Nutrition

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

 

I'm relatively new to vegetarianism. I've flirted with the idea for

some time, and for about three years I was a flexitarian (no red

meat). Since August I've been completely meat-free (hurray!!),

but have been worrying about getting all of the nutrients that I

need. I haven't done a whole LOT of research into this (I haven't

had much time), but how can one avoid being malnourished and

maintain a balanced diet? In particular, what are some good

sources of iron and B-12? I'm looking for articles, books, etc,

that can get me started into this.

 

Thanks.

 

Peter

[Guest guest]

--- Iron is not a problem. A baked potato has as much iron as 3 oz.

of red meat. Greens have lots of iron (spinach etc.)

There was an excellent article about iron in a recent issue of

Cooking Light magazine.

B-12 can i think be a problem... you may want to take supplements of

B-12 but i'm not sure... I think vegans have to take supplements. I

think eggs might have B12 but i'm not sure.

 

Yvona Fast,

author, Employment for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or Non-

Verbal Learning Disability: Stories and Strategies, Jessica Kingsley

Publishers, 2004

 

In Veg-Recipes , " darakenofjinron "

<darakenofjinron> wrote:

>

>

> Hello all,

>

> I'm relatively new to vegetarianism. I've flirted with the idea

for

> some time, and for about three years I was a flexitarian (no red

> meat). Since August I've been completely meat-free (hurray!!),

> but have been worrying about getting all of the nutrients that I

> need. I haven't done a whole LOT of research into this (I haven't

> had much time), but how can one avoid being malnourished and

> maintain a balanced diet? In particular, what are some good

> sources of iron and B-12? I'm looking for articles, books, etc,

> that can get me started into this.

>

> Thanks.

>

> Peter