hi
im new here =]
anyway for lunch i make smoked tofu burgers and then keep them in the fridge for a few days. deeeeeee-lish!!!! i also make tahina, aduki bean, nut burgers:D
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hi
im new here =]
anyway for lunch i make smoked tofu burgers and then keep them in the fridge for a few days. deeeeeee-lish!!!! i also make tahina, aduki bean, nut burgers:D
I eat homemade veggie soup with a bagel most days.
I have a new craze. i loveeeee to make these wraps out of all different flours. You use any flour (corn, millet, quinoa, brown rice, buckwheat etc) and then mix it with soya milk about a nice smooth mixture. in a pan add a bit of olive oil and make the wrap :) i then fill it with different beans like kidney beans, aduki beans , chickpeas, add some hummus and some olives, and salad and ta dah!!!! yum!!
Lately it's been either
-fruit and a Larabar
or
-soy yogurt and fruit
I'm a big eat-outer and I usually grab a veggie sub from Subway (Italian bread, obviously no cheese), bean burrito w/ no cheese from Taco Bell or some Pad Thai from Nothing but Noodles w/ no egg. If I cook something, it's usually just for me, and, since I'm lazy, I usually end up in the Taco Bell drive-thru around lunch time...lots of protein and fiber...yum :D
Yummy & fast:
Get a vegetable/tomato juice like V8 (try to find low sodium varieties! Tomato soup is often packed with salt!), measure out a cup, put it in a bowl and microwave.
I do this mainly to save cabinet space (too many cans + instant mixes wastes room) but also the veggy juices tend A)come in low sodium and B)have extra vitamins & antioxidants added in. Get a boost where ever you can. :)
I have thought about trying that. Unfortunately, most low sodium varieties use lemon juice or grape juice, which I'm allergic to. :(
Ok, today is one of those days I feel completly uninspired about what to cook...I just don't know what I fancy...anway, i was wondering if anybody had any suggestions, i've got some mushrooms, a couple of carrots, celery, spring onions, salady stuff(lettuce, tomato,cucumber)but not in a salady mood,tofu,pressed and fozen....and some dried seaweed I think is kombu but not sure cause on the paket it just says seaweed....(also got rice,pasta and bread)...I'm spoilt for choice!...but as I said..very uninspired...
Thanks for anyones ideas!
caitlin:confused:
I've just remembered, I also have tinned tomatoes, and some red and green peppers....and one more thing, I dont have lots of time so it's got to be something reasonably quick ...
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How about a risotto? Get some rice cooking and then chuck in your vegetables of choice. Quick, easy and delicious.
I often have this problem.I will be keeping this thread in mind! Lol
Yesterday was the same. I ended u pjust nibbling all day because nothing was takin my fancy for a meal!
I keep a list of everything that i've made and enjoyed, so whenever i'm short on inspiration i look at my list and i always find something to make.
thanks guys! yeah, i should right down meals when they turn out nice...I'm sandwich snacking at the mo but all recipes are welcome...:)
i always (almost) have wholemeal pitta breads in the freezer..then instead of it being a mere sandwich, after you've toasted and split it open you can pile on just about anything (i tend to use raw spinach as a base and generously lob anything else i fancy/whatever is kicking about and needs using up on top)..it becomes ...super sandwich!! :D
We are running low on cash as it's nearly pay day so we made potato cakes with onion, garlic and herbs, fried in a little olive oil with the remnants of some tomato relish and some mustard, they were lovely:)
ended up making really yummy tofu scramble with celery,mushrooms,onions and lots of garlic! was delicious....
for my lunches i usually take something with me- a favourite of mine is sesame seed ryvita and lemon hummus (goes so well), with peppers, raw carrot and cucumber and a smoothie. You can build ryvita castles- pile on as much veg as possible, sticking it togther with hummus! :p
Today I've had melon, grapes, orange, pineapple fruit bowl. :D Another thing I like to bring is pasta with various veggies in, mixed with (vegan) pesto- that's my friday treat!
being im at school mon-fri and I dont have an actual period to sit down at a table and eat lunch, I normally just have something portable like an apple or peanut butter sandwhich. I wish I had the time in my day to cook/eat some of the yummy foods you guys mentioned!
Hey,
If I eat one more salad for lunch I'm going to scream! Here's my issue,
I'm on a budget so I pack my lunch.
It has to travel well and be convenient, someone suggested veggie burgers to me but I can't make those at work. I can't really cook anything. Even heating up soup in our ancient microwave takes 10 min.
I pack my salad everyday and I wait to eat until I'm really hungry, but I still can't get it all down. I'm just so over salads. I've tried all types of dressings and variations.
:(
Cold pasta is nice. Vary what you have with it - pesto, tomato-based, herby etc. Sandwiches obviously. I'm sure there's already a thread about this
Sandwich with LightLife deli meat, lettuce & tomato.
Potato salad & a couple side veggies (oops, I said salad :D)
Soup in a thermos (so you don't need to heat it so much)
Hummus & pita bread / stuffed grape leaves
Fruit
That's it. I'm out of ideas.
I can't heat anything at work, I just eat whatever I had for dinner last night cold i.e pasta and vegemince, rice and sauce, pizza, whatever.
Any kind of leftovers are nice cold.
You could quite happily have veggie burgers in a bun cold made at home the night before, they taste great!
Me and Corum always put either leftover food or make whatever we want to eat the next day and put it into a leak proof plastic box and it's ready to go in the morning.
Cold soup is horrible though :p
It's just the same as when you eat takeaway curry leftovers cold the next morning - lovely.
You could also do sandwiches or pitta bread filled ot take a packet of oat buscuits and a couple of diffeent types of spreads in small pots such as peanut butter, humus, hazelnut spread or whatever and spread them at work. The possibilities are endless.
i've started getting really bored with thinking of lunch ideas - it's the time which sometimes taxes me and i can end up eating crappy carb laden stuff that i wish i hadn't an hour later.
*bump* maybe we can get this thread moving again??
eg. for lunch today i had marmite on toast....zzzzzzzzzzzz
:faint_smilie:
tempeh "bacon", lettuce and tomato for us today.
We can't heat anything up at work. I normally take sandwiches or a baguette with salad or sheese and tomato. I also like rye bread with humus, spring onions, tomatoes, mushrooms and sometimes salsa. Wraps filled with salad and tahini are also good. I keep meaning to get a decent flask so I can take hot soup in but haven't got that organised yet.
When I'm at home I normally have a hot lunch like spaghetti or beans on toast or chip butties.
Today I had a chocolate cupcake with peanut butter frosting and a cup of rooibos tea. Very healthy :rolleyes:.
I had chips and mushy peas which isn't healthy either.
Lunch was scrambled tofu with mushrooms and spinach. It was the first time I've tried the new recipe in 'Vegan Brunch' and I was quite impressed with it - very tasty. I'm actually trying to work my way through the book in order (OCD alert :dizzy:). Tried the omelette last week, but didn't like it that much, possibly cos I used the 'wrong' tofu (firm instead of soft). Am looking forward to getting to the 'sweet' section of the book....
I usually get to eat lunch at home and try to pack it with protein. This is one of my favorite chickpea lunch dishes, it can be warmed up in a microwave too so it could work for a packed lunch.
Recipe for it is here.
My lunch would consist of :
a half cup of rice
Mapo Tofu and Beancurd along with other vegetables
and a glass of water
I had, marinated tofu, a giant organic pink lady apple (it was massive!), mint plamil chocolate, two pink waffer biscuits. A very random school lunch!
Hi all
What about spring rolls, gingery cabbage, cream of potato soup and for dessert, sweet potato and corn in coconut cream.
If you are interested, I can give you the recipes. Or else visit my blogsite, by clicking on my name.
I'm a self-confessed soup nut. I make a big pot of soup on Sunday, then parcel it out for lunches. I do the same with a big salad. The key for me is variety.
What about making soup? That's what I do when it's cooler weather. Make a big pot on Sunday then parcel it out for lunches at work.
^ YES!!!! Epic eggless noms, always.
Bit of the ol' tommy or brown sauce thrown in never goes amiss either :)
Oh dear, this thread is a little lonely now, isn't it!
I am currently obsessed with Broccoli Soup. YUM!
Saute (in the microwave) 6oz chopped onions and 6oz of broccoli in 1oz marg (vegan, of course ;) ). Stir in 3tbsp red lentils and 1 1/2 pints vegetable stock. Cover and cook for a further 10 mins in the microwave. Liquidise, then reheat for 2 minutes. DONE! :D
I can't remember where this recipe is from, my mum got it from one of her books, but I don't remember which one. Needless to say, the recipe isn't mine.