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3 Simple Steps to maintain a Vegan or Vegetarian Diet whilst Pregnant
An increasing number of people are now choosing to consume a vegetarian or Vegan Diet. Whilst vegan and vegetarian diets do have a number of health advantages they often lack nutritional value in a number of key areas. Whilst this may not be a problem for you personally, the reduced nutritional value can have a significant impact on your unborn baby. In this article I discuss how you can adapt your vegan or vegetarian diet and ensure your baby is getting adequate nutrition in just three simple steps.
1) Consult your Doctor:- The very first thing you need to do is tell your doctor that you are a vegan or vegetarian. This needs to be done as soon as possible with your first pre-natal checkup being an ideal time to mention it. Your doctor will then be able to assess your current diet and then give you advice on the additional foods you should be consuming. In certain cases they may also recommend you take supplements to compensate for a vitamin or mineral deficiency. You should only take supplements when your doctor advises because overdosing can cause significant damage to your baby. I would recommend you get your doctor to write this information down so you can always have a list of the foods and/or supplement you need available.
2) Look at some Recipes:- Once you have the list of recommended foods from your doctor I would then advise you to do a little research. Go to the library or look on the Internet for some vegetarian or vegan recipes and then choose a selection that you like and that also include the foods on the list given to you by your doctor. If you spend an hour or two looking at recipes with your list, you should soon be able to come up with a long and varied selection of tasty meals that provide all your nutritional requirements.
3) Exeriment, Experiment, Experiment:- Just because you have an initial selection of suitable recipes that doesn’t mean you have to stop there. This is the perfect time to try new foods. Why not try some mediterranean cooking? Perhaps try some Italian cuisine? This is a really great opportunity to to improve your culinary skills and sample a range of new and exciting foods.
Being pregnant does not mean you have to give up on your vegan or vegetarian diet. With a little thought and preparation you can stick to this type of diet and even make it more varied and interesting. Just remember to follow the advice of your doctor and build on this to create an exciting, nutritional vegan or vegetarian diet.
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Why would you be a vegan and not ever participate in protest?
Why would someone be a vegan, but not ever participate in a protest? It seems to me, that if you were a true vegan, you would be out there picketing, etc.. I am a member of a group that pickets in front of McDonalds at least once a month. I spend hours making up all the signs for our group.
The reason I ask is because I have invited several so called “vegans” to join us and they never join us. I thought most people become vegans because they care, but obviously some become vegan for vanity reasons.
not strictly true.
Alot of people have various reasons for not joining your rally.
Some reasons maybe that they care enough for the animals but don’t want to be targets themselves.
Vegans are fine as is, but when they start preaching or becoming a nuisance (I’m not suggesting that vegan ism or vegan rallies are nuisances) then they may fear for themselves.
Being a vegan/vegetarian maybe because of taste, influences, pressure, or belief. But to expect someone to stand up and put their life on hold when they may even have psychological social pressure issues is too much to ask. I’m a vegetarian also, but with 4 kids i wouldn’t drop everything and let my wife handle 3 kids under 5 years (including a newborn) to help out with a rally, when i know others will be there, and no one will be there for my wife. It’s not about why they should do it, it’s more about why they can’t.
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