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Summary of WEEKLY main meals for an OMNIVOROUS
DIET
Three-four
times a week:
Red meat (or larger serves 1-2 times a week)
Once to twice a week: Chicken/Pork
Once to twice a week: Fish
Once to twice a week: Eggs
Once
to twice a week: lentils/dried beans/chickpeas/ tofu/tempeh/nuts
combined with rice/pasta/corn/bread (in place of a meat
dish)
This
weekly menu encourages a wide variety of plant and animal
foods to be consumed across the week, especially if a variety
of vegetables accompany each meal.
VEGETARIANS
need DAILY meals based on meat alternatives
Vegetarians
need to have legume or soy or nut or egg meals daily with
wholegrain cereal/rice/corn/bread products to ensure adequate
iron, zinc and protein intake.

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