January 5, 2010

Healthy, healthy. My friends always jokingly laugh at my healthy lunches, but oh well. They make me feel good!

Clockwise, from left: Sesame dressing, vegan butternut squash soup, salad with organic romaine, red bell peppas and soynuts, unsweetened applesauce, cocoa roast almonds, hummus for my crackers, and Wasa 110% whole grain crackers.  

And finally, some obscene cuteness provided by my furry brother Hefner. My baby is super photogenic. Oooh and awww. He doesn't mind. 

January 4, 2010

I was keepin' it old school with this lunch. Good old PB&J, applesauce and carrots. Does it get better? Sad story, though. I forgot my lunch at home this morning. I had terrible images of eating a bag of Sun Chips and an apple for lunch (I kid you not, our cafeteria does not have a single solitary veggie on its menu). Luckily, my heroic mom delivered it to me during drama. What would I do without that lady?

Clockwise, from left: Vegan butternut squash soup (sorry it's a little shadowy), PB&J on whole wheat, unsweetened applesauce, Crispy Wheats, organic baby carrots.

January 3, 2011

Welcome back to real life, friends! My holidays were lovely, yours? I enjoyed lots of fantastic veggie cuisine, even trekking to Cincinnati for some distinctive vegan food (but that's another post!) and preparing my own veg fare to compete with the meatier feast that my parents enjoyed. I received some lovely gifts, even a leather purse. Uh-oh. I didn't have the guts to tell the giver that I didn't do leather, but that's OK. It's the thought that counts. But alas, today was the dreaded back to school. I greeted the return to normalcy with a delicious, nutritious (vegan) lunch.

Clockwise, from left: Organic gala apple, multi seed rice crackers, organic romaine lettuce, vegan chili with tofu and beans, Balsamic vinaigrette for the salad, an organic lollipop, cocoa roasted almonds

December 1, 2010

Happy December! For me, December means baked goods and candy. Needless to say, it's my favorite month. I kicked it off with a very yummy (but not exactly nutritionally balanced) lunch. As you guys may remember, I do struggle (or find joy) with a bit of a carb obsession. My friends always laugh at me at lunch because of my giant hunks of bread, but oh well. It floats my boat. I did  find room for 3 fruit/veg servings in this lunch though, which is always a success. I just wish there was a bit more in the way of protein...better luck next time! Oh, also, you may notice a plastic bag. Unfortunately, my ciabatta wouldn't fit into a Tupperware container, so I had to use one of these little devils. Don't worry, though: I reuse plastic bags if I absolutely must use them.

Fresh baked ciabatta bread, organic gala apple, vegan cream of broccoli soup (made with soymilk), Kashi TLC Blackberry Graham bar, organic baby carrots, Kashi cereal