As an athlete, I know how important it is to find a healthy diet that fits each of our bodies' needs. For me, the right diet is a vegetarian diet. It’s easy to find ways to replace meat with other protein sources such as legumes and nuts.
To successfully create that healthy diet that best fits one’s individual needs, it is important to figure out what food we want to change, then replace the good nutrients in that food with the same nutrients from a different food source.
To successfully create that healthy diet that best fits one’s individual needs, it is important to figure out what food we want to change, then replace the good nutrients in that food with the same nutrients from a different food source.
| For example, we can replace the protein and iron in beef with the iron in spinach and the protein in lentils. Breaking down our diet and what we eat enables us to pick and choose the nutrients and vitamins that we need and helps us decide what foods would be good for us to eat. |  |
 Eating veggie rolls after a swim workout | Being a vegetarian has made me realize the importance of maintaining not only a healthy diet, but a balanced diet. Balancing the fruits and vegetables we eat with our grains and proteins is important, whether we are athletes or not. Eating from all of these food categories maximizes our performance, helps us live a healthy lifestyle, and contributes to our overall positive mentality!  |
Olivia Ross
High School Athlete
High School Athlete
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