- The Vegetarian's Dilemma
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Daily Diet Tips for
Meat Eaters:
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Choose the leanest cuts of meat
possible, avoiding marbled-type
cuts.
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Trim off all visible fat.
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Choose white meats over red.
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Choose white meat over dark.
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Dishes that compliment the meat
should be prepared as close to their
natural state as possible. Mayo,
sugar, fat - all contribute to unwanted
pounds when consumed in excess.
Daily
Diet Tips for Vegetarians:
As
a note, there are many types of
Vegetarians - from those who abstain
from eating meat, to stricter Vegans
who may even cut eggs from the daily
diet.
Many
hidden traps can be found in foods
which the Vegetarian may have believed
to be a good source for their daily
diet. For example, at one time animal
bone meal was used in refined sugar
to prevent clumping. Here are a
few other commonly hidden food issues
for Vegans:
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Certain vitamins such as fish oil
supplements (an obvious example)
contain animal by-products.
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Vegetable soup bases are often created
with chicken or beef broths.
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Whole wheat foods generally contains little
crushed bugs.
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Gelatin is an animal by-product
that is found in many common foods
- even in some cheesecake recipes.
Gelatin is commonly used as a thickening
agent.
Daily
Diet Tips for Vegetarians:
- Vegetarians
often plug a lot of cheese into
their daily diet in place of meats
which in turn may plug up arteries.
The main issue however, is that
cheese isn't protein - something
necessary to the body. Instead of
cheese, opt for beans, lentils,
peanut butter and eggs (for those
Vegetarians who eat eggs) for protein
needs.
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Sugar, syrup and other sweet concoctions
quickly add up in calories but not
in nutritional values. Instead of
adding ingredients to foods, try
letting the cooking method flavor
the foods. For example, grilled
foods taste much differently than
foods roasted in the oven or pan-fried.
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Unfortunately, a Vegan lifestyle
doesn't guarantee a healthy body
or a trimmer body - although extremely
noble. Be sure to embrace
a healthy, balanced diet combined
with a healthy level of exercise.
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