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mommylove · 12-31-2009, 02:07 PM

There was a post a week or so ago on another thread where the poster commented on the growing waistline of her DH. She attributed it to the fact that (due to budgetary constraints) all his meals contained rice. Or potatoes. Or pasta.

Um, I've been a (lacto-ovo) vegetarian for 30 years. All my meals contain these things. We're light on soy & heavy on legumes. But each dinner contains grains in some processed form or occasionally potatoes.

I know Mercola is anti-grain & I think other diets (like Paleo) are too. Am I too heavy on the carbs? Our typical dinners look something like this:

vegetarian lasagna
lentil enchilada
any soup/stew/chili & homemade bread or cornbread
polenta with veggie/bean topping
ravioli with veggie marinara
veggie pizza
any sandwich
burger
vegetarian pot pie
stir fry with rice
cheese & zucchini manicotti
burritos

See what I mean? I always assumed I was eating a balanced, typical vegetarian diet. Thoughts?

12-31-2009, 02:07 PM	#1
mommylove Rose Garden Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9,120	do your meals rely on carbs? There was a post a week or so ago on another thread where the poster commented on the growing waistline of her DH. She attributed it to the fact that (due to budgetary constraints) all his meals contained rice. Or potatoes. Or pasta. Um, I've been a (lacto-ovo) vegetarian for 30 years. All my meals contain these things. We're light on soy & heavy on legumes. But each dinner contains grains in some processed form or occasionally potatoes. I know Mercola is anti-grain & I think other diets (like Paleo) are too. Am I too heavy on the carbs? Our typical dinners look something like this: vegetarian lasagna lentil enchilada any soup/stew/chili & homemade bread or cornbread polenta with veggie/bean topping ravioli with veggie marinara veggie pizza any sandwich burger vegetarian pot pie stir fry with rice cheese & zucchini manicotti burritos See what I mean? I always assumed I was eating a balanced, typical vegetarian diet. Thoughts? __________________

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