Vegans, what did you eat today?

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  • AuddAlise
    AuddAlise Posts: 723 Member
    It’s a little late to implement but one of the niftiest Thanksgiving ideas I’ve seen for vegans involved a whole roasted stuffed pumpkin. It makes a nice holiday themed centerpiece for everyone to cut into instead of the big bird, and the stuffing soaks up the pumpkin juices. Stuff with half stuffing and topped with protein of choice.

    I've done this was a larger acorn squash and it was DELICIOUS!
  • RCPV
    RCPV Posts: 342 Member
    Cerdwin wrote: »
    Yesterday I mashed half a roasted acorn squash with 2 small new potatoes, had some steamed green beans on top with brussel sprouts on the side.
    Tonight I will have 2 new potatoes mashed, a roasted ear of corn with the kernels cut off on top of the mash, 2 heads of broccoli on the side.
    During this time of year I often make a veggie stew; I just throw a bunch of veggies into a pot of veggie broth and add seasonings all willy nilly.

    Yum! Comfort food to the max.
  • AuddAlise
    AuddAlise Posts: 723 Member
    33gail33 wrote: »
    Mushroom & lentil stew (with carrots and spinach) for lunch with Breton white bean crackers. Left over from dinner last night and even better today. :)

    Might I get your recipe for the lentil mushroom stew? I love both!
  • draughn4us
    draughn4us Posts: 1 Member
    I was checking for protein grams in food. Found that chia seeds have 17 grams for 1 tsp. I'm going to incorporate more in my meals.
  • RCPV
    RCPV Posts: 342 Member
    draughn4us wrote: »
    I was checking for protein grams in food. Found that chia seeds have 17 grams for 1 tsp. I'm going to incorporate more in my meals.

    Wow, really? How about hemp seeds? Love them.
  • cbailey989
    cbailey989 Posts: 13 Member
    When I was nursing, my daughter was dairy and soy intolerant. I frequently had coconut yogurt with a pea protein powder mixed in, makes for a quick breakfast.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    RCPV wrote: »
    draughn4us wrote: »
    I was checking for protein grams in food. Found that chia seeds have 17 grams for 1 tsp. I'm going to incorporate more in my meals.

    Wow, really? How about hemp seeds? Love them.

    Um, no. 1 teaspoon of chia seeds only weighs 4 grams, so it’s not physically possible for it to contain 17 grams of anything. An entry I found says .8 g per tsp which seems more plausible. A tablespoon is 3 teaspoons so that can’t weigh 17 either.

    One ounce of chia seeds (which is about two tablespoons) has four grams of protein. So I would not count chia seeds as a great source of protein.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Vegan Pulse Penne Pasta

    Ingredients: Pulse Penne Pasta (Aldi brand made of peas, chickpeas, borlotti beans, & lentil flour), pumpkin, edamame, tomato, red capsicum, chilli, vegan cheese probably made of plastic, spring onion, olive oil, salt.

    It took about 30 minutes to prepare, cook, and serve in the storage containers.

    Nuked the pumpkin and edamame.
    Boiled the pasta in a pan of water on the stove then drained it, put in everything else, then served in containers for freezing.
    Made it look traditional by adding the spring onion and plastic-looking bio cheese (I’d rather not think about the mental picture that name gives me).

    Approx 1300 kilojoules per serve.

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  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    For lunch I made grilled chickpea sandwiches with a garlic-cashew spread, a quick cucumber pickle, romaine and tomato. Omg it was so very good. The chickpeas really made the sandwich hearty.
  • georgieamber2
    georgieamber2 Posts: 229 Member
    Today so far!!
    Post weights smoothie;
    banana, mixed berries, soy milk, ground flax, hemp seeds

    Lunch;
    Linda McCartney “fish cake”, orzo, rocket, tenderstem broccoli and a touch of vegan mayo.

    Orzo; half an onion and garlic clove fried in water (I only use oil for roasting as I have a good pan), when soft add some finely diced mushroom. When that’s cooked add one serving of orzo (80g), then some veggie broth and a bit of alpro soya cream. Lid on and cook until soft (I kept adding water if it was boiling away too much). Added nutritional yeast and some vegan cashew cheese, lemon juice, salt and pepper and done:)

    Snack; probably will be 2 meat free burger patties (the ones I have are super low calorie and high protein) and an alpro yoghurt

    Dinner; not sure yet maybe homemade ramen! And probably some chocolate to snack

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  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    Sadly I've had little food today because of the flu. I've managed to eat one banana and two air fried hash browns with ketchup. I'm starving but everything sounds so gross - except for junk food of course. I'm gonna try to get the energy to make sesame tofu and broccoli over rice or noodles.
  • Jackieeewhiteee
    Jackieeewhiteee Posts: 1 Member
    I’ve been using forks over knives recipes recently! I attached one of my favorite lunch recipes, the green goddess bowl! It’s filling and really flavorful!
  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    Last night for New Year's Eve I made vegan nachos. They were so good.

    Today I am making a vegan lasagna with lots of veggies and a tofu-cashew ricotta. I haven't had a lasagna in close to a year so I'm super excited.
  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    I would like to recommend to anyone who is Vegan or plant-based to join the Happy Herbivores group on MFP.
  • Iyamluke
    Iyamluke Posts: 1 Member
    So far, a beyond sausage English muffin, hummus veggie wrap, mixed nuts, and banana
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  • georgieamber2
    georgieamber2 Posts: 229 Member
    just_Tomek wrote: »
    Last night for New Year's Eve I made vegan nachos. They were so good.

    Today I am making a vegan lasagna with lots of veggies and a tofu-cashew ricotta. I haven't had a lasagna in close to a year so I'm super excited.

    You still are not having lasagna :)
    Enjoy :)

    Don’t even hahaha! She’s having a tomato based, faux meat / lentil / mushroom sauce, with béchamel sauce made from probably plant-based butter or olive oil, and plant-milk, layered between lasagne sheets with plant-based cheese between each layer!!
    Or is vegan lasagne just easier to say?
  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    Mexican Quinoa Black Bean Stuffed peppersk452hwcsb10f.jpg

    That looks super delicious! Where can I get the recipe?
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    I will be upfront and say I am not vegan. I have many food restrictions due to medical reasons and allergies, so a vegan or even vegetarian lifestyle does not work well for me (I have tried). That said, I love reading threads like this and watching vegan/vegetarian YouTubers for great ideas on how to increase the amount of produce I eat and for recipes. I try not to eat a ton of meat (for a stirfry I will use half the meat normally called for and double the veg) and I do make vegan/vegetarian meals often (LOVE an easy veggie pasta with roasted garlic hummus as the sauce).

    So I hope you all don't mind me hanging around for ideas and tricks!
  • jbeck0433
    jbeck0433 Posts: 18 Member
    I'm here because I thought about going vegan and I was just looking at a few options of creative foods. You guys have some awesome suggestions and I might be making my decision very soon. I think I may be trying to go vegan just to wear this shirt lol. Nonetheless I'm really down I have a lot of underlying issues that I think going vegan can help.
  • windra06
    windra06 Posts: 50 Member
    edited January 2020
    Normally i'd be fasting but i have a bad cold so today so banana bread for breakfast.

    For lunch leftovers from New years day dinner:
    Home made Mushroom & walnut Pate on some fancy toast with Tabbouleh salad, baby potatoes & artichokes.
    Dinner will be:
    Black bean Fajitas with peppers,onion,mushroom plus some spicy cauliflower and mashed sweet potato.
  • IJP2019
    IJP2019 Posts: 34 Member
    Here’s a falafel recipe I just made this morning, I added brocoli to mine as well and and not use any oil or flour. To not use flour, I just didn’t add the vegetable broth, so the mixture was already dry....however I did add some panko to the mixture to make it easier to roll into balls. They taste great!

    I also made some without them rolled in panko amd like them much better!

    https://fabsgoodfood.com/recipe/crispy-vegan-falafels-with-tempeh-walnuts/
  • just_Tomek wrote: »
    Mexican Quinoa Black Bean Stuffed peppersk452hwcsb10f.jpg

    That looks super delicious! Where can I get the recipe?

    The VERY first pop up from google search.
    https://minimalistbaker.com/spanish-quinoa-stuffed-peppers/

    Actually the recipe I used is from The Garden Grazer blog https://www.thegardengrazer.com/2015/10/mexica non-quinoa-stuffed-peppers.html
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    That looks super delicious! Where can I get the recipe?


    Actually the recipe I used is this one. https://www.thegardengrazer.com/2015/10/mexicanon-quinoa-stuffed-peppers.html
  • georgieamber2
    georgieamber2 Posts: 229 Member
    Athijade wrote: »
    I will be upfront and say I am not vegan. I have many food restrictions due to medical reasons and allergies, so a vegan or even vegetarian lifestyle does not work well for me (I have tried). That said, I love reading threads like this and watching vegan/vegetarian YouTubers for great ideas on how to increase the amount of produce I eat and for recipes. I try not to eat a ton of meat (for a stirfry I will use half the meat normally called for and double the veg) and I do make vegan/vegetarian meals often (LOVE an easy veggie pasta with roasted garlic hummus as the sauce).

    So I hope you all don't mind me hanging around for ideas and tricks!

    I hope you find some suitable recipes for you!!❤️
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    Israeli Salad
    Here is the pin https://pin.it/cmbakap5mca6m4
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    The Israeli salad looks so beautifully delicious!!!

    I also want to try making Lebanese fatoush. A friend brought it to a BBQ and I fell in love with it.

    https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/fattoush-9484

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    My friend used her Mum's recipe, but that looks similar, except my friend's salad was in smaller pieces like yours (except for the fried lebanese bread pieces which were larger like in the pic).

    I'm sure I'd do the same with the Israeli salad.