Thread: My wife is a vegetarian...

She is Vegetarian or Vegan?

Vegetarian. She still uses butter, dairy, the good stuff. She just doesn't eat meat(fish, beef, chicken, etc...).

She takes my all the whey protein shakes to compensate for lack of protein.

Kris

some of the smart balance products contain extra omegas,love their whole line.


also go for a high quality fish oil(right now I am using wholemega) because you can go cheaper however the epa/dha content will usually be lower.

Originally Posted by Guidedbyscience

some of the smart balance products contain extra omegas,love their whole line.


also go for a high quality fish oil(right now I am using wholemega) because you can go cheaper however the epa/dha content will usually be lower.

The issue here would be the FISH. I know nothing replaces fish oil itself, but there has to be something that would be close. Oh yea, she can't swallow pills so I need to find a liquid. She just likes being difficult

Originally Posted by suprfast

The issue here would be the FISH. I know nothing replaces fish oil itself, but there has to be something that would be close. Oh yea, she can't swallow pills so I need to find a liquid. She just likes being difficult

a lot of juices,yogurts and like I said smart balance line all have extra dha and epa in them.

give them a look!

Will do thanks.
kris

avacado, brazil nuts, eggs...You can also get soya milk with added omega-3, tastes pretty good with cereal

She can take flax oil, flax seeds, grapeseed oil, nuts but you are right about the EPA only factor. However, they do make a supplement that is DHA made from algae. Udo's makes it as well as a few other companies.

http://www.udoerasmus.com/products/oil_blend_DHA_en.htm

there are vegetarian sources of epa and dha out there. check barlean's and udo's.

I didn't know Barleans made a similar product, but good to know. Although expensive, I've preferred Udo's over Barleans. Just a personal preference with no rhythm or reason

All the flax I saw was labeled with ALA. Does it matter which omega 3's she gets or should the focus be on DHA/EPA

Thanks for the sources on the algae stuff.

Originally Posted by suprfast

All the flax I saw was labeled with ALA.

The body converts ALA to EPA/DHA.... although not very efficiently.

^^^good to know i didnt know that, thnx brother.

Originally Posted by suprfast

and on the look out for omega 3's. From what I read there is flax oil but it only does EPA. Any recommendations on an omega 3 supplement she can use(EPA/DHA)?

Thanks in advance.
Kris

Essence EFA™ - Complete Essential Fatty Acid Complex

That has fish oil Prince. Thank you though
kris

Originally Posted by suprfast

That has fish oil Prince. Thank you though
kris

oh, sorry.

Its okay.

Question though since she is a vegetarian(not vegan). On a basic diet what should she supplement with to make up for what she could be missing.

She takes a multi, flax oil, and uses protein shakes. Are there specific things we should look into for her?

Does she eat eggs?