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Q: When I'm cooking, I've noticed that many recipes seem to call for the same 10 or 12 vegetables over and over. Is this because they're particularly healthy? Or just versatile?
A: You're right; certain vegetables dominate many recipes because they are well liked and very versatile. Our unofficial survey of favorites includes asparagus, broccoli, carrots, eggplant, green peppers, mushrooms, onions, potatoes, spinach, sweet potatoes, tomatoes and zucchini ...
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Q: Does a vegetarian diet give me the iron I need?
A: Yes and no. Now, you are right to worry about getting enough iron. It's an extremely important mineral that's present in all cells and is essential for transporting oxygen through your body. But although it's true that red meat is high in iron, the mineral is also available in a slew of plant foods ...
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Q: It's summertime and I'm a lot more active – biking, swimming, playing sports – than I am in winter. What is good vegetarian fuel for when I'm being really active? What do I need and where can I get it?
A: If you're aiming to power up your athletic activities, you'll find an endless array of nutritional products – and a cacophony of conflicting advice on what to eat and when ...
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Where do you get your protein? Every vegetarian probably has been asked that at least once - and maybe 100 times. Because getting enough protein, day in and day out, may be the single biggest challenge of the vegetarian diet. But it's also critical. Protein does a lot in your body: It helps you think and see ...
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Q: As a fairly new vegetarian, I'm not sure I'm getting enough protein. Is there a formula to figure out how much I need, and is age ever a factor? A: Protein is the major component of all of your body's cells, and you're right, it's important to make sure you're getting enough ...
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Many people worry that when they stop eating meat and fish, they might be in danger of some nutritional deficiency. This is not the case as all the nutrients you need can easily be obtained from a vegetarian diet. In fact research shows that in many ways a vegetarian diet is healthier than that of a typical meat-eater ...
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Sometimes it feels like you need a dictionary to understand today's health and nutrition news. Well here you go! ...
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The Food Pyramid helps Americans to eat a variety of foods so that we can get all the vitamins and nutrients we need. Servings are included in the chart to help us keep the amount of food we eat (our portions) under control ...
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I was just a couple of months pregnant when the questions started. My meat-and-potatoes mother-in-law would ask her son hopefully, "Has she started eating meat again?" Each time he'd laugh and say, "No." I chose vegetarianism for health and ethical reasons 10 years before I got pregnant, so I knew I wouldn't go back ...
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By school-age, a child's eating patterns and taste preferences will have been established by the family eating habits. Children are now able to exercise some choice over what they eat and may decide on their own initiative that they don't want to eat meat. They may also be heavily influenced by their peer groups ...
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