What did you eat today? (2-12)

[Est]

Some people here don't seem to eat enough to feed a flea! And what happened to the idea of eating at least 5 portions of fruit and veg? I know it's none of my business but I can't help feeling concerned

Let me put your mind at rest on quantity (if not quality...)

Yesterday

B: Big bowl of fruit (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries) followed by hot ciabatta with mushrooms and masses of Pure

S: An entire pack <oh the shame> of black sesame Japanese rice crackers

L: Big bowl of porridge made with soya milk and maple syrup

S: More Japanese rice crackers

D: Cauldron chickpea and spinach balti with pilau rice

S: Oven chips and onion rings with ketchup

I've just been shopping and bought lots of veggies/fruit so the next few days will be healthier, but still full of food cos I like it so much!

[speedylemons]

Some people here don't seem to eat enough to feed a flea! And what happened to the idea of eating at least 5 portions of fruit and veg? I know it's none of my business but I can't help feeling concerned

Sigh. I've noticed that about this thread too.


Does anyone have a good site that shows single serving portions for fruits and veggies and grains and stuff? I'm sure this sounds ridiculous, but I just don't know. I'm sure I'm eating TOO MUCH of everything and I'd like to correct that. Also, does anyone else have a hard time getting however many [6 to 11 or something?] servings of grains each day? I do.

[harpy]

Does anyone have a good site that shows single serving portions for fruits and veggies and grains and stuff?

This gives an idea of what our govt means by a portion of fruit and veg - of course it's probably different for non-Britons

I think the recommendations on wholegrains are a bit more controversial than the ones about fruit and veg?

Glad to see some of us at least are eating enough to keep body and soul together

[BlackCats]

Your day sounded yummy Est.

I just went and bought Golden Delicious apples, strawberries and kiwis which will be inhaled soon. Some days I must eat about 12 servings of fruit and vegetables and then some days I only have about 3 or 4 servings. I think it must balance out.

I also had a punnet of strawberries,
Apple with spoonful of PB,
Rooibos caramel tea,
3 kiwis,
Green tea,
Mixed bean dip with some crackers,
Mushroom creamy noodles,
I'm cooking homemade potato wedges with sweet chilli sauce in my oven now,
Lettuce, tomatoes, celery and apple salad with dressing.

[terem]

So far today, Breakfast:
Oatmeal with cinnamon and brown sugar
Honeydew melon
Two Bananas
Tater tots
Banana nut bread

[JC]

B: chopped apple and pear topped with plain yogurt blended with banana, and a sprinkling of oats
L: 2 rice paper vegetable rolls and beetroot salad, then a coco loco nakd nibble bar
S: mango and apple ice frappe (i had this from the debenhams cafe, it was lush!), salt and vinegar snack-a-jacks
D: i'm going out to the local indian, so it will probably be a shared vegetable rogan josh with rice

[squigaletta]

Some people here don't seem to eat enough to feed a flea! And what happened to the idea of eating at least 5 portions of fruit and veg? I know it's none of my business but I can't help feeling concerned

On holiday with my best friend she observed that if she ate as little as I did she would be anorexically thin, whereas I am if anything a little over weight. My mum is the same, we just have awful metabolisms

[asleep ona sunbeam]

So far today:
Fudge (yay)
vegan slim, I made a vegetable lentil of soup, with the prime ingredient being spinach, the result, green goo mixed in with dark green slim plant, all I was missing to make it perfect was eye of newt and a cauldron instead of a pressure cooker.
Gone off Marg on toast.
I'll finish up with probably, a bean burger, some chips and some sausages (the Linda M sort)

[bexi]

Some people here don't seem to eat enough to feed a flea! And what happened to the idea of eating at least 5 portions of fruit and veg? I know it's none of my business but I can't help feeling concerned

I eat ridiculous quantities of fruit & veg lol. I bet my dinner alone generally has 5 portions hehe. I eat quite a bit as I've been trying to gain weight.

Today: Porridge + peanut butter + flax
Snack: Some rice cakes flavoured with yeast extract; soya cappuccino
Lunch: Smoked tofu + chili jam sandwich; trek bar
Snack: Carrot sticks + houmous; apple
Dinner: Left over veg chili from yesterday; handful of raw cacao nibs + raisins

[jimmeh]

Yesterday:

Creamy mushroom penne pasta (in Mono, Glasgow)

Lots of water.

I had a bugger of a hangover on Tuesday because of the Black Fox cider in Mono.....

[DiaShel]

2 bananas and strawberries
Apple and PB, Luna bar
Kashi pumpkin spice bar
Enormous wrap with hummus, sprouted lentils, argula, cucs and onions
apple

[fondducoeur]

banana/choc. chip/walnut muffin, tea
choc. covered espresso beans
huge hot veggie sub, fries, diet soda
piece of pita with hummus
bowl of couscous with tofu chunks, carrots, edamame, broccoli, pine nuts
key lime pie tofutti cutie
glass of white wine

[Sweetie]

A VAST amount of mostly rubbish, its half term though and I am so weak!

Tea/soy
about 40 of those salted stick pretzel things dipped into hummous, 6 cherry toms, a slice of cold pizza with pine nuts, an apple, a can of lemonata
chickpea and squash curry with home made chips the shame! a whole bar of organica milk chocolate, a mineola, tea, water, bag crisps, about 20 physialis, water.

[Tigerlily]

-2 waffles with strawberries and syrup
-Cup of tea
-Middle Eastern dish of lentils, bulghur, and fried onions with pickled turnip (called "lift"), pita bread, and salad
-2 cookies
-Bowl of cereal with soy milk
-Cup of coffee with soy milk

And now I'm thinking about munching on some sort of yummy sandwich concotion.

[Kitteh]

Yest'day
B: narna, gf banana bread, teeccino w/ rice milk
M: green smoothie (baby spinach, 2 naras)
L: salad w/ lettuc, carrot, cuc, tomato, avo
D: bbq chips, water

[SnowyWhite]

Yesterday:

Green tea
Wheetabix with a banana and soya milk
Green tea
Ww sandwich with 2 Cheatin' ham slices, 2 cherry tomatoes, mustard and Pure spread
Cucumber and pepper slices with reduced fat houmous
Half a mug of tomato and basil soup
Potato wedges

Lots of water.

[Kitteh]

Yest'day
B: narna, gf banana bread, teeccino w/ rice milk
M: green smoothie (baby spinach, 2 narnas)
L: salad w/ lettuce, avo, carrot, cuc, tomato, lemon juice, peppermint tea
D: 6 rice paper rolls w/ tom, cuc, carrot, sweet chilli sauce, veggie chips, water

[veganwitch]

vanilla chai tea
lemon muffin w/ glaze
red berry crunch cereal w/ vanilla soymilk
brazil nuts and a date
black tea
mayan cocoa spice tea

black tea
some leftover tofu scramble w/ mushrooms, onions, spinach and few tater tots
bowl of penguin puff cereal w/ soymilk
pineapple guava white tea
goji berry green tea

black tea x 2
shepherd's pie (morningstar crumbles w/ seasonings, corn, peas, mashed potatoes)
cinnamon carrots

black tea
sjaaks pnb egg

[CrunchyMomma]

-2 flax seed waffles
-cup of coffee
-a handful of black seedless grapes
-my homemade baked mac 'n "cheese"
-a HUGE salad with oil and vinegar dressing
-sauted portobello marinated in mojito marinade.
-a spoonful of vegan strawberry jello
-another cup of coffee

[Est]

Yesterday:

B: Bowl of fruit (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries)

S: Hot ciabatta w/ mushrooms and Pure

L: Mashed avocado w/garlic and black pepper on toast

D: Chilli and taco shells followed by 2 tortilla wraps filled w/ banana, chocolate, lemon juice and cinammon, baked in oven and served w/ scoop of vanilla Swedish Glace, plus 2 glasses white wine

[SnowyWhite]

Yesterday:

Green tea
Wheetabix with a banana and soya milk
Green tea
Mug of tomato and basil soup
Cherry soya yogurt
2x ww toasties with Cheatin' ham slices and Tofutti mozzarella cheese slices

Lots of water.

[BlackCats]

2 tortilla wraps filled w/ banana, chocolate, lemon juice and cinammon, baked in oven and served w/ scoop of vanilla Swedish Glace,

Do you actually mean the tortilla wraps like the ones that you get in the fajita packs?

Apple,
Green tea,
2 and a half toasties with "cheese" slices,
Packet of salt and vinegar crisps,
I'm making veggie sausages with lots of grilled tomatoes and mushrooms which I will have with brown and tomato sauce and probably 2 more slices of wholemeal toast,
I'm going to make mashed potatoes with steamed green beans, carrots and broccoli with gravy for dinner.

[DiaShel]

bananas, strawberries, pear
chocolate bumble bar
HUGE hummus and veggie wrap
carob gobi chunks of energy
tons of chips and pico de gallo and guac
some rice and beans

[speedylemons]

2 tortilla wraps filled w/ banana, chocolate, lemon juice and cinammon, baked in oven and served w/ scoop of vanilla Swedish Glace

Whoa. I'm not even exactly sure what this is, but it sounds yummmmy.

Today:

Bowl of oatmeal with ~28 teeny strawberries & cinnamon
Half a large pink grapefruit
Cup of Pukka's pleasure tea with a tiny bit of coffee mixed in

Bowl of red lentil and carrot soup with a brown rice mochi [heh ]
Big salad [lettuce, tomato, green onions, lemon [juice & zest] raisins, white rice vinegar, & black pepper..]

An apple
Few cups of Pukka's relax tea.



Has anyone ever tried brown rice mochi? I like white rice mochi but it's so unhealthy. I was super happy when I found brown rice mochi at this strange shop called "vegetarian"! Though the shop sells lots of meat.. it's weird. Yay for brown rice mochi! It's delicious!!

[Est]

Do you actually mean the tortilla wraps like the ones that you get in the fajita packs?

Yep. I was dubious too (got the idea off a recipe site) but it works great!

Whoa. I'm not even exactly sure what this is, but it sounds yummmmy.

They are extremely yummy!

[Est]

B: Bowl of fruit (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries)

S: Hot ciabatta w/ Pure

L: Hot ciabatta (again!) topped w/ roasted aubergine and roasted red pepper

S: Handful of pistachios, "a few" black sesame Japanese rice crackers, Nakd lemon raisins

D: Jacket potato w/ guacamole, on a bed of spinach, and a side salad of mushrooms, mini vine tomatoes, avocado and sliced red onion.

Followed by two tortilla wraps as per yesterday LOL

[Daffodil]

B: cup of organic decaf tea with soya milk

L: homemade veg stew

Snacks thru day: 4 slices of watermelon, 1 banana and few more cuppas

D: oven chips and mushy peas

now: pack of "choc" buttons

[bexi]

Breakfast: Porridge + flax + peanut butter
Snack: soya cappuccino; some rice cakes
Lunch: Houmous & carrot sandwich; trek bar; another soya cappuccino
Snack: some rye crisp breads with salad
Dinner: Chickpea, spinach & broccoli curry; apple with almond butter
Snack: Handful raisins + some raw cacao nibs + seeds

[speedylemons]

Bowl of oatmeal with cinnamon and ginger with strawberries and a banana
several cups of coffee

bowl of leftover red lentil & carrot curry, spruced up with some couscous & spinach.
1 red apple


1 green kiwi

A few glasses of organic red wine
Big salad [mixed greens and sprouts, chinese chives, green onions, carrot, cucumber, red pepper, chickpeas, and a dressing of mango, cilantro, cumin, black pepper, cayenne, lemon juice & apple cider vinegar.]

[fondducoeur]

Yesterday:

B: choc. covered espresso beans, tea
L: trader joe's peanut satay noodles, cookies and cream luna bar
S: dill pickle cashews, kumquats
D: pasta de californie (v-con), grilled tofu, garlicky brussel sprouts

[fondducoeur]

chocolate bumble bar

I love bumble bars, but I haven't seen them for a while!

[Tigerlily]

-2 cups of Turkish coffee, soy pudding, 2 fig cookies
-Vegan mozzarella slice with a piece of pita bread
-Asian-inspired soup; eggless chow mein noodles, bok choy, mushrooms, bean sprouts, Asian flavoured soy meat, fake chicken pieces, mushrooms, garlic and ginger, chili pepper flakes, sesame oil, veg broth, soy sauce....
-An Arabic dessert; boiled wheat with anise and cinnamon and sugar, walnuts, shredded coconut, various vegan candies, raisins, and extra sugar sprinkled on top.

I don't know what I'll be eating later. Maybe a salad or a sandwich.

[Windfall]

Yesterday:

B: choc. covered espresso beans, tea

I want chocolate espresso beans for brekkie too!!

[speedylemons]

-2 cups of Turkish coffee, soy pudding, 2 fig cookies
-Vegan mozzarella slice with a piece of pita bread
-Asian-inspired soup; eggless chow mein noodles, bok choy, mushrooms, bean sprouts, Asian flavoured soy meat, fake chicken pieces, mushrooms, garlic and ginger, chili pepper flakes, sesame oil, veg broth, soy sauce....
-An Arabic dessert; boiled wheat with anise and cinnamon and sugar, walnuts, shredded coconut, various vegan candies, raisins, and extra sugar sprinkled on top.

I don't know what I'll be eating later. Maybe a salad or a sandwich.

What a fun day! That dessert sounds kind of similar to asure, which is I believe a Turkish dessert. Mmm.. dessert.

[speedylemons]

S: dill pickle cashews, kumquats

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but what makes dill pickle cashews taste like dill pickles? are they good? I love dill, dill pickles and dill pickle-flavored things. heh. I've also never tried a kumquat. Ohh how I love having exciting new plants to nosh on.

[fondducoeur]

I want chocolate espresso beans for brekkie too!!

They are super yummy. And addicting!

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but what makes dill pickle cashews taste like dill pickles? are they good? I love dill, dill pickles and dill pickle-flavored things. heh. I've also never tried a kumquat. Ohh how I love having exciting new plants to nosh on.

They are delicious. They do very much have a dill flavor. It's a light powder/seasoning they are roasted with that has the flavor. They are Target's Archer Farm Brand. Oh. and kumquats are great too. Rub them a bit to release some of the juice, then eat them skin and all.

Yesterday:

lots of watermelon
big lunch at an Indian buffet: chana masala. lentil/veg sambar. veg. pakoras. doughnut shaped fried lentil things dipped in tamarind chutney. lots of basmati rice. tea.
kumquats
coffee
leftover pasta de californie with tofu chunks
2 margaritas

[Tigerlily]

The doughnut shaped fried lentil thingies are the best. *drools*

[Tigerlily]

What a fun day! That dessert sounds kind of similar to asure, which is I believe a Turkish dessert. Mmm.. dessert.

Thank you.

Yeah it's a dessert for when babies first get their teeth in. A neighbour's baby just got her first tooth, so they passed around little bowls of the dessert to all the neighbours and family members. And then it's the culture for the dessert receiever to buy a gift for the new baby. It's a cute tradition. And it's often normally vegan, as the candies used are sugar sprinkles or candied almonds.

[beanstew]

B. Muesli, raspberries and strawberries with rice milk.
L. Spaghetti on toast.
D. Roast potatoes, parsnips and carrot, nut roast with tomato on top, steamed cauliflower and spring greens. Stuffed now.

Now enjoying a nice glass of cider.

[Est]

B: Raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, kiwi

S: Ciabatta and mushrooms w/ Pure

L: Toasted pitta w/ avocado and garlic olive oil topped w/ beef tomato

S: Black sesame Japanese crackers, pistachios

D: Poppadums, chickpea and spinach curry w/ pilau rice, garlic and coriander naan, 2 glasses white wine

[Kitteh]

Friday
B: narna, gf narna bread, teeccino w/ rice milk
M: green smoothie (baby spinach, 2 narnas)
L: salad w/ lettuce, carrot, cuc, tom, avo, lemon juice
D: 3 avocado sushi rolls, water

Saturday
B: narna, gf narna bread, teeccino w/ rice milk
L: 3 avocado sushi rolls, water
D: 2 avocado sushi rolls, watermelon & lychee cocktails

Yest'day
B: narna, tea w/ rice milk
L: baked beans, hash browns, tomato, spinach, mushrooms, tofu scramble, a pce of gf toast, tea w/ rice milk
D: veggie burger w/ a mushroom, kumera, chickpea pattie, salad, kumera chips, water

[speedylemons]

watermelon & lychee cocktails

[SnowyWhite]

Saturday:

Green tea
Peach soya yogurt
Iceberg lettuce with reduced fat houmous
Many vodka's
Mushroom and lentil pastie

Yesterday:

Toastie with Cheatin' rashers and a mozzarella Tofutti cheese slice
'Big Mono' - Bean burger with onions, cheese and mayo with chips (from Mono, Glasgow)

Lots and lots of water!

[Kitteh]

Today
B: narna, Pecan Pie Larabar, teeccino w/ rice milk
M: green smoothie (baby spinach, 2 narnas)
L: salad w/ lettuce, carrot, cuc, tom, avo, lemon juice, white tea
D: a gf banana bread muffin, water

[Enchantress]

Yesterday:
Noodles with peas and cherry tomatoes.
Two crumpet pizzas (crumpets with tomato sauce and melted Cheezly). Mixed salad leaves, watercress, cherry tomatoes and cucumber.
Strawberry Brothers cider.
Carlsberg.

[BlackCats]

We don't have hardly any fresh fruit and veg until pay day so a fairly unhealthy day today:

5 slices of wholemeal toast with pure and marmite,
Cup of green tea,
Too many chocolate biscuits,
Packet of onion ring crisps,
Veggie sausage sandwich with ketchup,
I bought some tomato flavoured tortilla wraps but when I checked them one of the E numbers wasn't vegan so I just had stir-fried kidney beans and yellow pepper, with lots of tomatoes and lettuce with chilli mayo and this Caribbean hot pepper sauce which nearly burnt my mouth off, it was lovely!

I'm now going to drink lots and lots of water.

[Windfall]

Black Cats, what is that sauce called?

[BlackCats]

Black Cats, what is that sauce called?

Encona Caribbean West Indian Original Hot Pepper sauce. I had never tried it until today. (Someone will probably tell me it's not vegan now.)

[Cherry]

Breakfast - banana
Snack - 3 biscuits and an apple
Another snack - Fry's chocolate creme
Lunch - Hummous, avocado and salad sandwich and a pear
Urm, another snack - half a bag of tortilla chips
Dinner -sainsbury's veggie burger, jacket potato, salad and loads of coleslaw

And I've had about 6 cups of decaf Earl Grey tea. So far

[samariah]

b: 2 mashed bananas w/ pecan meal, flax meal, cinnamon, shredded coconut, chia seeds
l: wild mushroom barley soup, pear, few bagel chip things, cup jasmine tea, cup chamomile lemon tea
s: coconut water and coconut cream pie lara bar
d: not sure yet