What did you eat today? (2-12)

[applepie]

coffee + soya milk
porridge, apple + raisins

olive ciabatta roll with olive spread + tomato slices
salad (radicchio, tomatoes, yellow pepper, cucumber, celery, sunflower seeds)

coffee + soya milk
2 chocolate biscuits
3 tangerines

millet with butternut squash, carrots, pine nuts + sage
steamed brussels sprouts

Might have some chocolate later as I've got to study for another few hours.

[fiamma]

Ate loads today, and quite a healthy day too...

Croissant, soya cappuccino

Potato and onion soup, sandwich with hummus, grated carrot, tomato and fresh ginger, apple, persimmon

Snack of hazlenuts, sultanas and a banana

Dinner was black bean chilli with guacamole, nacho chips and soya yogurt,
steamed brussel sprouts and chard dressed with olive oil and lemon juice
Pear

[veggiegirl3]

At my supermarket, it's not with the other conventional cereals. It's in with the "specialty"/"natural foods" section.

It's not there at my grocery store, but maybe the health food store would have it. It sounds good. Thanks!

Pavotrouge, I hope you are feeling better!

Breakfast:
-Oatmeal with soymilk
-Banana with PB

Lunch:
-Black beans over kasha
-Raw baby carrots, cucumbers, and red pepper strips
-Trail mix of raisins, soy nutes, and peanuts

Dinner:
-Salad (roamine lettuce, cucumber, red peppers, baby carrots, and creamy veggie dressing)
-Whole wheat spagetti with nutritional yeast and TVP cooked in tomato sauce on top
Dessert: Cool Mint Cliff Bar (it tasted just like a Girl Scout cookie )

Later: Maybe some popcorn or a pear

[Wishin986]

-Whole wheat spagetti with nutritional yeast and TVP cooked in tomato sauce on top

hmm yum! i loovee nutritional yeast. melted on any type of carb is amazing.

[Roxy]

About that cream of rice cereal, I've bought one made by Lundberg. It's very tasty and creamy!!

Today:

2 cups of coffee with Silk creamer.

1/2 cup baked beans with
2 slices of Multigrain toast with Earthbalance.

Six inch veggie sub on Italian with sweet onion sauce from Subway with
small bag of chips
pop

Home made lettuce wraps: Stirfried some Yves ground veggie "chicken" with finely chopped mushrooms, red pepper, red onion and soy sauce then wrapped it all up in romaine leaves and dipped it in a sauce made of soy sauce, white vinegar, warm water and a little sugar.

2 "chicken" style vegan tacquitos with the sauce left over from the lettuce wraps.

About to have a cup of Cinnamon Spice tea and a couple of pieces of chocolate.

[kriz]

Reading people's menus here I'm so impressed by how HEALTHY and balanced everyone seems to be eating. Vegans MUST be healthier than the average population....

B - 2 slices multigrain toasts with Earth Balance (margarine) and apricot jam. 2 cups of coffee with Silk creamer.

L - Ethiopian vegetarian combo: Yellow and red split pea stew, collard greens, cabbage, carrots and a small salad. Injera ("spunge" bread).

D - Goucamole with nachos. 1 madarin and a small piece of dark chocolate.

[jamboxrock]

breakfast: two pieces of wheat toast, one w/ earth balance & cinnamon sugar, the other w/ peanut butter & apple butter

lunch: hummus, cucumber & bell pepper lettuce wraps, stuffed grape leaves, tabouleh

snack: popcorn

snack: an apple & a banana

dinner: lemon garlic broccoli, roasted vegetable & soy ricotta ravioli w/ garden marinara

[Annie]

Breakfast: granola with flaxseed, pumpkin seeds, walnuts and vanilla soy milk
2 clementines

Mid-day: chocolate cocunut chew Larabar

Dinner: rissotto with squash and cooked spinach
small mixed green salad with carrots, tomatoes, onions, balsamic vinegar and olive oil

I have half a pomegranet in the fridge but I've eaten so much pomegranet lately I don't think I'll have it tonight =/ maybe I'll just have another clementine

[Roxy]

Mid-day: chocolate cocunut chew Larabar

I love these!!! My local market has them on sale right now - 2 for $3 - which is a bargain!!

[foxytina_69]

today:

lunch:
-bowl of cooked peas and carrots w/ v. butter, a dash of sea salt and pepper
-cup of green tea
-"ice capp" (2 cups soy milk, few splashes of coffee, tsp sugar, and tsp vanilla)
dinner:
-bowl of baked beans w/ nutritional yeast mixed in
snack:
-1/4 cup of sunflower seeds and maybe some canned peaches

ive also been drinking alot of lemon water throughout the day

ETA:
-baked potato

[Wishin986]

ive also been drinking alot of lemon water throughout the day

try cucumber water! its amaazinnggg

[Nicola]

pertwood organic muesli "with delicious fruits" with a chopped banana and warm soy milk
apple

bean and vegetable pastie
apple

alpro forest fruits dessert

nut and mushroom pastie

toasted sandwich: cheezly cheddar with cranberries and ketchup

fruit salad: kiwi, melon pieces, orange piece, few pieces of mango

fruit and nut muesli with a chopped banana and soy milk~ warmed

drinks: green tea x2, peppermint tea x1, hot water with lemon, water!

about to have another peppermint tea

[foxytina_69]

try cucumber water! its amaazinnggg

it sounds weird but refreshing!

[veggiegirl3]

I ate kind of badly today...

Breakfast:
-Cream of wheat made with soymilk, with a little brown sugar
-Pear

Snack:
-Apple
-small spoonful of PB

Lunch:
-Homemade fried brown rice with tofu (tofu, brown rice, "oriental blend" veggies, canola and sesame oils)(Yum!)
-Apple

Snack:
-Plain soy yogurt with stevia with pumpkin flax seed granola on top

Dinner:
-Amy's California veggie burger with ketchup (no bun)
-Mix of corn, peas, and edamame (mostly corn)
-Salad (romaine lettuce and baby carrots)
Dessert: Chocolate Brownie Z-Bar

I guess it wasn't that bad, but I had a lot more fat than usual. Oh, well, we all have good days and not-so-good days, right?

[Tigerlily]

Your day sound perfect, VG! It might just look like a lot but it's all small, frequent amounts of healthy food.

I wish I could say my day was the same. LOL.

Cup of chocolate soy milk

Bowl of cereal with soy milk

Amy's bean burrito with salsa

Bag of regular chips

Huge can of iced tea

Some pita bread with olive oil, tomatoes, and black olives

Some chocolate chips

[Roxy]

Today:

2 cups of coffee with Silk creamer.

1 toasted blueberry bagel with Tofutti cream cheese and Raspberry & Champagne jam.

1 chocolate coconut Lara bar.

1 six inch veggie sub with sweet onion sauce from Subway, to which I added a cold (cooked) Yves garden patty.

Home-made sald: stirfried some Yves ground veggie "chicken" with strips of organic carrot, organic red pepper, red onion, garlic and low sodium soy sauce. Put it on a bed of organic, shredded romaine and topped with with some organic miso ginger dressing.

1 piece of herbed nan bread.

1 glass of red wine.

2 pieces of chocolate.

[applepie]

coffee + soya milk
soya yogurt, kiwi fruit, apple + walnuts

leaf salad (rocket, radicchio, romaine), grated carrot + spicy banana dressing
spelt bread + herby yeast spread

earl grey tea + soya milk
2 chocolate biscuits
2 tangerines, pear

oven-roasted veg (tomatoes, yellow pepper, courgettes, mushrooms) served with quinoa and toasted seeds

[herbwormwood]

I had a bowl of organic cornflakes and a banana for breakfast, topped with divine chocolate powder and fortified soya milk. And a pot of tea
For lunch I had 2 rice cakes topped with olive spread, and a spread called Toscana? Also 2 rice cakes topped with olive spread and mashed banana, and some seaweed snacks. And a mug of tea.
For dinner I have made a chilli.
It contains kidney beans, cooking apple, sunflower oil, garlic, spices, carob powder, hemp flour, barley, red lentils, garlic and chilli pickle, chilli of course, carrots, sweetcorn, texturised vegetable protein, apricot spread and vinegar, marigold stock powder, a tin of organic tomatoes.
We will have it with brown rice later.

[jamboxrock]

yesterday...

breakfast: hot five grain cereal w/ raisins, brown sugar, & soymilk

lunch: hummus tabouleh sandwich (on wheat toast w/ lettuce), cucumber, carrot & bell pepper w/ soy herb dressing, raisin pecan spice cake

snack: pecans & a banana

dinner: Amy's Thai stirfry (tofu, veggies, sauce & jasmine rice)

after work: a beer

[cedarblue]

ohhhhh you are making me hungry. i still have an upset tummy so i've only had some glasses of cranberry juice and a marmite sandwich

[pavotrouge]

Poor cedarblue...at least you can taste something, unlike me who's got a cold again...

breakfast: 2 weetabix with vanilla soymilk

snack: 1 apple
1 clementine

lunch: wholewheat penne with tomato sauce

snack/dinner/not sure yet: raw carrot and beansprout salad with sesame oil and soy sauce dressing, topped with sunflower seeds

[fiamma]

The day started well and declined rapidly...

Breakfast - 2 weetabix with soya milk
soya cappuccino
Orange and apple

Lunch - Crepe with spinach and zucchini
Mint tea

Coffee

Pink champagne and fruits of the forest at aperitif time

A few hazlenuts and 2 soya yogurts

[emmapresley]

Hi..I'm doing my first main forum-y contribution

For yesterday I guess as it's early Sunday now and I'm about to go snuggle down in bed. So..

brekkie was 2 apples and a punnet of raspberries..later had a cranberry, ginger and apple juice from the bar in town..and a big bag of roast chestnuts.

tea was a huge dollop of lentil glop, mushroom risotto, raw spinach and rocket and just recently i scoffed 5 dates and 4 brazil nuts washed down with my first ever glass of soya milk..alpro stuff..feel like i'm doing okay for a newbie!

This 'what did you eat today' thread is ace!

[Tigerlily]

You're doing great for a newbie! My first week or so of veganism I lived off veggie burgers, peanut butter sandwiches, and oatmeal. Hahaha.

My day:

Rice Krispies cereal with soy milk

Coffee with soy milk

Salad (romaine, parsley, tomato, red pepper, green pepper, garlic) with olive oil, apple cider vinegar, salt+pepper, eaten with some pita bread

Cup of chocolate soy milk

Mushrooms and onions, sauteed in olive oil with cumin and soy sauce

2 small manaeesh

10 black olives

Mug of Koala Crisp cereal with soy milk

Cup of tea

Another glass of chocolate soy milk

1 more manaeesh

Banana

[Roxy]

Mmmmm those manaeesh look and sound yummy! Just the thing for a cold winter day.

Today:

2 cups of coffee with Silk creamer.

1/2 cup baked beans with
2 slices multigrain toast with Earthbalance.

1 organic banana.

1 six inch veggie sub with sweet onion sauce from Subway, to which I added my own Yves garden veggie patty.

2 vegan hotdogs which I had a craving for (sesame hot dog buns, Yves veggie dogs, half a slice of tofutti mozarella in each bun, mustard pickles, ketchup.

About to have a cup of Cinnamon Spice tea and some chocolate.

[Tigerlily]

They smell beyond delicious. My mom was baking them today. Mmmmm.

[Roxy]

I'm coming over

[Tigerlily]

Too bad, we ate it all.

[Roxy]

I'm going to go and wake up Mrs. Tigerlily and tell her that I reeeeeeeeeally need some manaeesh and would she mind getting down into the kitchen to help me make some. And then you're not getting any!!

[Tigerlily]

Hahaha, you know what? She'd probably make you some the next day. Haha.

[Roxy]

I'm definately coming over then!

[applepie]

yesterday I had:

coffee + soya milk
fruit salad (apple, pear, kiwi fruit, tangerine, walnuts)

tofu and mushroom scramble with toasted spelt bread
carrot, celeriac and beetroot salad

coffee + soya milk
pumpkin and apple muffin, still warm *drool*

vegetable stir-fry (cabbage, red pepper, courgette, lentil sprouts, onion, ginger) served with quinoa and soy sauce

[veggiegirl3]

I'm definately coming over then!

Me too! They look/sound good! What is the base? Is it pizza-y or pastery-ish? I couldn't tell on the link.

Thanks for saying my day two days ago look fine , Tigerlily.

Welcome to the forum, Emmapresley!

Yesterday:
Breakfast:
-Oatmeal with soymilk
-Small smoothie (1/2 a banana, splash of OJ, and soymilk)

Snack:
-Apple
-Small spoonful of PB

Lunch:
-Black beans over brown rice with a tiny bit of Bragg's
-Salad (romaine lettuce, baby carrots, tomato)
-Pear

Dinner: (I was craving things with soy...This meal was a 'power-packed protien punch' )
-Soy Boy tofu ravioli topped with TVP cooked in tomato sauce and nutitional yeast
-"Italian Blend" veggies
Dessert: Carrot Cake Cliff Bar

[Tigerlily]

It's like pizza dough.

[cedarblue]

i had a little porridge made with water today for my poor tum! so far - so good, no cramps at the moment.

a little fennel tea.

[jamboxrock]

yesterday...

breakfast: one slice of wheat toast w/ peanut butter, an orange, coffee w/ soy creamer

lunch: I decided to be a piggy and get three whole sushi rolls and eat them all and feel disgusting for hours. cucumber roll, tofu roll (w/ sweet potato, asparagus, avocado & scallion), and a super veggie roll which had like nine veggies in it and was too big for one bite.

dinner: french fries and two plain hamburger buns. my friends were grilling and I neglected to bring anything for myself also had a couple mango rum drinks, then while out had vodka cranberry and beer. not feeling so hot today.

[emmapresley]

My first (EVER in my life) bowl of porridge with soya milk and maple syrup..dried cranberries was breakfast..nettle tea ( i really like this stuff)

homemade chickpea and kidney beanburger things..salad leaves and leftover from yesterday wholemeal long pasta with concocted red pepper, peanut butter/hot water/sesame oil mushed in (Tasty!) for late lunch..

and i just made and ate some falafel with improvised ingredients, rocket (which i love) and loooads of cucumber.

I like chickpeas

[veggiegirl3]

Breakfast:
-Oatmeal with soymilk and raisins
-Apple
-A few peanuts

Lunch:
-Yvet's "chicken" burger with ketchup
-Millet, cooked in vegetable broth
-Salad (romaine lettuce, tomato, baby carrots, red pepper strips, and low fat raspberry vinaigrette dressing)
Dessert: Cookies 'n Cream soy ice cream

Snack:
-An Apple

Dinner:
-Grilled tempeh with ketchup
-baby carrots and red pepper strips
-Bowl of "creamy broccoli" soup
Dessert: Chocolate Brownie Z-Bar

Later:
-Popcorn with EB
ETA: And a pear

[Melanie]

Brekky; I'm rubbish and was asleep so... nothing
Lunch; Pretty much the same... nada
Dinner; http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...t=DSC06195.jpg
Supper; Some grapes
~xx

[Wishin986]

Breakfast:

-Bowl of "creamy broccoli" soup

did you make it yourself? i just saw a recipe for it today in vegetarian times! if you did how did it turn out?

[Tigerlily]

Brekky; I'm rubbish and was asleep so... nothing
Lunch; Pretty much the same... nada
Dinner; http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...t=DSC06195.jpg
Supper; Some grapes
~xx

Looks great!

[veggiegirl3]

Melanie, your dinner looked great!

did you make it yourself? i just saw a recipe for it today in vegetarian times! if you did how did it turn out?

How funny! I haven't seen that issue, but I found a recipe the other day in a cookbook. It was really good and really easy!

[Roxy]

I agree Melanie! Your dinner looked yummy!

I ate too much today

2 cups of coffee with Silk creamer.

1/2 cup baked beans with
2 slices of multigrain toast with Earthbalance.

A few pieces of chocolate.

1 organic banana.

1 blueberry bagel with tofutti cream cheese and Raspberry & Champange Jam.

1 bowl of curried chickpea & potato soup with
1 herbed nan bread.

1 cup of Cinnamon Spice tea.

About 10 cashews.

2 oatmeal cookies.

A handful of plain potato chips.

Errrr......about 400 calories more than I normally eat.....but I was hungry and dizzy for a lot of the day, so I was trying to fix it by eating!

[Tigerlily]

Mmmm chips.

Yesterday


Bowl of fortified cereal with soy milk

1 manaeesh (found another one! But now they are truly gone)

Some plain, whole wheat bread

Banana

Amy's bean burrito with some ketchup

Salad (baby spinach, tomato, red pepper, garlic, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, salt+pepper)

Cup of tea with agave nectar

Piece of Ezekiel bread toast with jam

Glass of soy milk (1/4 chocolate, 3/4 plain)

[jamboxrock]

yesterday...

breakfast: two pieces banana french toast w/ syrup, two slices gimme lean sausage, half a grapefruit

throughtout the rest of the day: tabouleh, cucumber, carrot & bell pepper w/ hummus, grilled herbed potatoes, two beers, footlong sub w/ sweet onion sauce, bean burrito

[herbwormwood]

.feel like i'm doing okay for a newbie!

This 'what did you eat today' thread is ace!

You are doing well, fellow tyke!

I am also from Yorkshire, tho I now reside up North as you see from my user details on the left there.
We also eat "tea" up here, we eat our main meal at tea time.
Also please check the "Proud to eat Healthy" thread, if you like. It could do with a bit more input...

[applepie]

coffee + soya milk
pumpkin and apple muffin

big salad of radicchio, rocket, tomatoes, yellow pepper, cucumber, carrots, mushrooms, chickpeas and olives + yummy!

earl grey tea + soya milk
orange, pear

wholewheat pasta with tomato, garlic and basil sauce
some steamed broccoli on the side

an apple later in the evening

[Melanie]

Wow, I thought i'd made something relatively unedible! (Not exactly known for my cooking skills )
-Smiles- Yay!
Breakfast; Fruit loaf stuff
Lunch; Chips -looks sheepish- I was at college!
Dinner; Stew! With some Hovis bread
~xx

[veggiegirl3]

Breakfast:
-Cream of wheat made with soymilk, with brown sugar
-Banana with PB
-About 2/3 of an apple

Lunch:
-Yves "chicken burger" with ketchup (no bun)
-Salad (Romaine lettuce, baby carrots, red pepper slices, plum tomato, and a little bit of low-fat rapberry vinaigrette dressing)
-Leftover millet (cooked in veg. broth)
Dessert: Almost a cup of cookies 'n cream soy ice cream (That stuff is AMAZING)

Dinner:
-Steamed broccoli
-Brown rice with Bragg's
-Grilled low-fat tempeh with ketchup

Later:
-Probably oatmeal with soy milk

[Annie]

The chefs made me an AMAZING pasta with walnut pesto dish last week that I LOVED. He told me it had basil, walnuts, olive oil, garlic, and nutritional yeast in it but I don't know the exact measurements =(

Just thought I'd share