The quantity and portion control of every food is one of the most important factors when analyzing a diet. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the average person needs to consume 2000 calories a day to maintain a healthy diet. Within their other nutritional guidelines, there are percentages of how much of every nutrient a person should consume each day. Also taking into consideration that every person has different nutritional needs depending on their health, everyone eats differently. Comparing one diet, whether it be vegetarian or not, to another cannot determine which diet is healthier than the other if each diet meets that person’s nutritional needs and does not exceed them. In order for a diet to be considered healthy a person must include the appropriate amount of fruits, vegetables, dairy (calcium), grains and protein. The specific foods that the calcium, and protein are coming from are insignificant in comparison as long as the same amount of nutrients are being
The quantity and portion control of every food is one of the most important factors when analyzing a diet. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the average person needs to consume 2000 calories a day to maintain a healthy diet. Within their other nutritional guidelines, there are percentages of how much of every nutrient a person should consume each day. Also taking into consideration that every person has different nutritional needs depending on their health, everyone eats differently. Comparing one diet, whether it be vegetarian or not, to another cannot determine which diet is healthier than the other if each diet meets that person’s nutritional needs and does not exceed them. In order for a diet to be considered healthy a person must include the appropriate amount of fruits, vegetables, dairy (calcium), grains and protein. The specific foods that the calcium, and protein are coming from are insignificant in comparison as long as the same amount of nutrients are being