I am a vegetarian who is lactose intolerant, which limits my consumption of dairy products.?

Question

I was diagnosed this week with high cholesterol. Have never had a problem till now. My job is very stressful and involves a lot of travel which is when my diet changes. What I have listed above is my diet when I am home. I am also overweight, has been all my life. I used to do karate but had to stop due to injuries, which is when the weight really started building. I am planning to get more active but long hours at work leave me with little energy. The doctor recommended an 1800 cal diet, can you help me come up with one especially in light of the vegetarian and lactose intolerant factors. I do eat eggs occasionally, in case it helps.

Answer 1

Before I respond to this question ..I want to understand BEEBS..she has cow who "gladly "gives milk....cows only produce milk when they are pregnant for their young (or just had a calf)...does she have a pregnant cow that she is milking who is ecstatic about it ?...geez........well ok back to the question ... You do not need dairy to be strong and have good bones ..you need calcium (with magnesium in order to absorb it)..One of the highest calicium foods in broccolli but also carrots ,radishes , almonds and others.. ....next since you are overweight you are probably snacking on too may potato chips /candy/cookies etc..yes? so first you need to slooooowly change that ..begin to eat negative calorie foods that burn calories instead of add calories..eat all the apples...mangos...pineapple ...you want ..try to snack on a little healthier snacks but do not deprive yourself if you really crave it because then you will eat everything else and still eat the junk..so just cut down and try to eat small amounts every 3 hours..be concious of your choices.... In addition cutting out the dairy will lower your cholesterol and many calories (also great if you have alergies since dairy produces mucus and clogs peole up )I am vegan for 25 years ...and just had my blood work completed for the year ..all my levels are great ..no deficienes and my bone density even though I take in no dairy at all was perfect.........last ..too much fat actually prevents the absorbtion of calicium in the body so listen to your body..cut out the dairy ..you will feel better and lose weight..goodluck..you can email me if I can help with any questions..

Answer 2

why do u copy word to word questions?

From: Seema
Question: I am a vegetarian who is lactose intolerant, which limits my consumption of dairy products. I was diagnosed this week with high cholesterol. Have never had a problem till now. My job is very stressful and involves a lot of travel which is when my diet changes. What I have listed above is my diet when I am home. I am also overweight, has been all my life. I used to do karate but had to stop due to injuries, which is when the weight really started building. I am planning to get more active but long hours at work leave me with little energy. The doctor recommended an 1800 cal diet, can you help me come up with one especially in light of the vegetarian and lactose intolerant factors. I do eat eggs occasionally, in case it helps.

Ans: An 1800 kcal vegetarian lactose free diet will comprise of wheat bread 3 slice, jam, fruit 1, rice 11/2 cup, chapathi 4, dhal 1 cup, sprouts 1 cup, vegetables 2 1/2 cups, fruit juice 2 glass, salad good helping. Egg white can be taken if needed.

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Answer 3

Hi. Here is a cool website with a lot of healthy vegan recipes so you don't have to worry about dairy.
http://fatfreevegan.com

For everything you eat, find a slightly healthier choice. I like bocca chick patties, but the burgers have 100 fewer calories. I like veganaise, but barbecue sauce also has about 100 fewer calories... make little choices like that throughout the day. Make fruit smoothies in a blender using light, vanilla soymilk or rice milk. They are oddly quite good for snack cravings.

Also, as per advice from one of the members here I have been taking Alive! Whole Food Multi-Vitamin. It has really helped me gain back energy in an ucky Ohio winter where I haven't seen the sun in months. I assume driving and working all the time, maybe you could use it too.

And lastly, you should make sure you are getting all your veggies. It can be hard, but I got a $50 Juiceman Jr., and now I can have many servings of veggies in one little glass.

When you feel like you need a snack, eat cereal with light soy milk. It is better for you than most other snacks. Maybe you can keep a cooler in the back of your car and fill it with healthy things to eat when you are on the go.

Find exercises you can do that are less stressful on whatever injuries you have. When I need to do some exercise, I have a Walk Away the Pounds video. It is set up for a 1, 2 or 3 mile power walk. The 1 mile only takes 10-15 minutes.
:)
Good luck.

p.s. Try your best not to eat for 2 hours before you go to bed... that makes a big difference.

Answer 4

Vegans have much lower cholesterol levels than meat eaters, and heart disease is uncommon among vegans. The reasons are not hard to find. Vegans meals are typically low in saturated fat and usually contain little or no cholesterol. Since cholesterol is found only in animal products such as meat, dairy, and eggs, vegans consume a cholesterol-free diet. The type of protein in a vegan diet may be another important advantage. Many studies show that replacing animal protein with plant protein lowers blood cholesterol levels-even if the amount and type of fat in the diet stays the same. Those studies show that a low-fat, vegan diet has a clear advantage over other diets.
So going vegan, given your lactose intolerance as well, will solve two of your problems in one go.
Eating a balanced meal low in fat with lots of vegetables makes it easy to stick to a 1800 cal/diet, and there are many options available for vegans even when you are away from home.

For some inspiration take a look at :
http://vegweb.com/index.php?action=recipes

Good luck! :)

Answer 5

An 1800 kcal vegetarian lactose free diet will comprise of wheat bread 3 slice, jam, fruit 1, rice 11/2 cup, chapathi 4, dhal 1 cup, sprouts 1 cup, vegetables 2 1/2 cups, fruit juice 2 glass, salad good helping. Egg white can be taken if needed.

Answer 6

First of all you will have to change your lifestyle for any diet to be effective. You will have to cut down on your touring to the bare minimum.
Soya Bean and its' products will form a major part of your diet keeping the above 2 things in mind.
Since there will be an excess of omega 6 in your diet, you will have to supplement your diet with omega 3 rich substances like flax seed oil, flax seed powder and walnuts or some proprietary capsules containing Omega 3 oils.

Answer 7

first of all, all mammals, inclusive of human beings, are lactose illiberal after the mum's milk feeding point. some human beings proceed to eat the milk of different animals and for this reason this keeps to stimulate the production of enzymes that help to break down the lactate. as quickly as you end or cut back your milk intake, your tiers of enzyme production will do down as nicely, yet will on no account come back up back. as quickly as you end taking in milk, you may on no account pass back back -- it somewhat is termed "lactose intolerance" by employing those that opt to fool you into thinking which you have some form of concern, yet you do no longer, that's thoroughly organic. So, ok, you do no longer choose milk. Now what? nicely, you do no longer choose meat the two. human beings only are no longer designed for ingesting meat (i'm somewhat bored to death in re-explaining the small print of why, yet once you examine up on biology you will comprehend). What to eat? there is an entire international of nutrients obtainable. start up exploring, ingesting, experimenting -- the library if finished of books on nutrients, recipes, and so on, and the internet has much extra.

Answer 8

you need a life change
maybe a new job
(MONEY ISN'T EVERY THING)
Vacation or a leave of absents
say 90 days try to lose some pounds or maybe just the max of what ever family leave is
start dieting start a walking routine
and if you SMOKE STOP RIGHT NOW
because you are not going to do any one any good if you are dead.
you really need to go and see a nutritionist not the yahoo people

Answer 9

I too, am highly lactose intolerant, to the degree of being hospitalized many times before figuring it out. A friend suggested raw milk, and I was highly skeptical, but she pointed out that raw milk contains all of the enzymes needed to digest itself. I was so skeptical, but eager to try it, that I actually drank my first glass sitting in the parking lot of my hospital, expecting to have a reaction-I had none. I now consume fresh raw milk, cream, butter and homemade cheese. I invested in my own cow, Abigail, and she happily gives up her milk. You can get raw milk through local food co ops or at a local dairy. I am delighted to have dairy back in my vegetarian diet. Google rawmilk.com for more info, or you can email me. I hope this helps. Your other option would be rice milk, easily homemade using organic rice

Answer 10

Ask a qualified nutritionist here:
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