Vegetariians ?

Question

can u eat fish if ur a vegetarian.

and if u are a vegetarian,

what foods can u eat to replace meat with the protein u need ?

Answer 1

Vegetarians don't eat any animals, including fish.

Good vegetarian sources of protein are almonds, black beans, cashews, chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils, peanut butter, pinto beans, sunflower seeds, tofu, and veggie burgers (or other fake meats).

Answer 2

Vegetarian do not eat fish or seafood. Replacement: vegetables, fruits, nuts, soy...

Answer 3

"Vegetarian" is a very broad term indeed, it all depends on how you want to go about it; yours sounds like Pescetarianism.

Just go here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarian

For stricter diets, you need to make sure you get good fats and proteins from brown rice, whole grains, seeds, nuts, beans, legumes, etc...

Answer 4

Vegetarians do not eat meat, at all?

Soybeans are the best source of non-meat protein! Think tofu.

Answer 5

~ Some vegetarians eat fish some don't.  I would say majority will not eat fish.  

Protein is in everything it just depends on the amount of protein you wish to have.  Nuts, seeds, leafy vegetables, sprouts, soy, tofu and meat replacement foods.

Answer 6

No vegetarians eat fish! If you ate fish you wouldn't be a vegetarian, you would be an aquatarian!

Answer 7

well come to the world of vegetarian because of you more and more animals will save their lives thanks :)

Proteins: Body's protein needs can be provided by either animal or plant sources. Mixed protein diet obtained from various plant sources is better than animal protein and is recommended in diabetes, renal diseases and liver diseases. Mixed protein diet from different plant sources has been the pattern of diet in India for all vegetarians.

Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are mainly found in plant foods; like cereals, grains, fresh and dry fruits, legumes, vegetable, greens, nuts etc. plant carbohydrates include' large amounts of starches, sugar and fibers which are important for gut functions. The body is better suited to a high carbohydrate diet than a low carbohydrate diet. In fact 55% of the food intake should be carbohydrate. All animal products do not contain carbohydrate which is essential for body.

Fat: Plant fats differ from animal fats in two different ways 1) they are cholesterol free 2) they generally contain more polyunsaturated fat and less saturated fats. Plant fats usually have higher polyunsaturated fat value than animal fats.

A diet which is low in cholesterol and which contains fat of a high PIS value is associated with a lower incident of coronary health disease.

Vitamins and Minerals: plant foods are rich in many vitamins and minerals.

Vitamin D: Vitamin D is obtained by exposure of skin to sun light and this is not a problem in India.

Calcium: The vegetarians can meet their needs for calcium from dairy products. Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) Dark green vegetables are good sources of Riboflavin as are legumes and whole grain cereal.

Iron: The problem of iron deficiency is relatively common but vitamin C significantly enhances absorption of iron hence it is advisable for vegetarians to include with each meal a food high in vitamin C which as lime, citrus fruits or juices.

Zinc: Zinc is found in large number of plant foods.

Fiber: Fiber is found only in vegetarian food like whole grain cereals, legumes, greens, fruits, vegetable etc.

Thus in vegetarian foods all requirement of nutrition for body growth and maintenance is fulfilled. One can have a complete and balanced diet provided we take enough food which is as close to nature as possible in maintaining sturdy and disease free body. It is equally helpful in curing many diseases.

ADVANTAGES OF VEGETARIAN DIET:

More & more evidence is surfacing that directly links a prolonged non- vegetarian diet to diseases as cancers, heart diseases, diabetes, asthma just to name a few.

1. LOGEVITY: Vegetarian can expect to live 4-10 years longer then the non-vegetarians.

" Source: Seventh day Adventists study

2. LESS HEART DISEASE: Because of low fat, saturated fat and cholesterol content of the vegetarian diet the risk of heart disease is lowered. High blood cholesterol levels are associated with increased risk of heart disease.

3. LESS CANCER: Up to 40% of all cancers are diet related. Cancer death rates have been associated with obesity and high fat / low fiber diet. Vitamin A & C are thought to be protective against colon cancer. Low fat diets protect against prostrate and breast cancer. Indoles, lignans, isoflavones, protease inhibitors which are present in plant foods and shown to be potent anti carcinogens.

4. LESS BOWEL DISEASE: Diverticular disease and appendicitis occur more frequently with low fiber intake as in meat diet.

5. LEES OBESITY & LESS INCIDENCE OF DIABETES: It is easier to plan a low fat diet for a vegetarian then for a meat eater. The fiber in plant food dilutes the energy & provides a satisfying meal without all the calories. Diabetes over the age of 40 seems to be related to obesity.

Answer 8

Some vegetarians choose to eat seafood and some don't. It's basically whatever you decide to do. Some foods that are really important to eat when you're not eating meat are beans,  nuts, and I would also recommend trying soy burgers like Boca Burgers. They're a good protein supplement.

Go veggies =]

Answer 9

Most vegetarians eat fish. VEGANS dont eeat fish

i eat nuts, and beans to replace the missing protein

Answer 10

i eat alot of veggie burgers because theyre really good and have lotsa protein in them

i also eat morning star products but i dont care for them as much because they do taste like meat and that grosses me out usually

cottage cheese is supperrrr yummy too and has alot of protein

peanut butter too

Answer 11

your not really a veg if you eat fish....

you can get protein from tofu and soy products

Answer 12

If you eat fish you are not a vegetarian, but a pescatarian. To replace protein I eat lots of black beans and soy products such as morningstar. (the boca burgers are gross and have sundried tomatoes and mushrooms and crushed tomatoes and black beans in them, they taste nasty!)

Answer 13

its all a matter of personal choice, I dont eat fish. actually protien loss isnt a worry...Just look up the basic food pyramid, and look in the catagory of "protiens/meats". Or lok up "high protien foods" For my protien I eat peanut butter, nuts, beans & sometimes eggs. Chances are, youll get enough protien if you eat a variety of foods. I would also recommend doing some research on vegetarianism..You can never know too much :)

Answer 14

its really your choice because if you want you can eat seafood and if you wanna stay away from all types of meat(seafood) then dont eat it. i think tofu might help.

Answer 15

I just asked a question like this the other day. You are not a vegetarian if you eat fish, you are a pescetarian. When your a vegetarian you cannot eat anything with or that had a face. When you cut meat out of your diet you still need to replace it with protein of some kind. There are really delicious protein drinks you can buy at the store with fruit in them. Things with soy in it have a lot of protein in them. Try vegetarian meat from Trader Joe's, the corn dogs are the best! You should also eat beans and other legumes (lentils, peas, peanuts, chickpeas,) whole grains, nuts, seeds, vegetables (especially dark green ones,) mushrooms, as well as dairy and eggs, if you still eat those. Hope I helped!