A vegan diet is one which is totally based on plants and foods derived from plants. These can be vegetables, fruits, nuts and grains.
A person who engages in this form of diet is known as a vegan. Vegans do not consume any food that is animal based or derived from animals.
What foods can a vegan eat?
Vegans enjoy eating the following:
- Bread
- Rice
- Pasta
- Almond milk
- Soya milk
- Coconut milk
- Nuts
- Seeds
- Beans
- Lentils
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Vegetable oils
What foods can a vegan not eat?
Vegans do not eat the following:
- Honey
- Eggs
- Dairy products such as cheese, milk. Butter, and cream
- Mayonnaise
- All forms of fish
- All forms of meat
What are the health benefits of being a vegan?
There are multiple health benefits of being a vegan:
- Reduce the chance of getting diabetes
- Reduce the chance of heart disease because eating plant based foods lowers cholesterol levels.
- Reduces the chance of getting some cancers such as colon cancer.
Where can you get certain nutrients from if you are a vegan?
Vitamin D – You can get your vitamin D from soy, fortified orange juice, mushrooms, plant based milk and 20 minutes in the sun.
Vitamin B12 – Fortified cereals and plant based milks, soy, and supplements.
Protein – Soy foods, chickpeas, peanut butter, nuts, seeds, grains and lentils
Essential fatty acids – Leafy green vegetables, algae, beans, whole grains, flaxseeds, chia seeds, hemp seeds, edamame, seaweed, almonds and walnuts.
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