Reply:advice for Jamie on handling meat eaters and her vegetarian son

[Guest guest]

Hi Jamie,

It's never easy trying to convince die-hard meat eaters that a

vegetarian diet is healthier. However, I would suggest that you

inform them of some basic nutritional facts about vegetarian

nutrition. The following statistics come from the " Nutritional

Almanac " , Third Edition, Lavon J. Dunne,pp. 268-304 where animal

foods are compared against vegetarian foods.

According to this publication 4 ounces of ground beef contains 18

grams of protein, 10 mg calcium, 258 mg potassium and 15 grams fat.

On the other hand, 4 ounces of Pinto beans contain 23 grams of

protein, 129 mg calcium, 935 mg potassium and only .1 gram of fat.

4 ounces of dry black beans contain 22 grams of protein, 135 mg

calcium, 1035 mg potassium and only .2 grams of fat.

You may also wish to contact the Physicians Committee For Responsible

Medicine www.pcrm.org, where you can get a " vegetarian starter kit "

full of info and facts to share with your family and friends.

Other than giving your family nutritional information, I would simply

tell them that you only want what's best for your son and after

reading the nutritional facts, you're convinced that a meat-based

diet is not as healthy as a whole foods diet for your son. Good Luck!

[Guest guest]

--- vegantwinmom <sweetlock1 wrote:

> Hi Jamie,

> It's never easy trying to convince die-hard meat

> eaters that a

> vegetarian diet is healthier. However, I would

> suggest that you

> inform them of some basic nutritional facts about

> vegetarian

> nutrition. The following statistics come from the

> " Nutritional

> Almanac " , Third Edition, Lavon J. Dunne,pp. 268-304

> where animal

> foods are compared against vegetarian foods.

> According to this publication 4 ounces of ground

> beef contains 18

> grams of protein, 10 mg calcium, 258 mg potassium

> and 15 grams fat.

> On the other hand, 4 ounces of Pinto beans contain

> 23 grams of

> protein, 129 mg calcium, 935 mg potassium and only

> .1 gram of fat.

> 4 ounces of dry black beans contain 22 grams of

> protein, 135 mg

> calcium, 1035 mg potassium and only .2 grams of fat.

> You may also wish to contact the Physicians

> Committee For Responsible

> Medicine www.pcrm.org, where you can get a

> " vegetarian starter kit "

> full of info and facts to share with your family and

> friends.

> Other than giving your family nutritional

> information, I would simply

> tell them that you only want what's best for your

> son and after

> reading the nutritional facts, you're convinced that

> a meat-based

> diet is not as healthy as a whole foods diet for

> your son. Good Luck!

>

> THANK YOU FOR THE ADVICE!!!!

>

 

 

 

 

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