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Monday 8 September 2008

What Does a Vegetarian Athlete Eat?

I am really enjoying my adventures into the land of vegetarianism and I have worked out what to eat and when to eat it. I thought I would share

Complex Carbs - 6 servings in 5 meals
1. 30 g oats
2. 30g cereal
3. 2 slices pumpkin seed bread (2 serves so I can have a sandwich at lunch)
4. 1/2 cup rice
5. 1/2 cup pasta

Protein - 6 serves in 6 meals
1. 1 scoop ladybird crunch
2. 1 scoop soy protein powder
3. 100g tofu
4. 1/2 cup beans
5. 1 egg or 2 egg whites
6. 30g nuts

Dairy - 2 serves in 2 meals
1. 1 cup soy milk
2. 1 cup soy yogurt

Fruit and Vegetables - 6 serves in 5 meals
1. 1 banana
2. 1/2 cup chopped apple
3. 1 cup veges
4. 1 cup veges
5. 2 cup veges

When you add it all up I hit 1950 calories, 45g fat, 125g protein, 260g carbs, 44g fibre and 900mg of calcium. Sounds pretty balanced and healthy to me, I get all the complementary amino acids in one day and I can mix the combinations around in all different ways. I love this way of eating!

9 comments:

  1. Glad you are feeling HAPPY about your food :-)

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  2. Anonymous11:53 am

    Have you tried Quinoa? I don't know if you can find that in your country but it is an extremely healthy grain because of its high protein and because it has all the amino acids. I see you are including dairy, Cottage cheese is another food that has important amino acids. If you don't like eating it you can put some in with your shakes. And I'm sure you know that spinach is an athletic vegetarians' best friend!

    I haven't eaten meat or poultry or fish for over ten years and I am very proud of my muscular body. Don't let anybody tell you it can't be done Katie!!

    CJ

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  3. If you're interested...lentils are a good source of protein-mixed with ginger and soy yogurt, tempeh is great in stir-fry, TVP (textured vegetable protein) works superb as a mince meat...meat patties, enchiladas, sphagehetti etc. I went vegetarian for a year a few years back and still do vegetarian meals about once a week.
    Cheers!

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  4. Almost forgot-mushrooms are a surprising source of protein too!

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  5. Wow - I would be scared to try vegetarianism..only because I am such a carnivore! Be great to see how you go though. Do you feel better for it?
    ..and to answer above, yes, we do get Quinoa over here...not so easy to find in the good ol' wollongong town though!

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  6. If you're happy, and you do sound so, keep eating this way Katie! Only you know what's best for you. Didn't I just hear that not long ago from you? Stay happy and have a great week. Hope you're still smashin' your body and getting FH.

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  7. If you're happy, and you do sound so, keep eating this way Katie! Only you know what's best for you. Didn't I just hear that not long ago from you? Stay happy and have a great week. Hope you're still smashin' your body and getting FH.

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  8. Was wondering if you new whether soy yoghurt was okay for people to eat instead of normal yoghurt due to a lactose intolerance?
    Deb

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  9. Totall off topic - have you ever ventured accidentally into:

    thinenough.blogspot.com instead?
    Whoa. That is scary.

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