Getting protein & Iron into a diet?!


Question: Getting protein & Iron into a diet?
I've been a vegetarian since I was 12, im 25 now and I'm sure I'm anaemic. I'm always exhausted & weak, always have a headache my eyes are dark and my skin is pale. I also don't eat enough protein and have always had trouble gaining muscle. I'm worried that having such a poor vegetarian diet throughout my teens will have caused irriversible damage. Basically I've decided to re-introduce a couple of portions of meat a week to help. However, I was worried this wouldn't be enough so was going to invest in some whey protein. The stuff I normally buy doesn't contain any iron I don't think so I was going to take an iron supplement also. Does this sound like a good plan? A combination of a few portions of meat alongside protein and iron supplements? Would this be the most ideal and quickest way to help considering my circumstances? I'm so so tired all the time I need to fix this! Oh, I'm female, by the way, thanks.

Answers:

you're so wrong, I come from a family of vegetarians and they were farmers, They had a lot of strength and needed it to work in the fields. You can get more protein from beans, lentils, and tofu than you can from meat, plus it is healthier and rich in iron, fiber and energy as well. Other sources of Iron would be greens like broccoli and spinach. Beets are very high in Iron as well, eating meat to get "big and strong" is just a myth there are plenty of sources of Iron and protein in other veggies and fruits, OH! and I forgot about nuts, walnuts and almonds are great too! remember to drink about 6 glasses of water a day as well to promote circulation! Vegetarian lifestyle has already been proven as the healthier one compared to omnivores/carnivores, as it reduces your chances of getting illnesses and diseases. No need for supplements when a vegetarian can get it straight from the source :P

I myself am a meat eater :P



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As for iron eat green vegetables, and eat liver at least once a week, it has a lot of iron in it.



Iron is found in many foods especially meat and poultry & fortified grain!



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