Is my vegetarian diet balanced?

Do you eat dairy products (1 serving = 1 glass milk or 1 yoghurt or 1 matchbox size cheese)?

If your answer to the above question was "never" or "seldom eat dairy", are you taking a calcium supplement?

Do you eat eggs?

Do you eat nuts and/or seeds?

Do you eat legumes and/or soya?

Do you know about combining your food to get complete proteins (for example, legumes have to be combined with a grain food to make up a complete protein)?

Do you eat fruit and vegetables?

Do you eat green leafy vegetables (e.g. broccoli, spinach, cabbage)?

Do you try to include iron-rich foods in your diet (e.g. dried figs, apricots, raisins, tofu, fortified breakfast cereal, soya etc.) or do you take an iron supplement?

Do you eat vitamin C-rich foods (e.g. citrus fruits, guavas, tomatoes, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kiwi fruit, cabbage, peppers etc.)?

If you avoid all animal products, are you on a vitamin B12 supplement?

Your diet may be inadequate if your needs are higher than normal