Low carb and vegetarian diet

suchiavala
suchiavala Posts: 1 Member
edited November 18 in Food and Nutrition
Hi, I am a vegetarian and trying to loose weight with low carb diet. Any food suggestions?

Thanks

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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    ummmmm if you are eating primarily vegetables they all contain carbs, so I don't know how this is even possible...
  • tdatsenko
    tdatsenko Posts: 155 Member
    Why do you think you need to go low carb?

    To answer your questions: Beans, Tofu, Avocados, Dairy. Can you eat eggs?
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    edited May 2015
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    ummmmm if you are eating primarily vegetables they all contain carbs, so I don't know how this is even possible...

    Chug olive oil?
  • tdatsenko
    tdatsenko Posts: 155 Member
    Also nuts
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    tdatsenko wrote: »
    Also nuts

    don't nuts have carbs?
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    tdatsenko wrote: »
    Also nuts
    tdatsenko wrote: »
    Why do you think you need to go low carb?

    To answer your questions: Beans, Tofu, Avocados, Dairy. Can you eat eggs?

    All those have a fair amount of carbs.
  • tdatsenko
    tdatsenko Posts: 155 Member
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    tdatsenko wrote: »
    Also nuts
    tdatsenko wrote: »
    Why do you think you need to go low carb?

    To answer your questions: Beans, Tofu, Avocados, Dairy. Can you eat eggs?

    All those have a fair amount of carbs.

    They do, but it's the best thing I can think of for a vegetarian. I was mostly trying to list foods that have something besides pure carbs.

    I honestly don't know of things that are completely carb free that aren't meat, fish, or dairy(Cottage Cheeze, Whey Protein, butter)

    I mostly want an answer to the low carb question.

  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    tdatsenko wrote: »
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    tdatsenko wrote: »
    Also nuts
    tdatsenko wrote: »
    Why do you think you need to go low carb?

    To answer your questions: Beans, Tofu, Avocados, Dairy. Can you eat eggs?

    All those have a fair amount of carbs.

    They do, but it's the best thing I can think of for a vegetarian. I was mostly trying to list foods that have something besides pure carbs.

    I honestly don't know of things that are completely carb free that aren't meat, fish, or dairy(Cottage Cheeze, Whey Protein, butter)

    I mostly want an answer to the low carb question.

    Agreed
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    The OP DID NOT say no carb, so saying that this and that contain carbs is redundant.

    Now, to actually be helpful, I tried vegetarian low carb for a bit when I thought I had an ulcer. I mainly ate veggie casserole dishes with cheeses, veggie soups like broccoli or kale, and for protein I ate tofu and tofurkey. If you're on reddit, go to the subreddit called vegetarianketo. They have loads of good recipes there to try. Good luck and don't let the naysayers get to you.
  • 365andstillalive
    365andstillalive Posts: 663 Member
    Does your diet have to be that restrictive?

    Being one or the other is totally do-able, being both vegetarian and low carb is an incredibly difficult and restrictive way to lose weight. If you're fine with that, all the more power to you, but there are certainly easier ways to drop the pounds.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Low carb leaves you with protein and fat. Find vegetarian options higher in protein and fat.

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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    ladymiseryali wrote: »
    The OP DID NOT say no carb, so saying that this and that contain carbs is redundant.

    Now, to actually be helpful, I tried vegetarian low carb for a bit when I thought I had an ulcer. I mainly ate veggie casserole dishes with cheeses, veggie soups like broccoli or kale, and for protein I ate tofu and tofurkey. If you're on reddit, go to the subreddit called vegetarianketo. They have loads of good recipes there to try. Good luck and don't let the naysayers get to you.

    no one is being a "naysayer"...we are just questioning how feasible it is to go "low carb" on a 100% vegetarian...

  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
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    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
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  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    ladymiseryali wrote: »
    The OP DID NOT say no carb, so saying that this and that contain carbs is redundant.

    Now, to actually be helpful, I tried vegetarian low carb for a bit when I thought I had an ulcer. I mainly ate veggie casserole dishes with cheeses, veggie soups like broccoli or kale, and for protein I ate tofu and tofurkey. If you're on reddit, go to the subreddit called vegetarianketo. They have loads of good recipes there to try. Good luck and don't let the naysayers get to you.

    no one is being a "naysayer"...we are just questioning how feasible it is to go "low carb" on a 100% vegetarian...

    I don't mind being called a naysayer on this one.

    It sounds like a ridiculous and miserable way to live. And I say this as someone who really enjoys his vegetables.
  • tdatsenko
    tdatsenko Posts: 155 Member
    edited May 2015
    ladymiseryali wrote: »
    The OP DID NOT say no carb, so saying that this and that contain carbs is redundant.

    Now, to actually be helpful, I tried vegetarian low carb for a bit when I thought I had an ulcer. I mainly ate veggie casserole dishes with cheeses, veggie soups like broccoli or kale, and for protein I ate tofu and tofurkey. If you're on reddit, go to the subreddit called vegetarianketo. They have loads of good recipes there to try. Good luck and don't let the naysayers get to you.

    Ok, but in a typical "low carb" diet, you get less than 25% of you caloric intake from carbs. While I agree that you can be a vegetarian and get less carbs(less than 50% of your intake), I don't think a low carb diet is sustainable since your calories would have to come mostly from dairy sources, tofu, or eggs if she can eat them.

    Unless she has a really good reason for needing to go low carb, her dietary venn diagram is much smaller than it really needs to be.
  • MakePeasNotWar
    MakePeasNotWar Posts: 1,329 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    tdatsenko wrote: »
    Also nuts

    don't nuts have carbs?

    They do, but not a lot and about half is usually fibre. The MFP entry for mixed nuts is 433 calories, with 12g of carbohydrate, 6 of which is fibre, so 6*4/433= 5.5% calories from carbs. Nuts are mostly fat.

    There really aren't any non-animal sources I can think of with zero carbs (except for protein isolate supplements, of course)

  • MakePeasNotWar
    MakePeasNotWar Posts: 1,329 Member
    I use trader Joe tempeh and it has 16 g of carbohydrate but 9 g or fibre, so only 7 g digestible carbs for a 240 calorie serving with 20 grams of carbs.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    OP - what is your target for grams of carbs per day? that might help better answer your question...
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    @tdatsenko , sweet-so-geek. Dietary venn diagram.
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    In this case, the sweet spot would be avocado. Daily.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Google "Eco Atkins" diet.
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  • Curtez
    Curtez Posts: 62 Member
    And how long have you been a vegetarian exactly?
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    edited May 2015
    suchiavala wrote: »
    Hi, I am a vegetarian and trying to loose weight with low carb diet. Any food suggestions?

    Thanks

    Define "low carb"? To me that means between 20 and 40 grams of carbs each day. On a plant-based diet that's going to be pretty tough. The poster above who is eating 80 grams per day on a vegetarian diet (including dairy) would disagree, especially since 80 grams is working for her. :smile:

    You may also need to define "vegetarian" since I've seen different variations either including or excluding dairy, etc.
  • kosho2010
    kosho2010 Posts: 4 Member
    I ate low carb high fat for 6 months as a vegetarian. I ended up eating meat, but I do think eating low carb high fat as a lacto-ovo vegetarian is possible and can be tasty and healthy. I like lots of different ethnic foods, so I ate thai curries with lower carb vegetables, saag paneer, paneer butter masala, eggplant curry with no potatoes, paneer capsicum. When I went for barbecues, I cooked halloumi cheese and lots of grilled veggies marinated in an oily dressing. I ate lots of salads with dressing. Chili with black soybeans (http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/lowcarb-black-soybeans.html) is also good. Breakfast was mostly eggs or smoothies with full-fat coconut milk and lower carb berries, like frozen raspberries. I also admit I ate lots of cheesecake made with sweetener. Oh, and "not potato" dishes made with cauliflower - "potato" salad, mashed "potatoes", etc. I make the occasional pizza - I like this crust http://eatfatlosefatblog.com/low-carb-holy-grail-almond-flour-pizza-crust/ with garlic butter, spinach, and goat cheese.

    Anyway, I suggest thinking of foods you eat now and foods that you like and googling the recipe name or description with "low carb". You might find that there are alternatives that you haven't thought of.

    Obviously, meat subs like tofurky sausages aren't carb-free like meat is, but if you read labels carefully, you can definitely find ones that fit into your plan.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,092 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
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    Even great sources of omega-3s generally have at most 1 or 2 grams of omega-3s per serving, which leaves a lot of grams of other stuff, and in most plant sources of omega-3s, a fair percentage of those other grams are going to carbs -- not the oils, of course. I like oils on things (salad, pasta, etc.) or to cook things, but I wouldn't want to build my meals around mostly oils.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    suchiavala wrote: »
    Hi, I am a vegetarian and trying to loose weight with low carb diet. Any food suggestions?

    Thanks

    You can lower your carbs by cutting out bread, cereal, pasta, rice, quiona.
    Get protein from beans, lentils, tofu, and nuts (almonds and macadamias are relatively low carb compared to other nuts. :)
    This will not be "low carb" in the traditional sense.
    Remember to eat fats and oils.
    Here is a vegetarian group:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/45-happy-herbivores
  • GoPerfectHealth
    GoPerfectHealth Posts: 254 Member
    Here is a resource for you. http://www.amazon.com/The-Vegetarian-Low-Carb-Diet-Vegetarians/dp/074992649X
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Why cut Quinoa? It is higher in protein and gluten free. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa
  • JPW1990
    JPW1990 Posts: 2,424 Member
    https://www.reddit.com/r/vegetarianketo
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