Question

Purpose
To understand and apply the concept of the vegetarian diet by selecting and consuming an all plant based healthy meal. Following a strict "vegan" diet can be challenging. The benefits of a plant based diet include the reduction in numerous diseases, including obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Just how easy a strict vegetarian diet is to follow is another story. This activity requires you to eat a strict vegetarian diet for one meal and evaluate it from both a nutritional and enjoyment perspective. By replacing just a couple of animal protein meals per week, you can reduce the intake of saturated fat and cholesterol that is found in meats, fish and poultry as well as in their byproducts.  

Directions

1. This assignment requires you to consume a meatless, all plant based meal. You can prepare a meal at home or visit a restaurant and select a "vegan" meal. NO ANIMAL products can be consumed. No milk, no cheese, no eggs..........NO animal products at all.
2. Post your menu or recipe (if you made the meal at home) on the discussion board and answer the following questions about your meal.
   a. How did you like the taste of the meal? Was it satisfying?
   b. What was the approximate cost of the meal?
   c. What food contributed the most protein to your meal?
   d. What were the nutritional challenges you faced in this assignment?
   e. Are you missing any major nutrients?
3. Write a 2-3 sentence response to one other student's meal and evaluation posting.
4. Bon appetite!

Answer 1

a ) yes, the taste of meal was superb . Meal was rice , mung gram ( green gram ) and tortilla( chapati - made if wheat flour). And offcourse ,it was satisfying.

B) well,in comparison to non -vegetarian ,this meal was so cheap. Approximately,one time meal cost was indian rupees 65-70rp.

C) in my meal ,all the constituents contain protein .but most proteinous food was mung daal ( mung gram ) .

D) it is obvious that we all need nutritious food for a good health. The nutritional challenge what i faced in my assignment was to select that kind of food or recepie which has a more nutritive value and cheap as compared to non - veg( like chicken , meat etc ) .

E) No, i did'nt miss any kind of nutrients in my food. Mung daal consist of high protein , fibres, and less fat. It also contain some vitamins, mineral, and good source of iron. And rice which has much carbohydrates value. The response of other students in this assignment was also good. Each tried to make the food nutritious. The taste of their dishes was also different. The food requirements should be determined according to the consumption of children,due to this the wastage of food will not occur.