With a large population of people turning vegetarian and vegan, we only thought it prudent to address a few issues that bothers them immensely when they take that major lifestyle and dietary plunge – one of them being giving up on a major source of protein which they used to get earlier from meat and non-vegetarian sources. When one makes the switch from non-vegetarian to vegetarianism or veganism, they fear on losing out on the an important nutrient – protein! This essential nutrient, as we all know, is needed for muscle building, for healthy skin and hair, to repair cellular damage, and above all to lose weight. Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, or poultry and vegans completely give up on all sources of food from animals. Also, going vegan means giving up on dairy, honey, and eggs too. Going vegetarian or vegan packs a lot of punch without adding too many calories and sans the saturated and cholesterol factor for people on a diet. But why do people take that plunge from being a non-vegetarian to a vegetarian – in today’s world, we have a lot of options to not eat certain foods – for ethical, religious, health, and environmental reasons. Certain people are looking at how animals are reared for consumption and how antibiotics and hormones are extensively used to fatten up animals and how those chemicals can enter our body, making us resistant to a broad range of life-saving antibiotics. Since it’s a little difficult to find grass-fed and...