soy flakes instead of meat

by Anitha
(Bangaluru, India)

hi, could soy granules/chunks/flakes substitute meat/fish for a vegetarian on day 5&6. This is easily available in my city, whereas tofu and quorn are not. Also protein powder is not easily available. Is there any substitute for it in the protein shake recipes? I understood from one of your answers that eggs are allowed on day 5&6 as substitute, do you mean the whole egg or egg white?

Dear Anitha,
soy flakes usually contain sugar and fat. If you can get de-fatted soy flakes with extracted sugar you may use it as meat replacement. Otherwise I won't recommend it for the cabbage soup diet week.

Instead of soy milk shake you can have low fat milk!

If you really can't find any appropriate meat replacement then go for egg whites - not the whole egg!!!

All the best,
Gabriela