What my vegetarian teen athlete has eaten today

[Anonymous]

Why are some folks knocking eggs? They are considered almost a perfect protein.


https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9316657/

[Anonymous]

I think you need to inspect her stool daily to make sure it seems healthy. I recommend rolling it around with your fingers just to be safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you need to inspect her stool daily to make sure it seems healthy. I recommend rolling it around with your fingers just to be safe.

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[Anonymous]

Naan is a type of bread. So when you say “naan bread,” you are saying “bread bread.” or like ordering a “latte coffee” instead of just a “latte.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Naan is a type of bread. So when you say “naan bread,” you are saying “bread bread.” or like ordering a “latte coffee” instead of just a “latte.”

Does that also work for stupid idiot?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are some folks knocking eggs? They are considered almost a perfect protein.


https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9316657/

Eggs are the only healthy thing that kid has eaten all day! Everything else was processed garbage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are some folks knocking eggs? They are considered almost a perfect protein.


https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9316657/

High fat and cholesterol content.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is kinda a follow up to the other posts about protein.
DD is 13.
Breakfast was 2 eggs on naan bread with cheese 24g protein
Lunch ramen with veggies (corn/carrots/edamame) 14g protein

Mango smoothie just now with greek yogurt, mango, almond milk, chia seeds. 16g protein
That’s 54g already today and hasn’t had dinner yet.

This would not be enough to sustain my 40 year old moderately active self. Shame on you OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is kinda a follow up to the other posts about protein.
DD is 13.
Breakfast was 2 eggs on naan bread with cheese 24g protein
Lunch ramen with veggies (corn/carrots/edamame) 14g protein

Mango smoothie just now with greek yogurt, mango, almond milk, chia seeds. 16g protein
That’s 54g already today and hasn’t had dinner yet.

I'm not a trainer, but it's going to be very difficult for a growing 13 year old to be a competitive athlete as a vegetarian. Some chicken or fish solves a lot of issues. A good steak would be best. My kids - boys - are athletes and there's no chance they could compete at their level as a vegetarian. Their caloric and protein intake is insane from an adult perspective. Adolescence alone requires a lot of nutrients. And then add heavy workouts. Almond milk and chia seeds don't do it. A vegetarian is going to be competing at a severe deficit. You can be a perfectly healthy adolescent as a mindful vegetarian that priorities other sources of protein. But I don't think you can be a competitive athlete in the teenage years as a strict vegetarian. We evolved to be omnivores for very good reasons.

It shows that you are not a trainer. Cherry picking two items like almond milk and chia seeds and calling that out of OP's list is ignoring everything else. And chia seeds are an excellent source of fiber and 95% of people don't get enough fiber (vegetarian or not).

Vegetarian AND carnivores have to be mindful of what they eat if they want to be a competitive athlete. There are ways that vegetarians can meet protein and nutrient requirements and there are examples of competitive athletes that follow vegetarian or even vegan diets. Just because that diet doesn't work for your sons doesn't mean that its not possible.

Everytime this topic comes up people jump to the conclusion that there is no way that someone can get enough nutrients and that the only way is to rely on highly processed and high sodium foods. And the assumption is always that the carnivore is just healthier because they eat meat when in fact many carnivore teen athletes eat unhealthy foods! Entire of bags of doritos, whole pizzas, Chik-Fil-A don't get canceled out because your teen also ate some grilled chickent. Vegetarians can have healthy and unhealthy diets and carnivores can also have healthy and unhealthy diets. And both versions can have enough protein.

Chia seeds are terrible for the intestinal micro biome.

Nonsense. They are super healthy for you gut

[Anonymous]

Protein is usually not an issue if you're eating eggs and Greek yogurt, but IRON is an issue for vegetarians. She might want to take a multivitamin that has iron, like Flintstones, just in case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is kinda a follow up to the other posts about protein.
DD is 13.
Breakfast was 2 eggs on naan bread with cheese 24g protein
Lunch ramen with veggies (corn/carrots/edamame) 14g protein

Mango smoothie just now with greek yogurt, mango, almond milk, chia seeds. 16g protein
That’s 54g already today and hasn’t had dinner yet.

Eggs and milk products on a vegetarian diet? Ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is kinda a follow up to the other posts about protein.
DD is 13.
Breakfast was 2 eggs on naan bread with cheese 24g protein
Lunch ramen with veggies (corn/carrots/edamame) 14g protein

Mango smoothie just now with greek yogurt, mango, almond milk, chia seeds. 16g protein
That’s 54g already today and hasn’t had dinner yet.

Eggs and milk products on a vegetarian diet? Ok.

What’s wrong with eggs and milk? OP didn’t say vegan diet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is kinda a follow up to the other posts about protein.
DD is 13.
Breakfast was 2 eggs on naan bread with cheese 24g protein
Lunch ramen with veggies (corn/carrots/edamame) 14g protein

Mango smoothie just now with greek yogurt, mango, almond milk, chia seeds. 16g protein
That’s 54g already today and hasn’t had dinner yet.

Eggs and milk products on a vegetarian diet? Ok.

Umm yeah she’s not a vegan. The eggs come from our neighbors back yard chickens though they’re not factory farmed.

To the “ everything is processed” poster, nof sure you you avoid processed food entirely, it’s not all junk. Greek yogurt? Chia seeds? Both good for you.
Ramen not so much but it was WG and had 8g protein. It wasn’t the cheap crap.

[Anonymous]

Iron from eggs is not easily absorbed. Typically less than 5% of the iron in eggs is absorbed. It is a very low source of iron. I am not a big meat eater as I just don’t like it and would prefer not to eat animals but I have low ferritin and need more protein than I can get in a veggie diet. I eat some fish and some chicken - these animals are less sentient and social than pigs and cows. I will eat red meat if it is served to me at someone’s home but otherwise I avoid it. I eat a lot of veggies and legumes and a some nuts but I have to take iron supplements to keep my ferritin from bottoming out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is kinda a follow up to the other posts about protein.
DD is 13.
Breakfast was 2 eggs on naan bread with cheese 24g protein
Lunch ramen with veggies (corn/carrots/edamame) 14g protein

Mango smoothie just now with greek yogurt, mango, almond milk, chia seeds. 16g protein
That’s 54g already today and hasn’t had dinner yet.

Eggs and milk products on a vegetarian diet? Ok.

What’s wrong with eggs and milk? OP didn’t say vegan diet.

Vegetarian diet = no meat of any kind including fish. Eggs are classified as "meat" as they are embryos.

Vegetarian diet shouldn't have milk products really, but that's a fine line.