On Oct 13, 2008, at 4:49 PM, Mark Feblowitz wrote:

> You'll need to replace the protein and the calcium and the vitamin  
> D. The protein's easy (unless you're vegetarian). The D and Calcium  
> are harder. I take diary-free Calcium Citrate plus D (CVS store  
> brand).
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Mark, I disagree.  I feed my family a vegan diet and other than  
vitamins D and B12, everything else is very easy to find in a  
vegetable only diet.  Leafy greens contain higher amounts of protein  
per CALORIE than animal protein.  They also contain good amounts of  
calcium, as do broccoli and a variety of seeds and nuts.  It's very  
easy to obtain sufficient protein and calcium from a dairy free,  
vegetarian diet.

I make my children a high protein, high fiber, pretty high calcium  
smoothie each morning and it only contains spinach or kale or  
collards, plus berries, flax seeds, and cashew nuts.  This smoothie is  
a nutritional powerhouse and requires very little effort.

Sherene
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