Becoming Vegetarian Without Malnutrition

Choose to become vegetarians or vegans need more vigorous efforts coupled meet nutritional intake. However, the body requires a balanced composition of nutrients, namely carbohydrates (50-60 percent), protein (15-20 percent), fat (30 percent), and vitamins.

Because only eat whole grains, nuts, vegetables, and fruits, vegan adherents did not consume animal products or derivatives, including gelatin, cheese, and yogurt. They also avoid honey, royal-jelly, and derivative products insects. Even some adherents of vegans avoid using animal products such as animal skins or cosmetics that contain animal products.

Clinical nutritionist Dr. Witjaksono Fiastuti, MS, SpGK, said, vegans need to add more variations of protein each day. Since people who lead a vegan only meet the needs of protein from vegetable sources, like tofu, tempeh, soybeans, and beans.

"For vegans, the consumption of vegetable protein had more variations of each portion per day. If you do not, then the incomplete intake and the body's needs are not met," explained Dr. Female Fiastuti to Compass some time ago.

Vegan nutrition can balance, by increasing the variation of protein each day. While fat can be obtained from almonds that contain polyunsaturated fatty acids.