Guest guest Posted January 18, 2003 Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 Wow! i'll bet everyone wants to share your lunches! All those ideas sounded so nice and have also given me lots of other ideas for even more things to do. I'll definitely be trying out the roasted veg soon, and the spinach salad. I've added the bulk of your email to the files section under lunches. Thank you so much Sherri for the fab ideas! Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2003 Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 " Laura <child_of_the_80s@h...> " <child_of_the_80s@h...> wrote: > All those ideas > sounded so nice and have also given me lots of other ideas for even > more things to do. I hope you’ll post the ideas that you came up with! I’m always looking for new and interesting things to take for lunch. -- Sherri " I like to be in touch with what makes me scream. " - J. Buffett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2003 Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 I just found this on Viva¹s! website and thought everyone may want to see it (if they haven¹t already if you have sorry and please ignore). Sweet Potato & Carrot Soup Soup is a very healthy lunch idea and can be made quite quickly. Why not take some to work or school in a flask and eat it with a hunk of crusty bread? Serves 4 This sounds an exotic soup but everything you need is readily available from any supermarket. The lemon might seem an odd ingredient but it really gives the soup a lovely flavour. * 50g (2oz) margarine * 1 large onion, finely chopped * 450g (1lb) sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into small cubes * 225g (8oz) carrots, chopped into small cubes * 1 tsp mixed herbs * 1 lemon, the zest and juice * 850ml (11/2 pints) vegetable stock, made with a good vegetable stock cube (eg Kallo,Knorr, Oxo vegetable) * black pepper 1. Melt the margarine and fry the onions until transparent. 2. Add the sweet potato and carrots and cook over a low heat for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. 3. Add the herbs, zest and the juice of half the lemon, stock and black pepper. 4. Cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes. 5. Puree the soup in a blender or food processor a little at a time until smooth but retaining some of the texture. 6. Return to the pan to reheat until piping hot before serving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 I do. I make sure to make enough from dinner thenight before so I can put some in a tupperware container & maybe toss in some salad greens alone with it for a healthy lunch. I need to do more about freezing ahead of time though for little lunch-size portions to take with me. Megan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Can he bring almond butter or cashew butter with jam? My son loves both of those; but he has not yet had peanut butter. The book The Vegetarian Lunchbasket by Linda Haynes has a ton of great ideas for kid lunches, lots of recipes for spreads, wraps and sandwich ideas. Amy On Wednesday, August 31, 2005, at 03:54 AM, wrote: > Hi there! I am a veggie mama to a veggie 5 year old. He made his own > decision at 3.5 to not eat meat. I am hoping to be active here and > hopfully gain insight. I do have an intro. ???. My son is starting > Kinder and I have to send lunch. Any ideas on non-reheatable lunches, > esp. protein. Sometimes he will eat hard boiled eggs and hummus. He > of course loves Pb & j, but because of allergies cannot bring it. > Thanks for your advice and I look forward to chattin; > Peace, > Carrie and Gabriel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Hello all! I am new to this group, a crunchy mama of sorts-home schooling, home birthing, vegetarian. I really loved all your great ideas in response to the Budget Issues post! I was wondering what your great ideas for lunches are? I tend to rely on pb & j's & quesadilla's and am becoming bored with it. Any suggestions? Corey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 One of the great things about homeschooling, IMO, is lunch can be a wonderful sit down meal and not some quick hurried event (often it is the biggest meal of our day). The kids love to help me or cook things on their own and they use math, science, home ec, reading, etc. skills while doing it. Be creative. A lot of times we will make lunches to go with something we are studying...maybe Mexican when we are doing Spanish or dates, almonds, etc. when we are studying Egypt or colorful fruit salads when we are doing art. For days when we aren't at home for lunch (homeschooling groups, museum trips, etc.) we make tamales in huge batches and freeze them so we can grab and go. Hummus or bean or pepper dips with veggies. Avocado, hummus sandwiches, chickpea salad sandwiches, mini burritos, bean burgers, homemade seitan sausages, etc. We almost always have a green smoothie too and you can savor them at home or take them on the go. Check out Vegan Lunchbox and blogs for ideas. Have fun! Linda My vegan blog: http://veganlinda.blogspot.com/ My business: http://triballife.net/ http://triballifeinc.blogspot.com/ My car free blog: http://cucarfree.blogspot.com/ Our veg radio show: http://fftradio.blogspot.com/ On Mar 6, 2010, at 8:33 AM, " corey.bivins " <coreybivins wrote: Hello all! I am new to this group, a crunchy mama of sorts-home schooling, home birthing, vegetarian. I really loved all your great ideas in response to the Budget Issues post! I was wondering what your great ideas for lunches are? I tend to rely on pb & j's & quesadilla's and am becoming bored with it. Any suggestions? Corey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 Right now we are on a rotation of 1. miso soup with broccoli (sometimes noodles added in) 2. peanut butter on bagel or w/w bread- if you haven't tried Peanut Butter & Company's Mighty Maple or White Chocolate Wonderful or Dark Chocolate Dreams, you have to check them out: http://ilovepeanutbutter.com/ 3. whole wheat noodles with olive oil, ground flax, & yeast- broccoli on side 4. Hummus or guacamole with carrots, chips, crackers, sandwich or by itself and fruit sides for all of the above my daughter stopped doing wraps a few months ago but I hope she's only taking a break , " corey.bivins " <coreybivins wrote: > > Hello all! > I am new to this group, a crunchy mama of sorts-home schooling, home birthing, vegetarian. I really loved all your great ideas in response to the Budget Issues post! I was wondering what your great ideas for lunches are? I tend to rely on pb & j's & quesadilla's and am becoming bored with it. Any suggestions? > > Corey > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 Hi Corey, About 5 out of 7 lunches each week here are left-overs. :-) I purposefully make extra dinner, so we have at least one lunch left, sometimes more. For the other days, we either go out or eat something we have on hand - frozen burritos, canned soup, sandwiches or quesadillas, like you do, or left-overs from the last time we went out to dinner. :-) And a very popular lunch here is canned chili, poured over rice, with cheese grated on top. Super fast, especially if we have rice left-over from a dinner. :-) We also often have left-over steamed veggies, with cubes of tofu, served on top of left-over noodles or rice, with a peanut sauce (peanut butter, mixed with hot water and a little honey, to consistency and taste). I also sometimes make a fast soup with left-over veggies, left-over rice or noodles, a can of beans, and broth, or water with a can of tomato sauce. That lunch lasts many days, usually. It goes nicely with grilled cheese or quesadillas, if I have the energy/time after the soup is tossed together. Also, if you haven't already, you could check out the Vegan Lunchbox book or website - the woman is a genius! We love her tofu non-fish sticks! Though I don't usually have time in the middle of the day to make them, they are a wonderful dinner! Good luck! Lorraine On Behalf Of corey.bivins Saturday, March 06, 2010 6:33 AM Lunches Hello all! I am new to this group, a crunchy mama of sorts-home schooling, home birthing, vegetarian. I really loved all your great ideas in response to the Budget Issues post! I was wondering what your great ideas for lunches are? I tend to rely on pb & j's & quesadilla's and am becoming bored with it. Any suggestions? Corey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 If you have access to a microwave, you can take a dish of brown rice, put frozen mixed vegetables on top and some teriyaki sauce and nuke that. It's good and fast and cheap. I microwave some refried beans and top with chopped onion, avocado and tomato and use corn chips to scoop it up. It only takes a couple of minutes to cut up the avocado while the beans are heating and you can chop the onion and tomato either in the morning or the night before. Michelle in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Wow, I am blown away by all your suggestions for my lunch hour! I am going to try out some of these recipes. Thank you all so much! Now, I have one more question to get me started. Should I invest in a food processor or juicer? And if so, what do you all use? Thank you again! Pat/Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 I would go for the food processor first, simply because it is more versatile. My next purchase will be of a Vitamix blender, however. I've wanted one for many, many years. Ginger On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 2:58 PM, <Mrngstar2 wrote: > > > > Wow, I am blown away by all your suggestions for my lunch hour! I am going > to try out some of these recipes. Thank you all so much! Now, I have one > more question to get me started. Should I invest in a food processor or > juicer? And if so, what do you all use? > > Thank you again! > Pat/Florida > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Oh - and if you are only cooking for one or two, you might consider a smaller food processor. I have a big one, but when I make things like pesto, it works much better in my little food processor. Ginger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 I was going to ask what type of blender would y'all recommend other than the Vitamix or Blendtec blenders... cuz I know that those are VERY expensive!! So other than those two what type of blenders are recommended?? Thanks, Patti ________________________________ ginger connelly <gingerb85 Mon, April 26, 2010 3:21:50 PM Re: [veg_grp] Lunches I would go for the food processor first, simply because it is more versatile. My next purchase will be of a Vitamix blender, however. I've wanted one for many, many years. Ginger On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 2:58 PM, <Mrngstar2 (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote: > > > > Wow, I am blown away by all your suggestions for my lunch hour! I am going > to try out some of these recipes. Thank you all so much! Now, I have one > more question to get me started. Should I invest in a food processor or > juicer? And if so, what do you all use? > > Thank you again! > Pat/Florida > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 I actually just have an old sunbeam that I've used for about 4 years now. I got it to grind up rice, oatmeal, and other goodies for homemade babyfood when Darian was born. I love it. No fancy buttons just one switch, up is pulse, down is blend, middle is stop. It chopps up ice well for mixed drinks, grinds things up nice for babyfoods and other typical blender goodies. I found it at Wal-Mart and while it wasn't the cheapest model it wasn't the most expensive either. While I want a Vita-Mix I've lived without one for 30 someodd years and guess I'll keep on having to for awhile yet. I'm happy with what I have. (Ok I do want a food processor.) ~Tee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 I have an Oster and it works well, but it is LOUD!!! Like " is a plane landing in my kitchen? " loud! I made a smoothie today in it and YELLED to my daughter (who was standing next to me) that it is ridiculous to need hearing protection to use a blender. But it is that loud. Ginger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 I use my Oster immersion blender more than my blender. I have never had a food processor. I cook just for myself (occasionally I cook for 2), and my immersion blender does a great job making a shake or smoothie, and I use the chopping cup even more often than the blender stick. It does a great job -- it was about $25 at Walmart, totally worth it. Audrey On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 2:58 PM, <Mrngstar2 wrote: > > > > Wow, I am blown away by all your suggestions for my lunch hour! I am going > to try out some of these recipes. Thank you all so much! Now, I have one > more question to get me started. Should I invest in a food processor or > juicer? And if so, what do you all use? > > Thank you again! > Pat/Florida > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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