Today, people are becoming more and more vegetarians. They are aware of these benefits, but getting started makes them feel scared. They are panicking about vegetarian nutrition.

When I was a little boy in the 1950s and 1960s, our parents, teachers [and occasional after-school special programs] taught us that milk and eggs are almost perfect foods; fish is "brain food" and meat is built Muscle is absolutely necessary.

In the 1970s and 1980s, red meat and eggs began to lose their lives due to fat and cholesterol problems, so chicken and fish suddenly became our preferred source of protein. As fast food restaurants begin to put it on everything, our consumption of cheese is growing rapidly.

Therefore, we are limited. We are being studied by rote. You need meat, poultry, fish, eggs and milk as protein. Of course, some plants have a bit of protein – but this is wrong. It is a vegetable protein. Do you want to have plant muscles? Do you want a weapon like a daffodil? Do you want carrot legs or potato ribs? Your brain looks like broccoli – do you want it to be broccoli?

NO, I have not. I will eat my meat.

This is why we panic! Suddenly, we found beef, eggs, cheese, pork, milk, and chicken – these animal products are not good for us. Of course, we know animal fats and cholesterol. But now, we find that even coveted animal proteins are more destructive than plant proteins! Not only are they not good for us, but the general public is now beginning to realize the truth about factory farming and the atrocities committed so that we can eat animals. Us from

miss you from

 Quit meat – we from

true from

 Do – but we from

Need our proteinfrom

!

What is mom going to do? !

Don't panic!

Try to push the gorilla… or the elephant. These wild kingdom vegetarians may have a little muscle? Try running a stallion… or a Thompson gazelle. Can these fast herbivores have a little muscle?

do not panic Vegetarian nutrition. Protein is not a problem! It seems that almost everything has protein! [OK, there is no protein in the water]. Take broccoli as an example [a food you suspect almost no protein]: a half cup contains 3 grams of carbohydrates, zero grams of fat and 1 gram of protein. This means that almost a quarter of the calories come from protein. from

broccolifrom

. A cup of spinach contains one gram of carbohydrates, very little fat and one gram of protein – so almost half of the calories in spinach come from protein.

In contrast, let's take a look at beef. Three ounces of top loin, vegetarian steaks contain no carbohydrates and 22 grams of protein. So yes – a lot of protein. But it also contains 20 grams of fat [more than 8 grams of fat saturated]. So the protein content of the steak is over 50% – but it also gives us all the fat we have to deal with.

Of course, there are more details, I don't have time or space right now. For example, a full discussion of protein quality. But those from

detail from

 Don't change the basic facts.

The key is… you can get all the protein you need from a complete food plant diet… with very little effort. The gorilla does this. The elephant does this. The horse did it. More and more people are doing this [including triathletes, professional football players, professional hockey players and super marathon runners].

do not panic Vegetarian nutritionfrom

. Vitamins and minerals are from

Minimum from

 Your worried mother told you what is growing up? from

Eat your vegetables! They have vitamins! from

 Vegetables and fruits are the most nutritious food we have. They are almost full of vitamins. They have more phytochemicals.

Every day in the news we have heard of antioxidants. Antioxidants are just a phytochemical. Phytochemicals [or phytonutrients] are plant-derived substances that protect themselves from environmental and chemical hazards. When we consume these phytochemicals, they protect us from a variety of diseases, including cancer. They also help protect us from some of the harmful effects of aging.

Phytochemicals produce unique colors in plants. Therefore, it is best to eat a variety of colors to ensure that we have access to a variety of healthy phytochemicals. Many vegetarians advise us to “eat from the rainbow”.

So don't panic about vegetarian nutrition! If you want to be a vegetarian, this may be the first time you think of it. from

particular from

 What do you put in your mouth. Regarding people who are edible plants, the only thing we need to worry about is vitamin B12. Plants do not have vitamin B12. So take vitamin supplements, soy milk or some other B12 fortified products.

Everyone should pay attention to their vitamin D, calcium, iron, zinc and iodine levels. These potential flaws are not vegetarian and vegetarian issues. These micronutrients may be a problem for herbivores and carnivores – not just vegans. As carnivores, we may never worry about these nutrients. As a side benefit, becoming a vegetarian makes most of us more aware of our nutritional needs and notes that we are putting it in the door.

Don't panic about vegetarian nutrition! was originally published on Spring