Vegan Food Pyramid

1. WHOLE GRAINS
5 - 11 servings per day of: bread, pasta, rice, cereal, barley, millet, oats, tortilla, corn.
(1 serving = 1 slice of bread, 1/2 cup hot cereal, 1 oz dry cereal, 1/2 cup cooked grains)

2.  VEGETABLES

3 or more servings per day
(1 serving = 1 cup raw vegetables, 1/2 cup cooked vegetables, 3/4 cup juice)
(especially good = broccoli, spinach, bok choy, kale, pumpkin, carrots, sweet potato, squash)

3.  FRUIT

2 or more servings per day

4.   LEGUMES

2 or more servings per day of: split peas, lentils, beans, tofu, tempeh, chickpeas, soymilk, nuts, seeds.
(1 serving = 1 cup cooked legumes, 1/2 cup tofu, 3 tbsp nut / seed butters, 8 oz soy milk)

5. CALCIUM

6 - 8 servings per day
(1 serving = 1/2 cup fortified soy milk, 3 tbsp almond butter, 1 cup green vegetables, 1 tbsp blackstrap molasses, 5 figs)

6. OTHER

Omega 3 fatty acids (flax oil), Vitamin D (sun), B12 (yeast supplement).


That's it.





Ok, so the vegan interest has started out from reading 'Skinny Bitch'.


I have been doing some soul searching, and decided that being a vegan is not for me, but what I have decided is that we should eat fish, occasional cheese for the kids, the odd egg used in baking, sugar - again only in baking, or for my kids on a Sunday (designated chill day which includes a 'pyjama morning' and a wander to the local shop to pick something they would like - obviously this only relates to Thomas at the moment).

I should add that my husband is allergic to fish, and will be completley entitled to make his own decisions as to what he will eat, he is a chef after all!