Vegetarian Tips: Make Your Vegetarian Diet A Balanced Diet!
| Published: 17th December 2007 14:43 |
The world has opened eyes to the harmful side-effects of non-veg food like red meat and is now opening it's arms to Vegetarian Food. A very common myth found among common man is that vegetarian food doesn't provide you with necessary nutrients but a Vegetarian Diet does not have to deprive you of any nutrients so long as it is balanced. Make sure you eat a lot of fruits and dont follow particular monotonous meals.
To help maintain a healthy, balanced vegetarian diet try and ensure you eat some of the following:
a) Iron - found in cashews, tomato juice, rice, garbanzo beans (chick peas) and tofu.
b) Calcium- found in dairy products, fortified soymilk, fortified orange juice, tofu and broccoli
c) Zinc - found in whole grains (especially the germ and bran of the grain), nuts, tofu, leafy vegetables (lettuce, spinach, cabbage), root vegetables (onions, potatoes, carrots, celery, radishes), eggs and dairy products.
d) Protien - found in tempeh, miso lentils, tofu, nuts, seeds, and peas.
e) Vitamin D- found in fortified cereals (or a small amount of sunlight) and Fortified milk and soymilk
f) Vitamin B12 - found in tempeh, miso, eggs, dairy products, fortified soymilk and cereals. Tempeh and miso are foods made from soybeans. They are low in calories and fat and high in protein.
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Know more about Balanced Diet at http://www.weightloss-health.com/balanced_diet.htm
By Jasdeep Singh
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