Since vegetarians aren't getting protein from meat products they have to make a well balanced diet of a variety of different foods that can balance out eachother such as: grains, fruit and vegetables, beans, nuts or seeds, a small amount of fat, with or without dairy products. (http://www.annecollins.com/vegetarian-diet-nutrition.htm)
To be more specific here are the groups of food that your body needs in order to stay healthy and keep a balanced diet.
1) Protein: soy products, meat substitutes, legumes, lentils, nuts, seeds and whole grains.
2) Calcium: spinach, turnip and collard greens, kale, broccoli, and fruit juices.
3) Vitamin B-12: eggs and cheese.
4) Iron: Dried beans and peas, lentils, enriched cereals, whole-grain products, dark leafy green vegetables, and dried fruit.
5) Zinc: whole grains, soy products, nuts and wheat germ.
(http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vegetarian-diet/HQ01596)
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This post taught me some of the replacement foods for meat in providing protein. Why did you choose these foods and how much of the foods do you need to replace the proteins from meat.
Also I like how you go over each vitamin and the certain foods that contain those vitamins. (Zach Barahal for both posts)
Heyy, I think that this post was a great idea to have. It informed me of ways in which vegetarians got their different types of nutrients from products that do not involve meat. Also the way in which you laid this out made it clear and easy to read.
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