Vegetarian Diet

What Is a Vegetarian Diet?

This diet gives a predominant place to plants and is divided into multiple categories. To name a few:

• Vegan: This diet consists of foods derived exclusively from plant sources and therefore, excludes all animal-derived foods, such as eggs, fish, dairy products and honey.
• Flexitarian: This type of diet combines both plant-based and animal-based foods.
• Lacto-Ovo vegetarian: This is a vegetarian diet that includes eggs and dairy products. If fish or seafood are also consumed, this diet is known as pesco-vegetarian.
• Raw foodism: This is a vegetarian diet where about 75% of the food is consumed raw.
• LPPF (Low-Processed Plant-Based Food): This diet contains as little processed food as possible and is low in: added sugar/salt/fat (whole food and plant base).

Why Make an Appointment?

Are you already a vegetarian? A nutritionist can help you validate if your diet is balanced and without dietary deficiencies. It is important to validate your intake of: proteins, vitamin B 12 or D, calcium, iron, iodine, choline… Prevention is better than cure. Depending on your expectations, you can obtain recipe suggestions or vary your diet.

You want to become or integrate more vegetarian dishes for yourself or your family: at your own pace and in a balanced way, your nutritionist will guide you in discovering and integrating vegetarian food into your menu (tofu, seitan, legumes, tempeh, etc.), in a tasty way that respects your food preferences and your cooking skills.

Do you have questions or are you just curious? It’s time to meet with a nutritionist. She will be happy to answer your questions and suggest recipes or new foods to add to your menu according to your food preferences and your lifestyle.

Reasons for Consulting:

• Anemia
• Fear of dietary deficiency: B complex (including B12), iron, calcium, omega-3….
• Flexitarianism
• Adding vegan foods to your diet (tofu, legumes, tempeh, seitan, textured vegetable protein, quinoa…)
• Reduce your grocery bill
• Improve your cholesterol level by consuming more dietary fibre and plant proteins