Nutrition, Dieting & Breastfeeding

I'm a vegetarian, how much protein do I need?

I am a vegetarian and want to know how much protein I should eat for both my sake and my daughters and from what sources should the protein come.  Also, are there any special foods I should keep in my diet as a vegetarian?





It would help to know what kind of vegetarian you are.  Are you a lacto-vegetarian so that you are eating milk and cheese?  Do you eat fish?  Or are you a vegan?  If you are a vegan, you should really meet with a dietician that knows about vegetarian nutrition. You would be very wise to make sure you have a good variety of lentil, bean, rice products in your diet.  You should also use calcium enriched soy-products and juices.  I generally worry less about protein in the diet of a vegan, however, and more about some of the minerals - such as zinc and calcium.  One of the main problems with a vegan diet is getting enough calories, because the foods are so bulky. If you'd like to provide more information about the type of vegetarian you are, and about your weight and height and the weight/age of any other children that you have, I'd be happy to offer more specific suggestions for supplementing your diet.  With this information, I also could provide specifics about the recommended intake of proteins and other nutrients.




 

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