Healthy Meals for Vegetarians

Healthy Meals for Vegetarians

9.NPA.2.1 Plan vegetarian diets that are balanced and nutrient-dense.

Different Kinds Of Vegetarians

If were a guest at a Vegan’s home, what would the menu be missing?

Lacto-Vegetarians:

If you were a guest at a Lacto-Vegetarians home, what would the menu look like?

Lacto-Ovo Vegetarians

Most Common Type

If you were a guest at a Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian’s home, what would

the menu look like?

Semi-Vegetarian:

If were a guest at a Semi-Vegetarian’s home, what would the menu look like?

Why Vegetarian? Health reasons

Maintaining a Healthy WeightFruits and Vegetables Additives Fiber

Moral Objections

Religious beliefs

Common Challenges for Vegetarians

• Lack of variety

• Sufficient nutrients

• Protein

• Calcium

• Iron

• B12

• Eating Out

What Foods Can Vegetarians Eat?In your group:

1. Use your notes and What Foods can Vegetarians Eat? to correctly match each food group with the type of Vegetarian that will eat each given food choice.

2. Your group will have 5 minutes to complete the assignment.

3. At the end of 5 minutes we will join back together and discuss your answers.

And the correct answer is…Vegan Lacto-

VegetarianLacto-Ovo-Vegetarian

Semi-Vegetarian

Soy productsTofuTempehAll fruits All vegetablesLegumes RiceCerealBread made

without eggs or milk

Soy productsTofuTempehAll fruitsAll vegetablesLegumesRice CerealMilk and milk

productsBread

Soy productsTofuTempehAll fruitsAll vegetablesLegumesRice CerealMilk and milk

productsBreadEggs

Soy productsTofuTempehAll fruitsAll vegetablesLegumesRice CerealMilk and milk

productsBreadEggs ChickenTurkeyFish

Vegetarian Food Guide Pyramid

Remember the amount of food you eat should be based on personal activity level and age so choose within the range.

Group Activity A:Using the blank Menu file:

1. Create a restaurant name and fill in information on side 1 of your menu.

2. Using the category titles assigned on side 2 create a menu that meets the guidelines discussed in class for your assigned vegetarian type.

Note: Feel free to be creative and add artwork ONLY if you

have time remaining after creating your menu. Refer to the rubric for grading requirements.

Group Activity B:Using the Meal Planning Sheet each group will

create a vegetarian eating plan for two days for one of the following:

vegan semi-vegetarian lacto-ovo-vegetarian lacto-vegetarian