Becoming Vegetarian To Lose Weight

How to Gain Weight on a Vegetarian Diet:

*Eat a lot of junk food like chips, chocolate, soda.
*Eat a lot of take out like pizza , fries and high fat veggie burgers.
*Eat a lot of cheese and full fat dairy products.

In other words, just because a food does not contain meat, it does not mean it`s a low calorie, healthy vegetarian food that will help you lose weight.

How to Lose Weight on a Vegetarian Diet:

* Eat lots of vegetables
* Eat lots of plant based protein
* Drink fortified dairy free milk such as soy milk, almond milk, rice milk or hemp milk

The easiest way to lose weight as a new vegetarian is to follow a well planned out meal plan, at least for the first month. This way, you will experiment with new foods and familiar foods in different combinations, knowing that you are eating a healthy vegetarian diet that will guarantee that you will lose weight. It`s enough of a change to go vegetarian without worrying about if you are getting enough protein, the right carbs and all your vitamins! The best vegetarian meal plan for weight loss I have found is called: Easy Veggie Meal Plans. This diet takes the confusion out of vegetarian diets by providing low calorie vegetarian weight loss meal plans that guide you deliciously into losing weight and body fat fast.

Calories 385, Fat 12gr, Carbohydrates 44gr, Protein 21gr

*Seitan: also known as wheat meat or wheat gluten. It contains 31 grams of protein per 3 oz! It resembles meat in look and can be made to taste like all kinds of meats, fish and seafood. The texture varies if it is baked, boiled or reheated in the microwave.

1/4 cup Seitan
2 cups broccoli
¼ cup onion
½ cup brown rice cooked
2/3 cup snow peas
½ cup celery
1 cup bell pepper
1 tsp. Toasted sesame oil
1 tsp regular sesame oil
2 tsp. sesame seeds
Celtic/ Himalayan salt to taste
Garlic powder or fresh garlic to taste
Ginger- optional
Hot pepper- optional
Soy sauce

Sauté seitan, broccoli, bell peppers,
celery, snow peas and onion together in
a small amount of oil and water. Add
sesame oils, salt, ginger, hot pepper, soy
sauce and garlic to taste and sauté 2 mins.
Boil rice and salt in water until soft. Al
Dente style preferably (slightly chewy)