Vegetarian diet??

Question

any one got some quick and inexpensive vegetarian recipes..must be healthy though.

i need to lose weight and quick, but its hard for me to avoid the carbs, all i eat is pasta, bread and rice.

need help!

Answer 1

Probably the cheapest way to eat (and will make you lose weight) is to stick to veg dishes.

Some easy ones i use (frozen/tinned veg is fine)

Soup- any veg you have around, just cut up small, boil for around 20 minutes with a veg oxo cube, blend and done!

Chilli (cheating) - Again, any veg but cauliflower, carrots, beans, even peas- boil with a stock cube (can save the water for veg gravy mix, soups etc) and mix with chilli sauce from a jar. very nice and the beans are high in protein.

Stir fry - chop up carrots (thin), courgettes, bean sprouts (anything if cut thin/small) and fry with fry-lite spray. Serve with soy sauce.

Hope this helps

xx

Answer 2

I sometimes mix:

-chopped tomatoes

-courgettes

-peppers

-onion

-other veg

to make either a pasta sauce or on it's own.

Quorn mince is nice on jacket potatoes or pasta

Stuffed peppers or aubergines

Cous cous and salad

Vegetarian mince makes a good shepherd's pie

Answer 3

It quorn-you can use it in recipes instead of chicken & its low fat!

Answer 4

You don't need to avoid carbs. Forget about the crazy diets you hear about. Just eat a normal healthy diet, do exercise and you should be a healthy weight.

Just think of Oriental people compared to Westerners... they eat lots of rice which is full of carbs but most stay slim. The difference is, they have a healthier diet.

Eating healthily will make you a healthy weight.

Answer 5

replace pasta with quinoa (pronounced keen-wah).  It's opurely protein but you'll think you're eating a carb.  I'm having it tonight with some pesto stirred through. mmm

Answer 6

Check out the website listed below for dietary hints and recipes for vegetarian diets.  Your diet does not have to be all pasta and rice. The recipes are unique and easy to use.