Vegans: what does your typical daily menu look like?

Answer 1

I stay away from packaged/processed foods as much as possible...

Today I had:

Breakfast: Soy protein chocolate shake made with low fat soy milk...and a B12 vitamin.

Snack: dried bananas, peanuts, and white raisins and cranberry juice.

Lunch: Veggie burger (made from bulk dried veggie burger mix) on vegan bread with tomatoes, onions, and lettuce and water.

Snack: Banana and cranberry juice.

Dinner: Stir fried tofu and Asian veggies (edamame, mushrooms, bamboo, water chestnuts, baby corn, and carrots) on wheat linguine noodles with peanuts and homemade teriyaki sauce.

Snack: Will prob. have either fresh fruit (plum, strawberries, or a fruit and soy milk smoothie.

I eat tofu 4-6 times a week, beans 3-4 times, nuts nearly everyday in some form (such as freshly ground peanut butter with no additives on vegan bread), fresh fruit daily, vegan cereal (such as granola which you can find in a variety of combinations) and soy milk 5-6 times a week. I try to have a banana a day. Also, as additions to meals I try to add avocados, tomatoes, broccoli, leafy greens, corn, potatoes, onions, and mushrooms. For alternative snacks I will eat processed vegan health or protein bars, trail mixes with seeds as well as nuts and fruit. I also try to stay away from vegan alternatives to cheese, mayo, cream cheese, sour cream, etc. as they all seem to be very high in fat. Instead I prefer to get my fats from nuts and avocados.

Answer 2

I'm not a vegan but I eat vegan food frequently, not for PETA-type reasons, but mainly because it tends to be lower calorie, tasty and a healthy alternative, usually less fat than animal products.

Here's a sample diet (typically everything would be organic as well, for an earth-friendly, 'green' lifestyle) ... Food labels should always be checked for ingredients - any milk ingredients, meat, eggs, poultry, fish, cheese, and other animal products are off limits. Even something like BBQ sauce might be off limits since it might have worcestershire sauce in it, which contains anchovies, a living thing...

Breakfast:

Fruit
An oatmeal made with soymilk OR soymilk and cereal

Snack:

A handful of nuts and dried fruit

Lunch:

Some stir-fried tofu, broccoli, onion, and other veggies served over brown rice
Fruit

Snack:
Wholegrain pita with hummus

Dinner:
Rice noodles with a thai-style peanut sauce, veggies, tofu pieces or tempeh tossed in.

Dessert:
Dairy-free raspberry sherbet served in half a canteloupe

You can try various types of "TV Dinners" that are vegan-friendly, that are fast. For instance, Trader Joe's, a chain store, and Whole Foods, carry many vegan-friendly foods.

Basically focus on protein from sources like soymilk, tofu, nuts, beans, etc.
Many cultures are very vegan-friendly, including some Asian cuisine, especially Indian.

Answer 3

This was our (children and mine) menu for today:
Breakfast: Oatmeal flavored w/ vanilla and all spice. Raspberries thrown into oatmeal and on side!

Lunch: Leftover veggie pot pie from last night's dinner, corn muffins.

Snack: Apple

Dinner: Vegan Fajitas (zuchinni, yellow squash, bell peppers, pinto beans, corn) on whole wheat, non- hydrogenated oil tortillas. Typically when I make this I also make brown rice and throw in some salsa, but completely forgot till last minute and kids were hungry.

Answer 4

This is what I had today:
Porridge with raisins and cinnamon, and tea

A vegan seed bar; I don't remember what it's called but it's delicious.

Edamame salad, marinated tofu, strawberries

Tofu jerky

Vegetable soup, rice, and the rest of the strawberries.

Answer 5

it does not look good

wake up
1 cup of job's tear, or soy milk
1 serving of fruit

lunch
special tofu or mock meat with vegetables
mixed wild rice
seeweed
kimchi no shirmp paste

mid lunch
1 large serving of fruit
soy milk

dinner
homemade pizza or pasta or fried tofu or salsa with chips (homemade)
1 serving of nuts
1 serving of juice

late night
french fries
w. homemade ketchup
1 serving of fruit or juice

1 day's calorie intake appx 2000 cal per day and i eat all day and eat lots

Answer 6

Breakfast: Nuts and fruit or cereal with soy milk
Lunch: Large salad with cranberries or grapes and nuts or soy cheese.
Dinner: Rice and beans, soup made with veggies and beans.

Snacks: veggies with peanut butter, rice with soy milk, nuts.

Answer 7

there are so many foods it would take a long time to type them all