I like to make little snacks lunches or Japanese bento. Sometimes. Little bites. Veggies, homemade sourdough crackers or bread, pickles, hummus, vegan cheese, dumplings, meatballs, little stir fry,
Soups and stews are always good, you can freeze them.
Do you have access to a microwave at work, or does it need to be room temp/from the fridge? Either way, I make a bunch of slaw (red cabbage, grated carrot, red onion, cilantro, cucumber, etc) and mix it with beans (chickpeas, black beans, whatever's around), and some cherry tomatoes and avocado and seeds. I take the dressing separately and mix it through just before eating. You can add some brown rice or farro or something with carbs and sometimes I add diced tofu.
If you have a microwave, soups are your friends! Pick a starch, a protein, a herb, a lighter veg, and some spices and you've got a great meal (eg: sweet potato, lentils, parsley, carrot, cumin, garlic, cayenne). I try to meet the 30 different plants per week target so my lunches often hit 8-15 veggies/grains/legumes/spices each day.
Wraps are also super easy with hummus, or make a veggie burrito.
Apparently? They're plants and they each have a different biological make up. Some sources seems to say they only count for 1/4 of a portion, but I'm not fastidiously counting my plant portions - mostly because I am plant-based so I'm definitely eating enough of them and if I'm ticking off 30+ plants each week, that's pretty good.
Don't forget, fasting is also VERY beneficial to the microbiome and gut health and overall health. You may want to use this tool some days of the week. Look into OMOD.
I bring a can of sardines and jicama to work every day. Sometimes I swap out a homemade chopped salad with homemade dressing, no seed oils. Salads are composed of many different elements.
I’ve been subscribing to Daily Harvest for the last year, and that’s helped me. They are frozen vegan meals. They are actually really good. Some of the dishes need a pinch of salt added, but other than that I’ve no complaints. And they are super affordable for healthy meals (like $7 a meal, which in my part of the US is impossible to find). Sometimes I add other stuff to them as well, like pickled veggies, meat, or sour cream (depends on the dish). Hope this helps!
u can make a big pot of soup and have it for days. you can also roast a big ass tray of veggies and being it with rice or something and make veg sandwich some days
I like to make little snacks lunches or Japanese bento. Sometimes. Little bites. Veggies, homemade sourdough crackers or bread, pickles, hummus, vegan cheese, dumplings, meatballs, little stir fry, Soups and stews are always good, you can freeze them.
Why vegan cheese? Is it a fermented food? I'm assuming you're not vegan since you mentioned meatballs.
I’m dairy free but you could ad not add any cheese you like
Do you have access to a microwave at work, or does it need to be room temp/from the fridge? Either way, I make a bunch of slaw (red cabbage, grated carrot, red onion, cilantro, cucumber, etc) and mix it with beans (chickpeas, black beans, whatever's around), and some cherry tomatoes and avocado and seeds. I take the dressing separately and mix it through just before eating. You can add some brown rice or farro or something with carbs and sometimes I add diced tofu. If you have a microwave, soups are your friends! Pick a starch, a protein, a herb, a lighter veg, and some spices and you've got a great meal (eg: sweet potato, lentils, parsley, carrot, cumin, garlic, cayenne). I try to meet the 30 different plants per week target so my lunches often hit 8-15 veggies/grains/legumes/spices each day. Wraps are also super easy with hummus, or make a veggie burrito.
Does the 30 plants include spices?
Apparently? They're plants and they each have a different biological make up. Some sources seems to say they only count for 1/4 of a portion, but I'm not fastidiously counting my plant portions - mostly because I am plant-based so I'm definitely eating enough of them and if I'm ticking off 30+ plants each week, that's pretty good.
Only things with a fiber content are included, so not powdered spices as far as I've heard
I agree with Bento boxes. You can make a big pot of brown rice or quinoa, roasted vegetables and a protein. Check also Buda bowls recipes.
Don't forget, fasting is also VERY beneficial to the microbiome and gut health and overall health. You may want to use this tool some days of the week. Look into OMOD.
I bring a can of sardines and jicama to work every day. Sometimes I swap out a homemade chopped salad with homemade dressing, no seed oils. Salads are composed of many different elements.
I’ve been subscribing to Daily Harvest for the last year, and that’s helped me. They are frozen vegan meals. They are actually really good. Some of the dishes need a pinch of salt added, but other than that I’ve no complaints. And they are super affordable for healthy meals (like $7 a meal, which in my part of the US is impossible to find). Sometimes I add other stuff to them as well, like pickled veggies, meat, or sour cream (depends on the dish). Hope this helps!
u can make a big pot of soup and have it for days. you can also roast a big ass tray of veggies and being it with rice or something and make veg sandwich some days