Could you outline a daily plan/menu that's 100% vegetarian and satisfies 100% of our nutritional needs?

Question

Could you outline a daily plan/menu that's 100% vegetarian and satisfies 100% of our nutritional needs?

Answer 1

how come no one asks meat eaters these questions?  how come they dont' have to obsessively justify their diet?  first outline a 100% nutritional menu with meat in it.... then i'll do mine...  

Answer 2

Google the vegetarian food pyramid.

Answer 3

My suggestion is to get a good vegetarian book or two. The ones I own or have checked out typically have menu plans. Also, some vegetarian sites have some (I believe the Vegetarian Society does but I could be wrong).

The other person who could provide this information would be a dietician or nutritionist (who will probably not provide this info. for free on a public channel to someone they have not seen physically/assessed- like Yahoo Answers). The ADA (American Dietetic Association) has a great website in which you can locate a specialist who specializes in vegetarian diets. Also, there is a Vegetarian group that branches off the ADA filled with information (backed by studies- I believe it is the Vegetarian Resource Group).

I hope this helps!

Answer 4

Do some reading about nutrition. This book covers all you need, plus has plenty of recipes.

http://www.amazon.com/New-Becoming-Veget...

The vegetarian food pyramid is a great guide to what types of foods to eat.

http://www.vegsource.com/nutrition/pyram...

Here's some meal plans:

http://www.veggiemealplans.com

http://www.vegcooking.com/veganMenus-1.a...

Answer 5

No.

On a raw vegan diet, it is easy to get most of our nutritional requirements met.  The average raw vegan is much healthier than the average omnivore (talking humans here).  But still, b12 is not in any plants.  It is in dirt, some bacteria, insects, and of course animal flesh.  

Many vegetarians point to some foods such as spirulina and say that they contain b12, but those foods DO NOT contain b12.  They have analogues of b12 which can actually block absorption of b12.  

Upshot is that b12 is easy to get from sublingual supplements, and the body can store adequate amounts for up to 5 years.

Answer 6

No, but try reading the Vegan/Vegetarian food pyramid.