Saturday, February 28, 2009

Low Carb Diet For Vegetarian

By Haiyan Lai-Heskin

If you are planning a low carb vegetarian diet you probably are stuck looking for recipe ideas.

The key to making this diet work is having enough protein in each meal so that you lose fat and not muscle. So to have a collection of your favourite foods at home that works out best for your low carb vegetarian recipes.

The best and most adaptive vegan food you can use is Tofu. You can do just about anything you want with this wonder product.

And Tofu is very high in protein, low in fat and has very few carbohydrates. Tofu is an absolutely perfect ingredient to build your diet around.

This ingredient is incredibly all-round and can be used in just about any vegetarian low carb recipes that you find. You first want to start simple with this ingredient and work you way up to proficiency with it. Whether it is Asian or Italian you can work Tofu in if you use it right.

Eggs are the another ingredient I found which is very flexible and usable in lot of vegetarian low carb recipes. They are wonderfully limber and capable of providing needed protein.

Protein is often overlooked in recipes, so it is especially important to make sure that you have the right amount of protein when on a vegetarian diet, as it is very easy to not have enough.

Another very good high protein food that you can use in your low carb diet for vegetarians is nuts. Peanuts, cashews, walnuts and even coconuts are all great choices to add flavour and protein to any meal.

Substitute coconut milk with cow?s milk for a lower fat and healthier drink in your low carb vegetarian diet. When cooked properly peanuts can make a wonderful sauce and cashews can spruce up even the blandest of meals.

Peppers are a great choice for explosive flavour and versatility. They provide a shot of flavour with very few calories. It is considered to be a very useful food for vegetarian low carb recipes.

There are hundreds of cookbooks with recipes that you can try, do not be afraid to experiment and mix and match foods. Remember to be as creative as you can, and just think of the health benefits! - 16004

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