A question I get asked a lot is, "What in the world do you eat??".
I decided to compile a list of the things I like to make, as well as snack on throughout the day. One of the hardest things I've overcome as a vegan is finding things that are quick and easy to grab. With Burger Kinds and McDonalds on every corner and not a fruit or vegetable stand in sight, it's no wonder America is obese :/
Breakfast Ideas:
**Cooked Brown Rice with Almond/Coconut/Rice milk, walnuts, coconut and cinnamon
(I make a huge pot of brown rice and then use it all week long)
**Homemade Muesli with Almost/Coconut/Rice milk, bananas
**Vegan Banana Bread (recipe to follow)
**Tofu Scramble / Tofu, potatoes, carrots, brocolli, onion and peppers with a dash of curry powder
and a sprinkling of "Almesan" (found in the Veganomicon cookbook)
**Daves Bread with peanut butter and bananas or strawberries
Lunch
**Sandwiches made with Daves Bread, spread avacado, burgundy olives, sunflower seeds, red peppers,
lettuce and tomato
**Salad with edamame, romaine, almonds, sweet cherry tomato, avacado, curry powder and grilled
onions. White balsamic and Olive Oil dressing (mix White Balsamic, Olive Oil, sea salt, pepper and
oregano. Let stand overnight
Dinner
**Garbanzo and Quinoa - In the Veganomicon cookbook
**Coconut Red Lentil Dahl - Recipe to follow
**Vegan Mac and Cheese - Recipe Posted
**Vegan Lasagna - In the Veganomicon cookbook
**Eggplant Curry - Recipe posted
**Vegan Korma - Recipe to follow
**Black Bean Burgers and Avacado/Corn/Bean Salad
**Vegan Pizza - From The Kind Life / Recipe to follow
**Grilled Onion and Moroccon Rice with Homemade Pita Chips
**Homemade Marinara with fresh pasta and Almesan - Recipe to follow
**Tofu stir fry - Recipe to follow (dredging tofu in nutritional yeast and stir frying is amazing!)
**Fresh french baguette, sliced heirloom tomatoes, avacado and really good olive oil is a GREAT easy
summer picnic feast!
**Leek Soup - Recipe to follow
**Potato Soup - Recipe to follow
**Vegan Shephards Pie - Recipe to follow
Snacks
**Homemade Hummus with Homemade pita chips
**Peanuts and raisins
**Stacy's Pita Chips and Homemade Salsa
**Leftover Dahl with Homemade Pita Chips
**Homemade Trail Mix
**Coconut Balls - Recipe to follow
**Bagel with Tofutti and Green Olives sliced on top
**Stir Fried and Oven Roasted Beets & Sweet Potato with Slap Yo Mama spice :)
**Homemade Sweet Potato Crisps - Recipe to Follow
**Tortilla Chips and Homemade Bean Salsa
**Almonds. I eat LOTS of almonds. In every way :)
**Fresh Fruit - Whatever is in season
**Celery and Peanut Butter
**Apples and Peanut Butter
Another work in progress is going to be how to eat vegan while on road trips and when you're unable to cook for yourself or if you have limited (no) access to a kitchen. What really makes this tricky is how animal products are snuck into even the MOST unassuming snacks and foodstuffs.
Things I've discovered that have "hidden" animal products in them are Breakfast and Protein Bars that contain Lecithin (some Lecithin is not vegan)
Bagels and English Muffins that contain non fat milk solids
Chips and Crackers that contain "Natural Flavorings" may contain milk
Mints, Candies and Gum that contain gelatin (I no longer eat Altoids because believe it or not, it contains gelatin)
SOME Chai teas may contain milk
Thai and Chinese restaurants use Oyster Sauce in many of their dishes. I usually just ask to have mine without the Oyster Sauce and it's fine.
Some drinks have Carmine/Cochineal in them which are ground up beetles. No thanks.
**http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/bugjuice.asp
Anything that contains "Whey" as that is derived from milk
Worcestershire Sause contains fish
Fresh Pasta will usually contain eggs
A full list can be found here:
http://www.vegansociety.com/lifestyle/food/hidden-ingredients.aspx
