Vegan Diet
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VEGAN Diet is one that does not contain animal products. In its purest form, that means no product that comes directly or indirectly from an animal. That include fish, eggs, diary products. All the nutrition found in these products comes originally from the plants anyhow.
There are many forms of Vegan diets, but the two main distinctions are whether the food is cooked or uncooked.
The other distinctions are the relative percentages of the vegetable, fruits, grains, nuts and legumes that are consumed. Some practitioners adopt a total fruit based - and while this is tasty, it is not considered beneficial for the longer term due to nutrient deficiencies.
Another popular diet is the totally raw vegan. The mix between vegetable, greens and fruits is more balanced, but all of it is consumed raw, in the form of juices, smoothies, blended salads, salads and dishes. This can be an excellent way to loose weight and cleanse the body. But is it practical for the long term and middle class American?
Sadly, the answer is no. We experimented with an all raw diet, and did see benefits and improvement, but it was hard to stay with it, especially because not every one in our household abides by the same eating pattern.
So we try to come as close as we can to an all Raw 100% Plant Based diet. We allow about 15% cooked food in the diet. This means about 1 dish a day of cooked food. Some days it may be all raw, or two cooked dishes another day, but over the long term we focus on the raw.
For Families with children, they may have to have more cooked food for children so that they can get more calories in the diet.
Missing IngredientsA Vegan diet is missing
Vitamin B12 and needs to be supplemented.
Iodine is also a needed for all diets which don't use iodized salt and
Vitamin D in northern climates during the winter is necessary.
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