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Chinese Greens with Red Dates & Lotus Seeds

delectablyinsatiable — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:12:12 +0000

We are back from planet China! Everything, and I mean everything, in China is big: the world’s

Montreal and the Vegetarian

delectablyinsatiable — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:30:20 +0000

I love the city of Montreal. It has a definite pulse, not unlike Toronto and Vancouver, though diffe

Grail Springs Spa

delectablyinsatiable — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 03:54:47 +0000

http://www.grailsprings.com/ In my attempt to recover from 2011 (a very difficult year), I turned as

Salad Rolls

bicyclebelly — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:36:02 +0000

Lunch 4/4/12:

At lunch time, I was craving salad rolls.

This is what salad rolls look like when I make them for other people:

Cut open to look prettier.

This is what salad rolls look like when I make them for me:

Yes, that is a dinner plate.

By the time I get all of the ingredients ready, I’m usually super-hungry and impatient. So I fill the rice wrappers as full I can. They’re still tasty, just not as beautiful. I just think of them as mini-burritos.

Salad Roll Recipe (Adapted from my friend An’s recipe)

Ingredients

lettuce (hard centers removed)
cilantro (mostly removed from stems)
carrots (thin strips made with veggie peeler)
bean sprouts
hemp seeds (I added these for protein. You can also add chicken, shrimp, tofu, pork, etc. I used 1 TB per roll.)
rice vermicelli noodles (boiled 5 min, drained, and rinsed in cold water)
rice paper wrappers

Lightly soak each wrapper in tepid water until just pliable, allow water to drip off, then lay on plate and fill the above ingredients. Fold in the ends (like a burrito), roll, then eat!

Dipping Sauce

2 Tb hoisin sauce (note: many brands of hoisin sauce are not gluten-free, please check if you are allergic/sensitive)
3 Tb peanut butter
2 Tb water

Combine in small microwave-safe dish. Microwave on high 20 seconds, stir.

Today is my first day trying hemp seed. I hear that it is a good protein source, but I want to test it and do some research before I make any long-term decisions.

I picked up this brand at Market of Choice.

I could barely taste the hemp seed in the salad rolls. I didn’t have a blood sugar crash, so I assume that it helped.

Each 3 tablespoon serving is supposed to have 10g of protein. I wonder how easily the body can access the protein/nutrients in hemp seed.

To-go Snack Box

bicyclebelly — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:00:23 +0000

This is my snack box. It allows me to eat lunch around noon and dinner at 7-8.

Snack box: jerky, sharp cheddar cheese, apple slices, crunchy peanut butter, herbal tea

It usually includes some variation of:

fruit (fresh or dried)
nuts (or nut butter)
cheese
jerky (Market of Choice has a great selection of all-natural varieties)
vegetables (carrots are my favorite for traveling)
crackers
tea

I have to be sure to include a balance of carbs and protein, with minimal processed sugars. They put me to sleep. I like these foods because they are easy to prep, easy to transport (they don’t leak), and survive hours outside of a refrigerator.