portable sandwich ideas?

January 5, 2003

Hi all,

This is my first time posting. I've been a vegetarian since 1994 and

converted my husband (then boyfriend) in 1998.

With the new year, one of our resolutions is FRUGALITY. One goal is

to stop my husband from buying lunches out by making him more lunches

to bring to work. Problem: he does not use a microwave at work, so

I can't pack one of my reheatable veggie stews or soups. I've been

making him sandwiches with veggie " lunchmeats " , but those get

expensive. He is also an extremely picky eater -- I have a hard time

getting him to eat anything that doesn't come out of a box.

Any ideas for palatable home-made veggie spreads for sandwiches?

Thanks,

Julie

January 5, 2003

i have the same problem at my workplace, for me peanutbutter and honey sandwiches work...fav pb and honey in a bowl, add just a touch of water or milk substitute ( vanilla flavored almond milk is great), stir until its smooth.

wolfie

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January 5, 2003

I like soynut butter even better, and almond butter is good too, though

expensive.

Cheese? Is that an option? You can do a lot with cheese and salad type veggies,

and a nice dressing of your choice (on the side so it doesn't make the bread

soggy).

I also like fake burgers. Morningstar prime grillers are my favorite, on a bun

with ketchup. Taste just great to me at room temperature. (but I'm not picky)

Kris

PS Business idea! Desktop mini-microwave, just big enough for one sandwich <G>

--- wolf hazelwood <pitimouse wrote:

>

> i have the same problem at my workplace, for me peanutbutter and honey

> sandwiches work...fav pb and honey in a bowl, add just a touch of water or

> milk substitute ( vanilla flavored almond milk is great), stir until its

> smooth.

>

> wolfie

>

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January 5, 2003

Hello Julie. My daughter (who is not a vegetarian) has also set a New

Year's

resolution to pack more of her lunches from homemade ingredients, and

to

slowly convert to vegetarianism etc. She asked me to help her come up

with

weekly menu ideas for sandwiches, and other things she could take to

keep

lunch interesting. In her school they don't have access to a

microwave either.

Anyway, I was thinking of posting some of her ideas for sanwiches and

main

dishes, along with veggie dips and interesting sides over on this

other list I

run. I will try to post some here as well. Perhaps your husband will

see

something he'd like as well. Just so you know, most of the recipes

she and I

have found thus far are lacto-ovo vegetarian.

I wish you much success. With us it isn't so much a matter of

frugality;

though that is a good reason. But it is a matter of health. School

lunches

these days are all overcooked fried in fat ala carte grease feasts!

Bleh. I mean

how often can a kid eat tater tots, french fries, pizza, underripe

fruit etc and

expect to stay healthy? (rant off) *lol*

~ P_T ~

/

To do great work a man must be very idle as well as very industrious.

-Samuel Butler, poet (1612-1680)

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, " julie_wilson1 <

julie_wilson1> " <julie_wilson1> wrote:

> This is my first time posting. I've been a vegetarian since 1994

and

> converted my husband (then boyfriend) in 1998.

>

> With the new year, one of our resolutions is FRUGALITY. One goal

is

> to stop my husband from buying lunches out .... He is also an

extremely

picky eater -- I have a hard time

> getting him to eat anything that doesn't come out of a box.

>

> Any ideas for palatable home-made veggie spreads for sandwiches?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Julie

January 5, 2003

Julie, what about getting a Thermos container to put soups/stews/chilis

in?

I have 2 smaller ones for my kids and a larger one for my hub. Of

course, we're vegetarian and this kind of food is just not an option at

school or lunch cafeterias. So they usually get leftovers from the

night before, they tell me it is still warm when they eat it. I

ordered mine from

www.thermos.com

.. They might seem expensive at first but the money saved adds up quickly. Just a thought.... ChrisG

At 12:35 PM 1/5/2003 +0000, you wrote:

Hi all,

This is my first time posting. I've been a vegetarian since 1994 and

converted my husband (then boyfriend) in 1998.

With the new year, one of our resolutions is FRUGALITY. One goal is

to stop my husband from buying lunches out by making him more lunches

to bring to work. Problem: he does not use a microwave at work, so

I can't pack one of my reheatable veggie stews or soups. I've been

making him sandwiches with veggie " lunchmeats " , but those get

expensive. He is also an extremely picky eater -- I have a hard time

getting him to eat anything that doesn't come out of a box.

Any ideas for palatable home-made veggie spreads for sandwiches?

Thanks,

Julie

ChrisG

wife to Larry -16yrs. , Mom to Zak & Jay, 9 & 7 yrs.

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January 6, 2003

" PS Business idea! Desktop mini-microwave, just big enough for one

sandwich. "

Ahh, yes, we could integrate it into computer cases right below the CD-Rom.

Don't let B. Gates get word of this or else we will have burnt and frozen

sandwiches.

Sorry for the OT,

Peace

" If, at first, you do succeed, try to hide your astonishment. "

" If, at first, you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. "