What nutrients/vitamins does meat give you that your body needs? Do we need meat in our diets to be healthy?..?

I have been thinking for a while of becoming a vegetarian (still drinking milk and eating eggs). But I have heard both being a veg is healthy and that being a veg is not. Health is very important to me. I am 18 going to school I have litlle $ to spend on food. Also I don't really know how to cook well. Like I eat a lot of healthy choice dinners, lean cuisine etc.



This is something I want to do. What should I be eating as a substitue for meat? I have tried morningstar farms and boca and like them. But what else can give me the some nutrients meat does?

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Also if you are a vegetarian did you have trouble w/ it at first? Did you feel better and have more energy after 5 or 6 days?What nutrients/vitamins does meat give you that your body needs? Do we need meat in our diets to be healthy?..?
the body needs 9 essential amino acids to make proteins. meet contains all 9. other sources contain some or most but do not contain all. (except soy, soy contains all 9 amino acids) so what you should do is mix and match your food so that you get all your amino acids, you should do a little reasearch on these. you maye be defficient in iron, calcium (if you drink no milk) and vitimins B6 and B12. good luck =)What nutrients/vitamins does meat give you that your body needs? Do we need meat in our diets to be healthy?..?
If your gonna stop eating meat just stop eating red meat that way you get all the nutrients and its more healthier then not eating any meat.

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