Wednesday 2 November 2011

Vegetarian Meal Plan - Healthy Vegetarian Eating Ideas


A vegetarian meal plan is very wholesome and nutritious in nature. While eating this you are only giving up meat, but there is still a very broad variety of things that are available to you. Unlike a vegan like diet change, vegetarianism offers more flexibility and lets you still enjoy some of the things that you are accustomed to eating.
Vegetarian meal planning by nature is going to be packed with fiber and many essential vitamins and nutrients. Aside from all these things, vegetarians naturally get all the recommended fruits and veggies that you are supposed to get and them some, which from a health perspective is a very good thing. Eating in this fashion also helps you get more of the water that your body needs which also works hand in hand with regulating blood sugar, and losing weight.
There is still plenty you can do with a full vegetarian menu. Vegetarianism can be put in three categories, all very similar in essence. Vegan is a form of vegetarianism that omits all meat, fish, and poultry and dairy products, and anything that contains any of these. There is also the Lacto-vegetarian that omits meat, poultry, fish and eggs. So anything with a form of meat of has any egg in them they do not eat. The standard vegetarian is the lacto-ovo. They exclude all meat forms, but will allow anything else which includes all dairy based products. They have also come up with a name for the person who is semi- vegetarian. This person may on a day to day basis eat vegetarian, but every now and then will have some meat, fish, or poultry on occasion. These individuals are called "flexitarians" respectively.
Vegetarian meal plans may consist of a fried egg over spinach, with some refried beans and a glass of orange juice. Even some steel cut oats, made with raisins, honey, and hemp milk, served with couple slices of soy bacon and a slice of whole grain toast. It may seem like a big sacrifice until you look at it as being just a few simple changes.
These vegetarian diet changes like many plant based theories can tackle many problems that can arise due to improper diets.
For dinner on might have an Asian style stir fry that would include green and red peppers, water chestnuts, bamboo chutes, broccoli, shredded carrots, habanero or jalapeno peppers, lentils, kale, and a whole grain organic low mein pasta. Stir fried in low sodium soy sauce and extra virgin olive oil. This type of vegetarian dish is loaded with everything that the body needs with a lower amount of carbs before late evening, before going to bed a short while after.
For dinner one may be winding down, but for those who need a boost of energy for lunch before a workout that will benefit from added protein and carbs.
FOr lunch before a workout one might have a double-decker veggie burger with honey mustard, tomatoes, spinach, bean sprouts, jalapenos, avocado slices(4), pickles, and organic cheddar cheese served on whole grain wheat bun. Some baked sweet potatoes fries, a banana, and a small chocolate soy protein powder shake. Blending the banana in the shake will give it a very nice texture. This meal has carbs, protein, good fats, potassium and the right vitamins and minerals to help you get the most out of your workout without running out of gas too early.
A good veggie diet if you are creative can have you losing weight, feeling great and still enjoying food to the utmost if not better than before. You should never compromise with your health with any poor diet and this type of eating will prevent that, and if we don't have to compromise taste....even better!

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