serious question for veggies and vegans?

Question

i am not a vegitarian, but i would be repulsed at the thought of eating a rat, rabbit etc. meat is meat and you people have obviously found a way to live without it. i live a very active life can i get the energy from veg alone (PS i refuse to take artificial supliments)?

great so far guys...i dont think i was clear enough though....suggestions in diet, i allready love pasta and pulses, spicey is right

Answer 1

PROTEIN
* milk
* cheese
* eggs
* pulses
* wholegrains - e.g. wholemeal bread, brown rice, oats
* nuts & seeds
* soya products - e.g. tofu, soya milk
* quorn
Examples: Quorn mince & pasta, beans on toast, jacket potato & hummus, tortilla wrap with falafels (spicy chickpea balls), peanut butter sandwich etc.

CALCIUM
* milk and fortified soya milk
* cheese
* tofu
* tahini (sesame seed paste)
* almonds
* brazil nuts
* green leafy vegetables
* figs

IRON
* tofu
* pulses
* spinach
* broccoli
* wholegrains
* prunes
* dried fruit - e.g. figs, apricots, dates
* nuts & seeds
* millet (like cous cous in texture but a different grain - basically an alternative to pasta and rice)
* molasses
* dark chocolate
* red wine

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS
* plant oils - e.g. olive, hemp, sunflower
* nuts & seeds
* avocados

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

I'm vegan and am very active. I work 16 hour days sailing - believe me it's hard work!!! I don't take any supplements I've just researched thoroughly and eat the right food! It takes a bit of getting used to but once you get into it you find there is so much choice. I was vegetarian before I was vegan and the change from meat eating to vege was the biggest change for me - I found I had MORE energy. My partner is still meat eater but as I do the cooking he eats loads of vege food and he said that he feels like he's in his 20's again (he's in his 40's)! So yes you can get all the energy you need! If you're thinking of becoming vegetarian make sure you get all the info you need, it's no good just cutting out meat. There are some great websites with tons of vegetarian nutrition information. Just type vegetarian nutrition in the search bar.

Answer 3

Yeah! Im A Vegetarien/ Recently Turned Vegan.

And I Found No Problems In Keeping Up My Energy:

I Stay Up Late, Wake Up Early.
Train At The Twice A Week,
Train Basketball Three Times A Week,
Work,
And Go To School.

Big Fun. I Practically Live Off Brocolli, Potato, Green Beans And Mushrooms.

If You Are Thinking Of Turning Vege Then Have Fun!!

Answer 4

I am a high school athlete, in track, cross country, and basketball... and im also a vegetarian
i've noticed such an improvement in my performance since i became a vegetarian, so i would really recommend switching to a veg diet...

anyways, the nutrition is actually pretty easy. Make sure you get lots of whole grains, those are really important. Also iron is important too. That you can get from meat substitutes like boca burgers and other such soy products. Also, most breakfast cereals are fortified with it. To aid with iron absorption, get lots of vitamin C... but that's easy. Most people say that vegetarians can't get enough protein, but that's not true at all. Most Americans eat way too much protein, and that can cause osteoporosis, so just eat a balanced diet and you'll do fantastic.

Answer 5

I have just become veggie (six months) and I feel great.

I don't miss meat at all but sometimes struggle (just a little) to still find interesting recieps as i'm not the worlds greatest cook (so any tips greatly apreciated!), but in terms of my health I feel great, I just make sure that I take a little extra in terms in of diary produce (though not too much - a glass of semi-skimmed milk a day) and I snack on nuts and dried fruit.

Your energy levels, I believe, come mainly from carbs so restricting your meat intake should'nt really affect you either way

Good luck x

Answer 6

Absolutely, you can get all your nutrient, vitamins, mineral and energy from a vegetarian diet alone.

With no need of any supplimments.

Those that say you need suppliments are normally meat-eaters, because they know no different, or from people who do not have a balanced diet and would probably need suppliments even if they ate meat.

'm 41, been veggie for 27 years. I'm never ill, don't take suppliments and own an arable farm. What do you think ? Many of us are certainly not pale weaklings as many meat-eaters would have you believe.

go for it, the vegetarian diet is really healthy.

Answer 7

If there can be healthy vegan body builders, surely the rest of us can manage without animal products too. As a vegan I feel so much healthier than I ever did as a meat eater. I suggest you give vegetarianism a try, if it goes well give veganism a try. Check out countless tasty veg*n recipes on the net. See what works for you. It's not a cult, you can quit anytime. :)

Only suppl I take is B12. I prefer real food over pills.

Answer 8

Absolutely, if you want to switch to a veggie diet, don't try to find meat substitute meals i.e. veg protein based sausages or meals that taste like meat. Concentrate on a balanced nutritious, varied veggie diet and don't worry about protein content although in time you will get to know vegetables that give you the protein you need.

Answer 9

All foods supply energy in the form of calories. Vegans and vegetarians find the best diet is a balanced diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, wholemeal rice/bread/pasta, nuts, seeds and protein often in the form of soy (though chickpeas for example, contain lots of protein).

Why don't you try elimating a meat at a time to see how you adapt. Vegetarians have a pretty easy life- unless you live in the middle of nowhere, your local grocery store will have meat-alternatives such as veggie-sausage rolls, veggie burgers and bean burgers etc. Many meat-eaters who are 'anti-veggie' are obsessed with protein, not understanding that protein defiency in the West is practically unheard of. These people often see meat as the main part of their meals and write off vegetarian subtitutes as tasteless (despite many of them never having sampled any!).

Try starting off by replacing sausages with vegetarian sausages, chicken pieces with fake chicken pieces etc.

It's easy to adapt, and you'll have just as much energy, if not more.

Answer 10

No... there's nothing wrong with eating meat as long as, like anything else, you eat in moderation. It is unhealthy to eat only vegetables + think of all the great dishes and flavours you would miss out on. Most vegetarians are so because of ethical reasons but what they are forgetting is that plants are just as alive as animals. They even have feelings. Have you ever heard of the talking to the plant experiments? Where plants that are talked to daily grow up healthier than those that are not. Yes, if they feel for the animals than why don't they feel for the vegetables. It's cruel... they're stepped on, cut up and bundled together... hell they even eat the babbies... baby carrots, ect. Hope this helps. micky9fingers

Answer 11

I have not have been given any issues killing something without a significant worried gadget, so i do no longer innovations killing bugs or spiders (maximum different vegans look to disagree with me in this one, yet that's my opinion). For rodents I capture them in cages and launch them someplace far remote from my domicile. on no account had the different style of pest situation.