Whether you're already vegetarian or simply trying to add more plant based foods into your diet, one of the main challenges can be to find good vegetarian sources of protein.
This problem is even more difficult if you are trying to lose weight. A high carb diet is much easier on a vegetarian diet, but trying to swap to a regime where you are eating protein at every meal makes meal planning much more difficult.
Nutritionist Jessica Cording writing in mindbodygreen has observed the problem in her own clients:
Sometimes it can be a challenge to work protein in consistently throughout the day. I find that many of my clients who complain of feeling hungry are falling a little short of their goal or having most of their protein at one meal rather than spreading it out throughout the day. This also comes up when someone is transitioning to a plant-based diet that involves less of the animal proteins they’re used to. read more at mindbodygreen.com
Most people know that eggs are a great source of protein. Cheese also contains a significant amounts of high quality proteins. Cottage cheese is particularly good if you're following a weight loss diet. If you find the texture of cottage cheese unpalatable, then ricotta is a great, and very versatile, alternative.
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Scientists have recently discovered that reheated pasta may be less fattening than freshly cooked pasta.
The more you record what you eat, the more weight you lose. That’s the finding of one of the largest and longest weight-loss trials ever performed. Researcher Jack Hollis explained “Those who kept daily food records lost twice as much weight as those who kept no records. It seems that the simple act of writing down what you eat encourages people to consume fewer calories.”