Ideas for 6 meal Vegetarian Diet

rakula
rakula Posts: 1 Member
edited September 28 in Food and Nutrition
I have started to be come a Vegetarian recently. I still eat eggs however. Most of the 6 meals a day ideas online contain meat. I was wondering if anyone knew of a good 6 meal Vegetarian Diet for losing weight?

Thanks.

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  • NuttyBrewnette
    NuttyBrewnette Posts: 417 Member
    bump.

    I don't, but I am interested in responses.
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  • CraftyGirl4
    CraftyGirl4 Posts: 571 Member
    I don't do six meals, but I do 3 meals and 2 snacks each day (if I can).

    Breakfast:

    Toasted whole grain waffles, fresh or frozen berries, almonds
    Scrambled eggs with veggies and cheese
    Breakfast shake (ingredients of your choosing)
    Breakfast sandwich (scrambled tofu or eggs, veggies, English muffin)

    Snacks:
    Hummus and veggies
    Pistchios/almonds and fruit
    Cheese and fruit
    Greek yogurt

    Lunch:
    Med. platter - hummus, veggies, crackers and olives
    Lentil chili and grain (or sometimes I do a sweet potato)
    Stuffed peppers and a salad
    Veggie pizza and a salad
    Cheese,veggie and fruit platter
    Tofu stir fry

    Dinner:
    Tofu or tempeh tacos
    Whole grain pasta and sauce
    Anything I would have also made for lunch... :)
  • TrainingWithTonya
    TrainingWithTonya Posts: 1,741 Member
    I had to design a vegan menu for a project a couple of semesters ago. Sorry, it is only 4 meals based on the way we were suppose to do the project. The calorie and other recommendations are to meet the needs of a 6' tall, 220 pound male, but I figured if I posted the whole thing you can see the calorie and nutrient information to see if any of it will work for you. I'm just going to copy and paste the Word portion of my project here. Sorry, I didn't apparently save the mypyramid.gov analysis of the menu on my computer to be able to copy that info here too.


    Menu
    Breakfast
    Oatmeal (Old fashioned oats, 1.5 cups) sweetened with Maple Syrup (2 tablespoons)
    Orange Juice fortified with calcium (1 cup)

    Lunch
    Salad containing the following:
    Romaine Lettuce—1 cup
    Spinach—1 cup
    Soybean Sprouts—1/2 cup
    Carrots—6 baby
    Tomatoes—10 grape
    Broccoli—1/2 cup flowerets
    Sunflower Seeds—1/4 cup without shells
    Salad Dressing containing the following:
    Canola, Soybean, & Sunflower Oil Mix—2 tablespoons
    Rice Wine Vinegar—1 tablespoons
    Dinner
    Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage containing the following:
    Cabbage—2 cups (approximately, Individual leaves are used for rolling around filling)
    Canola, Soybean, and Sunflower Oil Mix—1 tablespoon
    Red Bell Pepper—1/2 medium, chopped
    Green Bell Pepper—1/2 medium, chopped
    Onion—1/2 medium, chopped
    Rice Wine Vinegar—1 tablespoons
    Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce—1/2 tablespoon
    Kidney Beans—1/2 cup, cooked
    Water Chestnuts—1/2 cup, chopped
    Stewed Tomatoes—1 cup
    Quinoa—1 cup
    This recipe actually lists 4 times the amounts listed for the ingredients and is suppose to be 8 servings. Participant will eat two servings, so the ingredient amounts listed are just for his 2 servings.
    Dessert
    Autumn Fruit Compote containing the following:
    Apple—1 medium
    Orange—1/2 medium
    Lemon—1/2 medium
    Dried Mixed Fruit—1/2 cup
    Fig—1/2 medium
    Stevia—1 tablespoon (This item is not listed in the Food Guide Pyramid site, but is a 0 calorie sweetener.)
    Cinnamon Stick—1 (This item is not listed in the Food Guide Pyramid site, but is a 0 calorie spice.)
    This recipe actually lists 4 times the amounts of the ingredients listed here. The amounts listed here are for one serving, which is what the person would consume.

    Calculations
    Percentage of Calorie Recommendation Consumed
    (2719 / 2764) x 100 = 98.4%
    Percentage of Calories Consumed from Carbohydrates
    443 g x 4 = 1772 Calories from carbohydrates
    (1772 / 2719) x 100 = 65.2% from carbohydrates
    Percentage of Calories Consumed from Protein
    80 g x 4 = 320 Calories from protein
    (320 / 2719) x 100 = 11.8% from protein
    Percentage of Calories Consumed from Fat
    84.9 g x 9 = 764.1 Calories from fat
    (764.1 / 2719) x 100 = 28.1% from fat
    Percentage of Recommended Grams of Fiber
    (68 g / 38 g) x 100 = 178.9% of Fiber recommendation consumed
    Percentage of Recommended Milligrams of Calcium
    (928.5 mg / 1000 mg) x 100 = 92.9%
    Acceptable Consumption of Milligrams of Sodium
    Sodium Range = 1500 mg to 2300 mg
    Consumption was 2048 mg, which is inside that range
    Percentage of Recommended Milligrams of Iron
    (35.6 mg / 8 mg) x 100 = 445%
    While this seems excessively high, it is still under the Upper Limit range of 40-45 mg / day listed in our book.
  • akshaya
    akshaya Posts: 4 Member
    I dont know if anyone here is into Indian Food but they have a lot of vegetarian variety that are simple, healthy and delicious. Please visit www.tarladalal.com or buy her book online from Amazon. Most of her recipes are vegetarian that uses various fruits & vegetables to make things interesting.
  • Zombielicious
    Zombielicious Posts: 246 Member
    I dont know if anyone here is into Indian Food but they have a lot of vegetarian variety that are simple, healthy and delicious. Please visit www.tarladalal.com or buy her book online from Amazon. Most of her recipes are vegetarian that uses various fruits & vegetables to make things interesting.

    I LOVE Indian food!! Thank you!!
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