What did you eat today? (2-12)

[PainterLady]

Congrats Mooli! It is so hard to go without sugar for me. Good Job.

Today I was bad and had a piece of vegan vanilla cake with chocolate fudge frosting and a hot mug of coffee and soymilk.

[mooli magic]

Surely to God that's not all?!

I'd be soooo hungry

Thanks for the encourgaement re: sugar. It's not been too bad actually but can't wait to eat some fruit. Normally I would eat fruit but because I really overdid it on sugar recently I'm going without for a week. I'm hoping to stay off all sweet things but fruit for another two weeks after that...

[Wildflower]

I am just getting back from Thanksgiving away, but I thought I would share what we had...

tofurky w/roast veggies
vegetable pot pie w/corn, peas, celery, carrots, tofu in an onion/garlic sage gravy
mashed sweet potatoes
acorn squash stuffed with dried fruit and earth balance
cranberry sauce
mushroom and celery stuffing
green beans
olives
fizzy juice

desserts were soyatoo whipped cream, and coconut-ginger-macadamia carrot cake w/coffee and vanilla soycreamer

so, basically this is what i have been eating for the last few days. leftovers!

[veggiegirl3]

pumpkin pancakes with soya yogurt + apple sauce

Nice choice in breakfast, Applepie! Check out my dinner.

Breakfast:
-Oatmeal with unsweetened soymilk and brown sugar
-Pear

Lunch:
-Apple
-Salad with low fat raspberry vinaigrette (romaine lettuce, green beans, carrots, and a couple cherry tomatoes)
-Marinated baked tofu (Tofu Lin, I think it's called)
-Whole wheat couscous

Snack:
-Peanut butter Z-Bar

Dinner:
-One big pancake with a tiny bit of EB and a little mapple syrup
-Plain soy yogurt
-Apple

[pavotrouge]

Thanks for the encourgaement re: sugar. It's not been too bad actually but can't wait to eat some fruit. Normally I would eat fruit but because I really overdid it on sugar recently I'm going without for a week. I'm hoping to stay off all sweet things but fruit for another two weeks after that...

what is bad about fruit sugar ?

yesterday was great, I spent the evening at the local Xmas market (surprised me that it was already open one day before when I tried to get home from work) and bought a flower earstud looking like the vegan society's logo and went to a Thai place afterwards.

breakfast: oatmeal porridge with bananas, raisins and cinnamon
Earl Grey tea

lunch: lentil-tomato soup with veggie sausages


snack: white tea
2 organic apples

dinner: hot (!!!) thai soup with lemongrass, bean and bamboo sprouts and red bell peppers

red curry with mushrooms, bamboo sprouts, coconut milk...uhh, actually can't remember all the veggies in it!

steamed rice

[applepie]

coffee + soya milk
fruit salad (apple, pear, orange, kiwi fruit) + soya yogurt

tofu and mushroom scramble
ciabatta roll
carrot + celeriac salad

earl grey tea + soya milk
2 chocolate-covered figs

wholewheat pasta with cherry tomatoes, rocket + pine nuts

[jamboxrock]

yesterday...

breakfast: grits made w/ soymilk, a grapefruit, coffee w/ silk creamer

lunch: personal pizza (wheat crust, tomato sauce, mushrooms, green peppers, spinach, carrots, garlic), raspberry sorbet

snack: sweets n/ beets chips, black grapes, cornbread

dinner: tortilla chips & salsa, taco salad (tortilla shell, refried beans, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, pico de gallo), a big beer

[Cherry]

breakfast: wholemeal toast and marg (mum's homemade bread)
lunch: thai green curry and brown rice with peppers and basil tofu
snack: rock cake
dinner: redwoods fishfingers, homemade potato wedges & salad
snack: a small bowlful of almonds and dried apricots
(still shocked I ate the whole bowl)

[pavotrouge]

Cherry, you've slowly become my culinary queen!
I tried your crunchy aubergine recipe today and it was sooo good!

breakfast: crunchy raisin-coconut muesli, vanilla soymilk

lunch: israeli tomato-cucumber salad
crunchy aubergines à la parsleysoup.co.uk

dinner: a case for the junk food thread
- cajun potatoe wedges
- "cowgirl steak", shockingly close to meat but good every two months or so

snack: an apple to soothe my guilty conscience

[Cherry]

Thank you Pavotrouge Tell my boyfriend that - he's not impressed by the aubergines at all

[pavotrouge]

I can't think of any way aubergines (I thought it was eggplants in the UK?) aren't tasty except for my grandma's fatty moussaka...

That's why I don't do boyfriends

[Cherry]

Mmmm. I love aubergines too (eggplant in USA). Must invent a (nice!) moussaka recipe sometime.

That's why I don't do boyfriends

lol, apart from not liking veg he's not bad

[veggiegirl3]

Breakfast:
-Cream of wheat made with soymilk with brown sugar on top
-HUGE apple
-Pear

Lunch:
-Grilled tempeh dipped in ketchup
-Garlic/ginger brown rice
-Raw veggies (carrot sticks and green and red peppers)
-Chocolate Brownie Z-Bar

Dinner:
-Millet cooked in veg. broth
-Leftover marinated, baked tofu (Tofu Lin)
-Raw veggies (baby carrots, green beans, green pepper strips)
-Steamed broccoli

Later:
-A pear, probably
ETA: And a small bowl of popcorn with EB

[XkateX]

breakfast/lunch (i got up late)- waffles and sausage with oj
dinner- stuffed shells
dessert- prolly a little bit of ice cream

today was a lite day..haha..

[Tigerlily]

I'm going to start to write my days like how Roxy does it.

Cup of coffee with soy milk

Banana

2 pieces of millet toast with margarine and jam

Glass of pop

Bowl of chickpeas with tomatoes and green onion

2 mini pickled eggplant (very tiny)

Bowl of peas

Lentils and rice dish

Tomato slices

14 olives

Another glass of pop

A few crackers with Tartex

2 tea cookies

Maybe tea soon.

[Roxy]

It's easier that way don't you think? Especially if you don't eat at set meal times, like I tend to do.

Today:

2 cups of coffee with Silk creamer.

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

6 inch veggie sub with sweet onion sauce from Subway.

25g BBQ soy crisps.

small packet of fruit candies.

Curried noodle soup (crap made from a package, but I really couldn't be bothered).

Cup of Cinnamon Spice tea.

4 Oatmeal cookies.

[Tigerlily]

I find it easier. I would always try to categorize my meals. I would end up with a ton of food for my "evening snacks"...it made me seem like a late night piggy! But in reality, I eat my supper around 4-5 and I don't sleep until 2am...so not really a whole lot of food!

[yasha]

well my day strted out healthy...
organic apple, organic coffee, oatmeal

banana

tofurky sandwich on organic spelt bread

organic salad
organic pasta with organic pasta sauce - tomato & basil

and then...
more pasta (after a few hours and i was hungry again)
sprite
3 slices of bread
tofutti vanilla fudge icecream...

now i feel bloated because i pigged out. oh well tomorrow is a new day

[cedarblue]

Cream of wheat

what is it

yesterday:

green juice
(with apples, carrots, kale. yellow pepper, ginger, swede)
banana
homemade cornish pasties, kale, roast spuds, mint sauce, gravy
fresh lychees
2 clementines
toast & almond butter
awesome choco cookie
cup of tea
juice
water

[fiamma]

2 Weetabix with soya milk and fresh banana
Soya cappuccino

Veggie chilli with wholewheat bread and tofu cream cheese
2 mandarins, apple
Black and white cupcake

Dinner will probaly be last night's veggie curry

[Wildflower]

yesterday -

brunch @local veggie place - vegan biscuits and gravy. 5 fruit smoothie. few sips of coffee. side order of fresh fruit.

snack - homemade chai w/silk nog (after cooking chai for 30 minutes i noticed i was out of soy milk! )

snack - naan and chutney. pineapple juice.

dinner - homemade lentil soup.

dessert - Double Rainbow Soy Cream Cherry chocolate chip. slice of almond tart.

[applepie]

breakfast:
coffee + soya milk
oats, kiwi fruit, apple + soya milk

throughout the day:
pumpkin seed roll with yeast extract + tomato slices
2 carrots, yellow pepper
orange, pear
coffee + chocolate biscuit

dinner:
few olives
artichoke risotto
tomato salad

[veggiegirl3]

what is it

Cream of wheat is a hot cereal made of wheat farina. You can make it with water or milk, but it's best when made with some kind of milk (rice or soy) because it tastes creamier. It comes in flavors like maple too. I love it!

[coconut]

Breakfast: Toast with hazelnut butter.

Lunch: Onion baji, tomato & oregano roll, chocolate crispy thing.

Dinner: I managed to put something tasty together this evening, which doesn't happen often. I fried leftover onion, butter beans, mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes. Also boiled some potatoes. Then I covered it with a sauce made of olive oil, tomato puree, pumpkin/hemp seed oil and mustard. It was nice. I've lost my enthusiasm for cooking a bit since starting a new job, but perhaps I'm getting back in the groove.

[claireyveg]

Cream of wheat is a hot cereal made of wheat farina. You can make it with water or milk, but it's best when made with some kind of milk (rice or soy) because it tastes creamier. It comes in flavors like maple too. I love it!

So kind of like a porrige or oatmeal alternative?

[Tigerlily]

Sort of but it's very...smooth. No chunks in it at all.

[Wildflower]

it's yummy! It always makes me want cream of wheat when i read veggie girls posts.

Look - wikipedia has a whole section on cream of wheat...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_of_Wheat

[Tigerlily]

There's also cream of [brown] rice that's very similar. I think it's even yummier than cream of wheat.

[eve]

today I ate a Green & Black dark chocolate with hazel nuts and currants, that someone sent me as a little gift. Very tasty!

[jamboxrock]

yesterday...

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

lunch: veggie burger (on wheat toast w/ ketchup, vidalia mutard relish, pickles & lettuce), boiled cabbage

snack: cranberry crunch trail mix bar, a grapefruit

dinner: tofu-stuffing casserole w/ mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes & cauliflower, roasted root veggies

dessert: raisin pecan spice cake

[veggiegirl3]

There's also cream of [brown] rice that's very similar. I think it's even yummier than cream of wheat.

I thought there MIGHT be such a thing, but I didn't know. I have never seen it.

[veggiegirl3]

Yesterday: Not the healthiest day, but it tastes so good!
B:
-Cream of wheat made with soymilk, with brown sugar
-An Apple

L: tempeh burger with ketchup
Oven baked french fries with ketchup
Raw veggies (carrots and both green and red peppers) with creamy veggie dressing
Pear

Snack:
-1 freshly baked chocolate chip cookie
-baby carrots

D:
-Amy's frozen Chinese stirfry dinner
-Raw veggies (baby carrots and green and red peppers)
-an apple
-3 more cookies

Snack:
-oatmeal with soymilk and brown sugar

[applepie]

soya cappuccino
slice of spelt bread + chestnut spread
pear, apple

butternut squash soup
toasted spelt bread + artichoke spread

coffee + soya milk
2 oranges

dinner will be:
wholewheat pasta with courgettes, yellow pepper + cherry tomatoes
maybe some chocolate later tonight

[veggiegirl3]

Today I ate a lot, because I went to the gym twice (once for strenth training and once for yoga)
Pre-gym Snack: Apple

Breakfast:
-Cream of wheat made with soy milk, with a little brown sugar
-A small spoonful of peanut butter
-A pear

Lunch:
-Chic pea salad (I think it's also called No Tuna Salad) in a whole wheat pita
-Baby carrots
-2 chocolate chip cookies I baked yesterday

Pre-gym snack:
-Pear
-a small handful of pretzels

Dinner:
-A few mre baby carrots (I have been craving them lately)
-Chic'n stirfry with brown basmati rice
-Cookies 'n Cream Cliff Bar

Later:
-Probably oatmeal with soymilk

[Veryblue2]

what is it

I think the closest thing to Cream of Wheat we have in the UK is Semolina (as in the pudding)

[jamboxrock]

breakfast: grits made w/ soymilk, applesauce

lunch: veggie burger (on wheat toast w/ lettuce, ketchup, dijon mustard, relish), mashed potatoes & cauliflower w/ mushroom gravy, carob banana energy chunk

snack: navel orange, apple cranberry tea

while baking: bit of peanut butter, a couple chocolate chips, and some cookie dough

dinner: roasted veggie & soy ricotta ravioli w/ garden tomato sauce, lemon garlic broccoli, chocolate chip spelt cookie (best vegan cookie I've made so far, yay!)

[XkateX]

breakfast- a cinnamon and raisin bagel with pnut butter
lunch- left over stuffed shells.
dinner- bbq chicken, pasta ribbons, applesauce, corn and tater nuggets
dessert- some ice cream
all vegan of course!

[Nicola]

Yesterday:

B- Steamed veggies with Organic spelt Tortelloni (filled) ~left-overs
L- Hummus and roasted pepper sandwich- big wholemeal bap thing. Date and oat slice with plain soy yogurt.
S- Few leftover veggies
S- Apple
S- Little carton of choc soy milk
B- Stir-fry rice noodles with veggies in a coconut sauce
S- 2 oranges with plain soy yogurt

Today (so far):

B- Fruit and nut muesli with a chopped banana and soy milk. Big piece of (no-added sugar) apricot and almond cake with plain soy yogurt.


I've been so hungry lately

[herbwormwood]

Breakfast: 3 slices of toasted fruit loaf with pure spread topped with marmalade, a pot of fair trade organic leaf tea with soya milk;
At the Gym: A bottle of elderflower drink with acidophilus powder added;
Lunch: 1 wholemeal pitta bread with spread I am really into now called Styria, made by Biona, with some seaweed snacks and 3 satsumas;
Dinner: a big plate of chick pea and spinach curry (home made) with lots of brown rice.
Plus lots more tea and herbal tea throughout the day.

[Annie]

I ate an entire pomegranet last night...I'm slowly working my up to immortality

[applepie]

coffee + soya milk
soya yogurt, 2 kiwi fruit + walnuts

olive ciabatta roll with olive spread + tomato slices
handful of cherry tomatoes, 2 carrots, yellow pepper

coffee + soya milk
apple, pear
a few chocolate-covered rice cakes

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

[cedarblue]

weetabix with soy milk and plain yofu
cup of tea
banana, cup of tea
sunflower seed pate, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, carrots
fruit & nut bar, juice
cup of tea
pie & chips, juice
later.....the last of the awesome choc cookies and more tea!

[veggiegirl3]

Breakfast:
-Cream of wheat made with soymilk, with a little bit of brown sugar
-Small spoonful of peanut butter
-Apple

Lunch:
-about 3/4 c leftover Amy's black bean chili
-a slice of whole grain oat bread with EB
-Salad (romaine lettuce, a plum tomato, baby carrots, and red pepper strips)
Dessert: Pumpkin flax granola with soymilk

Snack #1: Lemon Poppyseed Cliff Bar

Snack #2 (shortly after): Pear

Dinner will be:
-BBQ Riblets
-Leftover brown basmati rice with EB
-veggies
-Dessert: plain soy yogurt

ETA: French Toast flavored oatmeal

[Nicola]

Today (so far):

B- Fruit and nut muesli with a chopped banana and soy milk. Big piece of (no-added sugar) apricot and almond cake with plain soy yogurt.

I've been so hungry lately

S- Apple
L- Big wholemeal bread bap, containing: 2 pieces fake bacon, cheezly cheddar style with cranberries, cucumber & tomato sauce. Few steamed carrots, broccoli & sweetcorn.
S- Apple
S- Apple
D- Sandwich: same as lunch!
S- An orange and a kiwi with soy yogurt
S- Another big piece of the apricot and almond cake with soy yogurt

Drinks- few cups of green tea, few cups of peppermint tea, water

[fiamma]

Pineapple cake with pine nuts, soya cappuccino

Homemade potato and onion soup, salad
Apple

2 croissants and some spicy roasted peanuts, fava beans and corn

Marinated and grilled tofu with gado gado sauce, broccoli
Persimmon, orange

[piggy]

1 am snack: torta caprese (chocolate almond cake ), some tangerines, some muesli (oats, coconut, walnuts, raisins etc) with water

lunch at uni: breadroll(white) with pickled eggfruit, an espresso

snack: 4 tangerines, some dark (70% cocoa ) chocolate

supper: rice with eggfruit and tomato topping, roasted chestnuts, 1 piece of dark choc

[coconut]

I ate fresh figs for the first time today. I thought they were ok. Mind you they were from a supermarket. They're probably a lot nicer picked straight from the bush in a warm Greek meadow!

[jamboxrock]

yesterday:

breakfast: hot five-grain cereal w/ raisins & soymilk

snack: apple

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

snack: smoothie of grapefruit, banana & frozen strawberries (tasted good but too pulpy - blech)

while baking: a bite of raw dough (have to make sure it tastes good!) and then two small snickerdoodles

dinner: chips & salsa, burrito (grilled onions, peppers & mushrooms w/ red wine sauce), spanish rice & refried beans

[Tigerlily]

I thought there MIGHT be such a thing, but I didn't know. I have never seen it.

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

[pavotrouge]

What I ate today mirrors the way I felt all day...pretty crappy.

breakfast: muesli with vanilla soymilk

lunch: 6 homemade samosas (turned out to taste more Italian than Indian o.o)

snack: organic apple

dinner: spaghetti with arugula + sunflower seed pesto