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Trying to go vegan – how to make up for the lost calories and calcium?
I'm currently lacto-ovo vegetarian, аחԁ want tο become vegan, bυt I don't want lose a lot οf weight аחԁ bе аƖƖ skinny. If I јυѕt eliminate dairy fats - ѕtοр putting sour cream οח mу chili, рƖасе tһе cheese οff tһе veggie burger, etc. - tһеח mу daily caloric consumption wіƖƖ drop dramatically. Wһаt аrе ѕοmе ехсеƖƖеחt calorie-dense vegan foods I саח snack οח tο mаkе up fοr tһе lost dairy? AƖѕο, wһеrе ԁο vegans ɡеt calcium frοm, аחԁ һοw much οf whatever tһаt іѕ ԁο уου һаνе tο eat еνеrу day tο meet tһе requirements?


December 26th, 2010 - 11:50
there are many high calorie foods that are vegan. Ones that jump to mind are nuts and seeds which make brilliant food and drink, as well as oils – olive oil and coconut oil life the best. Calcium sources include sesame seeds, fortified juices/milk alternatuves, tofu, almonds etc. I;m not sure how much calcium each provides but you can look it up.
– this is an informative site on calcium in the vegan diet.
excellent luck
December 27th, 2010 - 16:28
You can get the calories from non hydroginated veggie oils. There are also vegan sour cream and cheeses available. Beans are also a excellent vegan staple. As for calcium, here is a site I found,
Hope this helps!
December 29th, 2010 - 01:48
calcium-set tofu is packed full of calcuim, and some soya milks/yoghurts have it added. There is also calcium in many types of beans/seeds/nuts and a cup of dark green veg such as spinach has as much calcium as a cup of milk. The only things it’s really hard to get on a balanced vegan diet ( i.e. including all colours of fruit/veg, various beans, pulses, nuts, seeds, grains etc) are iodene and B12. I get iodene from seaweed and B12 from a vegan yeast extract. I’m not underweight at all and other than nuts I don’t consume anything high stout, but if you need extra calories, veg margarine has lots, just add it to anything you can, nuts are really high stout (and far better for you than margarine), hummous is quite high calorie I reckon, also potato fries, vegan chocolate, veggie pakora. Best of luck going vegan, check out vegansociety.com as well.
December 31st, 2010 - 08:21
brocoli is very high in calcium it is equivilent to 250ml of milk
January 2nd, 2011 - 04:25
You can get clacium from other vegetables, like greens. Also, orange juice with added calcium.
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