What did you eat today? (2-12)

[ellaminnowpea]

JC, I made a stirfry today (its a couple posts below your post). It was REALLY good!!

[bryzee86]

thanks! so... you just fry all your stuff in oil? thinking about it, i don't think i've ever made a stirfry do you put noodles in it too?

yeah. Just a decent wok or stirfry pan, a sploosh of oil, chuck the veg in, give it a stir; a bit later chuck the nuts/tofu etc in, stir etc; then add noodles (if you want - the blue dragon ready to wok ones are vegan, or use your own pre-boiled ones, well-drained); then add your sauce, give a good few stirs whilst heating throad, and VOILA! STIR FRY-A-MUNDO!

[applepie]

coffee + vanilla rice milk
cranberry muesli, banana + vanilla rice milk

wholegrain bagel, yeast extract + tomato
carrot salad

huge stir-fry (cabbage, carrot, mushrooms, bean sprouts, water chestnuts, green pepper, tofu...)
4 squares of chili chocolate

[BlackCats]

Yesterday I had:

Carrot and lentil soup with lots of wholemeal bread
Spinach salad
One small pizza with pineapple, sweetcorn and jalapenos
One small pizza with garlic, mushrooms and green pepper
Fruit salad and ice cream

Lots of white wine

[snivelingchild]

Forgot to bring lunch to work, so I had:
clif builders bar
raw food bar
almond and rice milkshake

Cam home and had:
Huge lettuce, tomato, & carrot salad w/ ceasar
Amy's tamale & rice (trying out for first time)
choc peanut butter fudge ice cream
lesser evil krinkle sticks (trying out for first time)
carrots
a box of strawberries
water

[Roxy]

Ugh....what a day. Can anyone say "carbs"? lol:

2 cups of coffee with vanilla soy milk.
4 pieces organic spelt bread, toasted with Soy Garden spread & strawberry jam.

1 cup of coffee with vanilla soy milk.
1 organic banana.

2 spring rolls with plum sauce.
Small container of potato wedges.
1 cup peppermint tea.

Organic salad: mixed leaves, onion sprouts, tomato, cucumber, avocado, Santa Fe dressing.
1 dijon marinated "chicken" breast.

Several macadamia nuts.
1 dark chocolate heart.

3 maple cinnamon waffles with maple syrup.
1 cup chocolate chai tea.

[BlackCats]

Mmm carbs are good.

So far today I have had:

White grapes
Baked beans on toast
Veggie nuggets with ketchup and BBQ sauce, bread and a salad
2 big glasses of almond milk, water and green tea

[Est]

Breakfast: Granola (as always on a weekday!)
Lunch: Chargrilled artichokes with a garlic, chilli and thyme dressing; 1 Alpro Soy chocolate dessert; 1 plum; 1 seeds and fruit snack bar; 1 Alpro Soy strawberry milkshake
Dinner: Plan on trying Tofu Burgers and Chocolate "Angel Delight" for after (thanks to tofutofu on another thread for the Tofu Burgers idea)

[Cup'O'Tea]

Massive breakfast, because I was starving. The first half wouldn't fill me up.

B: 1/2 orange, rice protein shake, slice of toast. Then a few walnut halves, 2 slices yves cajun veggie chik'n, and half a pita with hummus. 2 cups of coffee with almond milk.

Later: Apple

Salad: mixed greens, cucumber, tomato, lentils

Tempeh with soya sauce and lots of veggies (snow peas, cauliflower, carrots, red onion, yellow pepper). Lettuce cups with more lentils.

Getting a little bored of my kitchen's contents! 9 more days until I go to Florida, and then when I get home I can do major grocery shopping

[Skylark]

B- Mixed Berry Trek Bar, Banana
L- Hummous, carrot, rocket & alfalfa sandwich
Carrot sticks, melon slices
S- Humous, carrot, rocket & alfalfa sandwich
D- Lentil Stew (red lentils, watercress, carrots, oats, sweet potato)
Cucumber & Cherry tomatoes

Water, tea with rice milk x1

[Karuna]

Potatoes and cabbage
Thai-Curry
banana-milk
banana

[pavotrouge]

today:

tomato salad
some leftover seitan "meatloaf"

millet-broccoli croquettes

1 apple
1plum

some white rice chocolate

Penne with ready-made sauce bolognaise (way too salty, but had to try it!)

[applepie]

coffee + rice milk
porridge, banana + dates

big salad with chickpeas

soya yogurt + apple

cauliflower + millet bake

[ellaminnowpea]

B: 1/3c quinoa flakes cooked in water + 1/2 tbsp. ground flaxseeds
L: "athletes" mix -- about 1/2c mixed nuts and raisins
S: venti starbucks coffee + clif bar
D: 1/2c kidney beans + 3/4c spinach

Dinner... I ran out fruits and most veggies and only have an hour break between classes and work tonight

[pavotrouge]

corn is a vegetable... hang on, technically it's a grain... whatever.

[PaintedXSkyline]

S: Gum
L: Soda (school)
Brown Rice with sweet peas and tofu (home)
S: Carrots
D: idk. will probably be leftovers from lunch

[RubyDuby]

coffee
mg crackers with hummus
pinto bean cutlet on toasted bagel with vegenaise and mustard
vege turkey on wg roll with lettuce, tomato, onion
small salad with artichoke hearts, mushrooms, beets and vinagrette
vitamin water

[flying plum]

two pieces of brown toast with marmite and pure

quinoa, gungo pea and tomato stew, spiced with ginger and chilli

carrot and coriander soup (the last of it!)

two mugs of chai tea

and, ahem...a packet of biscuits, a hot cross bun with jam and pure and a piece of bread and marge.

essay writing brings out the food junkie in me!

amanda

[snivelingchild]

Lunch: lettuce & tomato sandwich on Ezekial
Dinner: I made a pizza with whole wheat crust, tomato sauce with salt, pepper, and oregano, and topped with zucchini, cucumber, green bell pepper, onion, roasted garlic, broccoli, cauliflower, and diced tomato. Delicious it was!!
water

Then I just snacked on some Dr. Kracker crackers.

[emzy1985]

BREAKFAST:

Bowl of porridge with chopped bananna and agave nectar

LUNCH:

Stew - Carrots, leeks, cabbage, brocolli and cauliflour in a vegetable stock

DINNER:

Satay tofu on sckewers
Sweet and sour tofu with pineapple chunks and green peppers
Rice with peas, raisens and mushrooms
Mixed stir fryed vegetables in a mushroom sauce
Mini vegetable spring rolls

(I was soooooo fat after that...my belly got very large!!!)

[Skylark]

B- Two oatibix with rice milk & banana
S- Apple pie Larabar
L- Hummous, carrot, rocket & alfalfa sandwich
Carrot sticks, apple slices & grapes
S- Apple, instant oatmeal with almond/rice milk
D- Lentil Stew (red lentils, watercress, carrots, oats, sweet potato)
Cucumber & Cherry tomatoes

Water, tea with rice/almond milk x2

[Est]

Breakfast: Porridge (porridge oats, quinoa flakes, soya milk, maple syrup)

Snack: Macadamia and fruit snack bar

Lunch: 3 ww pittas filled with farro and wild rice salad, 1 Alpro Soy vanilla dessert, 2 squares Montezuma's dark chocolate

Snack: 1 ciabatta roll with tofutti french onion spread

Dinner: Will be mushroom curry with pilau rice

My bento box is on order so hopefully my lunches will become Really Exciting in a few days...

[JC]

yeah. Just a decent wok or stirfry pan, a sploosh of oil, chuck the veg in, give it a stir; a bit later chuck the nuts/tofu etc in, stir etc; then add noodles (if you want - the blue dragon ready to wok ones are vegan, or use your own pre-boiled ones, well-drained); then add your sauce, give a good few stirs whilst heating throad, and VOILA! STIR FRY-A-MUNDO!

Thanks! i'll try it soon!

B: muesli with soya milk
L: coronation spinach sandwich, flapjack
D: bean soup and a samosa
S: apple, pear

btw, does anyone know if cocoa butter is vegan?

[bryzee86]

it is indeed. it's just the fat from cocoa beans

[Megan89]

helloo

[Megan89]

helloooo i am gunna try and eat more cos this last week i've only been eating around 500-600 calories (eeek! ) i aimed for a 1000 today and nearly got there (917, according to fitday!
I had: cocopops and soya milk, tangerine
lentil, potato and various veg soup, apple
beans on toast, tangerine
Might have a cup of cocoa later

[Snorkmaiden]

On a diet ... bleugh ... so
Plain toast for brekkie.

A big salad and houmous club sandwich (with lots of beetroot and red onion and EVERYTHING!) followed by a banana, grapes and an apple for lunch.

Mushroom risotto with more salad swished down with a pint of cider (hmn, or 3 ... so much for the diet!) for dinner

Gorgeous, gorgeous vegan food It's lurvely

[Megan89]

*Waves to* Snorkmaiden!
Mushroom risotto, ooo that sounds yummy! Could I be very cheeky and ask for your recipe!!
Thanks and peace, Megan x

[JC]

ooh, me and my sister used to make THE BEST mushroom risotto together.
i'm not sure about quantities, but here's what i can remember, megan:
- make up a pan of vegetable stock (go for 2 pints to be on the safe side) and put it on a low heat, just to keep it hot.
- chop up as many mushrooms as you can and stick them in the microwave in a bowl until they're soft and the juices run. put to one side.
- melt about a tablespoon of pure (or any dairy free spread) in a pan (preferably a wok or high sided frying pan, but a saucepan will work) then stir in a packet of arborio rice (i'm thinking about 500g is what we used)
- when all the pure is absorbed by the rice, put one ladle full of stock into the pan. keep cooking until all of that stock is absorbed, then add another ladle. carry on like this until your rice is cooked. (after the 2nd round of stock, you should add your mushrooms)
- when your rice is almost cooked, season well with pepper (and salt if you really want, but the stock should have made it salty enough)
- ps. you don't necessarily need to use up all the stock, just use enough to get the rice to the consistency you want. and remember that it keeps cooking for a while after, so make sure to take it off the heat when you're done.
pps. sorry about the awful quantities, but you can use your initiative with this recipe, you won't go far wrong.

[Megan89]

Ooo hi there JC! That's very kind of you to take the trouble to type up what sounds like a lovely recipe! I know what I'm making for my dinner tomorrow now!!
No worries about quantities, i'm not usually tooooo bad at guessing what looks about right!
Thanks again, enjoy your evening, Megan x

[BlackCats]

Beans on toast, grilled tomatoes and veggie nuggets and green tea
Houmous sandwich, crisps and tangerine choc bar
Pasta with lots of vegetables
White wine, cider, fruit juice and water

[bryzee86]

helloooo i am gunna try and eat more cos this last week i've only been eating around 500-600 calories (eeek! ) i aimed for a 1000 today and nearly got there (917, according to fitday!
I had: cocopops and soya milk, tangerine
lentil, potato and various veg soup, apple
beans on toast, tangerine
Might have a cup of cocoa later

try upping it with snacks of dried fruit and nuts.

[Mystic]

- Plain Oatmeal. Green Tea.
- Bottle of Blueberry Juice
- Sandwich w/ Avocado & Tomato. 1 Mango, 1/2 an apple.
- Burrito w/ home made refried beans, avocado, tomato & corn kernels.

[Tigerlily]

#1:
Bowl of oatmeal (maple & brown sugar flavour)
Cup of soy milky coffee

#2:
Eggplant curry and rice with some Indian-style cabbage thing

#3:
Cup of tea

#4:
Toasted bagel with vegan cream cheese, tomato slices, cucumber slices, and onions
2 cups of calcium-rich orange juice

#5:
Baked beans and a toasted bagel
Cup of tea

[Melanie]

Salad (carrot, lettuce, crotons, onion, dried onion, sweetcorn)
Spring Rolls

Diet Coke

[snivelingchild]

B: organic whole wheat pancakes (hand made from scratch by lovely boy)
L: lettuce & tomato on Ezekial sandwich (hand-made by boy)
D: sushi: nori, brown rice, cucumber, carrot, avocado, green bell pepper (hand-made by boy)
water

I was lazy today!

[Mystic]

- Banana, Green Tea
- A few sips of a terrible soy chai latte
- 2 Avocado Sushi rolls. Bottle of Blueberry Juice
- Apple
- Burrito w/ Home made refried beans, avocado, tomato & corn kernels.

[emzy1985]

Well put it this way - I bummed all day and litterally ate aload of shit consisting of toast and porridge. Got paid now so went shopping last night so gonna start healthy eating as of today (fingers crossed!!!) I've lost quite abit of weight just being healthy and not on a diet and then I run out of food

[Cup'O'Tea]

K guys, too many nights of bingeing on cereal, nuts and nut butters. I have my week planned out, food-wise so that my meals are balanced and very healthy. Going for a long walk today, and will also get other exercise...
At least there's no junk food left in the house, heh.

B: Oatmeal with blueberries, soymilk and flax seeds. 2 cups of coffee with soy milk.

S: Baby carrots with hummus.

L: Pita with lentils, cucumber and tomato. Lettuce cups with salsa on the side.

S: Strawberries and a few almonds.

D: Stir-fried broccoli and snow peas with garlic & ginger, tempeh & brown rice.

Lots of water and green tea.

[pavotrouge]

yesterday:

four PB cinnamon rolls (ooops...)

1 apple
2 plums

couple of gyoza with leeks and seitan stuffing
Thai mushroom rice soup

a lovely slice of lemon poppyseed cake

[applepie]

CoT, your day sounds really yummy!

Yesterday I had:

coffee + vanilla rice milk
soy yogurt, porridge oats + frozen blueberries

wholemeal pita with hummus, cress + tomato
carrots + more hummus

coffee + rice milk vanilla
banana, apple

leftover cauliflower + millet bake

handful of liquorice

[jamboxrock]

yesterday...

breakfast: burrito (tempeh, salsa fresca, lettuce, guac, hot sauce), soy mocha

lunch: cajun-style red beans & orzo, roasted brussel sprouts, pb oatmeal cookie

snack: multigrain wheat things, unsalted pretzel rounds, diet pepsi

dinner: samosas w/ chutney, veggie curry over basmati rice, two beers

[PaintedXSkyline]

B: Cup of hot soymilk; Peach
L: Lots of rice with tofu and Ajvar; Grapes; Soymilk
S: idk. i'll tell you later
D: idk. i'll tell you later

my mom went to this market and bought lots of boxes of fresh fruit and veggies

[JC]

B: muesli with soya milk
L: 1/2 can refried beans (yuck!) and vegi deli sausage with a toasted pita
D: a grated apple mixed with alpro strawberry yogurt

[ellaminnowpea]

I'm sick... I started getting really dizzy around 3pm so I ate something. This sucks.

B: 1/3c quinoa flakes + 1/2 tbsp. ground flaxseeds
L: lentil stew: 1c lentils, 1/2c cooked spinach, 1 plum tomato, 1 celery stalk, 1c low-salt veggie stock, 3/4c spiral flax/ whole wheat pasta
S: grapefruit

I doubt I'll be eating dinner, this cold/flu is pretty strong and I can barely manage to hold my head up without getting dizzy.

[Megan89]

B: muesli and soya milk
L: 2x bread, one with peanut butter, one with marmite, green salad, 2x tangerine, 2 x piece of chocolate
D: Boiled potatoes, garlic tofu, sweetcorn and peas, 2 brazil nuts, apple

[Megan89]

I'm sick... I started getting really dizzy around 3pm so I ate something. This sucks.

B: 1/3c quinoa flakes + 1/2 tbsp. ground flaxseeds
L: lentil stew: 1c lentils, 1/2c cooked spinach, 1 plum tomato, 1 celery stalk, 1c low-salt veggie stock, 3/4c spiral flax/ whole wheat pasta
S: grapefruit

I doubt I'll be eating dinner, this cold/flu is pretty strong and I can barely manage to hold my head up without getting dizzy.

HUGS!!! I hope you get better soon hun, keep resting and take plenty of fluid! xxx

[ellaminnowpea]

Aww thanks! I'm trying to see if I can get a friend to go over to the store and get me some fruit (as I'm out after that last grapefruit). I'm probably weird, but I love fruit when I'm sick -- bananas, mangoes, strawberries, and blueberries mmmm. Veggies are a lot harder to digest when I'm sick, so I had to really cook 'em down today.

Ahhh I've been sick for five weeks now and it's just getting worse..

[applepie]

Hope you'll feel better soon, ellaminnowpea!

Today I had:

coffee + vanilla rice milk
granary toast with mashed banana + cinnamon

minestrone soup

soya yogurt + apple

winter vegetable couscous

[Cup'O'Tea]

Ewwwwwww, I've discovered I don't like tempeh.
My dinner turned out crappy, lol.