What are some quick, easy, nutritious, and portable vegan meals?

Question

I have been vegan for the last four years, and sometimes it gets really hard to eat healthy when you are on the go. I am looking for solutions that have worked for other health conscious vegans out there. What I have in mind are things such as PB&J, but that can get old.

In addition to things that can be prepared and taken to work or school, I am also interested to hear about things you may have found in/at common restaurant chains and or grocery stores.

In the worst instances I am forced to go to a grocery store and eat snacks that; while they may be vegan, do not qualify as being healthy (e.g. potato chips, salty snacks).

So if there are any other active, health conscious vegan eaters who are always on the go like I am I would appreciate your solutions very much. Thanks!

Answer 1

Here are some web sites with some great vegan/vegetarian food.

http://silksoymilk.com -chocolate and chai flavors are good

http://amys.com

http://organicfoodbar.com

http://gardenburger.com

http://yvesveggie.com

http://sunshineburger.com

http://rightfoods.com

http://veganstore.com -they have chocolate!

http://nakedjuice.com

http://www.cedarsfoods.com/

http://bolthouse.com

http://naturespath.com

http://turtlemountain.com

http://fruitabu.com

http://clifbar.com

http://healthvalley.com -they have good soups for on the go

Here are some good recipes:

Stir fry- You need cut up tofu, soy sauce, olive oil, steamed veggies, and cooked rice

Get a frying pan and coat it with olive oil. The put the tofu in the pan and brown each side of it. Next, add the veggies. Add a little soy sauce and put in the rice. Mix everything up and then let it sit on the stove, occasionally stirring it to make sure it doesn't burn. After about a minute and a half of that put it in a bowl and enjoy!

Hummus- chick peas, lemon juice, paprika, cumin, black pepper, and any other spices/seasonings you like

Puree the chick peas. Then add a little lemon juice, paprika, pepper, and other spices. Then stir. Serve with a pita, with cucumbers, or on a veggie wrap.

Here are some snack and dinner suggestions:

Snacks:

Celery with peanut butter

Apples with peanut butter

Pita with hummus

Raisins

Amy's Apple Toaster Pops

All natural popsicles

Natural Valley bars

Clif Bar

Fruit Leather

Silk Chocolate Soy Milk

Naked Juice

Apple chips

Dinners:

Tofu Stir Fry

Amy's Pizzas

Amy's entrees

Sandwiches made with Yves meatless deli slices

Tofu Scramble

Gardenburgers

Natural Oven's bagels

Dr. McDougall's Soups and Noodle Soups

Soy Cheese Quesedillas

Veggie Wraps

Whole foods is a great store for vegetarians/vegans, so I recommend grocery shopping there. You also can get a lot of the things I listed above there.

Answer 2

Hi!

Buritos are really good quick foods! you can get refried beans in a can... use lettace... a meat substatute.... veggies....

there are a lot of vegan options out there! email me if you want more suggestions [e-mail]

Answer 3

Go to your local grocery store and look in the vegan section they usually have vgan friendly food and its on the go ready

Answer 4

All the Amy's brand products are really easy to make (microwave, toaster, etc) and a ton of them are vegan and good for you too. The food will be in the vegan or frozen section of your grocery store, as well as the soup aisle (for the soup).

Answer 5

Hummus is great for lunches. You can make veggie roll-ups with it, or you can use it as a dip for veggies and crackers. Morningstar farms has great veggie burgers, vegan bacon and others. Field Roast puts out good vegan lunch meat substitutes. You can also make a big batch of soup or something on the weekend and take it with you to school or work all week long.

Denny's serves boca burgers - they're vegan.