Easy Vegitarian Low cal. Lunch and Dinners Ideas?

Question

Does anyone have any easy, low cal vegitarian lunch and dinner ideas. All of the ones I've looked for so far have lots of weird ingredients and they're expensive too. So if anyone knows any veg. lunch/ dinner ideas with indedients that you'd normally have in your house, that would help me out alot!!

Answer 1

One of my faves!

Tomato Basil Sandwiches

Makes 1 Sammich

2-3 Roma Tomatoes, sliced lengthwise 1/4″ thick

1 Generous Pinch Salt

1 Tbs Olive Oil

1-2 Pinches Dried Italian Herbs

1 Splash Balsamic Vinegar

2 Slices Sourdough

Tofutti Cream Cheese

4-5 Basil Leaves

Black Pepper

Heat a skillet over medium heat with oil and herbs. Once hot, add tomatoes in one layer. Give the pan a little shake and flip the tomatoes about. Add salt. Once they are beginning to soften, but not falling apart, add a splash of balsamic vinegar while shaking the pan. Turn off heat. This process should only take a few minutes.

Spread your bread with tofutti, add chopped basil and pepper. Place tomatoes on top of that. Grill sandwich with a weight on top. If you’re not grilling, simply toast the bread first, then add tofutti and tomatoes. Enjoy! I’m going to go clean out my freezer so I can crawl inside it.

Answer 2

We eat smart dogs once a week.  Without the bun they are under 50 calories.  They are really similar to hot dogs, except they don't have any really nasty animal parts in them like snouts and beaks.

Once you put your favorite toppings on them you feel like you are 10-years-old again at a 4th of July picnic.

Also I feel better feeding them to my kids because I know they are healthier and there is less of a chance of getting food poisoning from them.

Smart dogs are less than $4.00 a pack for 8 at most grocery stores.

Answer 3

Simple and easy is what I do best, although most may be disgusted with the little effort I put in I find the results satisfying so I dont see whats so bad about it haha.

One of my favourites and a regular for me is pasta. Cook the spaghetti (or whatever kind you prefer) salt, boiling water I am sure you know how and get a can of tomatoes (I prefer the ones that have absolutely no preservatives or additives just tomatoes in juice, they taste so much better) stab them up a bit microwave for two minutes when the pasta is nearly done, then chuck it all together (for less dishes microwave the tomatoes in the serving bowl and just use a spaghetti scoopy tool thingo) is that the kind of simple you are after? I am a genius at that kind of simple, hahaha. Hope you find what you're after.

Answer 4

salad.

use any low fat meat dish and substitute soy cubes (which you hopefully have around the house, seeing as you're probably a vegetarian)

Answer 5

Other than stir-frys, try veggies with brown rice, wraps with chopped gardenburger and salad greens.  I like Amy’s frozen line too-  Whole Foods has a greater variety than the other grocery stores.  You just have to watch the sodium content.  I like her brown rice with beans, soy mac & cheese, pesto tortellini, and no cheese pizza.

Answer 6

pasta w/marinara sauce/oatmeal/gardenburger sandwich w/tomatoes and mustard/amys soups-all vegan come in minestrone,lentil,pea and others.

Answer 7

Stir fries are a wonderful thing! Stock up on olive oil, a variety of low-cal marinades/sauces, and veggies, toss them in a pan, and stir fry them up. You can make it as easy or as complicated as you have time for -- buy a bag of pre-mixed frozen veggies or buy fresh veggies and cut them up and mix them to your taste. You can also add tofu or tempeh for protein. I love stir frying because you can get creative with different seasonings, but I've found that they're quick, easy, and really hard to s***w up.