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How Else Can a Vegan Get Iron and Protein and Other Nutrients Other Than Tofu?

February 25, 2012

I recently became a vegan (after 21 years of eating meat on a daily basis).
I have tried tofu in every way I can, and I just cannot stomach it. It literally makes me sick.

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Dawn March 13, 2011 at 1:14 am: Iron: Pumpkin seeds, green leafy veggies, beans
Protein: Beans, soy milk,hummus, nuts
sexual chocolate March 13, 2011 at 3:05 am: take supplements, lots of supplements.
Scarlett G March 13, 2011 at 3:34 am: Iron can be found in a lot of leafy greens, spinach is the best.
You can cook it into any veggies soup and it is really yummy!
Protein can be found in must nuts, seeds, legumes, etc.
Flax seed is a very good source of complete protein and if groupnd can be baked into anyhting or stirred into smoothies! I eat 2 tablespoons per day.
☮Jen D☮ March 13, 2011 at 3:37 am: Meat contains protein, iron, zinc, and the b vitamins riboflavin, thiamin and b-12..

Protein: beans, nuts, seed, lentils, potatoes, etc. Outside of famine conditions, protein deficiency is all but unheard of. If you consume enough calories, you get enough protein.
Iron: beans, whole grains, fortified breakfast cereals.
Zinc: beans, nuts, whole grains, fortified breakfast cereals, and dairy products.
Riboflavin: dark green leafy vegetables, mushrooms, asparagus and broccoli.
Thiamin: whole grains, nuts, sunflower seeds, peas, milk, cauliflower, spinach and legumes.
B-12: eggs, dairy products, organic vegetables and fortified breakfast cereals