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Our Asda has prepackaged indian snacks with the ingredients listed and the onion bhajis, samosas, tomato packoras and potato cake things are all vegan - I find the last two a bit hot for my liking.
However I was very angry in Tesco as I asked at the delicatessen about their onion bhajis etc and whether they were vegan and the man behind the counter gave me this look and said he didn't know. I persevered and asked if he had an ingredients list and he said no. He asked the other staff who said - they've got pastry on so they won't be vegan. Hubby pointed out that not all pastry has animal products in. The man just said he didn't know and that a vegetables a vegetable innit?!
We approached customer services who said they do not have a list of ingredients and they gave us head offices number.
Head office basically said that they get their food from various suppliers who use different ingredients and all the onion bhajis for example get put out on display from one supplier but then as it gets low others are added from another supplier and no-one knows which are from who and so they can't tell us the ingredients!
I was so cross. Why can't they ask all the suppliers to make them to the same recipe?
Monday x
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That's awful! I thought they had to have ingredients lists for everything these days - obviously not though. And as for the person behind the counter, people can be so rude! :mad:
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as regards a pot of portable hummous it isnt all that of a mad idea!whenever i have been to asda or whatever i buy carrot sticks n a dip n eat them on the way home(if im gettin a lift obviously i would look silly walkin down the st with them!)i buy seeded vegan friendly bread aswell n eat that.the free from range at asda is pretty good although iam not sokeen on their mayonnaise alternative though-try it n let me know what u think!
asda make me laugh tho.apart from all the usual 'issues' ihave with supermarkets, theres the magazine they have...it cracks me up as on one page it ll have articles praising itself for healthy eating and fruit/veg etc, n on the next advertising its products full of cholestral/sugar/fat...alot of it aimed at kids.
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i had a weird dream about hummous soup lastnight!
i dont even think that would be nice!
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lozza
i had a weird dream about hummous soup lastnight!
i dont even think that would be nice!
I nearly made that once, when I forgot to cook the chick peas first when making hummous. I had this BIG pot of hummous, but it was innedible so I thought I'd try and cook it as it was.
:mad: had to sling it in the end.. what a twit.
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Hummus and carrot sticks
Pot of ready made salad
Fruit
Nuts
Seeds
Dates
Fruit smoothie
Olives
To name but a few
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I take packed lunch (geordies aka this as "bait box) with me if I am going to be out over the time I would normally be hungry. Sandwiches, lots of fruit, nuts, leftover rice or pasta salad. Avocado is nice too if you cut it in half before you go out and take a teaspoon with you to eat it with. I keep fruit n nut bars etc in my bag for when I am stuck without warning. It is also a lot cheaper than trying to buy ready made vegan snacks or lunches.
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Lentil
What on earth does eveyone else do in these situations???
I've noticed that that doesn't happen to me much any more. After finding myself nearly fainting with hunger on more than a few occasions in the past I seem to have subconsciously learnt to plan when to go out. I have also learnt not to go to friends' houses without eating something first :(
If I do find myself stuck without food then I buy one of those small bottles of orange juice, a banana and a bag of crisps.
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Monday
I was so cross. Why can't they ask all the suppliers to make them to the same recipe?
Why don't they just use the same supplier!? Then they could label things and train their staff properly. :confused: It's annoying when they have no idea what they're selling! It's supposed to be their job.
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im terrible for when i go shopping tho especially when i have gone with bobillydylan.i pack, and make sure all my easy edible stuff is in one bag, i sit in the front of the car with it, and eat my carrot sticks, hummous..avacado..olives..bread crusts....they sell vegan yogurt at asda aswel thats a good choice?!
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Avocado is nice too if you cut it in half before you go out and take a teaspoon with you to eat it with. .
hehe..that just reminds me of how, when i go to the cinema, i always take a yoghurt in with me and a spoon. people think i am mad, taking a yog & spoon out of my bag & just sitting there, eating it!
hehe!
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Cumin
I nearly made that once, when I forgot to cook the chick peas first when making hummous. I had this BIG pot of hummous, but it was innedible so I thought I'd try and cook it as it was.
:mad: had to sling it in the end.. what a twit.
lol id ve thought that d ve somehow worked!
ppl laugh at me when i eat carrot sticks at work.
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What is your nighttime snack of choice?
Mine is toasted fresh granary bread with soya marge :)
Off to get some
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I like peanut butter and jelly on whole wheat toast with chamomile tea. My jelly choices are usually blackberry or orange marmalade. Seriously, if you haven't tried PB+J on toast, you must! It's sooo good!
Cheers,
rant
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Something very fast, easy, and sweet. So usually some dates with macadamia nut butter, some fresh fruit, or 1/2 a large chocolate bar :o. Usually the latter :D
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Everything and anything is fair game.
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It's always a cup of tea with something sweet, a cookie, donut, cake, muffin, bowl of ice cream, chocolate....I'm not too picky.
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Popcorn!!!!! Yep...popcorn...maybe with an apple or some other piece of fruit.....yeah...now I want some tooooo.....:p
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noodle soup, toast, hot chocolate soymilk... tea.:D
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Today for a night time snack, I indulged in two glasses of chocolate soy milk and 3 date-seasme cookie things.
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i like starchy salty things.
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Yuck, Tabitha :D
Chocolate rice cakes and a cup of tea :)
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Me and the cat LOVE Marmite. We give each other marmite kisses afterwards:p
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Cereal, sigh, always the cereal
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*shudder* I had a marmite kiss once. Wasn't pleasant.
Good point cloudy, I'm a late night cereal eater too. Muesli - mmmm. And a serial late-night eater for that matter.
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I usually eat dried fruit or an apple but the other night i was eating ice cream at 11.30pm :o I try not to eat late at night because it upsets my tummy but i do get hungry around 9.30pm when i get back from work and find it hard to not raid the cupboard
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last nights was a soy hot chocolate & two doves farm fruit biscuits :o but it was yuuuuuum :D
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never fruit or healthy stuff - crisps, cake, biscuits, choccie, cereal etc with earl grey tea.
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i never eat late at night - just don't get the urge. not even when i'm drunk ;)
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Gorilla
i never eat late at night
the thing is, gorilla, we probably have quite different ideas of what constitutes 'late night'. :D
im muuuuuuuuch older than you and have never really gone to bed that late so for me, the night time tea and snack is anything from 8.30-9.15pm.
sad huh??:o
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I usually don't take anything after 6.00 PM. It is not good to have anything late night. It will only cause digestive problems, accumulation of fat and uneasiness. A small portion of fruits can be taken if you feel too hungry.
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Kiran
It will only cause digestive problems, accumulation of fat and uneasiness. .
Oh dear, that's me then! I'm not eating dinner until about 8pm at the moment. Not much time to fit in snacks later, but I manage sometimes! I'm a good grazer!:)
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wholemeal toast with homemade roasted red pepper houmous! :D
or sometimes just raisins or tinned fruit.
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i always seem to lose track of time and then suddenly its nine pm and i haven't eaten dinner yet! then i eat... ;)
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cedarblue
the thing is, gorilla, we probably have quite different ideas of what constitutes 'late night'. :D
im muuuuuuuuch older than you and have never really gone to bed that late so for me, the night time tea and snack is anything from 8.30-9.15pm.
sad huh??:o
well maybe i should've said i never snack after dinner, which i usually eat between about 6:00-7:30. after that i'm done for the day. i thought the question was referring to what we like to eat in the evening/night-time that isn't dinner.
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Re: What is your nighttime snack of choice?
I try not to eat anything sweet at night, cause it'll keep me up, and even though i love to snack on carrots and pretzels, I tend to stay away for them too, late, because the crunch will wake me up, too. Yes, I'm a very sensitive sleeper, hee hee.
What I do like to snack on at night is some beans with homemade italian dressing on it, very yummy, very comforting.
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last nights was a soy hot chocolate & two doves farm fruit biscuits :o but it was yuuuuuum :D
Hey, that's exactly what I had last night :D
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Oohh a cyber snack twin lol
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i wish i never got the urge but i do!3days per week i work until 9pm..my work break is at 5pm and i hate eating then:(im never that hungry..plus i hate eatin in public.so i usualy eat when i get home.if i didnt..i would find it harder to wind down i feel.usually soup or veggies.
if i have already eaten n just want to snack i stil eat veggies, hot chocolate made with soy milk, or soup:)
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