts you've walked by millions of times over the years.

Your body is going to be going through some pretty big changes pretty soon. It's rather scary to see what was in you after years of meat come out. Disgusting really. Drink gallons of water. Don't over do it but drink lots of water to flush your system.

Most important thing here is protein. Especially since you're a runner. You may feel yourself getting weaker and not being able to run as much. Don't push yourself. Very dangerous. Do your research as lacking protein is, as I just said, very dangerous. Many people get sick when becoming vegetarians and blame it on the lack of meat. That's not it. It's the lack of knowing how to be vegetarian that gets people sick.. In the long run, you'll feel healthier and better about yourself. Good luck.

Answer 3

There is this kind of burgers that have a mixture of soy or soya (i am not sure how it is called), eggs, onions, cheese(if you don't want cheese it is fine), parsley, i am not so sure about the quantity of each thing but the mixture has to be consistent just grab some pieces and make them into patties, they taste great. Vegan people has a lot more energy than meat lovers just for the fact that vegans don't eat red meat.

Answer 4

simply put:

http://www.vegan.org/

http://www.goveg.com/

http://www.vrg.org/index.htm


and


http://vegweb.com/

is a good start to research and enjoy some test drives!

oh if you steam veggies... and eat much fresh veggies and fruits.. (canned has nothing.. frozen has not much)

fresh is where it is...

you'll get alot of energy to burn, no kidding.

knows.. been a veggie head for 30 years now.

:"D

enjoy!

you'll feel craploads better too the longer you do this.

and you'll get proteins... veggies, fruits, grains, nuts.. soy.. are packed to the hilt in protein. it is not hard to get protein from these things.

those who keep telling everyone protien is a problem with vegetarians do not know what the beejeebus they are going on about.

:D

just drink some o.j. in the morning that's crammed with protein.

eat some steamed spinach you'll be dripping with protein and minerals...

steamed fresh veggies... learn about unlocking minerals...

learn about raw veggies and fiber.. so on.

you can't go wrong.

Answer 5

Soya bean products, lentils, and good leafy green vegetables are crucial to replace the protein and fibre. Also try to eat lots of fresh fruits. Try and purchase organic foods and wholegrains. Also, research the net!
Good luck :)

Answer 6

beans and tofu will give you good protein and eat some brown rice too for carbs.