Being a vegetarian doesn’t mean you have a bland, flavorless diet! There are many healthy foods to choose from, but it is important to balance your diet so that you receive all the nutrition necessary to stay healthy and active.

Vegetarian Diet Pyramid for adults and children, plus helpful food guidelines for the Vegetarian just starting out or the Vegetarian who needs a reminder of healthy eating habits.

A recent study published last week has proved that vegetarian Ornish Diet Plan tops for reducing the risk for heart disease. Surprisingly, some of the most popular diets like Weight Watchers, New Glucose Revolution, South Beach, Zone, The Atkins and the government's Food Pyramid did not score as well as the Ornish diet did.

How to go vegetarian - a healthy vegetarian starter’s guide - really helpful and clear. It talks about everything from who can become a vegetarian (Children? Teenagers? Even pregnant women?) To how to become a vegetarian, how to stay healthy on a vegetarian diet, and the vegetarian food pyramid. GREAT READ.

Vegetarian Diet Pyramid is a nutrition guide that represents a traditional healthy vegetarian diet. Variations of this traditional healthy vegetarian diet exist throughout the world, particularly in parts of North America, Europe, South America, and most notably, Asia. Given these carefully defined parameters, the phrase "Traditional Vegetarian Diet" is used here to represent the healthy traditional ovo-lacto vegetarian diets of these regions and peoples. The pyramid was created by Oldways in 1998 with scientific research from Cornell and Harvard University and specific reference to the healthy patterns of eating demonstrated by the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid.The Vegetarian Diet Pyramid suggests the types and frequencies of foods that should be enjoyed for health. The pyramid is divided into daily, weekly, and monthly frequencies, but does not recommend serving sizes. The pyramid also has recommendations for daily physical activity and hydration.According to the 1995 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, healthful diets contain the amounts of essential nutrients and energy needed to prevent nutritional deficiencies and excesses. Healthful diets also provide the right balance of carbohydrates, fat, and protein to reduce risks for chronic diseases, and they are obtained from a variety of foods that are available, affordable, and enjoyable.The healthfulness of this pattern has been corroborated by epidemiological and experimental nutrition. See below for sources and references.