Vegetarian Dishes and Benefits Of Vegetarian Diet

If you want to lead a healthy life, going vegetarian is the key, and here are some vegetarian dishes to try and the benefits of this diet.

VEGETARIAN DISHES – These are the benefits of a vegetarian diet and some vegetarian dishes you should also try.

Should you become a vegetarian?

There are many reasons why many people are going vegetarian. One reason is to become healthier while the other reasons include environmental concerns and animal rights.

Doing this type of diet is not easy as it seems. You have to have a lot of considerations and you also have to plan how to get all the nutrients that your body needs.

Vegetarian Dishes
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Here are the varieties of vegetarians:

  • Vegans (total vegetarians): do not eat meat, poultry, fish, or any products from animals including eggs, dairy products, and gelatin
  • Lacto-ovo vegetarians: do not eat meat, poultry, or fish, but eat eggs and dairy products
  • Lacto vegetarians: do not eat meat, poultry, fish, or eggs but eat dairy products
  • Ovo vegetarians: do not eat meat, poultry, fish, or dairy products but eat eggs
  • Partial vegetarians: do not eat meat but eat fish (pesco-vegetarian, pescatarian) or poultry (pollo-vegetarian)

According to Health Harvard, here are some of the benefits of this diet:

  1. lower risk for heart disease and protects the heart
  2. it can prevent certain cancers since it has been proven that  eating lots of fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of this disease
  3. it can help prevent type 2 diabetes

According to BBC Good Food, here are some 5-star dishes:

  • Vegetarian Enchiladas
  • Burnt Aubergine Veggie Chili
  • Creamy Baked Gnocchi With Squash and Spinach
  • Curried Sate Noodles
  • Vegetable Bake
  • Vegetarian Bolognese
  • Sweet Potato and Peanut Curry
  • Butternut Squash and Sage Risotto
  • Cheese and Caramelized Onion Tart
  • Veggie-Loaded Flatbread
  • Chili Paneer
  • Tofu Stir-Fry
  • Vegetarian Wellington
  • Easy Vegetarian Chili
  • Bean and Halloumi Stew
  • Tomato Galette
  • Mexican Bean Soup with Guacamole
  • Caponata Pasta
  • Lentil Soup

If you want to learn the ingredients and steps to cook these healthy dishes, you may check them in the post on BBC. They all look scrumptious! These dishes proved that you don’t have to sacrifice the taste in order to eat healthily.

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