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#FOOD & HEALTH and fruit. There is also the addi on of vegan milk, which can be made from peanuts, oats, coconut, sunflower seed and even rice. It can be much cheaper to consume this diet instead of having a meat based one. Another op on to have organic food at almost zero cost is to plant your own. If you don't have access to an allotment or don't have a garden, there is a lot that can be planted in pots with similar yield.

FOUR MYTHS ABOUT VEGAN FOOD

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balanced and planned vegan diet is healthy and safe for everyone: pregnant women, babies, children, teenagers, adults, seniors and athletes. Yet, even with advances in scien fic studies on the subject, more specialized professionals in the area and more and more supporters of veganism, this is s ll a subject that raises many ques ons. to help you and make you more secure and informed to con nue with this choice, today we are going to talk about some vegan diet myths:

Myth 3: All vegans are skinny and lose weight easily. There are vegans with various body types, and certainly not all are skinny. Some vegans have a physical gene c cons tu on that determines a slender body. Others prac se sports or are very athle c, so their diet must be balanced and healthy.

There are also vegans who consume a diet rich in carbohydrates, fried food, junk food and sweets, which contain chemicals and colorants that cause poor health and weight gain. It can also happen that the person who has chosen to be vegan has physical problems and cannot exercise as much, which can lead to weight gain. Therefore, just being vegan, like any diet, doesn't guarantee weight loss.

The good news is that if a person has a balanced diet rich in fibre, vitamins, protein and amino acids, along with some physical ac vity, the vegan diet can be extremely beneficial for weight control.

Myth 1: Vegans do not consume protein. The vegan diet is very rich in proteins, whether from vegetable milk or through fruits, vegetables, greens.

Examples of foods high in protein are kidney beans any type, brown rice, parboiled rice and other types, len ls, corn, wheat, quinoa, chickpeas, among other vegetables. Also, vegans can get iron and other minerals also through these foods and also by consuming broccoli, spinach, cabbage. For those who are concerned about the lack of omega 3 in the body, seeds like chia and linseed, chestnuts, walnuts and linseed oils and olive oil are good sources of these nutrients.

Myth 4: A diet composed of vegetable milk derived from ingredients such as peanuts, oats, brown rice, sunflower seeds, or coconut, along with their deriva ves, contain protein and vitamins like iron, calcium, zinc, magnesium, vitamins A, E and complex B.

Myth 2: Vegan diet is expensive and vegan food is difficult to find. This is another misconcep on because anyone can find fruit and vegetables for a vegan diet in any major supermarket or local outdoor markets in their neighbourhood. Some examples of these are beans, rice, all vegetables

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