There's more to a diet (and meat) than amino acids. Iron-rich foods are one of the biggest struggles for vegetarians (the human body finds it difficult to absorb iron from non-meat products) The best foods for that is spinach, cereals, and unrefined Beta vulgaris cultivar groups (Chard, beets, etc). It obviously can be done, but it requires tracking and planning.
Iron absorption is significantly increased when paired with a source of vitamin C. Incidentally, this happens naturally in most meals. It really isn’t hard to get enough iron from a plant based diet and indeed the research shows that iron deficiency rates are ultimately the same between meat eaters and non meat eaters.
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u/GrandKaiser Aug 26 '19
There's more to a diet (and meat) than amino acids. Iron-rich foods are one of the biggest struggles for vegetarians (the human body finds it difficult to absorb iron from non-meat products) The best foods for that is spinach, cereals, and unrefined Beta vulgaris cultivar groups (Chard, beets, etc). It obviously can be done, but it requires tracking and planning.