Miss Lady

I'm becoming a vegetarain and I will be excluding these 5 things:

1. Dairy(including eggs)

2.poultry

3.nut/peanuts

4.fish

5.meat

I will be buying some soy and organic products as soon as possible. I was wondering are there any othe vegans out their who may be on the same or similar diet and have some tasty receipes you would reccomend me trying. Also, I may have to take pills as will in order to get some things my body will be missing.
(Ex: zinc,calcium,vitiamin D...ect)
I'm not sure if all pills for vegans do the same thing and/or have the same outcome, so, if you are taking any pills are there any you reccomend me taking that work well for you(and I will be asking my doctor about the pills just to make sure they will give my body what it needs just like yours).


Thanks so much,

A New Vegan
A lacto-ovo vegetarian eats dairy products and eggs, but excludes meat, fish, and poultry. It follows, then, that a lacto vegetarian eats dairy products but not eggs, whereas an ovo vegetarian eats eggs but not dairy products.
Semi-vegetarians eat fish and maybe a small amount of poultry as part of a diet that's primarily made up of vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, seeds, and nuts.
A pesci-vegetarian eats fish, but not poultry.
There are diffrents types of vegans.
By the way, this doesn't really do anything to the question but I'm not doing this to lose weight but for "animal rights" thing.
I don't chose to eat nut/peanuts becaue they are considered to with the meat group(SOMETIMES though I also don't get how). They say since they have a lot of protein it can be optional. I looked it up on the internet.
Well, I change my mind, I'm adding nuts.
Well, we don't have a Wild Oats here but we do have a Sprouts and they sound just like that place
I guess I better put the Planters Dry Roasted Sunflower Kernels back in my food closet then(they have sodium.......DANG, I have to start looking at these lables, it also has Gelatin but on the bright it has natural flavorings lol)
And what is this gelatin. Yeah, I'm not the brightest because I've never really heard of the word. And would glutamate be bad for me to eat(and I know what that is lol)

Spiderman 4

The sunflower seeds have gelatin? That is ridiculous! It's bad enough them putting it in all the packaged sweets/lollies/candy and in all the low-fat/no-fat yoghurts and a lot of ice-creams (I know, irrelevant to a vegan, but still relevant to a lacto-vegetarian).

Good you decided not to give up nuts.

Good luck with your new way of life (not just a diet).

P.S. Vegans also exclude honey.

M T

I didn't know vegans didn't eat nuts. I thought vegans ate anything that could be grown out of the earth. But I would definitely take vitamins. I was a vegetarian for 3 years and you do need to make sure to get the minerals and vitamins you need. But it sounds like you have a plan and you're informed....Good Luck with you new lifestyle.

Melody Joy

calcium=dark green leafy (like kale)(cow milk is for cows)
zinc=pumkin seeds are great
vitamin D=sunshine
take b-12 or eat seaweed often

This is a good start for recipes
http://www.openharvest.com/recipes_salads.php
Good luck. You can do it!

nappyvegan98

Green leafy vegetables will give you the vitamins and minerals you need. Are you allergic to nuts? Because almonds, pumpkin seeds, and pine nuts are good for you. They also help with the protein factor.