Thanks for posting this info! Even better, everyone owes it to themselves to respect and nourish their bodies, no matter whether they are ‘meatitarians’ (like me), or vegetarians, raw foodists, fruititarians, or vegans.

The soy issue is a biggie though… I don’t usually eat tofu or other fake meat foods made with soy or even soy milk. Maybe once every couple of months I might have a couple morning star veggie sausages that have some soy but that is about it. Most veggie folks that I know also make kombucha, water kefir, coconut kefir, sauerkraut, Kimchi, etc. It was from the vegan and raw foods movement that I first heard of any of that stuff.

As for protein, I think it is waaaay overblown. But I get tons of protein from green smoothies, nuts, seeds, and eggs. Occasionally some raw milk or cheese but my body reacts to dairy with stomach aches and by breaking out (acne) which tells me my body doesn’t like or want much dairy. Healthy fats are not lacking in veg based diets either in my experience.

I think you might be surprised by how health savvy the veg folk are because all you hear is the bad stuff by people who approach it badly.. like the author of the book The Vegetarian Myth who made bad eating choices and then tries to act like all vegans make the same poor choices she did, including eating almost no healthy fats. Other people eat tons of soy and develop problems. Some of us take it seriously and can be seriously healthy.

Blessings!