| ng to a recent study by the American Dietetic | | | | variety and amounts of foods selected are adequate. |
| Association, already a quarter of Americans fit the | | | | Protein sources from the Meat and Beans group for |
| description of a flexitarian, eating meatless meals at | | | | vegetarians include beans, nuts, nut butters, peas, |
| least four days a week. A flexitarian diet is exactly | | | | and soy products like tofu, tempeh and veggie |
| what doctors, nutritionists, dieticians and public health | | | | burgers. |
| advocates have been recommending for many years | | | | There are many resources for people considering |
| because the emphasis of the eating trend is on | | | | vegetarian or flexitarian lifestyles, especially in cooking |
| produce rather than protein consumption. Most | | | | and food magazines. Among the top food magazines |
| flexitarians meet the recommended daily intake of | | | | is Vegetarian Times magazine. Vegetarian Times |
| fruits and vegetables, whereas meat-eaters do not. | | | | magazine is published nine times a year and provides |
| There are many reasons why people choose to be | | | | readers with information, news and trends on the |
| flexitarians rather than vegetarians. Some of the | | | | forefront of the vegetarian-eating movement. The |
| most popular reasons are social, pragmatic, cultural | | | | magazine also provides delicious recipes, wellness tips, |
| ore nutritional. Like most diets, there is a wide range | | | | environmentally-friendly lifestyle solutions and health |
| in the circumstances of flexitarian dietary practices. | | | | and nutrition advice from nutritionists and doctors. |
| Futhermore, studies show that people who follow | | | | Other food magazine with plenty of vegetarian and |
| the flexitarian approach to eating generally weigh less | | | | flexitarian recipes and meal-planning ideas are Cooking |
| and have lower rates of hypertension, heart disease, | | | | Light, Gourmet, Cook’s Illustrated, Bon Appetit |
| diabetes and prostate and colon cancer. | | | | and Food and Wine. These magazines also offer |
| Flexitarian diets, just like vegetarian diets can meet all | | | | advice and lists on which chain and local restaurants |
| the recommendations for nutrients. The key, as in | | | | best accommodate vegetarian diners and |
| any diet, is to consume a variety of foods and the | | | | modifications to menu items by providing meatless |
| right amount of those foods to meet your calorie | | | | alternatives. The magazines also provide readers with |
| needs. Nutrients that flexatarians may need to focus | | | | which cuisines, like Indian and Chinese, are most |
| on include protein, iron, calcium, zinc, and vitamin B12. | | | | vegetarian-friendly. |
| You should consult the food pyramid for the correct | | | | Also, food magazines can help you navigate the |
| amount of calories for your age group, height and | | | | world of vegetarian products like veggie burgers, soy |
| weight. | | | | milk and egg substitutes now on the market. |
| Flexetarians can get enough protein as long as the | | | | |