| The Dukan diet is a high protein, low carbohydrate diet | | | | vegetarians, includes tofu in his list of permitted foods. |
| in four phases. The first phase of the Dukan diet, the | | | | Perhaps, through this diet, many meat eaters who |
| attack phase, consists of protein only. Nuts and beans, | | | | previously saw no reason to add tofu to their diet will |
| typical sources of protein for vegetarians, are not | | | | consider this food, popular worldwide, as a novel |
| allowed on the Dukan diet. How then can a vegetarian | | | | addition to their menus. |
| create a diet menu consisting solely of protein only | | | | Textured vegetable protein (TVP) is not mentioned in |
| meals? | | | | the book however, it is a high protein food with some |
| A pescetarian, commonly understood as a vegetarian | | | | but low carbohydrate. Quorn, a mycoprotein, like TVP |
| who eats fish, will not have too much trouble meeting | | | | is not mentioned in the book. However it is also a high |
| the demands of the Dukan diet. They can find enough | | | | protein food that is low in carbohydrate. This |
| protein in fish and shellfish. Meals made out of various | | | | vegetarian food is now available in many different |
| fillets of fish, smoked salmon, mussels, prawn, crab | | | | forms and varieties. Some have higher carbohydrate |
| meat, etc. will provide a plentiful supply of protein and | | | | contents than others, so vegetarians will need to shop |
| variety. Many fish eating vegetarians (pescetarians) | | | | carefully. |
| also eat animal products such as eggs and dairy. | | | | Skimmed milk, low fat cottage cheese, fromage frais, |
| Smoked salmon and cottage cheese, a meal enjoyed | | | | and quark are all mentioned and permitted on the diet. |
| by many meat eaters too, makes a perfect and | | | | Unlike vegans, vegetarians allow themselves these |
| delicious meal suitable for any phase of the Dukan diet. | | | | products as well as eggs (also permitted on the diet). |
| However, there are vegetarians (perhaps the majority) | | | | These foods can be used liberally although with some |
| that do not permit themselves fish. Vegetarians, after | | | | restriction on egg yolks and milk. |
| all, do not eat animal flesh and fish are animals! Is is | | | | The challenge for the vegetarian who wishes to follow |
| possible for these people to follow the diet as well as | | | | the Dukan diet will be to put together a viable meat |
| their consciences? | | | | free menu. While it may not be possible to reduce |
| Tofu, familiar to most vegetarians, is permitted on the | | | | carbohydrate to the, minimal, levels advised by Dr. |
| diet. Dr. Dukan, whose book is not aimed at | | | | Dukan, it should be possible to get close to that ideal. |