| Healthy diet is important for vegetarians. Being | | | | get it from supplements or foods. Being |
| vegetarians can make you miss some good food | | | | vegetarians can mean you get less vitamins and |
| which is necessary for your body. The best thing | | | | minerals when you miss them from some meat |
| to keep healthy as being vegetarians is try not | | | | and fish or seafood. Vitamins also provide the |
| missing the necessary nutrition. Eating healthy is a | | | | "synergy" that many nutrients require to be |
| long-term lifestyle option in order to gain | | | | efficiently used in the body. 7.Cheese and milk. |
| long-term healthy body. Check the list of food | | | | Soy cheese or nutritional yeast flakes are |
| that are edible and good for health of vegetarian, | | | | available in health food stores. The soy provides |
| and pick them at the supermarket so that you | | | | the same protein. Soy bean milk can be used |
| get good health. 1.Colour fruits are good to your | | | | instead of milk. 8.Zinc. This mineral is an essential |
| health and contain low calories. Fruits like plums, | | | | component of many enzymes and plays a role in |
| cherries, blueberries, and oranges contain high level | | | | cell division and in the formation of proteins. Good |
| of vitamin C, non fat, and give sweet taste. | | | | sources of zinc include whole grains, soy products, |
| 2.Calcium. Feed your body an adequate calcium. | | | | nuts and wheat germ. 9.Eat more nuts, which |
| Calcium is the main factor to strengthen bones | | | | contain healthy unsaturated fats. Substitute olive |
| and teeth. Get your calcium from low-fat sources, | | | | or canola oil for butter or stick margarine. |
| such as skim milk and low-fat yogurt. If you can't | | | | 10.Fruits, vegetables, beans, and whole grains are |
| get the optimal amount from foods, take | | | | the "good" carbohydrates-nutritious. They should |
| supplements Calcium are mostly found in low-fat | | | | supply the 20 to 30 grams of dietary fiber you |
| dairy foods.Dark green vegetables spinach, turnip | | | | need each day, which slows the absorption of |
| and collard greens, kale, and broccoli are also good | | | | carbohydrates, so there's less effect on insulin and |
| sources of calcium. 3.Protein. It keeps skin, bones, | | | | blood sugar, and provides other health benefits as |
| muscles and organs healthy and good looking.The | | | | well. Such foods also provide important vitamins, |
| sources of protein are eggs, dairy products, | | | | minerals, and phytochemicals (plant chemicals |
| meat, lentils, nuts, seeds, and whole grains. | | | | essential to good health). To keep your vegetarian |
| 4.Vitamin B-12. Vitamin B-12 is necessary for | | | | diet on track, keep planning on the good diet for |
| producing red blood cells and preventing anemia. It | | | | your health. No matter what your age or situation, |
| can be found almost exclusively in animal | | | | a well-planned vegetarian diet can meet your |
| products, including milk, eggs and cheese. For the | | | | nutritional needs. Even children and teenagers can |
| vegetarians, vitamin B-12 can be found in some | | | | do well on a plant-based diet, as can older people, |
| enriched cereals, fortified soy products or by | | | | and pregnant or breast-feeding women. If you're |
| taking a supplement that contains this vitamin. | | | | unsure whether a vegetarian diet is right for you, |
| 5.Butter. When sautéing, use olive oil, water, | | | | talk to your doctor or a registered dietitian. |
| vegetable broth, wine or fat-free cooking spray | | | | Abrahamson Owen is the professional freelance |
| instead of butter. In baked goods, use canola oil. | | | | writer. He's also the webmaster of Goodyhealth. |
| 6.Gain adequate all vitamins and minerals. You can | | | | |