Monday Menu Week 1

Last week was the first full week of Veganstein. I think it went well, although all of my Non Vegan Meals (NVMs) got clumped together at the end of the week because of a birthday party and other things. Today is Labor Day, so it looks like I'm starting off the week with a NVM since we're going to be having a BBQ later on in the day. That's okay though, because even when I had my NVMs last week, I found myself making healthier choices; a second helping of salad instead of another hot dog, brown rice with my grilled chicken instead of putting it on a bun, etc. I think my overall attitude is that I'm working hard to be healthier every day, why ruin it with bad choices while sitting down for one meal? Here's what I ate last week:

Week 1

Monday

Breakfast- Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal, with glass of vanilla almond milk

Lunch- Brown Rice with Marinara sauce

Snack- Vegan dinner roll with Peanut butter and a pear

Dinner- Lentil and Veggies (I added more spices to this, I love lentils, but with lots of seasoning) with a vegan dinner roll

Tuesday

Breakfast- Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal

Snack- a glass of vanilla almond milk, pretzels

Lunch- PB&J on vegan rolls, grapes

Dinner- Black Bean Burgers with Green Beans

Wednesday

Breakfast- 1/2 banana and Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal

Lunch- Brown Rice with Lentils and Veggies

Snack- Almond Milk, Pretzels

Dinner- Curried Tofu (I found this recipe to be a little too bland, I added onion salt to the tofu before the other ingredients. Next time I think I'll add diced red peppers and onion to it for more flavor. Also, we ate this with brown rice and we chopped our own carrots.)

Thursday

Breakfast- Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal Toasters and a pear with a glass of vanilla almond milk

Lunch- Black Bean Burger with a banana

Dinner- Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Marinara sauce and green beans

Friday

Breakfast- Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal Toasters

Lunch- Black Bean Burger with grapes

Dinner- NVM

Saturday

Breakfast- Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal Toasters

Lunch- NVM (Birthday Party, but the cupcakes were vegan and delicious!)

Dinner- NVM

Sunday

No Breakfast or Lunch for Fasting

Dinner- Leftovers- Lentils with Brown Rice, Pasta Salad, Green Salad, and Sweet Potato French Fries

Family Night Snack- Vegan Whole Wheat Banana Bread

 

I came across some surprises with our meals last week. First, my baby loves tofu! He is generally a good eater, but he ate the curried tofu meal we had Wednesday up like it was candy. The second surprise I had was just how filling these meals were, especially the dinners, I could hardly eat what I had always thought to be a full serving, and I didn't wake up starving as I usually do. I made a big pot of brown rice for this week and tonight I'll be making some black beans, so those will be great to have on hand throughout the week. Week 2 starts today!