People who eat animal products but no meat are called lacto-ovo vegetarians, lacto vegtetarians, or ovo-vegetarians. They may eat eggs, dairy products, or both.People who eat no animal products are called vegans. They eat beans, grains, nuts, fruits, and vegetables. All types of vegetarians may eat this way for many years and remain as healthy as anyone else. How do they do it?
Can you get enough proteins if you don’t eat meat? What if you don’t eat any animal products? How can you find out? You can try some diet planning and diet analysis to find out where the protein is found in foods.
Design a 1-day diet as if you are a vegetarian. BONUS: If you create a meal plan using a VEGAN diet you will get bonus points.
You can analyze the food using your account on the USDA’s Super Tracker tool (https://www.supertracker.usda.gov/#home (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.). When you are finished inputting your foods you will export two reports (.doc or .pdf format) and upload them. The goal is to get your protein percentage between 10% – 35%, you can see this in your nutrient report. As you add foods you can also use the bar graph and the Daily Food Group Targets table, your status will change to OK or Over once you hit your protein goal.
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