Vegetarian Health
The Special Needs of the Pregnant Vegetarian
Its apparent that your nutritional needs increase when you are pregnant. However, you only need approximately 300 more calories than normal during this time, so its imperative that you make wise food choices and eat nutrient-dense food.
A good start is to ensure that youre eating plenty of protein. Your need for protein increases about 30 percent during pregnancy, but most vegetarian women eat more than enough protein in their regular diets. Soy proteins, beans and legumes are wonderful vegetarian ... Read More »
Sample Two-Day Diabetic Vegetarian Menu
Sample Two-Day Diabetic Vegetarian Menu
Though the task of planning out a diabetic vegetarian menu might seem a bit daunting, with a little creativity forethought, it can actually be very simple. Consider the following two-day menu for some ideas and inspiration:
Day one
Breakfast: 1/2 cup melon slices
2 slices French toast (made with soy milk and cooked in vegetable oil with
1/4 cup chopped peaches or apricots
4 ounces enriched soymilk
Morning Snack: 1/2 cup fresh grapes
6 assorted low-fat crackers
Sparkling water
Lunch: 1 cup mushroom barley ... Read More »
PETA
People have different motivations for eating a vegetarian diet. For many people, its a health issue. They need to reduce their weight, bring down their blood pressure and cholesterol, manage their blood sugars. A vegetarian diet helps them do this.
For others, its also moral and ethical decision not to eat animal products. Through the centuries, weve become accustomed to thinking of man as superior to all other animals on the planet. We use animals for food, clothing, shoes, belts or ... Read More »
Osteoporosis
You know that eating a vegetarian diet can decrease the incidence of heart disease and certain types of cancers. You also know that it can make you leaner and healthier. But so many of the health studies are done on men? What about women and the impact of a vegetarian diet on their health as they age?
Diets that are high in protein, especially animal protein, tend to cause the body to excrete more calcium, oxalate, and uric acid. These three ... Read More »
Nourishing our Body, Nourishing our Spirit
Nourishing our Body, Nourishing our Spirit
Many times our choice to become vegetarian isnt only for health, environmental, or economical reasons, but also spiritual. There is a heartfelt connection between vegetarianism and the deeper side of nourishment. We must learn to nourish ourselves not only physically, but also spiritually.
The subject of nutrition is not simply a question of the food we eat at meals. Besides nutrients, foods contain scents, colors and invisible particles that attract pure light, light that is so ... Read More »