I made the veggie quiche cups according to the recipe and felt thatthere was way too little egg to. They tasted good, but were basicallyjust a ball of spinach with onions - no really any egg to speak of.
Has anyone else tried these and had the same problem. I used eggbeaters in mine.
This phase is a maintenance phase and allows a wide range of foods. The choice depends on you, because when you reach this phase you have full information about nutrition and can enjoy the right types of foods.
Fruits (up to 3 servings a day) - ½ bananas, ½ cup canned fruit, ½ cup fruit juice, ½ cup pineapple, 2 tablespoons raisins, 1 cup watermelon.
Starches (up to 3-4 servings a day) - ½ refined wheat bagel, 1 slice refined wheat/white bread, ½ cup cornflakes, 1 ounce Matzo, ½ cup white flour pasta, 1 medium baked potatoe,½ cup instant potatoes etc.
For vegetarians a multi-vitamin and omega-3 are strongly recommended as well as calcium supplement (during Phase 1).
During this phase you can add carbs bit by bit:
Fruits - ¾ cup strawberries, 2 plums, 1 medium pear, 1 medium peach, 1 orange, ½ mangoe, 1 kiwi, 15 grapes, ½ grapefruit, 12 cherries etc.
Vegetables – yams, potatoes, corn, beets, carots.
Starches (increase from 1 starch meal a day to 2-3 total servings) - barley, quinoa, bulgur, bagel, bread, oat and bran, rye, whole-wheat etc.
Milk and dairy - 1-1½ cups daily.
During this phase meat substitutes are allowed together with other protein sources like:
Legumes - black beans, broad beans, butter beans, chickpeas etc.
Vegetables - artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, collard greens, cucumbers, eggplants etc.
Cheese (fat-free or low fat).
Milk - fat-free, ½ cup/a day, soy milk, yogurt.
Eggs – are not limited for healthy person.
Meat substitutes - bacon, simulated, black bean burger, chicken patties and nuggets, hot dogs etc.
Nuts - almonds, cashews, flax seeds, pecans, macadamia nuts, peanut butter, peanuts, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts.
Seeds - pine nuts, pumpkin, sesame, sunflower.
Fats – mayonnaise, canola and olive oil.
It isn’t hard to adjust the South Beach Diet for vegetarians. You can use beans, legumes and soy products instead of lean meats as they are good sources of protein. Fruits and whole grain foods are allowed in moderation in Phases 2 and 3. Low fat dairy products and eggs are accepted with more permissive vegetarian foods: beans, legumes and soy products.
Since I’ve been a veggie, soup has been my biggest problem. I lovesoup, but most veggie soup is either tasteless, tastes awful, or thetaste is mostly salt.
I’ve made my own veggie stock many times, tried many commercialproducts, but with a lot of disappointment. Molly Katzen from theoriginal Moosewood cookbooks gave me my first real break. She has arecipe for Dreamy White Beans in her Vegetable Heaven cookbook. Themain thing is to use of LOTS of garlic for the broth–I’m sureothers have learned this trick from other sources, but mine camefrom this book.
I have been on the SBD since May 2004 and have been a veggie(although not a vegan except for wishful thinking) for more than tenyears.
There are several recipes I have developed that really work for meon this eating plan. Its past time to share them, as I relied onrecipes from various internet lists when I first started. I thinkthe diet makes sense nutritionally and works for me, after almostgiving up the thought of losing weight.
Here goes–I probably won’t answer questions as I don’t log on everyday. I work as most do, and cook mostly on the weekend to make foodthat lasts all week to reheat at work in the microwave. One productmentioned throughout is Braggs Amino Acids. I often use thatinstead of salt for flavoring–but not in my Indian recipes. BraggsAmino Acids is an amazing product for flavoring and I resistedtrying it for years.
First, if you like Indian food, find a GREAT Indian sauce at anupscale grocery store that meets SBD guidelines. Mine are asfollows–Chef Sharikh’s mild curry sauce (also comes in med and hotdepending on your taste) and Patak’s Biryani Curry Paste, medium. Idon’t like the rest of Patak’s products–too sweet and thick. I mixa lot of the mild sauce with a small amount of the hotter paste.Here is a basic recipe for a wonderful Indian SBD entree that getsbetter as the week goes on.
I am interested in the Vegatarian SBD. I tried the regular one, but Icouldn’t handle all the “meat”! Do they have a written vegatarianversion out yet? I did feel pretty good on SBD and thought if I could finda “vegatarian” version of SBD I might do well with it. I’ve been on avegan diet in the past. Through food allergy testing ,I did find outI was allergic to “wheat bran” and sensitive to various grains. Evena little allergic to soy. I lost weight on the vegan diet, but I wasalso walking daily. The most negative thing I noticed on the vegandiet was that I had “no energy”. I did take “B 12″ sublingually, butstill felt exhausted especially around 11:00 am each day. One doctorthought it was too many carbs and fruits for breakfast.
This is my first post here, as I just happen to find this grouptonight while checking out the yahoo groups. I could use some ideasand support.
I’ve been a vegetarian for 10years. I waswondering on SB how much of the meat substitutes products are youallowed? Also are they allowed on Phase 1.
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