Friday, September 4, 2009

What's for lunch?

I'm always making an effort to eat more vegetables. It doesn't often work. But here's what I whipped up for lunch today:

What's in it:
Onions
Portobello mushroom
Chickpeas
Pine nuts
Red and yellow sweet peppers
Fresh tomato
Spinach
Garlic

I sauteed it all in a little olive oil and sprinkled it with a little salt and pepper, so this was a nice little vegan lunch. This is normally the sort of thing I'd toss with some really good blue cheese dressing and serve with rotini pasta, but I'm also trying to cut down on my fat and carb intakes. The verdict? Not bad. Again, some blue cheese and pasta would've made it really good (ooh, and maybe some fresh sweet corn), but I didn't mind. I felt more energetic this afternoon, and didn't feel hungry 30 minutes later, like I usually do when I eat vegan (I think it was the chick peas that helped).

I think tomorrow I'm going to try an old family favorite -- sausage balls -- made with some vegetarian sausage. We'll see how that works out.

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