Healthy Vegetarian Non-Sandwich Lunch Options - Page 2

Klaca

318 Posts

August 18 2011 19:25 GMT

#21

Try to cut down on carbs if at all possible, a grain heavy diet is the main culprit of modern diseases like heart disease, digestion tract problems etc.

Dittert

United States97 Posts

August 18 2011 20:30 GMT

#22

On August 19 2011 02:58 ShloobeR wrote:
I mean seriously you make it sound like it's difficult to not eat sandwiches

edit: don't mean to sound mean!

Lol, I know what you mean (and you don't sound mean, esp with your disclaimer!). I know that it's not actually difficult to eat foods other than sandwiches. I know there are plenty of other non-sandwich foods in the world. It's just that I've done the Lunchtime=Sandwich stimulus and response 5000+ times in my life. It's an ingrained habit.

Thanks for all the suggestions so far. I work non-traditional hours, so I'm home for lunch with access to my kitchen and all that. It sounds like my best bet so far will be to think about eating "2 dinners."

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

August 18 2011 20:49 GMT

#23

If you have access to your kitchen, then it should be really easy to be creative.

Have you tried stirfries? Tofu is a really delicious ingredient especially if you are vegetarian. Firm tofu cooks well with almost everything in a stirfry dish.

Curry is another healthy vegetarian option. Look up Aloo Gobi and Saag.

Another option is chili. Load it with beans, tomatoes, onions and spices, and off it goes.

Cassel_Castle

United States820 Posts

August 18 2011 22:30 GMT

#24

Make a bean, cheese, and rice burrito. Get uncooked tortillas, (takes a few minutes to cook in a pan, no butter or anything needed) refried or pinto beans, shredded cheddar and jack cheese, and some sort of Mexican/Spanish rice. (brown with a few diced tomatoes in it) Most of this stuff can be found prepackaged at a grocery store.

Cook the tortillas, and cook/heat the beans and rice as necessary. Find a nice burrito wrapping tutorial on youtube (the wrapping is very important) and eat with hot sauce. Enjoy!

edit: Also, my local Mexican place has one of those that comes double wrapped with lettuce, french fries, (it's good, really) and guacamole. Try that if you're extra hungry. You can make your own guacamole fairly easily.

Cassel_Castle

United States820 Posts

August 18 2011 22:31 GMT

#25

sorry, made a new post instead of editing.

pyaar

United States423 Posts

August 18 2011 22:43 GMT

#26

On August 19 2011 01:45 Fattah wrote:
Over here in Egypt lunch is the "main meal" as opposed to dinner like in the US. We eat sandwiches for dinner instead of for lunch.

As for non-sandwich vegetarian lunch, how about eat some fruits?

talking about egypt making me think of this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_ghanoush

oooh, delicious eggplant. it's a nice dish if you ever get to make/buy some.

Look up some Indian dishes. Indian food is awesome and most of it is vegetarian.

also, this. indian spices are amazing if you can digest them. (dont be afraid if your stomach gets funky the first few times, i think that's normal.) you've never had chickpeas, lentils, or spinach until you've had them the indian way.

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

August 18 2011 22:46 GMT

#27

Most lunch options besides sandwiches take a lot longer. You can try a vegetable omelet with cheese. Sautee the vegetables first, cook the firmer kinds like potatoes and onions longer. Beat three eggs with salt and pepper and a tiny bit of milk. Throw some butter in, then the eggs, use a spatula to make sure the sides don't stick, add cheese, flip and serve. Popular vegetable choices are red pepper, yellow onion, potato, tomato, mushrooms, asparagus, spinach, etc, just about anything think you can think of. Goes well with a glass of juice.

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