What The Fork Do You Eat?! - part 1

Every time I mention to someone that I eat a plant-based diet, or vegan, I typically get a perplexed look followed by several uncomfortable seconds of silence.  90% of the time the next thing out of their mouth is “So what do you eat?”.  Apparently by not eating dairy, meat and other animal products there is not much left..right?  WRONG!

I decided to blend my love of food, my love of photography and my quest to make people realize that I eat far more then lettuce into this blog.  Now I do post a lot of recipes here but I also eat all of these!  Look for the weekly installment of What The Fork Do You Eat?! of things I eat that I don't always blog about.  A lot of this is eating out for lunch, etc.  Goes to show that there are vegan options at many fine establishments.  Also, let's me show off my new art project above...spent some time in the produce department in search of foods I can make look like vegetables...here's another favorite:

Okay..onto the reason for this post.

Last week I was in Vegas for work, so yeah, not posting the stuff I ate there....we are going to forget that week ever happened.  So this is some highlights from the week before.  Enjoy!

Jamba Juice oatmeal for breakfast one morning.  They make it with soy milk so it's 100% plant based.  You can get it with bananas, berries, apples, plain or just brown sugar like I have here.  Got the brown sugar in a small moment of weakness...hey it happens.

Hit up the juice place in the French Market before work one day.  Was feeling a scratchy throat so got a cold fighter.  Contains grapefruit, orange, lemon, apple, and ginger.  Yum!

I totally have a weakness when it comes to sandwiches.  I love them.  Since there are 5 potbelly's within walking distance of my office (you think I exaggerate?) it's hard to resist. There isn't anything specifically vegan there, but I love to get their pizza sandwich, hold the cheese and pepperoni, double the mushrooms.  Add some lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and italian seasoning and it is a yummy lunch that isn't all that bad for you at around 300 calories...my problem is I always get baked chip...bad Jody!

It seems like more and more places are having vegan options.  Soprafinna in the city is one of them to start offering such options.  I tried the panini with roasted red pepper hummus, basil dressing, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, roasted tomatoes and lettuce.  It was delicious!  They also have a portabella sandwich, which is good but this is better!

This is to prove that I still do cook.  I was using up some veggies we had in the fridge and sauteed up some yellow squash, tomatoes, onions, peppers, garlic and a little hot sauce.  Put it on a flatbread with 1/4 of an avocado.  It was a quick and delicious meal.  Had some veggies that wouldn't fit in the flat bread so they made a great side dish.

Lastly I made a batch of my Veggie Chili on top of some quinoa and topped with an avocado.  Made enough to have several lunches with this in the days to come.

So there you have it!  A blend of some homemade and some eating out.  Stay tuned for more adventures in plant-based eating!