Semi-vegan diet

ktaborelli
on 6/12/14 7:24 am - Hampton, NJ

Does anyone mainly eat a vegetarian diet? If you do, where do you get your protein from any books you can recommend to learn about it?

poet_kelly
on 6/12/14 9:57 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

I'm not sure what a "semi-vegan" diet is. I eat an all vegetarian diet, but not a vegan diet. That means I don't eat any meat but I do eat dairy products and occasionally eggs. A vegan diet contains no animal products at all, so no meat, eggs or dairy.

I get my protein mainly from dairy and beans. I occasionally eat free range eggs from a local farm but not often. I buy them maybe a couple times a year. I eat some meat substitutes like veggie burgers and soy crumbles instead of ground beef. I also love almond butter and I eat some other nuts. The PETA website has tons of info about a vegetarian diet and there is a whole series of articles on Bariatricfoodie.com about a vegetarian diet after WLS (I wrote them!).

Kelly

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ktaborelli
on 6/12/14 1:32 pm - Hampton, NJ

RNY on 09/13/11

Thank you, very helpful!!

gbsinsatx
on 6/13/14 1:25 am - San Antonio, TX

RNY on 03/22/10

I am a Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian. I eat at least 100 grams of protein a day. I eat dairy products that are no fat/low fat. I eat simple (dairy, fruit) and complex (beans, vegetables, whole grains) carbohydrates (I do not count daily grams). I also eat eggs occasionally. Please see my profile page if interested.

Age at RNY: 55, Height: 5'4", Consultation Weight: 331 lbs-12/1/2009, RNY Surgery Weight: 281 lbs-3/22/2010, Goal Weight Reached: 141 lbs-6/23/2011, Lowest Weight: 126 lbs-12/11/2011,