Vegetarian Diet

The Scarsale Vegetarian Diet, though effective, is not as fast a way to lose weight than following the traditional SMD and substituting any meat, poultry, fish, seafood, egg or cheese for the following veggie products:

Soybeans, Tofu (Best Choices),
Soy Protein Powder
Textured Soy Protein (T.S.P.) or Textured Vegetable Protein (T.V.P) Chunks
"Fake Meats" (can be extremely high in fat and sodium - check your labels)
Boca Burgers, Gimme Lean, TuNO, Veggie/Vegan Singles cheese, Veggie Cream Cheese, Yves 'cold cuts', Gardenburger, Quorn, Veat, Tofurkey, Gardein, etc.


THE SCARSDALE VEGETARIAN DIET

Observe the basic Scarsdale Diets Basic Rules as they apply to you.

Recipes for dishes marked with an asterisk* appear on the recipe link on the bottom of this page.

VEGETABLES NOT PERMITTED on the SCARSDALE VEGETARIAN DIET
Avocados,
Dry Beans (baked beans, lentilsm dry white beans, red kidney beans, lima beans, chick peas, black-eyed peas, etc; except soybeans, which are permitted in the Vegetarian diet),
Sweet potatoes/Yams

SUBSTITUTE MEALS PERMITTED
Any day, for lunch or dinner, you may substitute for menus in this chapter a hot or cold vegetable plate, any vegetable you like-except for those not permitted, mentioned in the opening of this chapter.
Accompany vegetables with one baked potato sprinkled with salt and chives, if desired.
Or, 1/2 cup boiled rice may be substituted for potato.
Or, 1 slice protein bread, toasted with no-sugar jam or jelly, if desired
Or, you may have 4 oz. cooked soybeans instead (1 ounce uncooked)
On salads, you may use lemon or vinegar or any of the Scarsdale Diet dressings.

BREAKFAST EVERY DAY:
1/2 grapefruit or other fruit in season
1 slice of protein bread, toasted, spread with no-sugar jam or jelly, if desired
Tea/coffee/herb tea (no sugar, cream or milk)

MONDAY

Lunch:
*Watercress (or broccoli) soup
Baked potato with low-fat cottage cheese & chives
OR
1 oz. uncooked/ 4 oz. cooked soybeans
6 halves of walnuts or pecans
*Baked Apple Oscar
Tea/coffee/herb tea

Dinner:
2 slices cheese of your choice on lettuce
*Ratatouille
Artichoke hearts (no oil), cucumbers, radishes
1 slice protein bread, toasted
Canteloupe or watermelon or sliced orange
Tea/coffee/herb tea

TUESDAY

Lunch:
Fruit Salad -as much as you wantany kind of fruit with lettuce, celery
1 slice of protein bread, toasted spread with no-sugar jam or jelly, i desired
Tea/coffee/herb tea

Dinner:
*Apple-Nut Acron Squash
Hot or Cold Vegetables, cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes, all you want
4 olives
Tea/coffee/herb tea

WEDNESDAY

Lunch:
*Stuffed Tomato
Broiled mushrooms, zucchini and carrots
1 slice of protein bread toasted
Tea/coffee/herb tea

Dinner:
*Asparagus (or cauliflower, or broccoli) Au Gratin
*Hawaiian Fruit-Nut Squash
Green salad and tomatoes
1 slice protein bread, toasted
Tea/coffee/herb tea

THURSDAY

Lunch:
Low-fat cottage cheese with sliced scallions, radishes, cucumbers
Olives
1 slice of protein bread toasted
OR
1oz uncooked/4oz cooked soybeans
Apple
Tea/coffee/herb tea

Dinner:
*Scarsdale Eggplant Parmesan
Green salad with choice of Scarsdale Diet low-calorie dressings
Fresh fruit cup with squeeze of lemon or lime, minced mint leaves
Tea/coffee/herb tea

FRIDAY

Lunch:
Assorted cheese slices
Spinach
1 slice protein bread, toasted
Peach or pear
Tea/coffee/herb tea

Dinner:
Onion bouillion, with
*Protein croutons
*Stewed vegetables
No-sugar applesauce with 6 walnuts orpecans
Tea/coffee/herb tea

SATURDAY

Lunch:
Fruit salad, any kind, as much as you want, with low-fat pot cheese or cottage cheese, on lettuce or other greens
1 slice of protein bread, toasted
Tea/coffee/herb tea

Dinner:
*Vegetable Cheese Casserole served with
1/2 cup no-sugar applesauce sprinkled with 1 tablespoon raisins
Sliced Tomatoand lettuce with vinegar and lemon dressing or *Scarsdale Diet dressing
Tea/coffee/herb tea

SUNDAY

Lunch:
*Stuffed tomato (with stuffing #3; no rice, no potato)
Boiled or mashed potato (no butter) with 1 tablespoon low-fat sour cream and chives
OR
1 oz uncooked/ 4 oz cooked soybeans
Stewed fruit; use sugar substitute if desired
Tea/coffee/herb tea

Dinner:
*Chow mein on rice
Salad of lettuce, sliced tomatoes
Sliced pineapple or pineapple chunks ( if canned, packed in its own juice or water- not sugar sweetened syrup)
Tea/coffee/herb tea

SCARSDALE MEDICAL DIET- SUBSTITUTE LUNCH
for any lunch, any day, on the Scarsdale Vegetarian Diet.
1/2 cup low-fatpot cheese or cottage cheese
Sliced fruit, all you want
One tablespoon of low-fat sour cream topping or mixed with the fruit
6 halves of walnuts or pecans, chopped and mixed with or sprinkled over the fruit
Coffee/tea/no-sugar diet soda of any flavor

REPEAT THE DAILY MENUS for your second week on the Scarsdale Vegetarian Diet

AFTER YOUR TWO WEEKS on the Scarsdale Vegetarian Diet, if you still want to lose more pounds to get down to your desired weightm go on two weeks of Keep-Trim Eating, adapting to your regulations. Following that period, return to two more weeks on the vegetarian diet.



SCARSDALE VEGETARIAN DIET RECIPES