Vegetarian on a budget on a diet! ideas?!
Hey, I am hoping to take off up to 10 pounds that I gained eating lots of sweets and big dinners when I had company in town! I already exercise, but I am looking to see what you recommend for me to eat!. Low cost please, and meals around 300 calories, snacks less!. I am looking to eat around 1400 calories a day for the next month or so to get it off! Any ideas would be great!
*I do eat cheese and eggs are ok, just vegetarian, not veganWww@FoodAQ@Com
*I do eat cheese and eggs are ok, just vegetarian, not veganWww@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
You might try eliminating cheese and eggs from your diet - they're very fatty and have high cholesterol levels!. These foods are also some of the most expensive at the grocery store!. $4!.50 is a common price for milk, and a block of cheese can be $8 if you're not careful - steer clear of dairy and you will save at the grocery store!. Same is true of processed snacks and foods!. Juice is also very expensive and adds calories you don't need!. If you must buy juice, a cheaper alternative is to get concentrated frozen juice - it's half the price or less than a carton of juice is and usually lasts longer!. If you make your own soups, beans, lentils, rice, and tomato sauce, you will save cash and be eating more healthily!.
Even if you don't want to go full vegan, limiting these foods to a minimum could really help you!. I would also try to stop eating processed foods as much as you can!. Asian dishes - especially Japanese and Indian - are great vegetarian low-calorie foods with lots of flavor!. Chinese dishes are great, but if you're at a restaurant they sometimes load them with oil!. Make them at home if you want to be in control!. also try to eat whole, unrefined grains wherever possible instead of white breads, snack crackers, white rice, etc!. And steer clear of sodas and sugary beverages, including alcohol!. One of the best ways to get rid of empty calories is by sticking to water (and plenty of it) and a cup of tea or black coffee in the morning (no fancy, fatty, expensive latte drinks loaded with sugar and cream - add nonfat milk or soymilk to coffee you make at home instead, or switch to tea)!.
Breakfast:
Cheerios with soymilk/nonfat milk
(Multigrain cheerios have more nutrients)
Oatmeal with raisins
Lunch/dinners:
Stir-fried veggies (use oil instead of butter, or just use soy sauce or stir-fry sauce) with brown rice (add tofu if you like)
Ma-pao tofu with brown rice
Vegetable sushi with miso soup
Indian style vegetable masala with brown or basmati rice
Curried chickpeas with rice
Whole-wheat pasta with sauteed veggies (use olive oil rather than butter), tossed in olive oil (parmesan optional)
Nonfat yogurt/cottage cheese and fruit plate
Hummus cucumber sandwich
Peanut butter sandwich
Cheese sandwich (load it with veggies like sprouts, lettuce, and tomato)
Braised spicy eggplant with tofu and noodles/rice
Large salad with sprouts, kidney beans, chickpeas, greens, spinach, carrots, and cucumbers in vinaigrette
Snacks:
Hummus and cut vegetables
Cup of nonfat yogurt/cottage cheese
Raisins/dried fruits
Nuts (yes, they're high in calories and fat - but they are GOOD fats that you need, so eat up)
Unsalted sunflower seeds (also great sprinkled over cereal)
Small green saladWww@FoodAQ@Com
Even if you don't want to go full vegan, limiting these foods to a minimum could really help you!. I would also try to stop eating processed foods as much as you can!. Asian dishes - especially Japanese and Indian - are great vegetarian low-calorie foods with lots of flavor!. Chinese dishes are great, but if you're at a restaurant they sometimes load them with oil!. Make them at home if you want to be in control!. also try to eat whole, unrefined grains wherever possible instead of white breads, snack crackers, white rice, etc!. And steer clear of sodas and sugary beverages, including alcohol!. One of the best ways to get rid of empty calories is by sticking to water (and plenty of it) and a cup of tea or black coffee in the morning (no fancy, fatty, expensive latte drinks loaded with sugar and cream - add nonfat milk or soymilk to coffee you make at home instead, or switch to tea)!.
Breakfast:
Cheerios with soymilk/nonfat milk
(Multigrain cheerios have more nutrients)
Oatmeal with raisins
Lunch/dinners:
Stir-fried veggies (use oil instead of butter, or just use soy sauce or stir-fry sauce) with brown rice (add tofu if you like)
Ma-pao tofu with brown rice
Vegetable sushi with miso soup
Indian style vegetable masala with brown or basmati rice
Curried chickpeas with rice
Whole-wheat pasta with sauteed veggies (use olive oil rather than butter), tossed in olive oil (parmesan optional)
Nonfat yogurt/cottage cheese and fruit plate
Hummus cucumber sandwich
Peanut butter sandwich
Cheese sandwich (load it with veggies like sprouts, lettuce, and tomato)
Braised spicy eggplant with tofu and noodles/rice
Large salad with sprouts, kidney beans, chickpeas, greens, spinach, carrots, and cucumbers in vinaigrette
Snacks:
Hummus and cut vegetables
Cup of nonfat yogurt/cottage cheese
Raisins/dried fruits
Nuts (yes, they're high in calories and fat - but they are GOOD fats that you need, so eat up)
Unsalted sunflower seeds (also great sprinkled over cereal)
Small green saladWww@FoodAQ@Com
I am a vegetarian on a limited income! I don't worry about calories! I sometimes eat eggs and cheese! I gained weight becoming vegetarian! I do eat fake burgers and fake fried bologna, and fake fish, fake chicken and even fake steak! But I do eat too much pasta especially perogies! see my blog ca!.360!.yahoo!.com/ddherbalsWww@FoodAQ@Com
I've been veggie for 3 decades and it's easy to eat cheaply!. My wife and I spend on average a 1/4 of other people's weekly food bills!. There are loads and loads of good recipes - either in books or online!. Check out the Vegetarian Society for starters!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Go to the farmers market!. You can get lbs!. of fruits and vegetables on the cheap!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Subway's veggie delight!Www@FoodAQ@Com