What do any vegetarian 5:2ers eat on a fast day?

[TenThousandSpoons]

Hi,
I'm thinking of doing the 5:2 diet and wondering what I would eat on a fast day. RL people I know seem to always have chicken/salmon and veg on their fast day.
Can anyone share a day's veggie fast menu? I'd probably want something for breakfast and lunch then no dinner.
TIA.

[Talkinpeace]

have a look at the recipes thread .....
lots of veggie and vegan ideas there (BreadandWine is vegan)
as a confirmed meatie, I tend to go veggie on fast days as then I can eat more!
Laska42s aubergine curry is a star turn

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

I haven't done 5:2 yet and am considering starting, but I imagine that veggie soups and curries might be good? I think that something with lots of spices/flavour would make you feel like you'd had something decent, even if it was low calorie.

Eg:
cauliflower roasted with cumin seeds and chilli flakes
salsa with veggie sticks
spiced lentil soup

[formicadinosaur]

I still think protein is important - so eggs? What about quinoa?

[TenThousandSpoons]

Thanks for the ideas. I've just found the recipes thread and will start taking some notes.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Ten - would you mind posting your notes onto this thread, if that's not too much work?

[Talkinpeace]

formica
your body copes just fine with a couple of low protein days per week

remus
pop over to the recipes thread - then all recipes are in one place

[Doitnow]

I'm not veggie but had a mushroom omelette and large salad for my meal this evening. I even had enough calories for some cheese - yummy!

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

I was hoping for just veggie ones and was cheekily hoping that somebody else would sift them out for me. :)

[wrigglebum]

I'm not a veggie but this was delicious. Or tofu stir fry, ramen with egg or tofu?

[Lizzabadger]

I eat nothing, or if I am desperate a few roasted veg. I make sure I drink lots and take vitamin and mineral tablets and I try to eat nutrient rich foods on nfds.

[IrisWildthyme]

I make a big batch of dahl - a massive serving is only about 120 cals, so I have it with about 150 cals worth of rice and some broccolli and carrots or other veg, and still have 100-150cals left over.

I quite often buy those pot-of-veg mini ready meals as many of them are only 250-300 calories, and add a quorn fillet and extra veg.

Or I make a bean loaf and freeze it in portions of about 120 cals, and serve it with veg and either a bit of rice or a mini jacket potato.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

That's really useful, Iris. Thank you.

[Kungfutea]

I do a lentil stew with mashed cauliflower rather than rice/potatoes. Works out at about 200 cals for a huge portion,

[TenThousandSpoons]

Yes, thanks Iris.
Remus, that's what I was hoping too!

OK,
Boiled egg 78 with slice of toast 64 for breakfast.
Innocent Thai curry veg pot is 314 calories.
Carrot sticks.
Then a yoghurt or some fruit.
Does that sound like a good fast day?

[Talkinpeace]

toast on a fast day is wasted empty carbs and calories tbh

and if you can, skip breakfast and have a bigger supper so you sleep well

[IrisWildthyme]

When I first started with fasting, I had a boiled egg with a low-cal crispcracker and carrot sticks for a late breakfast circa 11am, then went through till dinner. Now I've got use to low-cal days I'm able to go all the way to supper without anything except water - so while I still aim for about 350cals for supper, I can have the remainder for a late-snack just before bed - usually banana and/or other fruit.

I find it easier not to have any breakfast at all, so the digestion kind of stays asleep, rather than a light breakfast which can sometimes just remind you to be hungry and you're worse of than before you ate.

[Lizzabadger]

Cooked lentils are 230 cals a cup. Not that low.

[IrisWildthyme]

Yikes - I started typing a contradiction Lizza but have just realised having checked the packets that the calories per 100g on the packet is for cooked weight not dry weight. Eek I have been over-eating. Thank you!

I had been working with a figure of 105cals per 100g, but actually 100g dry weight has 318 cals so when I thought I was eating a serving of 120 cals it was actually 220 cals. Oops. Now I know better. Slightly hungrier fast days ahead.

[berri]

Are you on pinterest? If you search for 5:2 on there, there are loads of veggie options...best I've tried is a cauliflower curry and a roasted pepper quinoa dish.

[Lizzabadger]

But lentils are still really filling, tasty and good for you so a good choice for fast days in smallish portions.