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Healthy Vegetarian Recipes

It seems the world has always been ranged into two camps – vegetarians and non-vegetarians. There are literally thousands of delicious vegetarian recipes for the non-meat eater. But before we get down to that, let’s discuss what it means to be a vegetarian.

Veg Versus Non-Veg

The main basic difference between vegetarians and non-vegetarians is the consumption – or lack f consumption – of eggs, fish, meat and poultry.

Apart from taste, the main difference between the two types of foods is in their nutritional content and value.

While non-vegetarian foods such as meats and dairy products are high in protein and fat, low in fibre and are poor sources of carbohydrates, vegetarian foods are rich in fibre, carbohydrate, vitamins, and minerals. Some also have decent fat and protein content as well.

So are non-vegetarian recipes or vegetarian recipes more nutritious? The answer is no. Both types of diet and recipes are equally healthy and nutritious. It all depends on mixing and matching the right foods to get the same balanced diet that both can give.

Take essential amino acids, for instance. These are amino acids that cannot be synthesized by the body. Meats and dairy products are a good source of essential amino acids but no single vegetarian protein source is.

But a combination of various vegetarian products will still give you all the essential amino acids.

Vegetables Lack Vitamin B12?

Another point of debate is that that a vegetarian diet does not contain sufficient Vitamin B12. However, vegetarians have not found to suffer from a Vitamin B deficit, neither does the body need it in more than trace quantities.

Critics of vegetarian recipes claim that vegetables cannot provide the number of calories that the body needs every day. However, nutritionists vehemently dispute this.

Food can be roughly classified into carbohydrates, proteins, fats and vitamins. Though vegetables are broadly high in fibre, vitamins and minerals, meats are known to be protein-rich.

However, vegetarian recipes that include sufficient pulses, nuts and milk will give you the required proteins you body needs to produce as much as the required 2,500 calories every day.

Wholesome Milk

Some vegetarians do not drink milk but many do. Milk is considered a complete food as it is high in proteins as well as fat, depending on the kind of milk.

Vegetarians who consume milk therefore need not worry about their calorific intake as a glass of milk every day will take care of that.

 Besides, just as there is a variety of vegetarian recipes in each type of cuisine, there are a variety of delicious dishes and bakes that contain milk as an essential ingredient.