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Vegan Meals - Oct 2009

Smallu — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:47:44 CDT

10/2 -- Breakfast burrito w/ applesauce & glass of OJ	Lunch 10/2 - Pumpkin soup, lentils & rice w/ carmelized onions, pita crisps	Dinner 10/2 at Sutra (Seattle) - Parsnip-Pine nut “cous cous” Cake with Thyme Garlic and Roasted Wild Foraged Lobster Mushrooms served with a Butternut Squash Saffron Sauce
10/2 Dinner at Sutra (Seattle) - Heirloom Tomato, Smoked Cherry Bomb Peppers, Yukon Gold, Tarragon and Bi-Colored Corn Chowder with a Savory Pecan Cheese Stuffed Red Anaheim Chile and Sautéed Greens	10/4 Lunch at Dos Padres (Bellingham) - Vegan nachos w/ (vegan) refried beans, tomatoes, olives, onions, guac.	10/4 Dinner (courtesy of PCC's deli) - Curry sweet potato soup and curry quinoa salad (which I topped with spicy pumpkin seeds and capers).
10/5 Dinner -- cumin fried tofu, pumpkin & dill soup; tomato, pepper, caper, zucchini and spicy pumpkin seed couscous.	10/6 Dinner - Boca Vegan Griller, sweet potato fries, and zucchini rolls with sesame, tahini, soy yogurt, & miso sauce.	10/7 Lunch - Faux Chicken Salad (courtesy of "How It All Vegan" cookbook) pita with accessories, carrot and sweet potato soup, and hummus with spiced pita crisps.
10/8 Dinner -- corn on the cob, pita w/ faux tuna salad (courtesy of How It All Vegan cookbook), & baked potato with vegan sour "cream", topped with steamed broccoli/cauliflower, Leahey's "cheese" sauce, and Bac'n Pieces.	10/9 Dinner -- Mango, pepper, cabbage stir fry over crunchy chow mein noodles topped with crushed cashews.	10/10 Lunch -- PF Chang's Veggie Lettuce Wraps
10/11 Breakfast -- Vegan pumpkin donut (courtesy of Mighty O Donuts).	10/13 Dinner -- Pre-packaged sambar and rice, whole wheat pita, and broccoli with nutritional yeast.	10/14 Dinner -- Saffron couscous cake with vegetable saute, broiled garlic mushrooms, and whole wheat bread.
10/15 Lunch -- Tomatoes two ways! Fried green tomatoes (oh you KNOW there's some Bacon Salt in the batter), and marinated tomato salad with faux feta.	10/15 Dinner -- Kidney bean kiev, baked celery and walnut casserole, corn on the cob.	10/16 Breakfast -- Kiwi, (soy) whip cream, and flax granola parfait.
10/19 Lunch -- cream of potato soup w/ Bac'n Pieces and crusty whole wheat bread.	10/19 Dinner -- Pineapple cashew quinoa stir fry (courtesy of Veganomicon) and Bengali cauliflower with toasted almonds (courtesy of The Cheese Factory cookbook).	10/26 Breakfast - Pumpkin Apple Muffins with Streusel topping.
10/26 Lunch - Ramen with peas	10/26 Dinner - Pasta Puttanesca, falafel pita with tahini sauce, cucumber & tomato.	10/27 Dinner - Vegan Pesto and bread with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, & fresh rosemary.
10/28 Dessert - vegan, chocolate mousse cake courtesy of Mary & Whole Foods. YUMMY!!!!	10/29 Dinner - Asparagus & sesame soup with peanut noodle salad.	10/31 Lunch - Curried lentil soup & green salad.
10/31 Dinner - Chile-beer marinated tempeh, w/ lime crema, and jalepeno slaw taco; cornbread and bean bake.

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convenientvegan — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:07:11 CDT

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October 2009

convenientvegan — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:05:54 CDT

Oct. 1: potluck: Thai chickpeas, salad, cornbread, black bean enchilada, raw chowder, and more!	Oct. 2: Salad with white beans, artichoke hearts, celery, tomatoes, cilantro and garlic mashed potatoes.	Oct. 3: Lima beans and home-made foccaccia.
Oct. 4: Red beans and rice from box, more foccaccia, spinach	Oct. 5: same as Oct. 3 Oct. 6: Asparagus, corn, potato baked with salt crust	Oct. 7: Home version of Subway veggie sandwich.
Oct. 8: Thin wheat spaghetti with fresh tomatoes, bell pepper, zucchini, and olives	Oct. 9: another Subway-type sandwich	Oct. 10: Black bean soup.
Oct. 11: Black bean soup and subway-type sandwich. Well, sometimes we repeat! Especially when it's good.	Oct. 12: Thin wheat spaghetti with tomatoes, peas, and pepper	Oct. 13: Burrito with pinto beans, olives, seasoning, and edamame
Oct.14: Whole-grain penne with asparagus, tomatoes, peppers and mushrooms; salad and grapefruit	Oct. 15: Spaghetti squash with tomatoes, olives, and artichoke hearts	Oct. 16: Spaghetti squash with tomatoes and peas

Smallu

Smallu — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:12:13 CDT

Veganism

I am a vegan and care deeply about animal welfare. My mission in life is to expose to people how animals are really treated in factory farms. I want people to know that veganism is easy, delicious, and most of all good for you! Veganism is the most humane lifestyle and has the most immediate and largest impact on improving farm animals lives -- consider it a boycott of factory farming, if you will. But I am also interested in advocating for more humane farming regulations and enforcement, since it is not realistic to believe that everyone will become a vegan.

Month of Vegan Meals - Oct 2009

Smallu — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:06:03 CDT

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October 2008

convenientvegan — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:25:50 CDT

Oct. 1. Not all I ate. I had one of these potato pitas, a bowl of rice with tofu triangles and peanut sauce, and coffee.	Sandwich with avocado, hummus, bell pepper, salsa. Side of peppers and olives	Pita sandwich: hummus and bell pepper	White wine	Mixture of rice, baked tofu, leftover tofu triangles, sauteed green beans and zucchini with paprika
Oh the horror! Not that crackers and hummus are so bad but there is such a sameness in this day's meals.	Oct. 2. Steel-cut oats, the last of the box, with a little maple syrup.	Scrambled tofu, McDougall style. Bell peppers, crumbled tofu, cumin, turmeric, salsa. sauteed in a bit of veggie broth.	Toddy coffee concentrate. I make coffee from this every day, usually.	Not the healthiest meal but it's fast and cheap. Ramen cooked with frozen veggie mix and baked tofu chunks. I can't help it. I like it.
Debate party victuals. In addition to the hummus, bread, beer, fruit, crackers, and tapenade shown, there were stuffed peppers. And I had a glass of wine later.	Oct. 3. Leftover fruit from the debate party.	Sourdough bread, toasted, with hummus and tapenade	Edamame, reheated in microwave and salted lightly	Tofu loaf with ketchup (not shown)
Microwave popcorn (vegan)	Stuffed pepper, made by a friend	Oct. 4. Oatmeal w/banana & cane sugar, cranberry juice mix, coffee	Veggie soup, chips, cranberry juice mix	Butternut squash soup
Strawberry and spinach salad	Snacks.	Newman-Os!	Oct. 5. Rice with tofu and spinach	Fruit salad, along with more strawberry and spinach salad and Newman-Os (see Oct 4)
Missing photo: pasta with butternut squash	Oct. 6. Pita with hummus and tapenade	Veggie and rice soup with cranberry mix juice and crackers	Tostada: veggie refried beans, salsa, olives on corn tortilla - with wine!	Also: fruit salad (see Oct 5 for representative pic)
Oct. 7. Tea and a banana. The rest of this day has gone from my memory and did not make it into a memory card.	Scrambled tofu with grapes. Salsa on top.	Eggless salad sandwiches made with leftover scrambled tofu (see prev. pic) and vegan mayo, with bell pepper.	Leftover rice with spinach and soy sauce	Oct. 8. Sweet potato with a bit of maple syrup
Leftover rice with corn and spinach (When I cook rice I cook a lot and then freeze leftover rice in serving-size bags.) Veggie soup and juice	Bread with hummus	Bananas Oct. 9. Shepherd's pie, made with a ground meat sub (frozen), frozen veggies, mushroom & onion soup mix (Lipton's), and of course potatos, mashed.	Around this time I stopped trying to record every single thing that entered my mouth and focused more on real meals. Oct. 10. Noodle soup made with leftover Lipton's mushroom & onion soup mix, veg broth, frozen vegs, cappellini, and wrap with hummus and bell pepper. Iced tea.	Roasted vegetable pizza with spinach and broccoli. Pizza by Trader Joe's ("Trader Giotto's")
Oct. 11. Smoothie made with banana, apple juice, pineapple, raspberries	Quizno's veggie sandwich meal	Vegetable paella	Oct. 12 - 31. Let's face it. It's hard to keep track of every meal this way. From here on I am posting the pix but not detailing exactly when I ate it. Just know it was October 2008. Veggie burger sandwich from Ben Franklin's sandwich shop.	Tortilla w/hummus, veggie soup made with veg broth, onion & mushroom soup mix (dry), veggies
Rice, baked tofu, peas. I admit I do this sort of thing a lot. It's easy and fast and I like it.	Watermelon	Veggie soup with potatoes, carrots, celery, parsley, veg broth	Scrambled tofu with potatoes and salsa, side of watermelon	Green salad with fresh home made dressing
Frozen veggie loaf dinner. Not bad at all. Comforting.	Raspberries	Amy's toaster pastries (apple)	Remains of veggie sandwich from Subway	Side salad from coffee place
Ramen with tofu and zucchini	Ramen with tofu and peas. Honestly, it has been many months since I have had any ramen at all! But I bought five at once.	"Oriental" salad from the store. On sale for a dollar.	Scrambled tofu with home-made breakfast sausage (see 20 Minutes to Dinner cookbook) and salsa	Tofu and almond patties with sunflower seed sprouts. Patties from New Frontiers - they were too dry.
Stroganoff made with mushrooms "steak" strips (thinly sliced), sour cream made from silken tofu - on pasta with veggies	Vegan chocolate cake from New Frontiers	Biscuit-topped veggie stew (from Vegan Family Cookbook)	Soy sausage and scrambled tofu

Why

convenientvegan — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:53:53 CDT

Why show a month of vegan meals? Who cares?

Several reasons:
* personal - to keep track of how I'm eating (and maybe make changes)
* reaching out - to answer the question "but what do you eat?"
* help - to help another vegan get ideas or show people what other vegans eat
* for fun

Convenient Vegan

convenientvegan — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:10:51 CDT

All about the convenient vegan

I am a grandmother of one boy, mother of two women, companion of three cats. I have been a vegetarian for over 25 years and a vegan for over one. I admit to slipping now and then, eating ice cream or cheese, but much less so than when I first went vegan.

I am also a fat vegan. It is possible to be fat and also healthy and to some extent I am. I don't exercise enough, though. If I stayed with a simple regular exercise program I would call myself healthy at whatever weight, because when I exercise my blood pressure drops (it isn't high now but higher than I like), I am more flexible, I am happier. I don't have any life-threatening diseases, but I am susceptible to migraines and I have severe arthritis. If I exercised more both of these would cause me less difficulty. To me, that's health enough.

I like challenges, challenges I feel I can do, challenges that might make me healthier or better in some way. The month of vegan meals is a challenge for me, to document everything I eat in a month. Taking pictures is fun for me, and it will give me pause. Do I really want that cracker? Am I ready to see that carton of soy ice cream on this site? I see the challenge as a way to eat more healthily because I will eat more consciously and less emotionally. And I see it as a way to show the world what this vegan eats.

My first month: October 2008. BUT already I screwed up. I have no photos of my morning eating. I will move on from there, though.