Vegetarian low-carb
Thanks for your reply, Doreen.
You asked why I decided to become a vegetarian, and here it is. Since I was in high school and was hearing and reading about mad cow disease and different diseases that animals carry, and also finding out the way they are raised and what they are fed, especially all the hormones and antibiotics that chickens are fed, really scared me. I did not lose weight because of becoming a vegetarian, but because I am no longer mixing meats with carbs, I don't get heartburn, and because I eat quite a variety of vegetables, fruits and pulses, I feel quite healthy.
To help you understand my situation, here is what I do eat: lots of different vegetables, fruit (I try to eat fruit only in the morning, on an empty stomach), tofu, bean curd, rice, couscous, millet, barley, lentils, lots of different kinds of beans, potatoes, eggs, cheese, butter, yoghurt (plain, no sugar added), fish, whole wheat bread (if I ever do eat bread). . . I think that's the general idea.
What kinds of things would I have to cut out of my diet from this list?
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