i want to go on the atkins and being a vegetarian....i dont know what to eat for breakfast . i can have salads for lunch and dinner. but what is a veggie breakfast if i cant have fruits or oatmeal ? any recipes or ideas ?
2007-09-20 19:12:16 · 7 answers · asked by twinkletoes 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Wow.....
First of all, Atkins isn't healthy for anyone except as a last choice for those extemely overweight....
Vegetarians CANNOT be healthy on it at all. In fact, "diets" as we think of them in general are not good for you, because you are simply starving yourself.
If you want to switch to a reasonably lower calorie regimen/lifestyle, and increase your exercise, particularly aerobically, that would be much healthier, not to mention it would have more permanent results.
IF you feel the need to go onto a semi-traditional diet, though, and think you want to do the low carb thing, go for South Beach. It is much healthier than Atkins, and is actually ok for vegetarians to take up.
2007-09-20 19:22:32 · answer #1 · answered by emily_brown18 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I thought atkins was a high protein diet? Most atkins dieters get way too much protein...not healthy. Salad for 2 meals is not enough food either.
Check out the vegetarian food pyramid and add 20-30 minutes of moderate exercise a day. Avoiding items like fruit and oatmeal is omitting foods that you should eat.
2007-09-21 01:12:13 · answer #2 · answered by KathyS 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
See if you can find Rose Elliot's "The Vegetarian Low-Carb Diet", (Piatkus Books Ltd., London)
She has quite a number of vegan options in it, like Scrambled Tofu for breakfast.
2007-09-21 02:19:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The forum I'm on has a section specifically for vegetarian low-carbers, I bet they'd have LOTS of great suggestions for you.
http://forums.lowcarber.org/forumdisplay.php?f=109
2007-09-21 03:41:12 · answer #4 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there's no vegetarian version of atkins. his whole diet is eating meat and vegetables. just be a vegetarian alone and you'll lose weight.
2007-09-21 02:47:01 · answer #5 · answered by Miss. Know It All 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you are looking to do lower carb, try South Beach instead. It's more vegetarian friendly.
2007-09-20 19:27:42 · answer #6 · answered by Dania C 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
atkins is so not vegetarian.
2007-09-21 07:20:46 · answer #7 · answered by dramatic p-dawg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋