Vegetarians Cannot Get Enough Protein?

Did your gym trainer ever ask you to include eggs in your diet? Well, we all know that eggs are an ideal source of protein for gym-goers. And the more protein you take more muscle-mass you will build.

Other than muscle mass, protein is the most essential unit of body, required by everyone at every stage of life. But the question arises, what about vegetarians?

Vegetarianism:

Vegetarianism involves avoidance of meat along with abstinence from animal products like dairy products like eggs. Often vegetarians are classified under the following categories:

1. Lacto-ovo-vegetarians: Eat plant-based foods, dairy products, and eggs. But exclude meat, poultry, and fish in their diet.

2. Lacto-vegetarians: This kind of vegetarians are same as Lacto-Ovo except that they exclude eggs as we. 

3. Ovo-vegetarians: Eat plant-based foods and eggs. But exclude meat, dairy products, poultry, and fish.

4. Vegans: Eat plant-based foods only, excluding all the foods of animal origin even dairy products too.

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