Posted by kathryn in A Balanced Diet and Vegan

The diet dish has an excellent introduction to becoming a vegan. Cynthia answers basic questions like what does it mean to be a vegan and why people choose to become a vegan. However she also covers the practical stuff like, what vegans eat (and it’s not just carrots and lettuce), along with how to get enough protein and calcium, and whether a vegan diet can be healthy.

Being a healthy vegetarian or vegan is certainly possible and while we’ve all heard the stories of the friend-of-a-friend who turned vegan and became really sick, it doesn’t have to be that way. Vegetarians and vegans do need to be careful with their diet – to make sure they’re eating a variety of foods, getting enough protein, along with calcium, iron and B12. It’s not hard, but a bit of knowledge is vital.

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17 March, 2007