Vegetarians & Vegans: What do you eat at work...?

Can't you eat breakfast at home?

I have an anxiety disorder so I have to eat crap like porridge for breakfast as I need low GI food. I hate porrige but having panic attacks is worse. If I don't have time to eat before I leave I'll eat it on the bus, and if I don't have time to make it I'll eat fruit.

For lunch, if I had to take food with me (I don't because we have a vegan food co-op at my university) I'll take pasta, curry, soup or stew made on the weekends and heat them at work. Another option is salad and stuff for sandwiches.

I usually eat breakfast at home, but if I'm in a hurry and don't have time to make anything, I'll usually order oatmeal with a fruit cup. Sometimes I bring lunch with me, which is leftovers from my dinner the previous night. Or I'll order Japanese, like an avoacado roll or avocado cucumber roll - both with rice - or a tofu teriyaki and miso soup. Or I'll get chinese - vegetable fried rice or lo mein, or one of the other vegetarian options at the chinese restaurant nearby. Or I get a panini with grilled vegetables or a falafel sandwich with fries or salad at one of the diners nearby. And I usually bring some chocolate and/or vegetables to snack on during the day.

Beans with quinoa or rice (very easy to make the night before)

Hummus or avocado sandwiches

Tofu-egg sandwich

Salad w/ garden burger and/or beans

Soup

The possibilities are endless- it just depends on how much time you spend on preparations. The quickest for me is quinoa and beans. I cook the quinoa while I'm taking a shower (takes 15 minutes to simmer) and then add a can of garbanzo beans, olive oil, lemon and salt and pepper.

Bagels with vegan cream cheese/spread, jam or fruit.

Savoury rolls and coffee with vegan creamer and sugar.

Homemade loaves like apple-carrot, banana or zucchini and a tea or raw Kombucha.

A big fruit salad, nuts and vegan chai latte.

Vegan wraps like avocado, tomato, peppers, hummus and any other sliced veggies that I have.

Homemade vegan quiche (recipe on Fat Free Vegan Kitchen website).

Homemade soup (lentil, chili, potato or Harrissa) from a large thermos and some whole grain rolls or bread.

Just google stuff, you not only will get pictures but methods of preperation & most importantly you can view foods that will suit your tastes 10X rather than forum users guessing by providing meals they enjoy that are merely a handful.

i make my lunch the night before and then warm it up at work. this is what i had today! yummy

http://www.fourgreensteps.com/community/recipes/sa...

homemade black bean burgers. the website has other options too that u may like

vegetarian girl i work with eats alot of fruit and peanuts, sometimes she brings a salad, sometimes tofu clumps, but usually alot of fruit. everynow and then she has spaghetti. she eats alot of bananas, apples, and grapes.

depending on what your definition of a vegetarian is, you might also consider cheeses. it's an animal product, but doesn't require slaughtering it, and is high in protein, so you won't get hungry so quickly... the girl i work with doesn't eat cheese because she says there is no way to know if the cattle it came from are being treated humanely.

i know vegetarians have a hard time getting enough complex proteins... peanuts have a good deal of protein too, but only simple protein. i think they have to take dietary supplements of something to cover the large amount of protein that is missing from a meatless diet.

try a combination of fruit, cheese, and nuts.

Food.