How to start a vegan diet for a teen?

I want to start a vegan diet.I'm a vegetarian and have been one for a couple of weeks.My questions is how do ease into a vegan diet?Any tips or any thing u think I should need to know.I'm 17 years old.thanks:)How to start a vegan diet for a teen?
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Yes--you must educate yourself about nutrition. In particular, you need to ensure that you're getting sufficient protein and folic acid in your diet.



You can get protein from "meat analogues" (tofurkey, etc.) but that always seemed slightly like fakery to me--if you're vegetarian, shouldn't your food also look and taste like vegetables?



You can learn about combining amino acid sources for complete protein from the old workhorse "Diet for a Small Planet." (Note: recent research says that the book is incorrect about having to combine 2 or more of those sources in one meal--you can eat one source now, another later, and wind up OK--but overall it's accurate AFAIK).



And a quick trip to Wikipedia or a Google search ought to point you to those veggies rich in folic acid.
fruit!... to make shur u get all the nutriants you need, eat a wide variety of it

look throu this site, its useful:

www.fruitarian.comHow to start a vegan diet for a teen?
here are some links..



Vegan Meat and Dairy analogs



Angel Food Cake

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/301/Ang… (vegan angel food cake)



Bacon (vegan)

http://recipeswithtofu.blogspot.com/ (2 recipes for vegan bacon)

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Faken-Veggi… (fake bacon)



Bean Cooking and cooking times

http://www.chezbettay.com/basics_beans.h… (cooking times for various beans)



Beef (vegan)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1190/Sw… (swiss steak)

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/recipebox/g… (seitan steaks)

http://www.vrg.org/recipes/vjseitan.htm (seitan beef stew and stroganoff)

http://www.vegparadise.com/news18.html (stroganoff from sunburgers)

http://www.theppk.com/recipes/dbrecipes/… (seitan Portobello stroganoff)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/222/Sei… (seitan beef cutlets)



Brownies (vegan)

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc… (vegan brownies)

http://www.albertabarley.com/recipes/swe… (barley brownies..can be adapted)

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/choco… (chocolate and prune brownies..can be converted)



Cabbage rolls(vegetarian)

http://www.fatfreevegan.com/veggies/veg-… (bean stuffed cabbage rolls)

http://www.johnrussell.name/recipes/croc… (potato stuffed cabbage rolls..crockpot)



Cakes (vegan)

http://www.vegan-food.net/category/cakes… (lots of vegan cakes,pies,fruit breads, incl. banana nut bread)

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc… (cream cheese icing for carrot cake, vegan)



Cheese (vegan)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/317/Bas… (basic seed cheese)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1055/Ye… (nutritional yeast cheese sauce)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/469/Nut… (nutritional yeast cheese)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/reci… (Lessarella cheez)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/reci… (pimento cheese)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/arti… (pimento cheese brick)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/arti… (tofu cheese rarebit)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/arti… (millet cheese)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/arti… (golden sauce)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/arti… (chee sauce)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/arti… (no cheese spread)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/arti… (tofu cheese sauce)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/arti… (savory tofu sauce)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/arti… (gee whiz spread)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/arti… (cornmeal cheese pudding)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/arti… (walnut tofu cheese spread)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/arti… (soy cheese from soy flour)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/arti… (nut cheese from nut butter)

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/000… (cashew cheddar cheese)

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/clearlight/… (almond ricotta cheese)

http://www.boutell.com/vegetarian/manico… (ricotta for manicotti from tofu)

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc… (vegan cheese..forum)

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc… (vegan cheese like nacho or cheddar)

http://www.mountainhomebrew.com/browsepr… (vegetable rennet and cheese making supplies)



Chicken (vegan)

http://www.chezbettay.com/salads_chicken… (chicken salad..vegan)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1153/Bu… (Buddha’s chicken..vegan)

http://www.fatfreevegan.com/Meat_subs/88… (chick or italian tofu burgers)

http://recipeswithtofu.blogspot.com/ (mock chicken patties)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/223/Sei… (seitan chicken cutlets)

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-sei… (seitan chicken)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/669/Bre… (chicken breast of tofu)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1372/Ch… (chicken fried tofu)



Chocolate

http://www.chocolatealchemy.com/recipes_… (soy milk chocolate candy recipe)



Crab (vegan)

http://www.boutell.com/vegetarian/krab-k… (crab cakes)



Cream (vegan)

http://www.soymilkquick.com/soy-milk-rec… (soy crème)



Crockpot (vegan)

http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/recipes/s…



Egg substitutes

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc… (several egg substitutes, flax seed and eggless baking)

http://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_pro… (flax seed or Ener G..and use of almond flour with Ener G)

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc… (flax eggs)

http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/vegan.htm#eg… (egg substitutions)

http://www.theppk.com/veganbaking.html (egg substitutions )

http://www.chooseveg.com/recipe_tips.asp (egg substitutions)



Egg(less) Salad (vegan)

http://www.chezbettay.com/salads_mes.htm…



Egg(less) Omlets

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/20/Besa… (chickpea omelette)



Eggless Recipes

http://www.vegan-food.net/category/cakes… (lots of vegan cakes,pies,fruit breads, incl. banana nut bread)

http://www.hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m1…

http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/Specials%20a…

http://www.eggless.com/test5/index.shtml (eggless cakes)

http://www.ochef.com/218.htm (scroll down for recipes)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/20/Besa… (chickpea omelette)



Fish (vegan)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1198/Th… (fish and chips vegan)

http://www.boutell.com/vegetarian/tunafi… (vegan tuna fish salad)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/824/Veg… (veggie tuna salad)

http://www.fatfreevegan.com/soy/faux.sht… (faux fish cakes)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1155/Fi… (fish fry vegan)

http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=14902.… (baked tofishy)



Gelatin Substitutes for Vegans (see “Jello-vegan” , also)

http://www.vegsoc.org/info/gelling.html (agar, carrageen and gelzone)

http://www.edenfoods.com/issues_carragee… (carrageenan)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelatin_des… (agar and Carrageenan)



Grain Cooking and cooking times

http://www.chezbettay.com/basics_grains.…



Gravy (vegan)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/reci…

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc…



Ham (vegan)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1156/Mo… (mock ham)



Ice Cream (vegan)

http://veganicecream.blogspot.com/

http://www.vegan-food.net/category/desse… (some general ice cream vegan recipes)

http://www.vegfamily.com/vegan-recipes/d… (lemon vegan sherbet)



http://www.vegfamily.com/vegan-children/… (tofu fudgesicles and orange creamsicles)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1455/Be… (tofu fudgy-sicles)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/588/Cas… (cashew gelato)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1030/Fr… (peach or fruit ice cream)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1034/Pi… (pineapple ice cream ..vegan)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/380/Cra… (cranberry sorbet vegan)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/370/Cin… (cinnamon ice cream ..vegan..nuts)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/601/Ora… (orange pineapple freeze)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/491/Pig… ( peach sherbet with pignoli cream)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/490/Pig… (pignoli cream for sherbet above)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1035/To… (tofu chocolate ice cream vegan)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1020/Ba… (banana and maple syrup ice cream..vegan)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1019/Ki… (kiwi fruit gelato ..vegan)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1033/Le… (lemon ice)

http://www.chezbettay.com/drts_icecream.… (vegan fruit sorbet..see left side)

http://www.cooksrecipes.com/desserts/fro… (lots of sorbet recipes)

http://www.recipeatlas.com/dessertrecipe… (mango sorbet)

http://www.recipeatlas.com/dessertrecipe… (several sorbets)



Jello (vegan)

http://www.kenter.demon.nl/recipes/rfvc/… (basic agar agar jello recipe)

http://www.kenter.demon.nl/recipes/rfvc/… (more recipes with Agar Agar, jigglers, nuclear, etc)



Macaroni and cheese (vegan)

http://www.chezbettay.com/dinrs_macnchee… (with premade vegan cheese)

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/000… (with cashew cheddar)

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc… (Bryanna’s Mac and cheese)

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc… (PETAs mac and cheese)

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc… (mac and cheese, vegan)

http://grazingrecipes.blogspot.com/ (best macaroni and cheese)



Marshmallows (vegan)

http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~connelly/mars…



Marveg (marmite copycat)

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc…



Mayonnaise (soy)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/arti… (tofu mayonnaise)

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/clearlight/… (tofu mayonnaise)



Meat (general fakes)

http://www.vegan-food.net/category/meat/ (list of lots of fake meat recipes)



Nut Butters

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/000… (pistachio/almond butter)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/arti… (general rules)



Nutella (copycat)

http://inlimine.net/archives/2005/02/28/… (hazelnuts and chocolate)



Pizza (vegan)

http://home.earthlink.net/~jchoosej/Vega…

http://www.honeylocust.com/pizza/

http://www.recipezaar.com/10579

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/185/Piz…

http://vegweb.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=b5… (“the best vegan pizza ever”)

http://www.chezbettay.com/basics_bread.h… (Pizza Dough or basic bread dough)



Pizzelles (vegan)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1450/Ve…



Popsicles and Cremesicles (vegan)

http://www.chezbettay.com/drts_icecream.… (vegan fruit sorbet..see left side)

http://www.vegfamily.com/vegan-recipes/d… (lemon vegan sherbet)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1033/Le… (lemon ice)

http://www.vegfamily.com/vegan-children/… (tofu fudgesicles and orange creamsicles)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1455/Be… (tofu fudgy-sicles)



Pork (vegan)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/225/Sei… (seitan pork cutlets)



Pudding

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/cropf… (teff tofu pudding)

http://www.recipeatlas.com/specialdietre… (tofu fruit pudding)

http://www.soymilkquick.com/soy-milk-rec… (soymilk pudding..2 recipes)



Raw food recipes

http://www.vegan-food.net/ (see left side..lots of raw food recipes mixed in here)

http://www.vegparadise.com/recipeindex.h… (lots of raw food recipes, incl. pizza)



Sausages (vegan)

http://www.webvalue.net/recipes/sausage.… (veggie sausages, not with tofu..seitan?)



Seitan Recipes

http://vegetarian.about.com/od/cookingti… (step by step how to make)

http://www.vrg.org/recipes/vjseitan.htm (seitan beef stew and stroganoff)

http://www.veganoutreach.org/starterpack…

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-sei… (seitan chicken)

http://www.innerself.com/recipes/entrees… (basic info)

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/recipebox/w… (several recipes)

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/recipebox/g… (steaks)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/222/Sei… (seitan beef cutlets)

http://www.chow.com/recipes/10596 (seitan veal picatta)

http://www.johnrussell.name/recipes/seit… (general info)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/889/Tur… (incl.turkey)

http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/seitanrecip… (incl turkey)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/817/Sei… (turkey with gravy and stuffing)

http://www.theppk.com/recipes/dbrecipes/… (seitan Portobello stroganoff)

http://www.vegan-food.net/category/meat/ (several fake meats, some seitan, some yuba, etc)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/225/Sei… (seitan pork cutlets)

http://www.webvalue.net/recipes/sausage.… (veggie sausages, not with tofu..seitan?)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/223/Sei… (chicken cutlets)

http://www.vrg.org/recipes/vjseitan.htm (seitan beef stew)

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc… (seitan stew in golden sauce)



Seitan with tapioca

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/~cook/cgi-b…

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/recipebox/g… (unchuck roast)



Substitutions (vegan)

http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciqsubs.sh…

http://asiarecipe.com/substitute.html (substitutions in asian recipes)

http://kitchen.robbiehaf.com/EmergencySu…

http://www.theppk.com/veganbaking.html (vegan substitutions in cooking)

http://www.netcooks.com/Substitutions.ht…



Substitutes (vegan for eggs)

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc… (several egg substitutes, flax seed and eggless baking)

http://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_pro… (flax seed or Ener G)

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc… (flax eggs)

http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/vegan.htm#eg… (egg substitutions)

http://www.theppk.com/veganbaking.html (egg substitutes)

http://vegweb.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=dc… (vegan substitutions)

http://www.chooseveg.com/recipe_tips.asp (egg substitutions)



Tips

http://www.chooseveg.com/recipe_tips.asp (vegan cooking tips)



Turkey (vegan)

http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/seitanrecip… (seitan and tofu turkey roast)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/889/Tur… (Vegan seitan turkey)

http://www.bryannaclarkgrogan.com/page/p… (bryanna’s seitan turkey and other vegan holiday recipes)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/817/Sei… (turkey with gravy and stuffing)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/822/Tof… (tofu not-a-turkey)

http://www.razzledazzlerecipes.com/vegan… (tofu turkey with stuffing)

http://www.fatfreevegan.com/soy/oven-roa… (oven roasted tom tofu)

http://www.vegparadise.com/otherbirds411… (noasted nurkey, from nuts)



Veal (vegan)

http://www.fatfree.com/recipes/tofu/tofu… (veal parmesan..tofu cutlets)

http://www.chow.com/recipes/10596 (seitan veal picatta)



Vegan Recipes

http://www.vegan-food.net/ (very good lots of vegan ice creams and vegan turkey..see left side)

http://food.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=ArYjQv…

http://www.notmilk.com/veganrecipes.html (link list of vegan sites)

http://www.veganmeat.com/recipie.html

http://www.veganoutreach.org/starterpack…

http://www.all-creatures.org/recipes.htm…

http://www.catteacorner.com/recipes.htm

http://www.earth.li/~kake//cookery/ (has by country also)

http://www.veganconnection.com/recipes/i…

http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~veggie/recipes/…

http://vegkitchen.com/recipes-galore.htm

http://veganconnection.com/recipes/index…

http://www.fatfreevegan.com/

http://www.angelfire.com/wi/DebsHome/San… (sandwich spreads)

http://www.recipesforvegans.co.uk/index.…

http://www.myrecipefriends.com/?nc=-322%26amp;…

http://www.chezbettay.com/recipes.html

http://www.vegparadise.com/recipeindex.h… (lots of raw recipes)

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc… (thread..lots of vegan recipes)



Veggie Burgers

http://www.webvalue.net/recipes/american… (super soy burgers with soy beans mashed)

http://www.foodtv.ca/recipes/recipedetai… (veggie burgers)

http://www.foodtv.ca/recipes/recipedetai… (mushroom cheddar vegetarian burgers)

http://www.johnrussell.name/recipes/burg… (award winning burgers)

http://www.johnrussell.name/recipes/burg… (more award winning burgers)

http://recipeswithtofu.blogspot.com/ (recipes with tofu)

http://www.johnrussell.name/recipes/slop… (unsloppy joes)

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/bigpots/oam… (garden burgers)

http://www.recipelink.com/ch/2002/decemb… (original gardenburger copycat recipe)

http://www.astray.com/recipes/?show=*%20…

http://www.vegan-food.net/category/patti… (lots of recipes)

http://www.cooksrecipes.com/meatless-rec… (2 pages)

http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/recipes/t… (vegan tofu burgers)

http://www.vegparadise.com/news18.html (sunburgers..sunflower seeds)

http://recipeswithtofu.blogspot.com/ (tofu walnut patties)

http://www.foodtv.ca/recipes/recipedetai… (veggie burgers with tofu)

http://www.foodtv.ca/recipes/recipedetai… (vegan tofu burger)

http://www.recipeatlas.com/specialdietre… (lentil rice burger with sweet potato)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/reci… (sweet potato burgers with tofu)

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/cropf… (teff burgers)



Veggie Loafs

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/recipebox/m… (neatloaf)

http://www.fatfreevegan.com/holiday/holi… (holiday lentil loaf)

http://www.boutell.com/vegetarian/nut-ro… (holiday cashew loaf with gravy)

http://www.johnrussell.name/recipes/than… (holiday lentil loaf with parsley gravy)

http://vegbox-recipes.co.uk/recipes/nut-… (classic nut loaf)

http://www.fatfreevegan.com/beans2/1254.… (adobo bean loaf)

http://www.fatfreevegan.com/Meat_subs/le… (lentil rice loaf)

http://www.vegan-food.net/category/nut/ (several nutloaf recipes)

http://www.boutell.com/vegetarian/gravy.… (vegan gravy)

http://www.boutell.com/vegetarian/stock.… (vegan soup stock for vegan gravy)

http://www.vegparadise.com/news18.html (northern bean and veggie loaf)

http://www.angelfire.com/oh4/YSEARC/lent… (lentil tomato loaf )

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc… (thread about above lentil tomato loaf)



Veggie Sausages

http://www.webvalue.net/recipes/sausage.… (veggie sausages, not with tofu)



Whipped Topping

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc… (whipped tofu toppings..several recipes)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/reci… (3 recipes, click on pdf)

http://rubies.articledirectoree.com/arti… (whipped tofu)

http://www.recipeatlas.com/specialdietre… (silken tofu whipped topping)

http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc… (whipped tofu topping)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/490/Pig… (pignoli cream for desserts)

http://www.aboverubies.org/health/cream.… (cashew cream)

http://www.recipezaar.com/129857 (chocolate topping…substitute soy milk and soy butter)

http://www.recipezaar.com/110009 (twinkies recipe…substitute soy milk and soy butter)



Yogurt (from soy)

http://www.soymilkmaker.com/recipe.html#…



Yuba

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1153/Bu… (Buddha’s chicken..vegan)

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1156/Mo… (yuba..vegan)
I can not advise you

there is no reason to subject your self to such denial and stress.

Humans are omnivores..How to start a vegan diet for a teen?
while vegetarian food can be very healthy, and very delicious, its not wise to go strictly vegetarian. since humans are omnivors, your body will need vertain types of nutritions that it needs



specifically, amino acids, folic acids, iron , vitamins b1-12, and protein. while it is possible to get most of these nutrients from non meat sources in limited quatities (with the exception of vit b) its not wise for a growing girl to go strictly vegetarian.



- my tip would be to eat meat atleast one day a week.



be sure you get all the nutrients you need, and if needed take supplements, keep in mind though that supplements DO NOT REPLACE actual food, they suplement the food you eat.
yeah
You shoul start by eating as much meat as you can. Such as pork, chicken, and beef. Also, try eating less vegetables because they are bad for you.

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