hi all.
due to busy life, i have no time cooking, and if possible, i dont want to eat outside..
due to some reasons, i am switching to full vegetarian now..

i have no rice cooker, and have no time to cook also, especially not convenient to cook in the office..
therefore, i am thinking to switch from rice to quaker instant oatmeal.

i will mix in hot water with this combination:
2 spoons of milo
2 spoons of omega milk
6 spoons of quaker instant oatmeal

for dishes, i will use boiled water to pour on to vegetable, tomato, carrot...
then directly eat these with oatmeal above as my lunch and dinner

in short, my lunch, dinner are quaker instant oatmeal (as combination above) + fresh vegetables (as how i prepare above)

is this possible? healthy?

This post has been edited by WoodStock: Nov 2 2009, 09:34 AM

You can't skip eating rice forever, right? If it's interval-days done, then it would be okie.

Regards, Joey

I agree with Joey , If it's interval-days done, then it would be okay. . But meal like this , will be less delicious. You might want to try it out for few week and see how it goes .

This post has been edited by genuinehuman: Nov 2 2009, 11:21 AM

It is possible to skip rice forever. Try to add more nuts, seed, soy for your protein source.

Where is your breakfast?

at least weekday i have to do this la..
weekend, more free, i could cook rice lol

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Added on November 2, 2009, 12:35 pmhave been taking this oatmeal as breakfast for past 2 years..
but for lunch and dinner, i add fresh vegetable lo..

This post has been edited by WoodStock: Nov 2 2009, 12:35 PM

u never feel boring for eating this same thing for so long?
or you always have a change in the ingredient?

oats is definitely much healthier than rice. rice contains only empty calories.

question is, will u be able to take oats as a complete replacement? i know i cant

yes, i can.. why not?

This post has been edited by cpteoh: Nov 2 2009, 02:30 PM

i didnt take rice as my primary food for 5 months now.. but sometimes 1 day in 2 weeks i eat rice ar.. but mostly vege,bread,chicks,oat

yup, i have no problem with that..

agreed. btw, you need meat too, else, there's not enuff charbs.

remove the milo cause it contain trans fat ? why turn to full vege ? how long have u been full vege ?

You're not helping.

Meat is not a main source of carbs, meat is a main source of PROTEIN.

TS wants to switch to full vegetarian, so learn to RESPECT the wish of TS.

Be abit more constructive by HELPING, not PROMOTING FALSE INFORMATION AND POSTING IRRELEVANT STUFF. There are many professional athletes who are vegetarians, some only eat fruits. So be quiet.

As for TS, if you feel that it's alright for you, then go ahead and do it. I'd just advice you to be extra alert and listen to your body during the 'transition time'. You know your body best, if you find yourself being too lethargic and not having energy, then perhaps you might need to do some modifications.

Also you might want to try adding in taufu.

This post has been edited by Desvaro: Nov 2 2009, 07:32 PM

who the heck r u again?

My mom has skip eating rice for dinner since like so many years ago. But that was because she wanted to go on a diet. She goes for more protein than carbs.

Wrong. Meat is a source of protein like what Desvaro said, not carbs.
And TS is switching to full vegetarian la, as bolded.

This post has been edited by munkeyflo: Nov 2 2009, 08:21 PM

YOU MAD? Funny how when you spread misinformation and someone calls you out on it, you got for a personal attack instead huh?

In fact, it's better and healthier to reduce carbohydrates at night. In many western countries, a lot of people don't even take carbohydrates past 7pm, and have an early dinner.

The carbs you eat for breakfast and lunch can be burned throughout the day, as you'll be active (walking, moving around etc). But carbohydrates you eat at night tend to be stored more as fat, because you're inactive at night.

ok I know who r u d.

GB.

if u can, then by all means go for it! oats is definitely much healthier. we usually recommend diabetic patients to replace rice with oats. i dun see any reason that u shouldn't go for oats.

thanks a lot all.
i learn a lot and it is very informative.
i have been vegetarian for 2 weeks, so far i feel ok, just sometime i would miss the KFC a lot..
i eat Tofu sometime when i pass by grocery store, but my daily main dishes are vegetable.
i did some jogging after back from working, working towards healthier lifestyle.

really appreciate all. it is very helpful.

sobz i miss kfc alot too.
unhealthy..

btw tofu is very very healthy and of coz its nice.
just had my dinner full of toufu just now.

by taking only oat, body will gain fat? by storing too many energy?