Many vegetarians that eat eggs will eat only free-range eggs. This is due to moral objections to the battery farming of hens. The Vegetarian Society only endorses products containing eggs if the eggs are certified as free-range. Vegetarian Foods A well balanced vegetarian diet can provide all the nutrients your body needs and there is much scientific evidence to indicate vegetarians may be healthier than meat-eaters. A vegetarian diet is healthy because it is typically low in saturated and total fat , high in dietary fibre and complex carbohydrate, and high in protective minerals and vitamins present in fresh fruit and vegetables.
Potatoes are a useful cereal alternative.
Pulses - kidney beans, baked beans, chick peas, lentils, etc. Dairy products or Soya products - tofu, tempeh, soya protein etc. Vegetable oils and fats - margarine or butter. Most people become vegetarian because they believe it is wrong to slaughter animals for food and because they are opposed to the cruelty and suffering inflicted upon the billions of animals reared for food. See the Information Sheets on Farm Animals for further details.