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Food Vegan
A New way to Do the Raw Food Vegan Diet
Many people see the raw food diet as being healthier and giving them more energy, despite the lack of any long-term analyses of the successes of a raw vegan diet as compared to other types of raw food diets. To try a raw vegan diet for yourself and see what it can do for you, these are the three food groups you can partake of: high-fat plants, sweet fruit and leafy green vegetables. As to the portions of each, opinions vary. Some say as little as two percent of your daily calories should be from leafy green vegetables; others think it should be as high as around thirty. With the high-fat foods, eat things like olives, nuts, avocados, seeds and cold-pressed oils. Again, some recommend anything from a tiny amount to as high as forty per cent.
To be honest, it’s unlikely you can get as high as thirty percent of your daily calories from green vegetables. That would require eating a lot of big salads! Fortunately, such a massive intake is not necessary to derive the benefits of a raw food diet. The green leafy vegetables have plenty of calcium, protein, vitamin K and zinc. All you need to do is eat around 500 g a day to get the recommended amount. If you’re sure to get things like carrots and peas in your meals, you’ll get plenty of calcium, zinc and protein.
Now, when it comes to striking the correct proportions between sweet fruit and fatty foods, that’s where your personal tastes and health come into play. It’s common for people to have troubles with their teeth if they eat a lot of fruit, especially young children. On the other hand, if you have a high metabolic rate, you may need more high-fat foods in order to maintain your weight in the optimum range. Just one caveat: do not have more than ten percent of your diet made up of polyunsaturated fats. Instead, get monounsaturated fats in there. By eating olives, avocados, almonds, hazelnuts and macadamias you can get the fats you need. Depending on how much energy you need each day, you can make up to forty percent of your diet from these foods. Also, you need to include omega-3 fats; they’re very good for you. So, eat things like crushed flax seed. Flax seed oil is also great for salad dressings. There are soils in the world that are low on selenium, and you can’t be sure where your foods were grown. So, an easy way to get around that issue is to include even just Brazil nut a day.
In terms of what sorts of fruits to eat, you don’t have to go with ones that are unusual or exotic. The banana has energy; it’s rather low in fiber, and plenty of potassium. Oranges are great to get calcium, folate, potassium and vitamin C into your body. One of the real pluses of a raw vegan diet is that it reduces calcium loss, and thus reduces your blood pressure; it will also reduce your risk of having a stroke.
Finally, there is vitamin B12. Some health experts recommend that you don’t take vitamin B12 supplements unless symptoms of a deficiency manifest themselves. And even then, some further say you should avoid taking any pills. Instead, there are some excellent natural sources such as wild plants, nori and spirulina. Now, if those are not available, eat fermented foods or a probiotic, and just be sure to include a B12 supplement.
Follow these steps, and you can eat a healthy diet that is in keeping with the vegan dietary guidelines.
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Have you found Vegetarian or Vegan dog food you like and /or recipes to make your own dog food?
I am looking for a kibble to buy but I also wonder about cooking healthy Vegetarian or Vegan food that both people and dogs can eat.
I am going to Disagree with "almost" everyone (not all) who have answered. I am also probably the Only person Thus far in this Post that has always raised her dogs vegetarian. This is not New to me as I have been raising them that way for 30 years.
I would also like to add that Many Show Dogs (specifically the Westminster) have Now adopted a vegetarian diet for their dogs. Why? because it is very healthy and much less chance of Cancer and other diseases which has become Rampant in Dogs ( and Cats).
I recently replied and hope you do not mind if I copy and Paste the following ( it was still written by my, but I did change some to answer you more clearly)
My dogs have always been raised Vegetarian . They NOT only lived healthy and happy , but outlived their life expectancies ( my German shepherd lived to 19 years 2 months , chihuahua 17 years 6 months My Poms went to between 17- 18 years old ..etc etc)..Mind you they were all rescues from about 6 months-1 year old.
I gave them (at least the more recent ones) the dry food, Natural Balance Vegetarian Formula Premium Dog Food . They loved it!
Just DO NOT give them any AVODERM products , they contain avocado which can be fatal to dogs!
In addition I also fed them daily everything I ate , with the exceptions of things dogs have problems with , No raw tomatoes( cooked are fine ) , No Avocado , No Chocolate , No seeds- pits- or leaves from any fruits , No grapes , No Onions .
My dogs Loved pastas , rice dishes , soy meats , carrots , potatoes, breads , cantaloupe , pizza no cheese (dairy causes allergies in dogs just like people) , and tons of veggies !
You can add a Doggie vitamin if you want , Mine never needed them as I don't ... but no problem if you want to give them one
Your dog will not just live on this diet they will have Great Health !
Just an example of a dog on a veggie diet: Bramble
http://dogsinthenews.com/issues/0209/art...
Please do not listen to people with No experience in this. Is it becoming more popular , but for now is the same as it was for me more then 30 something years ago when I became a vegetarian. People thought I was crazy , That I would die, that I would not be healthy , that we must eat meat to be healthy ......and you know the real truths to those statements
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If I can bear to take in another dog , he or she would be vegetarian . I wish you could see what wonderful health and happiness my dogs have had . They were spolied and missed out on nothing!
I lost my Pitbull very early to me , she was 12 almost 13 , but Got a Bad shot (rabies) from the Vet and it killed her. She would have gone on for years as she was strong, not hip problems and in perfect health when I brought her for the shot. The shot was required by law , but next time...... well.....that would be a different post...
Good luck, if you need any help email me
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