Kid Friendly Healthy Diet for Food Allergies

Little Girl Eating

Mom worries tofu won’t have enough protein for toddler with food allergies. Savvy Veg has kid friendly recipe advice. Question for Savvy Vegetarian: My 20 month old daughter has food allergies – she is allergic to dairy, eggs, and all nuts. I am concerned that there are several key nutrients she may be either low [...]

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Soy Foods And Vegetarian Protein

Tofu Burger

Soy Foods are not the only way to get vegetarian protein. Soy foods are good if you stay away from processed soy and stick to organic soy like tofu and tempeh. Question for Savvy Vegetarian Hi Savvy Vegetarian! I have just discovered your wonderful site while searching for help on cooking tofu. I am a [...]

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Wanna Be Vegetarian Allergic To Nuts & Soy

Vegetarian Chili

Is becoming a vegetarian possible when you are allergic to nuts and soy? You can find good sources of protein with beans, lentils and whole grains. Question for Savvy Vegetarian: I’m interested in becoming a vegetarian but I’m allergic to soy and nuts so I want to know if there are other sources of protein [...]

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Overwhelmed By The Soy Buzz – Is Tofu OK?

Tofu

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New Vegetarian Is Pale & Breaking Out

Breaking Out

Question For Savvy Vegetarian I have recently started a vegetarian diet switching from poultry and fish. I never really ate a lot of red meat to begin with. I have noticed in the past 4 days since I’ve started eating only veggies that my skin is breaking out A LOT more (on my back, neck [...]

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Vegetarian Nutritional Dilemna: Hyperthyroidism, B12 Deficiency, Craving Steak

Doctor Dilemna

Dear Savvy Vegetarian, I’m having a multi-level nutritional dilemma. I’ve been a vegetarian for 6 years. I was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism and severe B12 deficiency. Having watched many of my holistic friends spend thousands of dollars trying to find “natural” treatments for their thyroid problems, I went mainstream and started taking 25mcg of Synthroid [...]

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Are Meat Cravings Normal? And What About Soy?

Meat Cravings

Message for Savvy Vegetarian: I just started my new vegan lifestyle about a week ago. I was searching the internet to see if my cravings for meat and dairy were normal and came across your website. I saw an advice letter of another vegetarian asking the same question. I found your responses enlightening and helpful. [...]

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