Can you eat clean and be Vegetarian?

I recently had an enquiry from a lady who is Vegetarian and was struggling to eat foods that are not heavy, starchy and processed. It's a common complaint and one I've been thinking about for a while.

Here is my reply below. As always feel free to ask me any questions, I'm more than happy to respond!

Hi Ruth, Yes I totally agree lots of veggie food is heavy and starchy and often people think they are being healthy just by virtue of being vegetarian. But a life of pizza and pasta is not very healthy! Saying that other vegetarians are some of the healthiest people I know. Here are some ideas to still eat clean...without the meat!

- Bulk things up with seeds and nuts. Not too many just add them to each dish for extra fuel, nutrients and omega 3s. Walnuts are the best nut and Chia Seeds the best seed. See my post on them here. I add them to pretty much everything, my husband even has them on his ice-cream! Link here

- Try sweet potatoes instead of regular potatoes. Click here for a recipe for sweet potato wedges and here is a list of their benefits.

Or you could make this stew and substitute the sausage for more veggies Spicy Sweet Potato Stew.

-Try these other salad recipes to have in the fridge ready to bulk up meals:

Red Cabbage Salad
Brocolli Salad

Eat lots of fresh soups and eat them with some Clean oat bread. Both recipes here:

Clean Oat Bread
Superfood Healing Soup

Spinach Pesto to add flavour to plain meals Link here

Snacks:

Bruschetta

Omelette

- Some clean desserts:

Coconut and Mango Drizzle Cake

Carrot Cakes (also good at breakfast)

Avocado Mousse

When travelling Click here for eating clean while travelling tips

Breakfasts options:

French Toast

Granola

Good for the Gut Breakfast
Pancakes (2 types)

Hummus is also a great add to the diet. I am just perfecting a recipe for roasted red pepper hummus which will be on the blog soon!

Hope they help!

Any more questions just let me know!

Jean

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