ATD: Can a Vegetarian Follow the Every-Other-Day Diet?

Question

Can you use the Every Other Day Diet if you are vegetarian. Does the diet require you to eat meat? Deb

Answer

Dear Deb,

Since I have not personally purchased the diet I am unfortunately not privy to all the details.
I would hope that if you were to contact the people who sell the diet they could tell you. Based on what I have seen, I doubt there is a vegetarian option, since other protein sources (like soy and beans) contain carbohydrates and the diet seems to limit these, focusing on how cavemen used to eat. Meanwhile, there are certainly a wealth of other diets you can safely enjoy as a vegetarian without compromising your lifestyle. I would first suggest you explore the food guide pyramid recommendations for a balanced and healthy way of eating without meat. Here is a link to their site http://www.mypyramid.gov/tips_resources/vegetarian_diets_print.html

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