As I previously stated the main reason for logging my meals was because many people are genuinely curious what's left to eat after you remove the animals from your plate. As you'll notice I have so much variety in my diet! I think I counted that between all the lunches and dinners I never had the same meal more than twice, and even that only happened a handful of times. The salads, smoothies, and breakfasts don't count because no two are ever the same, as there are so many options for ingredients and ratios of ingredients. The same bowl of oatmeal can taste totally different by changing the milk or add-ins.
I'm even more thrilled that I haven't even scratched the surface on the arsenal of meals from which to choose. If I did this in the summer the post would look totally different - the weather and the produce available steer my choices.
Several of you have told me you have been consciously tweaking your diet to include more animal-free meals but you get stuck sometimes. That is understandable. Your diet will never be perfect because, well, life happens. You'll notice I had a few days where I struggled because we were out of town and on the road. You just do the best you can.
So here's the remainder of my month of food. Hope it helps give you some ideas!
11/8:
Breakfast: Cooked buckwheat with vanilla almond milkLunch: green smoothie and oven baked mochi
Dinner: portabella napoleon (ate out)
Daily Protein: 41 grams
11/9: (was out of town & on road all day)
Breakfast: bagel with vegan cream cheeseLunch: roasted potatoes and green beans (funeral luncheon so the options were limited – the potatoes were made with oil and I asked if they could prepare a serving of beans without butter)
Dinner: Subway veggie delite sandwich
Daily Protein: not sure -didn’t keep track of snacks
11/10:
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean cold cereal with vanilla almond milk
Lunch: pizza with caramelized onions, broccoli, spinach, & ww crust, no cheese. (ate out)
Dinner: Caesar salad with home-made dressing & croutons
Daily Protein: 42 grams
11/11:
Breakfast: cooked oat groats, almond milk, chia seeds
Lunch: Amy’s frozen shephards pie, fruit salad
Dinner: spinach, onion, & vegan cheese quesadillas
Daily Protein: 40 grams
11/12:
Breakfast: banana nut pancakes
Lunch: green smoothie with chia seeds
Dinner: vegetarian chili, salad with oil & vinegar, dinner roll, fruit (ate out at a PA Dutch buffet so this was the best I could do!)
Daily Protein: approximately 65 grams
11/13:
Breakfast: quinoa with baked apples & walnuts
Lunch: cauliflower millet soup, pb& j sandwich
Dinner: Caesar salad with home-made dressing & croutons
Daily Protein: 46 grams
11/14:
Breakfast: Cooked buckwheat & vanilla almond milk
Lunch: green smoothie with flax seeds
Dinner: Red radish tabbouleh, “chicken” noodle soup
Daily Protein: 41 grams
11/15:
Breakfast: whole grain toast with peanut butter
Lunch: cauliflower millet soup, pan-fried mochi
Dinner: Red radish tabbouleh, fruit salad
Daily Protein: 40 grams
11/16:
Breakfast: Cooked oat groats with bananas & raisins
Lunch: Falafel pita, cole slaw
Dinner: Jambalaya made with Field Roast vegan sausage
Daily Protein: 70 grams
11/17:
Breakfast: green smoothie with flax seeds
Lunch: Falafel pita, cole slaw
Dinner: Sautéed collard greens with pine nuts & raisins, home-made baked fries
Daily Protein: 40 grams
11/18:
Breakfast: green smoothie with flax seeds
Lunch: mixed green salad with quinoa & home-made dressing
Dinner: Black eyed peas croquettes, roasted veggies
Daily Protein: 44 grams
11/19:
Breakfast: oatmeal with blueberries, almond milk, chia seeds
Lunch: mixed green salad with chick peas & home-made dressing
Dinner: big bowl of peas, corn, limas with earth balance, dark chocolate & raspberry quesadilla
Daily Protein: 39 grams
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean cold cereal with coconut milk
Lunch: black bean & squash chili, home-made cornbread
Dinner: veggie burger & fries (ate out)
Daily Protein: not sure about veggie burger, but I had 30g before dinner
11/21:
Breakfast: a mix of Nature’s Path cold brown rice cereal & bran cereal, blueberries, coconut milk
Lunch: veggie & black bean burrito (ate out)
Dinner: baked sweet potato, mixed green salad
Daily Protein: 50 grams
Breakfast: a mix of Nature’s Path cold brown rice cereal & bran cereal, blueberries, coconut milk
Lunch: mixed green & veggie wrap, baked apple
Dinner: Black eyed peas croquettes, maple roasted root veggies
Daily Protein: 49 grams
Breakfast: green smoothie with flax seeds
Lunch: gingered carrot apple soup, grilled vegan cheese sandwich
Dinner: eggplant parmesan (vegan cheese, of course) on pasta
Daily Protein: 57 grams
11/24:
Breakfast: oatmeal with banana
Lunch: mixed greens and veggies in a whole wheat wrap, plum
Thanksgiving Dinner (all vegan & GF: ) mashed potatoes, stuffing, asparagus/walnut dish, maple glazed carrots, sweet potatoes, biscuit, cranberry sauce, baked apples
Daily Protein: didn’t keep track
11/25: (out of town all day)
Breakfast: some sort of organic GF cereal (can’t remember which)
Lunch: barbequed lima beans, sweet potatoes, some sort of baked cabbage dish
Dinner: mashed potatoes, broccoli, lentil loaf
Daily Protein: 39 grams
Breakfast: Hot brown rice cereal with banana
Lunch: wild rice dish with walnuts, celery, carrots, dried cherries, fruit salad with coconut
Dinner: turnpike soft pretzel!
Daily Protein: 30 grams
11/27:
Breakfast: Hot brown rice cereal with strawberries
Lunch: Subway veggie delite sandwich
Dinner: gingered carrot apple soup & mixed green salad, apple crumble
Daily Protein: 42 grams
11/28:
Breakfast: green smoothie & flax seeds
Lunch: corn chowder, fruit smoothie
Dinner: “Thanksgiving Pizza” (whole wheat crust, cannellini bean puree, spinach, squash, apples, etc.)
Daily Protein: 61 grams
Breakfast: green smoothie & flax seeds
Lunch: portabella sandwich & salad (ate out)
Dinner: Polenta casserole with seitan (has cauliflower & asparagus in it), rice pudding
Daily Protein: 52 grams
11/30:
Breakfast: Amy’s frozen tofu scramble with spinach, potatoes and tomato
Lunch: Polenta casserole with seitan (has cauliflower & asparagus in it)
Dinner: mac-n-cheese pancakes, strawberry banana spinach smoothie
Daily Protein: 64 grams
12/1:
Breakfast: quinoa with zucchini & squash
Lunch: Gardein Crispy tenders, tomato soup
Dinner: fried rice with all sorts of veggies in it, frozen chocolate banana
Daily Protein: 55 grams
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