Jun 27 2008
This is NOT a Vegetarian Blog… It just LOOKS Like One!
Skinny Bitch is not just a vegetarian thing to me. It is a lifestyle. A set of guidelines for being healthy, happy, successful, joyful, loving, and kind. I am using this blog to sort of chronicle the application of the Skinny Bitch lifestyle to my life. Currently I am most focused on the eating healthy part which FOR ME includes exploring vegetarianism. Therefore there will be a lot of veggie posts right now!
I have not made a big deal about going meatless to friends and fam because I know the support will not be there. In fact, I will face ANTI support! :-) As people have found out there is one common among everybody and that is YOU CANNOT GET ADEQUATE NUTRIENTS IF YOU ARE NOT EATING MEAT. That is not true and today I will show you HOW EASY IT IS TO GET ADEQATE NUTRIENTS WHEN YOU DO NOT EAT MEAT! 
A low meat or meat free diet is kinder to your body and kinder to the planet. Most of what we need can be found in fruits, veggies, nuts, and grains.
You can find calcium in almonds, soybeans, nuts kale, broccoli, collard greens, and molasses. Add some sunflower seeds and green vegetables to get your supply of magnesium for the day, too. In addition to the broccoli, molasses, and nuts above, try beans, lentils, whole grains, oatmeal, spinach, bok choy, green beans, or asparagus to get your iron.
For your folic acid quota those nuts and soybeans will work, as well as leafy green veggies, avocados, apricots, fruit, and barley. Speaking of avocado, that is a great source of potassium along with bananas, potatoes, tomatoes, citrus fruit, and whole grains. If you’ve had a combination of what’s been mentioned already, you can cross zinc off for the day too.
Flaxseeds, walnuts, and unrefined oils are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, and the Omega-6 can be satisfied with flaxseed oil, evening primrose oil, or black currant seed oil.
Grab some oranges, papaya, green peppers or broccoli for your vitamin C. You already got your vitamin E from all the nuts, seeds, leafy veggies and whole grain you ate for everything else! And you can enjoy 15 minutes of direct exposure to sunshine for your vitamin D.
The B vitamins are covered with whole grains, seeds, soybeans, bananas and veggies, except for B-12. The only source for that is animal product so you will have to take a supplement there.
Easy and delicious, a vegetarian or low meat diet is achievable with just a little research and planning. Anybody want to try it with me?
