If you leave these important protein sources out of your diet as a vegetarian you will probably find it hard to eat well enough to lose weight. The thing is if you go from being a meat eater to a vegetarian (or vegan) you are going to not just give up something but need to add new foods to your diet.
Dried beans, lentils and other legumes such as chickpeas are high in good carbs (they are vegetables remember) and high in protein. They are low calorie. You can eat a lot of these foods without fear. And you can prepare them in a healthy low fat kinda way. But you have to be a bit organised.
1.The key to making these foods a yummy part of your diet is learning to use spices.
2.Its a good idea to buy a pressure cooker so that after you soak your beans overnight, you can cook them very quickly in the pressure cooker.
3. Look to indian, middle eastern and mediterranean cuisines for good sources of recipes.
4. Serve the tasty spiced up beans with a bland sider like basmati rice, bread or mashed potatoes.
Dried beans, lentils and other legumes such as chickpeas are high in good carbs (they are vegetables remember) and high in protein. They are low calorie. You can eat a lot of these foods without fear. And you can prepare them in a healthy low fat kinda way. But you have to be a bit organised.
1.The key to making these foods a yummy part of your diet is learning to use spices.
2.Its a good idea to buy a pressure cooker so that after you soak your beans overnight, you can cook them very quickly in the pressure cooker.
3. Look to indian, middle eastern and mediterranean cuisines for good sources of recipes.
4. Serve the tasty spiced up beans with a bland sider like basmati rice, bread or mashed potatoes.