Re: What is a Vegetarian to Do..esp for lunch at work???
From: Becca (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 20 Jun 2001 20:50:31 -0500 (CDT)
I also recommend soy deli. Some have pretty high carbs, but Yves and
Smartlife are both pretty low. Yves veggie salami is SO GOOD. I eat it
on rye with ketchup and mustard, with sliced veggies and a cup of milk
for dessert at work. It is YUMMY!
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Becca
At Sun, 17 Jun 2001, Roxanne wrote:
>
>At Sat, 16 Jun 2001, Katie wrote:
>>
>>I am so frustrated trying to low carb. The not eating sugar is not as
>>hard as I thought it would be, but the low carbing is hard. I dont eat
>>meat and I work alot of hours so I am too tired and busy to cook. Making
>>tofu to take to work is not appealing. Does anyone have any lunch ideas
>>that would be easy to throw together and that dont include eggs, meat or
>>poultry?
>
>The low carb thing as I experience it really should only have to do with
>bread, cereal and pasta carbs...You can cut romaine lettuce or any veges
>like that up with avocado and sunflower seeds and I even use croutons (a
>little only) and real ranch dressing...it is possible to use vege carbs
>freely because they are full of fiber and good things for the body in
>the way they metabolize...much better than the flour thing. Soy spicy
>hot dogs have nineteen grams of protein in one serving!!! hot mustard is
>good with these. I even eat Tofutti chocolate dessert
>occasionally...also soy with sugar...but I have just lost fifteen pounds
>eating like this and walking 3 to 5 times a week for two miles about 45
>minutes round trip. I also eat a sesame fruit and nut bar with 5 grams
>of fiber for a full meal...alot of fat I guess and some fruit sugar but
>IT IS WORKING...relaxing and listening to the body for being full
>signals stops me from continuing to eat...a sloooow process...but it is
>working...no meds. It takes awhile to implement...but once in awhile
>you get to have a goody...no deprivation...I think that is why we are
>all in such trouble in the first place...on and off eating. I hope my
>Non-diet is going to work for the long haul...I will write again later
>if I succeed with the whole regime...
>
>remember nuts and oh, like refried beans with no fat and jalepenos with
>a hot salsa is a real full meal too...with the soy you got your
>proteins...
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