WHAT VEGANS EAT - iron, protein and calcium

Hey Guys!

and welcome back to my blog :)

so in today's blog post I'm going to be talking about how vegans get their sufficient iron, protein and calcium.

I am writing about this because one day at college (much to my annoyance) this guy overheard me and my vegetarian friend chatting about our meals. Next thing you know the guy is 'schooling 'us about how we should have a balanced diet and that being vegan particularly can interrupt your growing and health, he also said 'vegans don't get enough protein' because you need meat for protein WHICH IS COMPLETELY WRONG. So in this blog post I am going to be 'schooling' you on the facts of how vegans DO get all the protein, iron and calcium that they need :)

Kale's calcium

first things first I'm going to tell you about calcium.

now, non-vegans get their calcium from dairy products such as milk and cheese.. but who's to say this is the only source of calcium you can get hold of?

well, 100 grams of kale is equal to 150 mg of calcium which in actual fact is more than milk, milk holds only 125 mg; And it doesn't stop there.. as a vegan you can  also get calcium from a number of other leafy greens (i.e.bok choy, broccoli, collards, Chinese cabbage, kale, mustard greens).

  protein in pulses

almost all vegetables, beans, grains and seeds contain some and a lot of the time a lot of protein. here are a few examples of the vegan foods that do contain protein:

• every half cup of lentils adds 9 grams of protein to your diet
• every half cup of black beans adds 8 grams of protein to your diet
• every cup of quinoa holds 8 grams of protein
• one cup of amaranth holds 7 grams of protein

click here for a list of more vegan protein foods

Iron for immunity

well, as you can see iron can be found in a lot of foods that vegans live off.

Dried beans and dark green leafy vegetables are especially good sources of iron and are even better sources of iron than meat.

Thank you for reading!

come back soon :)

love Chrissy x