I am
often asked what I eat as I don't eat meat and I don't purchase anything that
comes in plastic. I am finally going to answer that with a better answer than "I dunno, beans and veges and stuff." Here is a look at what I ate last week.
DISCLAIMER: I am not the healthiest person in the world and I am not a chef!
Breakfast
Toast: I buy bread from the
bakery/bakery section of the supermarket in a bag I take with me.
Condiments: honey from the bulk bins or farmer's market, peanut butter from the machine at
Bin Inn, Marmalade (made by my flatmates or my Nana) or homemade yogurt cheese
Or:
Weetbix: I buy my weetbix
plastic & package free from Bin Inn, I usually use an old extra-large
Ziploc bag as this is by weight and Weetbix can be a bit messy for mesh
bags, also I purchase a decent amount. I usually soak my Weetbix in hot
water and any leftover milk (not used for yogurt/cheese making) with
yogurt, honey and chia seeds on top.
Lunch
Lunch is
usually leftovers from the night before, occasionally I will buy my lunch at
work where I am fortunate enough to have plastic free and vegetarian options
available at the staff cafe. If I buy a salad I take a small scout bowl with a
lid which lives in my desk drawer, alongside silverware.
Dinner:
Pizza: Made by The
Boyfriend, he made the base using whey from our cheese making. Toppings
included leftovers, mushrooms, red onion, spring onions, homemade ricotta
and anything else that needed to be eaten. I ate the pizza before a photo (whoops) so have included a photo of another homemade pizza, this one had nut cheese, eggplant and avocado.
Stir Fry: A very last minute, not planned
ahead meal that involved throwing things into a wok and cooking rice. It
was surprisingly tasty (pictured below).
Burgers: The Boyfriend made
this one again, he was very experimental with the patties which were made
with polenta. The burger buns were from the supermarket bakery. No photo
for this one as I was very hungry.
Soup: Red lentils, carrots,
cashews & peanuts, veggie scrap stock and leftover whey. Served with
bread. The drink is a beer/kombucha mix.
Burger leftovers: I was on
my own on Friday so just had leftovers from the burgers with some haloumi
which we buy homemade through our flatmate. Yet again no photo as I was
hungry…
Takeaway Pizza: Saturday was
our cheat day, we bought Domino’s pizza and composted the pizza boxes.
Experimental Vegan Night:
Chickpea chips (didn’t quite work out), mushroom “steak” and steamed puha which
was growing around our citrus trees.
Snacks:
Nuts & raisins
Fruit/veges
Chocolate
Kombucha
Homemade baking, usually muffins or biscuits
Eggs
Well there you have it, that was my week in meals last week. I still need to work on thinking ahead and pre-soaking beans and legumes, and we still have takeaway food/eat out every so often. Now what to have for dinner tonight...
