Today's Vegan Menu (2015)

[GingerFoxx]

B- Hot cereal and coffee
L- Broccoli and green beans with homemade garlic sauce
S- A pint of blueberries (My mum bought two on sale for less than $1.00 each as part of a special promotion. I devoured one)
D- Not sure, the fridge is looking a little sparse. Probably rice with veggie ground beef gravy, mushroom, onions and red bell pepper, since that's about all I have for veggie at the moment

 

[PTree15]

Blueberries, grapes, tea
Iced coffee with almond milk and cinnamon
Salad of arugula, zucchini, green peppers, pepperoncini, olives, pickles, raisins, chickpeas and red onion topped with Italian dressing
Dinner will be breakfast food: Lemon-blueberry pancakes with maple syrup and a side of home fries and grilled zucchini.

 

[GingerFoxx]

Today's menu was the result of creativity necessitated by a nearly empty fridge:

B- Hot cereal and coffee
S- A few Biscoff cookies
L- Brown rice, edamame, roasted butternut squash and Daiya cheddar
D- A brown rice/wild rice/quinoa blend with okra (from the freezer) and pasta sauce

I have some squash left and a cauliflower to hold me over til I get groceries tomorrow. Gobi Manchurian, anyone?

 

[Scorpius]

So I'm trying to increase my intake over the next couple of days. I don't want to get into why, because it just makes me angry.

Spoiler: Spoiler for calories

I'm trying to get up to 1,200 kcal/day by this weekend and work my way up to 1,500 by the middle of the week. I've already increased some from what I had been eating for the last month or so. I think I hit close to the 1,100 mark yesterday.

This was yesterday:

B: ~1C strawberries w/ .5 tbsp peanut butter, 6 oz coconut milk yogurt, 1 packet low sugar oatmeal, ~14 oz unsweetened cashew milk

S: 8oz hot cocoa made w/unsweetened cashew milk, 2 Toffutti sugar-free popsicles

L/D: A bunch of celery sticks, some slices of cucumber, cherry tomatoes, 2 and slices crispbread w/ 3 tbsp Toffutti cream cheese

S: 1 c blueberries w/ .5 tbsp almond butter, protein bar (Nugo dark chocolate chip)

I'm not really worrying about my exchanges as much as I'm worried about hitting calorie goals right now. It was getting too overwhelming to count exchanges anyways. I know calorie counting isn't the best, but I'm amazed that I'm allowing myself to eat this much without feeling too disgustingly horrible about it afterwards.

 

[GingerFoxx]

B- The usual
L- A salad from Chipotle with lettuce, sofritas, black beans, sauteed onions and pepper, fresh salsa and corn salsa
D- A picked up a large blueberry lemon muffin from the natural foods store. I don't feel like cooking tonight, so I think that's gonna be my lazy dinner

 

[KLS52]

So I'm trying to increase my intake over the next couple of days. I don't want to get into why, because it just makes me angry.

Spoiler: Spoiler for calories

I'm trying to get up to 1,200 kcal/day by this weekend and work my way up to 1,500 by the middle of the week. I've already increased some from what I had been eating for the last month or so. I think I hit close to the 1,100 mark yesterday.

This was yesterday:

B: ~1C strawberries w/ .5 tbsp peanut butter, 6 oz coconut milk yogurt, 1 packet low sugar oatmeal, ~14 oz unsweetened cashew milk

S: 8oz hot cocoa made w/unsweetened cashew milk, 2 Toffutti sugar-free popsicles

L/D: A bunch of celery sticks, some slices of cucumber, cherry tomatoes, 2 and slices crispbread w/ 3 tbsp Toffutti cream cheese

S: 1 c blueberries w/ .5 tbsp almond butter, protein bar (Nugo dark chocolate chip)

I'm not really worrying about my exchanges as much as I'm worried about hitting calorie goals right now. It was getting too overwhelming to count exchanges anyways. I know calorie counting isn't the best, but I'm amazed that I'm allowing myself to eat this much without feeling too disgustingly horrible about it afterwards.

Love you, Scorp...you're awesome. [emoji173]️

 

[Second Summer]

Keep us posted, Scorp!

Yesterday:
B: The usual: oatmeal with banana and soya milk + raisins.
L: left-overs from our 4th of July meal: tortilla with refried beans, lettuce, avocado, red peppers, hot sauce and a small piece of broccoli. Corn on the cob and rice on the side.
S: Misc. raw vegetables + olives and cherries.
D: punk rock chick pea gravy with cous cous and a small salad.

 

[ledboots]

Keep us posted, Scorp!

Yesterday:
B: The usual: oatmeal with banana and soya milk + raisins.
L: left-overs from our 4th of July meal: tortilla with refried beans, lettuce, avocado, red peppers, hot sauce and a small piece of broccoli. Corn on the cob and rice on the side.
S: Misc. raw vegetables + olives and cherries.
D: punk rock chick pea gravy with cous cous and a small salad.

The first and still best vegan gravy I have ever made!

We had tons of leftovers from the 4th. I motably had fresh corn and watermelon today.

 

[PTree15]

The first and still best vegan gravy I have ever made!

We had tons of leftovers from the 4th. I motably had fresh corn and watermelon today.

Ledboots, does that gravy have mushrooms in it? Just curious because I hate mushrooms.
Scorpius! You rock.

Today I am having all kinds of 4th of July leftovers:
Kale and quinoa salad with this awesome sesame dressing (this came from my sister, who bought it at a vegan restaurant); corn on the cob; fruit salad (blueberries, watermelon, cantaloupe, green and red grapes, pineapple and kiwi)
Banana with peanut butter
Hummus with crackers
Dinner will be Gardein fishless files and pasta salad with lots of vegetables.
If I have room for dessert, I might have some banana-almond butter ice cream with vegan chocolate sauce.

 

[Second Summer]

Ledboots, does that gravy have mushrooms in it? Just curious because I hate mushrooms.

No mushrooms in it, at least not in the version Jen made.

 

[hungryraccoon]

- Oats, chia seeds, pea protein, almond milk, pb, dark choc square, strawberries & agave.

- Soy latte

- Houmous & avocado on rice cakes with a side salad

- Banana

- Chilli with loads of veg & wholegrain basmati

- A few dark chocolate squares

 

[PTree15]

No mushrooms in it, at least not in the version Jen made.

Thank you. I will try that. I've yet to find a vegan gravy I really like.

 

[Second Summer]

Thank you. I will try that. I've yet to find a vegan gravy I really like.

It does require quite a few ingredients, none of them super exotic IIRC, but I wouldn't recommend skipping any if you can avoid it.

 

[Moll Flanders]

B - White vegan cheddar and sliced tomatoes on toast. Glass of lemon squash.

Snack - Strawberries and soya cream, it came out a bit arty as I had the sun in my eyes.

Lunch will be stuffed peppers and maybe spag bol for dinner.

 

[shyvas]

B - White vegan cheddar and sliced tomatoes on toast. Glass of lemon squash.

Snack - Strawberries and soya cream, it came out a bit arty as I had the sun in my eyes.

Lunch will be stuffed peppers and maybe spag bol for dinner.

It looks like you're at Wimbeldon Molls. Beautiful pic.

 

[PTree15]

Banana and peanut butter, iced coffee with soy milk and cinnamon
Hummus and pretzels
Roasted veggies: potatoes, peppers, onions, carrots and zucchini
Dinner will be Chinese takeout, as I have an eye doctor's appointment in the same plaza where the restaurant is.

 

[GingerFoxx]

B- Cereal and coffee
S- Watermelon
L- Lentil salad and more watermelon
D- A big plate of steamed broccoli and string beans

 

[Scorpius]

Love you, Scorp...you're awesome. [emoji173]️

Keep us posted, Scorp!

That wasn't enough. I'm going to attempt more increases throughout this week. Bah.

 

[GingerFoxx]

B- Hot cereal and coffee
S- Watermelon, banana and hemp protein smoothie
L- Fennel paella
D- The last of my lentil salad

 

[ledboots]

Thank you. I will try that. I've yet to find a vegan gravy I really like.

It is a little fussy, but I freeze a couple small batches for later.

From Ortho-Vegan's Kitchen: Punk Rock Chickpea Gravy from Vegan with a Vengeance