Apparently Indian food- curry and naan are not soo good for you even though they are vegetarian... bummer! yesterday I scored mostly A's and B's today C's and D's...WOW!
Isn't it sad!!! We have the most amazing indian restaurant right down the street and they have some delicious vegetarian options. Unfortunately, most of them are heavy in cream. I save it for the occasionally "cheat" meal. I would eat it everyday if I could get away with it.
Yeah vegan stuff can be really high in calories too. I think it's the oil, coconut milk, alternative milks and meats ect. Some times it's less caloric just to eat the meat option. A fat vegan or fat vegetarian seems like an oxymoron some how, but I get it now.
It's the garbanzo beans! I made a vegetarian curry the other day for dinner and although there wasn't anything "bad" in it, chopped carrot, chopped tomato, onion, garlic, garbanzo beans and a mess of spices, it weighs in at about 780 calories a serving. Chick pea flour is used a lot in Indian food, not to mention the beans themselves. Look them up sometime...I was shocked to say the least. Also, a lot of Indian recipes use ghee, a clarified butter. I love Indian food and make it all the time but I've had to make some healthier substitutions to keep it reasonable calorie-wise.
Karen
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