Nutritive values of Veg

Nutritive values of Veg

1. It should be clear that the healthiness of the vegetarian diet mainly arises from the gross unhealthiness and toxicity of the non-vegetarian diet.

2. Even a vegan diet can easily meet the recommended daily amount of protein. A variety of simple vegetable dishes contain as much protein as meat dishes: a cup of potatoes already contains 7 grams of protein, while a cup of cooked beans contains 15 grams. And because vegetable dishes offer a far lower fat-to-protein ratio than meat dishes, vegetable dishes are more nutritious in protein.

3 .Next consider the case of iron. The vegetarian diet (including the vegan diet) provides a sufficient amount of iron, for many vegetable sources such as spinach and tomatoes are rich in iron.

4. Finally, consider the case of vitamins B/12 and D. While it is true that plant sources do not provide either vitamin, vegetarians can easily meet their daily recommended amount. Lacto-ovo vegetarians can obtain these from their consumption of milk and egg products. Vegans can obtain vitamin D from soy milk and vitamin B/12 from tempeh (a fermented soy product). Moreover, vitamin D is synthesized by the human body in the presence of sunlight, so the vegetarian can meet his daily requirement by having a short walk in the sun. Similarly, Vitamin B/12 is synthesized by microbes living in the human body. Finally, the worried vegan can always purchase vitamin supplements.