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Nutrition Guide to Common Foods


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This has been posted on the main site for years, but I thought I'd put it here to make it easily available for forum members who don't check the main site often. It quickly answers some questions.

 

I don't recall the resource but I think it was a Vegetarian Athlete book or possibly "A Teen's Guide to Becoming Vegetarian" I really don't remember exactly, but anyway:

 

Nutrition Guide to common foods

 

High-Protein Foods

 

Soybeans

Chick peas

Kidney beans

Adzuki beans

Other beans

Tofu

Lentils

Almonds

 

Other nuts and seeds

Kamut and spelt

Other whole grains

 

 

High-Calcium Foods

 

Black beans

Chick peas

Soybeans

Pinto beans

Tofu

Cashews

Almonds

Sesame seeds

Molasses

Dark leafy green vegetables

Brazil nuts

Hazelnuts (filberts)

Sunflower seeds

Globe artichokes

 

High-Magnesium Foods

 

Pumpkin and squash seeds

Bran

Almonds

Sesame seeds

Other nuts and seeds

Peanuts

Millet

Whole grains

Dried figs

Molasses

Black-eyed peas

 

High-Iron Foods

 

Dried fruit

Molasses

Chick peas

Black-eyed peas

Pinto beans

Whole grains

Sesame seeds

Other seeds

Prune juice

Dark leafy green vegetables

Jerusalem artichokes

 

High-Zinc Foods

 

Brazil nuts

Bran

Almonds

Walnuts

Lentils

Lima beans

Black-eyed peas

Other dried peas

Chick peas

Cashews

Pecans

Whole wheat flour

Corn and cornmeal

Spinach

Asparagus

 

High-Iodine Foods

 

Seaweeds

Sea Kelp

Iodized sea salt

Dark leafy green vegetables

 

High-Mineral and Enzyme Foods

 

Miso

Vegetable juices

Barley green

Wheat grass

Papayas

Seaweeds

Citrus fruit

Tomato juice

 

High B-12 Foods

 

Wheat grass

Barley green

Spirulina

Cholorella

Blue-green algae

B-12 fortified foods like texturized vegetable protein (TVP)

Vitamin supplements

 

Vitamin D

 

Alfalfa

Chlorella

Blue-green algae

Fenugreek

Sunflower seeds

Coconut

Papaya

Rosehips

 

Essential Oils

 

Flax seed/flax seed oil

Olives

Olive oil

Other natural oils

Nuts and seeds

Vegetables

Avocados

Whole grains

 

Herbs

 

Parsley

Herb seasonings

Herb teas

Garlic

Onions

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