With the increase of people practicing gluten-free diets who are either vegan or vegetarian, there is a surplus of delicious and healthy recipes readily available on the internet. There are a gluten-free vegan and vegetarian recipes for such classic gluten-containing dishes as pizzas, eggplant parmesan and a variety of others. If you haven’t already you should go on and explore your meal options and be healthy in the process!

Vegans and vegetarians with celiac disease are typically deficient in certain vitamins, making it even more important to eat healthier varieties come meal time. Vegetarians are typically deficient in iron, zinc, omega 3 fatty acids and protein while vegans are typically deficient in calcium, iron, zinc, vitamin b12, vitamin D, omega 3 fatty acids and protein.

That’s no problem though. As long as you’re eating the right things you’ll be fine. And luckily, there’s no better way of finding vegan and vegetarian gluten-free recipes than the internet. The only exclusively vegan and vegetarian gluten-free website online right now is Vegiac.com ( http://www.vegiac.com ), an online community that lets users share recipes and other information.

One of my favorite recipes I’ve found on the website is a recipe for a vegan gluten-free pizza crust. This yummy pizza topped with tomato sauce, soy cheese and tons of vitamin rich veggies like green peppers and onions, is a delicious meal option that is also healthy.

Not interested in Italian? How about Mexican or Thai? There are literally hundreds of different recipes and meals available to people that are vitamin-packed and delectable dishes to prepare for one, or for the whole family.

You can find tons of vegan and vegetarian gluten-free recipes on the internet for people with celiac disease or gluten intolerance. For people like vegans and vegetarians, who have a higher risk of vitamin deficiencies, it’s even more important to be eating healthy and nutritious meals. Luckily, if you have access to a computer and the internet, there are a lot of options to choose from. So, don’t afraid to explore the internet and look for recipes to try out, you might find some new favorites that are tons of fun to prepare and eat as well as healthy for you!

By: Andrew Maule

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Bear asked:


Diet plan for vegetarian who wants to loose weight quickly?
What do you think a vegetarian who wants to loose wight quickly should eat in order to get a balanced diet, but the minimal amount of food possible!

~~~Its Me~~~ asked:


Right now I eat meat, but i heard that going vegetarian can help you lose weight and keep you healthy, So what are some vegetarian foods?

The London Eve asked:


Do you know of any tribes or ethnic groups that have been practicing vegetarianism or veganism for thousands of years?

I understand that the earliest Modern Humans were hunter-gatherers and therefore relied upon animal products to survive and propagate.

At what point did vegetarianism or veganism become a viable option. Did it coincide with the introduction of agriculture?

epicuriousdotcom asked:

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♥ Hala ♥ asked:


I appreciate the broad range of ideas and opinions on YA, but I am still amazed that so many people still don’t understand vegetarianism and veganism. There are all these categories floating around which only serve to confuse everyone. And many people continue to insist that eating chicken or fish occasionally is still vegetarian or vegan. Why do people find vegetarianism and veganism so confusing??? I find myself getting frustrated and annoyed with these people. Does it also bother other vegans and vegetarians ???

psychetruth asked:

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David Dickerman asked:


Most people who criticize vegetarianism do so because they’ve been brought up on a steady diet of
burgers
fries
mashed potatoes
turkey
gravy
steak
fried chicken

since childhood. American (European) culinary customs are the same as they were 500 years ago. The media encourages this as well. You never see ads for tofu or curry on Thanksgiving. In the cold dark European winters, meat, cabbage and potatoes were the only foods available.
But old habits die hard. People visualize vegetarianism from their own narrow view of what vegetarian foods THEY ate – potatoes and salad, and therefore conclude it is unhealthy and tasteless.

Am I right?

How do we educate them that there is a world outside these food items?

Crystal asked:


Some of my family and friends are not very supportive of our lifestyle. How do i come up with vegan party food non-vegans will enjoy? Also i want to make their cakes, any suggestions?

Who Knew? asked:


I have a question about food. Whatare the foods I should be eating? I understand about leafy greens and colorful veggies and fruits, but what are they. What is every food I should be eating for optimal health when becoming vegan?