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Let’s have a yummy veggie Christmas!
Being a vegetarian can help one get in the habit of leading an environmentally-friendly lifestyle. During the festive season with all its Christmas parties and high-carbon-emission events, try choosing vegetarian dishes to help reduce your carbon footprint. While we’re on the subject of being a vegetarian, nutrition is usually one topic that raises doubts. Let’s take a look at this chart, however, to see how the nutrients in a vegetarian and non-vegetarian diet stack up:
| Nutrient | Meat | Vegetables |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | Quality of protein: Seafood> white meat > red meat |
From beans or bean products (tofu, plant proteins), nuts |
| Iron (in 100g of food) |
Beef 2.8 mg Chicken 0.8mg Fish 0.5 mg |
Black fungus 46mg Sesame 10.4mg Spinach 1.6mg |
| Fat & Cholesterol | High in saturated fat & cholesterol | Low in fat and no cholesterol |
| Dietary Fibre | Zero | Rich in fibre |
Eating more fruits and vegetables and less meat can also help to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, including Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers. Since eating a vegetarian diet is more environmentally-friendly and healthy, let’s take this opportunity to meet Mabel, one of the cooking instructors with Green Monday, who will demonstrate how to use nutritious avocados and quinoa in making the perfect Christmas party snack –
Tri-coloured Toast!
You may also visit the Green Monday Jockey Club 'Green It Yourself' programme website at giy.greenmonday.org for more delicious green recipes (available in Chinese only).
*If you have any questions or need any advice on the content of these tips, please talk to qualified professional.
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