Food Sources of Selected Nutrients for Vegetarians
Protein: Soyfoods and soymilk, legumes, nuts, seeds, cow’s milk
Calcium: Almond butter, tahini, figs, textured soy protein, soynuts, kale, broccoli, collards, mustard greens, corn tortillas (processed with lime), vegetarian baked beans, black beans, molasses, fortified soymilk, fortified rice milk, fortified almond milk, fortified juices, calcium-set tofu, cow’s milk, cheese
Iron: Bran flakes, instant oatmeal, whole-wheat bread, enriched white bread, nuts, nut butters, potatoes (with skin), dried fruits, legumes, enriched cereals, whole grain cereals
Zinc: Whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumes, fortified breakfast cereals, cow’s milk, cheese
Vitamin B-12: Fortified meat analogs, fortified breakfast cereals, fortified soymilk, nutritional yeast, cow’s milk, cheese, yogurt
Vitamin D: Fortified soymilk, fortified cow’s milk, fortified breakfast cereals
Linolenic Acid: Flaxseed, flaxseed oil, canola oil, walnuts, soyfoods, eggs (chickens fed omega 3 fatty acid rich diet)