Isn't vegan lunchbox the most fun??!

Here is a 1300 calorie day. I typically shoot for 1600, but the day was crazy, and there just was not time to eat, which is not usually the case. This is from my calorie-count. the first number is grams, the second is cals.

Mon, May 21 2007
B- Egg, Whole - Cooked, Fried 46 93
A Bread, Whole-wheat, Commercially Prepared, Toasted 28 78
C+ Sausage, Chicken, Beef, Pork, Skinless, Smoked 20 43
C- Three Cheese Tortellini - Tortellini 32 100
B Coffee (Filter) 711 28
A Soy Milk, Fluid 123 60
C Ritz Crackers 8 40
D Cheese, Mozzarella Part Skim, Stringable 11 31
B Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas 36 120
B+ Organic Mushroom Pasta Sauce - Organic Pasta Sauce 90
C- Mozzerella Cheese - Low Moisture 56 180
A- Shrimp, Mixed Species - Cooked, Moist Heat 85 84
A Spinach - Frozen, Chopped Or Leaf, Cooked, Boiled, Drained, Without Salt 95 30
A Onions - Raw 36 15
Sausage - Turkey 57 90


This is yesterday's:

Tue, May 22 2007
B- Egg, Whole - Cooked, Fried 46 93
A Bread, Whole-wheat, Commercially Prepared, Toasted 28 78
C+ Sausage, Chicken, Beef, Pork, Skinless, Smoked 25 54
B Coffee (Filter) 711 28
C- Candies, M&M Mars, Snickers Bar 17 81
B+ Turkey Breast Meat 22 21
B+ Roll-Up 57 110
A Lettuce, Butterhead - (Includes Boston And Bibb Types), Raw 45 6
A Peppers, Sweet, Green - Raw 37 7
Cheese Spread - Cream, Light 25 47
A Soy Milk, Fluid 61 30
A- Shrimp, Mixed Species - Cooked, Moist Heat 85 84
B PC Indian Tikka Masala Cooking Sauce 125 110
B Beef, Ground, 95% Lean Meat / 5% Fat, Patty - Cooked, Broiled 41 70
A Bread, Whole-wheat, Commercially Prepared 14 34
A Mixed Baby Greens - Organic Specialty Salads 227 40
A Peppers, Sweet, Green - Raw 37 7
A Peppers, Sweet, Yellow - Raw 47 13
Tomatoes - Cherry 146 28
C- Chocolate Fudge Brownie Original Ice Cream - Pints/Original Ice Cream 260
B- Ice Cream Cones, Cake Or Wafer-type 4 17
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels - NESTLE TOLL HOUSE Morsels 28 140
C Bagel Everything 50 153
Cheese Spread - Cream, Light 57 107
Total Calories Consumed 1,618

Menu for today~

Breakfast~3/4c Uncle Sam Cereal, 1/2c blueberries, 1/2c unsweetened soymilk, & coffee
Snack~sm apple with 1T natural PB
Lunch~leftover sesame soba noodles & 1 sm blood orange
Snack~100 cals worth of dark chocolate & 1/2 organic raw food bar
Dinner~quinoa pilaf (onions, garlic, tofu, quinoa, veg broth, carrots, snow peas, chili pepper, & herbs du provence) & salad with avocado and strawberries

veggielife~ DH says cheese is the only reason he could never go vegan. I've been thinking about it, but it's the fish (not cheese) that is hard to give up. I love my sushi!

onthetee~ I'm addicted to vegan lunch box! LOVE IT! Oh and bento TV too. It's so cheesy that I have to watch. :lol:

"Vegan lunch box" is cute and somewhat nutritionally balanced (miles ahead of the SAD!) but I can't imagine having the time to make things as intricately designed as her (the cut outs and shapes and such or raw and baked goods) and the portions are so tiny. My kid would need 4 of the lunches she packs! I wonder what kind of wife (or husband) Shmoo will look for and if he will expect someone to make his lunches so pretty like his mommy did when he grows up! :lol:

Perhaps shmoo will learn to cook for his wife! :lol3:

Her lunches are light years ahead of the hot lunches they serve in most schools. I'll probably be that type of Mom, if I'm able to SAH (when that time comes~not anytime soon.) Otherwise, it'll be slapped together more haphazardly.

Menu for today~

Breakfast~3/4c Uncle Sam Cereal, 1/2 banana, 1/2c unsweetened soymilk, & coffee
Snack~1/2 raw food bar & small blood orange
Lunch~Big salad with lettuce, Thai baked tofu, brown rice, carrots, onion, sesame dressing and crumbled nori.
Snack~2T hummus, 2 rye crisp crackers, & 6 strawberries
Dinner~ww pasta with tomato sauce, herbs, carrots, broccoli, zucchini, onions, parm and a sprinkle of balsamic vinegar & 6oz of red wine
Dessert~2 small squares of dark chocolate

I came in at 1504 calories.

today:

Breakie: 1pc toast, 3oz cottage cheese, 1 peach
snack- 1cup sf/ff chocolate pudding
lunch- 3.5oz ground beef with low sodium taco seasoning, on a bed of romaine with a spoonful of salsa
supper- didn't feel like haivng anything "normal" so I had
3oz of cottage cheese, 1/2 cup source yogurt, and a protein shake (creamy dreamy milk chocolate whey gourmet) made with 1/2 cup milk and another 1/4c water :)

I was hungry tonight around 1am so I just had about 2/3cup source yogurt :)

:) I am not a SAHM but I put care, love and a lot of planning in terms of nutrition, taste and enjoyment into my daughter's meals. Her lunches ROCK, even if I don't have the time to make them look picture perfect :carrot: Her friends always try to eat her food :o

Hello! I'm brand new here, but I'm going to jump right in.

I'm a vegetarian and I'm aiming for 1800 calories a day...

Yesterday I had (copied from FitDay):

Breakfast:
1 Boca - Meatless Organic Breakfast Patties
Kellogs Raisin Bran Crunch 1c
Milk, cow's, fluid, 1% fat
Tea, leaf, unsweetened

Lunch:
1 serv., Long Grain & Wild Rice Near East Brand
2 sl. Bread, whole wheat, 100%
3 Tbsp., Hummus
1 Tangerine, raw
100 cal. Chocolate, sweet or dark

Snack:
1 Klondike Slim-A-Bear Ice Cream Sandwich
1 sl. whole wheat bread
2 Tbsp. Hummus

Dinner:
Amy's Kitchen's Mattar Tofu
Amy's Kitchen's Spinach and Feta Pocket
1 medium Apple, raw
3/4 oz. Cheese, Mozzarella, part skim

Total calories: 1786
Fat: 26% 50g
Sat: 16g
Poly: 6g
Mono: 6g
Carbs: 57% 281g
Fiber: 33g
Protein: 16%% 71g