Vegetarian Yeast Free Diet – What to Eat on a Yeast Free Diet Program For Vegans & Vegetarians

Are you a vegan or vegetarian and want to know what you should be eating on a vegetarian yeast free diet? If so then today you’ll find out about how to do the anti- candida yeast diet for vegetarians & vegans. Best of all the Vegetarian diet is the best type of yeast free diet a person can attempt.

The Vegetarian Yeast Free Diet

The first thing you need to know is that if you’ve gone the route of vegetarianism and you’re dealing with chronic yeast infections somewhere along the way it would seem you may have lost sight of what vegetarianism is all about. A right vegetarian diet is one of the best ways to not only prevent, but eliminate yeast infections. The best thing you need to start doing is get away from all the processed foods that are vegetarian approved but no less perilous and deadly for your body and get back to eating whole, raw foods. This is your health after all, and vegetarianism is all about being healthy!

Get back to eating whole foods again, especially raw vegetables! If you haven’t already, buy a quality juicer and start juicing every day. Constantly eat fruit? If you want to eat fruit all the time stop calling yourself a vegetarian and join up with the fruitarians. Vegetarianism is all about eating veggies! Fruit although fantastic for the body when you don’t have a candida overgrowth can be detrimental in your improvement if you eat a large quantity of it every day.

Eat raw garlic every day! I can’t believe some vegetarians suffer from candida and still haven’t tried eating garlic every day, it’s one of the best possible ways to get relief from yeast infections, period! Don’t say, oh garlic is yucky, we’re talking about a health condition that is destroying your life, does it really matter that your breath is going to smell for a small bit?

Cut out the starches and filling up on pastas, breads, cookies and garbage. It’s time to get back to the roots of vegetarianism here and it starts with the exclusion of all grains that are not quinoa, amaranth, millet and buckwheat. Plus you should be sprouting all your grains too and eating at least 50% raw!

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Vegetarian Recipes: Why Vegans Don’t Eat Eggs

As a prospective vegan, you may be wondering exactly why vegans make the dietary choices they make. And you may also be hesitant to adopt these choices until you yourself know and accept them.

In this article, I will clarify the two major vegetarian positions on eating eggs to help you make your choice.

The sub-category of vegetarian I will cover, ovo-vegetarians, accept the normal consumption of eggs because they do not believe that doing so conflicts with an ethical vegetarian diet. They do not see eggs as living things and subsequently do not make the connection between consuming eggs and causing animal suffering or death.

In addition to this, many ovo-vegetarians see complete veganism as limiting their options unnecessarily, especially when eggs are an brilliant source of complete protein and a viable nutritional alternative to meat.

Many vegetarians who do consume eggs opt for “free range” eggs over normal–or “battery”–eggs. This is usually out of ethical concern for the treatment of egg-laying hens.

Vegans, by contrast, do not consume eggs normally and generally oppose the institution altogether. They argue that purchasing “battery hen” eggs supports an institution that cages up to nine birds together, debeaks them, and forces them to continually lay eggs until they are calcium-depleted and on the verge of death–at which point, they are slaughtered.

In addition, vegans also go further to disapprove of “free range” eggs, which do not require a hen to be caged. They argue that most free range hens are really packed into houses, where they have minimal access to the outside.

They also note that even producing “free range” eggs requires having fertile eggs–half of which will hatch into male chicks, which will then be slaughtered after birth or fed to a certain weight only to be culled.

In addition to these two positions, there are also vegetarians who don’t consume eggs for other reasons. Some of these vegetarians don’t eat eggs because they are high in cholesterol; and others do not consume them because they believe that the animal farming institution contributes to environmental degradation.

Take some time to determine where you stand- ethically and nutritionally-and then make your choice from there.

Healthy Portion Sizes for Vegans and Vegetarians

Many people today with the various diets and lifestyles, lack the essential understanding and awareness of recommended serving sizes. We will often look at that insightful nutrition information mark, but we’ll overlook the part that tells us exactly how much of the product the nutrition facts really apply to. In general and contrary to the common assumption among many people, the ‘Nutrition Facts Mark Serving Size’ is not related to the ‘Food Pyramid’ recommended servings.

 

It appears that today the serving sizes that are being printed on products in the US “are more uniform and reflect the amounts people really eat” (according to the FDA website). A level of concern about this may not be unfounded, especially considering rumors you may have seen on several websites (I’ve been unable to prove or disprove them) stating such unbelievable statistics as 40% of the average diet in America being comprised of dairy and only 8% being fresh fruit!

 

Glancing at a few products, the serving sizes do seem reasonable so far, for instance 5 crackers amount to one serving. Therefore it would seem they may be studying the healthier half of the American population to derive these parts. There’s no justifiable cause for over-reaction to the aforementioned FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) statement at the current time. Thank goodness.

 

Still, I want to provide for you a basic outline of suggested daily servings and part examples for a balanced plant-based diet (source cited below):

 

Breads/Grains — 6 to 11 servings daily – 1 oz ready-to-eat cereal ~ 5 or 6 small crackers ~ ½ cup cooked cereal, rice, pasta, noodles ~ 1 slice of bread ~ ½ hamburger bun,  English muffin ~ 1 small roll, muffin, biscuit

 

Vegetables –– 3 to 5 servings daily – ½ cup cooked beans, peas, legumes ~ 1 cup raw leafy vegetables ~ ½ cup cooked or raw vegetables ~ ¾ cup vegetable juice

 

Fruits — 2 to 4 servings daily – ¼ cup dried fruit ~ ½ cup chopped fruit ~ 1 melon wedge ~ ¾ cup fruit juice ~ ½ grapefruit ~ 1 medium apple, banana, orange

 

“Meat group” Substitution — 2 to 3 servings daily – 2 tablespoons peanut butter ~ 2 tablespoons nuts or seeds ~ ¼ cup tofu or tempeh  ~ 1 cup soy milk ~ 1 egg or 2 egg whites ~ ½ cup cooked dry beans or peas

 

Milk/Yogurt/Cheese — 2 to 3 servings daily – 1 cup milk ~ 1.5 oz natural cheese ~ 2 oz processed cheese ~ 1 cup or 8 oz yogurt

(To maintain a vegan diet you can substitute these animal products with nuts and seeds, tofu, kale, edible seaweeds, watercress, parsley, dried figs, or calcium-fortified soy milk for example)

 

Fats, Oils, Sweets which are low in hydrogenated, saturated, and trans- fats, to be used sparingly of course!

 

Credit to source: “Vegetarian Diet Information” (copyright 2003-2008)

Protein for Vegetarians and Vegans

One of the most common arguments against maintaining a vegetarian diet is the assumption that you must consume meat to keep a healthy level of protein and other nutrients more easily attainable through animal products. Many people who become a vegan or vegetarian without proper diet research can suffer from protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) or iron deficiency, along with too small zinc, calcium and vitamin B. This can lead to a feeling of weakness, lack of energy, as well as head and muscle aches.

But, with a small research and plotting, a vegetarian can keep to a more full and healthful diet than those who eat meat, without being deficient in any basic nutritional needs and in many instances, can really have a more robust immune system due to a higher level of antioxidants.

It’s really as simple as eating a wide variety of foods on a daily basis. There are nearly limitless possibilities to experiment with and find the right combinations to form a personal diet plot that you will delight in and that will give you all of the vitamins that your body requires. You can be as satisfied and fulfilled by your vegetarian diet as any meat-based plot (or more so) while feeling even more energetic and healthy, because you are less likely to consume saturated fats and cholesterol, as well as the hormones that are given to most animals today.

We need to remember simple facts such as:

- Vitamin C helps our bodies absorb Iron

- Vitamin D helps our bodies absorb Calcium (We can get Vitamin D from sunshine!)

- Having all 8 amino acids in your diet is essential for complete Protein (It’s not necessary to have all of them in each meal)

- B12 is the only vitamin a varied plant-based diet cannot provide, but you can find many foods that are B12 fortified (Even in long-term vegans, deficiency is rare)

As in any diet, balance is the key to eating healthy as a vegetarian or vegan. It may seem complicated to plot your meals with vitamin and mineral contents in mind, all while making sure it will taste excellent and you will delight in it. But don’t let yourself be intimidated, it doesn’t have to be hard. There are many resources available to help experiment with all of the possibilities a plant-based diet has to offer.

You can start with recipes and plans already prepared by others who have done the research for you, such as one of the many eBooks on offer at the various web sites. I have included a couple of links to vegetarian recipes to help as you learn how to balance your own meals and make the right plot to suit your personal needs and tastes!