I'm a new vegetarian? Tips?!

I'm a new vegetarian? Tips?

I stopped eating pork and beef a couple years ago because I found it nasty, but recently I've decided to cut out chicken and seafood as well.

My mom says that this is unhealthy because I'll have calcium loss, etc. but what do you guys think?

I already have anemia by the way, so I guess I need to take the iron pills or whatnot.

2 weeks ago
It's hard because chicken was my favorite meat of all time (it tastes good and goes with anything), but I'm a huge fan of birds, and the treatment of farm animals is a bit horrendous.

2 weeks ago
And although I love seafood, the 70% of fisheries are overfished and basically we just need to cut consumption a lot.

Personally I love the taste of chicken and seafood, but those are the reasons I'm cutting those out....

I just hate the taste of pork and beef though.

It is possible to obtain all the nutrients you need in a diet completely free of meat and animal products-there is absolutley nothing in a meat-eating diet that cannot be obtained from a vegetarian/vegan one.

You will however need to pay attention to what you eat to ensure you're getting all the nutrients that would be included in meat eating diet, mainly being protein, iron, folate and b12.

To obtain these nutrients eat foods such as tofu, soy derived foods, all legumes(beans, lentils, chickpeas), nuts, whole grains, and dark green vegetables such as broccoli, spinach and bok choy.

It would help to take supplements of iron and b12, or a supplement like spirulina or chorella which are high in those nutrients.

If you don't like a lot of the foods I listed, protien shakes are also a quick and inexpensive way to boost your protein intake significantly.