Vegetable fats and oils
The Healing Effects a Vegetarian Diet has on your Post-Baby
The Healing Effects a Vegetarian Diet has on your Post-Baby Body
The breastfeeding vegetarian diet doesnt vary all that much from the pregnancy vegetarian diet. Protein recommendations are the same, vitamin B-12 recommendations are higher, and the recommendations for iron and calories are lower than during pregnancy. But the key in ensuring your healthy vegetarian diet is also helping you recover from the stresses of giving birth and taking care of your newborn is healthy fats. Healthy fats and oils ... Read More »
Sample Vegetarian Diet Including Essential Fatty Acids to Promote Healing
Sample Vegetarian Diet Including Essential Fatty Acids to Promote Healing
Fats are an essential part of any well-balanced diet, including a vegetarian diet. Fats are made of smaller units - called fatty acids. These fatty acids may be saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. Saturated and monounsaturated fats are not necessary in a vegetarian diet as they can be made in the human body. However, two polyunsaturated fatty acids - linoleic acid (omega 6) and linolenic acid (omega 3) - cannot be manufactured ... Read More »