what are the essentials food for teen vegetarian?

Question

What food had essentials needed for a teen vegetarian.When I say essentials I mean iron,protein,vitamin d things like that if you could give me the essentials and list of foods that have the essentials for a teen.thanks in advance

Answer 1

Just eat from the four food groups. The protein group is not just meat but also eggs, beans, nuts and legumes.

Answer 2

. Take your time - my journey from meat eater took about a year. 2. Start out using some basic substitutes for the meat you are used to in foods where you won't even notice - ground meat replacements are available in the frozen food sections. 3. Leave meat off things that don't need it - pizza, salad, spag, etc. 4. Get some good cookbooks when you are ready to branch into more interesting foods - Moosewood books and New Farm Vegetarian are two of my favorites. 5. If you are worried about what to eat check out the book "Diet for a New America" it will cover many of the health questions.

Answer 3

as mentioned you're in jeopardy of not getting enough essential vitamins and minerals.

TAKE A MULTI-VITAMIN, your body is still developing and if you dont take care of yourself now you can do permanent damage to yourself. you wont even know it til its to late and irreversible.

maybe you should talk to your doctor for a prescription supplement.

Answer 4

Okay, well my teacher told me that if you eat a lot of spinach and brocoli, that it could make up for the iron you get from meat.

Answer 5

try a korean food named kimchi

it's really good and very healthy (vegetables only)

Answer 6

thank god your not vegan. vegetarians tend to not get enough protein. so load up on tofu and whey protein shakes. make sure to take a branched amino acids (BAA) supplement since humans get those mostly from meat. (they help you digest) and all the other necessary vitamins you can get from veggies. but you should also take a mult-vit, and fish oils to fill in any gaps.

Answer 7

tofu...
veggies.
brown rice and beans

you need to know the combos that make protines... if that is what you are worried about.

tofu is a great source. so much can be done with it. I make a great dip with it that my kids love.

Answer 8

if you go to the foodnetwork, you can search thousands of veggitarian dishes

Answer 9

soy beans, peanuts, peanut butter, beans

Answer 10

CHEESEEE!