Vegetarian diet at camp?

Question

I've recently been adapting to a vegetarian diet. I've seen a nutritionist, made sure I'm getting enough protein and iron, etcetera. I'm fifteen years old. However, I'm going to camp next week, and the food is buffet-style. They always have a salad bar available, but usually the meals contain some sort of meat. I need to make sure I have enough energy because I'm going to be active, however, there is no vegetarian option at my camp. I'm going to bring trail mix with various nuts for snack; which give me some protein, but I know I'll need more. Is there anything I can pack in my bag that I can substitute for meat at meals? Such as something I can mix into a salad or something? I appreciate the help, thank you.

Answer 1

sunflower seeds?The recipe below made about 8 Fruit Gel Babies, but then and friend got home from school and ate most of them (well, I helped a little). I used various sizes of plastic cups--I think the ones shown are 4 ounces each--and went very simple and used canned fruit salad packed in juice, but you can use freshly chopped fruit. Just be sure to dip apples and bananas in orange juice to prevent browning, and avoid using fresh pineapple because it will prevent the agar from gelling.

Fruit Gel Babies

1 28-ounce can or 2 14-ounce cans fruit packed in juice

about 1 1/2 cups apple juice

1 tsp. agar powder

small plastic containers

Drain the juice completely from the can of fruit into a 2-cup measure. Add apple juice to equal a total of 2 cups of juice. Pour it into a saucepan, and sprinkle the agar over the surface. Set it aside to soften for a few minutes.

Divide the fruit equally among the plastic containers. (You may use 8-10 tiny containers or fewer larger ones.)

Stir the agar into the fruit juice, and begin heating it. Cook, stirring regularly, until it reaches a boil. When it's boiling and all the agar seems to be dissolved, remove it from the heat. Spoon it equally over the fruit in the plastic cups--you'll want to fill them almost to the top so that the gel won't slosh around in your child's lunchbox. Tap the bottom of each cup gently on the counter to remove any air bubbles.

Let them cool on the counter; then put the tops on the containers and place them in the fridge.

These took a grand total of 10 minutes to make and less than an hour to firm up. Feel free to go all creative and add food coloring and interestingly shaped fruit if you want, though I have to say that the kids in my house didn't need any tricks to get them to eat these Babies.

Kid-Friendly Bonus: E's Top 5 Lunchbox Entrées

E's lunchbox often contains the same boring things: either PB&J sandwiches or SmartDeli "bologna" and olive sandwiches. Other days we get a little more creative and get out the thermos. Here are her favorite things to see when she opens her lunchbox:

1. Hummus with crackers/pita wedges and carrots

2. Spaghetti with marinara sauce or any leftover pasta dish

3. Thai Kitchen rice noodles or ramen noodles (I add broccoli slaw while cooking the noodles to add more nutrients.)

4. Mexican Sushi or burritos with refried beans

5. Split Pea Soup, once the weather cools down

Of course, this can't compare to the variety of lunches on the vegan lunch box blog, which you should check out if you haven't already. There are a whole lot of ideas there, for grown-ups as well as kids!

dried fruitum miso soup just add atrer if they have a microw wave instant soup? qaucker oetmeal sqaures baked tortila chips

vegan cookies

Answer 2

You could take some chips :] I prefer fritos. They'll give you a little bit of carbohydrates.

Answer 3

Unfortunately unless you take a mini-fridge with you there aren't many options other than processed foods to take with you.  I believe there is soy-jerky you can take.  You may also ask if they can maybe boil you some eggs during the meals so you can add that to your salads as well as Bacon bits (which are made out of soy).

Answer 4

how about taking a jar of peanut butter and a few slices of bread?