My daughter ....

[zazen999]

brilliant, thanks - that's what hadn't sunk in to the old grey matter here!

so what beans are we talking here? all beans? runners / french / baked / broad?

Sorry, baked!!! although I think most beans do have protein in them to a greater or lesser degree.

From the vegetarian society website...

Sources of protein (single servings)
Good sources
Chick peas (200g or 7oz) 16.0g
Baked beans (225g or 8oz) 11.5g
Tofu (140g or 5oz) 10.3g
Cow's milk (½ pint) 9.2g
Lentils (120g or 4¼oz) 9.1g
Soya milk (½ pint) 8.2g
Muesli (60g or 2¼oz) 7.7g
Egg, boiled 7.5g
Peanuts (30g or 1oz) 7.3g
Bread, (2 slices) 7.0g
Hard cheese (30g or 1oz) 6.8g
Brown rice (200g or 7oz) 4.4g
Broccoli (100g or 3½oz) 3.1g

So,if you include a selection during the week, she should be fine! Gotta love chick peas!!! We eat tons of hummus here as well as have chick peas in pasta sauces.

[Two_Sheds]

if being veggie means a need for popping pills then being veggie is "wrong" .

It doesn't. I've been a vegetarian for over 20 years now, and I don't need any kind of supplement, even with heavy periods (sorry to be graphic ).

I once did a 6-month experiment when I took all kinds of vitamins, and monitored how I felt - absolutely no different, apart from being gutted at wasting over £100 at H0ll@nd & B@rrett.