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Vegetarian diet... Where do your calories come from?
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:05 pm
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:05 pm
2 days on a vegetarian diet. My main meals come from salad and beans. Just grilled some mushrooms and yes they taste great, but are like only 20 calories.
Here is a normal day
1 pack of instant oatmeal with fruit, salad mid morning, bowl of beans for lunch, salad mid afternoon, dinner was grilled portabello mushrooms and a banana .
I'm not really hungry, but I know that I'm not taking in enough food to make this a sustainable diet.
5'11 175 Not doing it to lose weight. Health reasons.
Here is a normal day
1 pack of instant oatmeal with fruit, salad mid morning, bowl of beans for lunch, salad mid afternoon, dinner was grilled portabello mushrooms and a banana .
I'm not really hungry, but I know that I'm not taking in enough food to make this a sustainable diet.
5'11 175 Not doing it to lose weight. Health reasons.
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Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:08 pm to Pierre
You could eat soy burgers and tofurkey.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:10 pm to Pierre
Fish is the healthiest vegetable known to man.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:10 pm to Pierre
I'm not one of those vegimatarians, but one of my favorite snacks is celery sticks dipped in crunchy peanut butter. 
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:18 pm to Pierre
Black beans and rice together is an official protein serving and has plenty of calories.
Soy burgers, eggs, bread.
Soy burgers, eggs, bread.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:19 pm to Degas
Good advice, thanks. Soy burgers and such are still really low in calorie content. I don't eat a lot and don't like eating all day. Maybe I just have to get used to eating all the time?
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:20 pm to Pierre
I am a piscetarian and what you are eating sounds awful. You could eat some Indian or Thai curries, falafel wrap, veggie tacos,bean and cheese burritos....or veggie burritos, lots of different asian foods....Kimchi fried rice with Thia chili roasted brussel sprouts is a favorite of mine.....tons of options out there but you do have to educate yourself on them.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:21 pm to LSUzealot
I've eaten a crock pot full of black beans, LOL perhaps I should include rice. Thanks
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:24 pm to Zappas Stache
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I am a piscetarian and what you are eating sounds awful. You could eat some Indian or Thai curries, falafel wrap, veggie tacos,bean and cheese burritos....or veggie burritos, lots of different asian foods....Kimchi fried rice with Thia chili roasted brussel sprouts is a favorite of mine.....tons of options out there but you do have to educate yourself on them.
Thanks. I don't think I can find that at my local wal mart, but sounds awesome. So rice and bread is where you can add calories?
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:30 pm to Pierre
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I don't think I can find that at my local wal mart
Yea, I cook a lot of those.
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So rice and bread is where you can add calories?
That is option. I drink a lot of beer so there is that too.
But you really don't need the amount of calories a typical American eats. I've gotten used to not stuffing myself all the time. My wife and I can usually split an entree and an appetizer out to eat and I am full.....I'm 6' 160......but I would be 190 if I didn't run/bike/swim.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:38 pm to Zappas Stache
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but I would be 190 if I didn't run/bike/swim.
Cool. Maybe I'm too worried about sustaining calories.
Thanks for the replies.
This post was edited on 10/21/14 at 10:40 pm
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:53 pm to Pierre
You should like some vegetarian pages on Facebook. If you enjoy cooking a vegetarian diet will open you up to a whole other world of food.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:57 pm to Pierre
I have been eating mostly vegetarian the past few months. I eat lots of eggs and cheese, fresh salads, beans, nuts . I also eat a decent amount of non soy meat substitutes. I drink a protein shake or two per day also. It is very easy to get plenty of high quality calories.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 11:23 pm to Pierre
Bread, cheese. If you're hungry eat a vegetable pizza.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 1:36 am to Pierre
Why are you vegetarian? You said health reasons, but is fish and chicken out? I can understand not eating red meat or pork.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 5:24 am to lsuwontonwrap
Get your healthy fats from nuts, olive oil and avocados.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 6:34 am to lsuwontonwrap
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Why are you vegetarian? You said health reasons, but is fish and chicken out? I can understand not eating red meat or pork.
Both my cardiologist(CABG 7 years ago, now with Afib) & endocrinologist(type 2) put me on a LCHF(low carb high fat) eating plan in order to better control blood sugar & reduce LDL cholesterol & raise HDL. Including red meat & pork....haven't felt better & losing body fat.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 7:03 am to Pierre
How are you going to counterbalance the drop in testosterone?
Posted on 10/22/14 at 8:15 am to Mo Jeaux
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How are you going to counterbalance the drop in testosterone?
Is there a drop in testosterone? Haven't studied it in depth but a quick google search provides mixed results at best.
It's the prevent and reverse heart disease diet. Pretty much no diary and cheese, no oils or nuts, no avocados.
My goal is not to be a raging vegan, but to eat follow this diet about 85% of the time.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 8:16 am to mouton
double post
This post was edited on 10/22/14 at 8:18 am
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