"vegetarian" lunch

When I registered for this out of town class I'm in, there was a large spot
on the form that said "Check here for vegetarian lunch" - lunch is provided
daily. Even though I'd planned to bring my own stuff, I checked it thinking
there might be a salad or some veggies or something I could eat. Friday's
lunch was a choice between pork hot dish or turkey hot dish. For those who
don't know, hot dish is basically a casserole of some sort. These looked
like some kind of meat and sauce with mashed potatoes on top. Wisconsin is
the only place I know where turkey is a vegetable. Fortunately there was a
bowl of lettuce and I had my own dressing so I had that with my acorn squash
& HMR shakes I'd brought with me.

Today's lunch was "make your own sandwich" with lunchmeat and cheese on
white or wheat bread. The sides were potato salad with egg and mayo and
cole slaw. There were some tomato slices so I took a few to dice up and eat
with my veggie stir fry and baked potato. Actually, some people were
jealous because my lunch looked and smelled better than the sandwiches
And by the way, stir "frying" broccoli stalks with peppers, onions, and
mushrooms in ginger and garlic is an awesome baked potato topping, even as
leftovers.

Eventually I'll be able to eat things like sandwiches if I choose and I
definitely would have been able to make due with today's choices in my
planned WOE. Tomorrow I'm bringing the last of my potatoes and a soybean
chili HMR entree. Due to the long drive home in the evening I plan to eat
my big meal at lunch and have a shake in the evening.

Jenn
300/145

It looks like you've had few problems staying with your woe while on this
trip - congratulations! Travel can be tough on many healthy eating plans.

Beverly


"Jennifer Austin" wrote in message
...
When I registered for this out of town class I'm in, there was a large
spot
on the form that said "Check here for vegetarian lunch" - lunch is
provided
daily. Even though I'd planned to bring my own stuff, I checked it
thinking
there might be a salad or some veggies or something I could eat. Friday's
lunch was a choice between pork hot dish or turkey hot dish. For those
who
don't know, hot dish is basically a casserole of some sort. These looked
like some kind of meat and sauce with mashed potatoes on top. Wisconsin
is
the only place I know where turkey is a vegetable. Fortunately there was
a
bowl of lettuce and I had my own dressing so I had that with my acorn
squash
& HMR shakes I'd brought with me.

Today's lunch was "make your own sandwich" with lunchmeat and cheese on
white or wheat bread. The sides were potato salad with egg and mayo and
cole slaw. There were some tomato slices so I took a few to dice up and
eat
with my veggie stir fry and baked potato. Actually, some people were
jealous because my lunch looked and smelled better than the sandwiches
And by the way, stir "frying" broccoli stalks with peppers, onions, and
mushrooms in ginger and garlic is an awesome baked potato topping, even as
leftovers.

Eventually I'll be able to eat things like sandwiches if I choose and I
definitely would have been able to make due with today's choices in my
planned WOE. Tomorrow I'm bringing the last of my potatoes and a soybean
chili HMR entree. Due to the long drive home in the evening I plan to eat
my big meal at lunch and have a shake in the evening.

Jenn
300/145

Wisconsin is
the only place I know where turkey is a vegetable.

LOL
Don't be so sure. I was a strict vegetarian for years and had to be in the
hospital for several days due to a totally unrelated medical procedure. I told
them I was a vegetarian. They brought me all kinds of veggies smothered in
beef gravy! ugh
When I called for a new tray I was told "Well, there's just a 'little bit' of
beef in the gravy, it doesn't count, and this was by the dietitian!
After 3 hours, I actually got a meal.
I guess beef gravy is a veggie in Ohio too


~Kat


"Rice Krispies. East meets west"
Cosmo Kramer

"Jarkat2002"
Wisconsin is
the only place I know where turkey is a vegetable.

LOL
Don't be so sure. I was a strict vegetarian for years and had to be in
the
hospital for several days due to a totally unrelated medical procedure. I
told
them I was a vegetarian. They brought me all kinds of veggies smothered
in
beef gravy! ugh
When I called for a new tray I was told "Well, there's just a 'little bit'
of
beef in the gravy, it doesn't count, and this was by the dietitian!
After 3 hours, I actually got a meal.
I guess beef gravy is a veggie in Ohio too

LOL. I've had similar stuff happen to me. How about when you tell people
you're a vegetarian and they say "So do you eat fish?" Since when did fish
grow on plants? )

Rowena.

P.S. This is Diva_ex_machina. I decided to change my nickname in case
people got me confused with the other Diva.

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owza (Jarkat2002) wrote in message ...
Wisconsin is
the only place I know where turkey is a vegetable.

LOL
Don't be so sure. I was a strict vegetarian for years and had to be in the
hospital for several days due to a totally unrelated medical procedure. I told
them I was a vegetarian. They brought me all kinds of veggies smothered in
beef gravy! ugh
When I called for a new tray I was told "Well, there's just a 'little bit' of
beef in the gravy, it doesn't count, and this was by the dietitian!
After 3 hours, I actually got a meal.
I guess beef gravy is a veggie in Ohio too


~Kat


Me, too! When I was in the hospital after having a C-section with my
oldest daughter, I couldn't eat for several days. Then, the first
"meal" they brought me had bacon, sausage gravy over biscuits and ham
in the grits. Even though I'd told them, they figured such a small
amount of meat wouldn't "count".

Of course, that WAS in Alabama...

kellye, one of those vegetarians that doesn't eat fish, either...

That is pretty funny....

Anyway, how are you handling the non-potato veggies? Your stomach
tolerating??

--
Email me at:
perpleglow(AT)comcast.net


"Jennifer Austin" wrote in message
...
When I registered for this out of town class I'm in, there was a large
spot
on the form that said "Check here for vegetarian lunch" - lunch is
provided
daily. Even though I'd planned to bring my own stuff, I checked it
thinking
there might be a salad or some veggies or something I could eat. Friday's
lunch was a choice between pork hot dish or turkey hot dish. For those
who
don't know, hot dish is basically a casserole of some sort. These looked
like some kind of meat and sauce with mashed potatoes on top. Wisconsin
is
the only place I know where turkey is a vegetable. Fortunately there was
a
bowl of lettuce and I had my own dressing so I had that with my acorn
squash
& HMR shakes I'd brought with me.

Today's lunch was "make your own sandwich" with lunchmeat and cheese on
white or wheat bread. The sides were potato salad with egg and mayo and
cole slaw. There were some tomato slices so I took a few to dice up and
eat
with my veggie stir fry and baked potato. Actually, some people were
jealous because my lunch looked and smelled better than the sandwiches
And by the way, stir "frying" broccoli stalks with peppers, onions, and
mushrooms in ginger and garlic is an awesome baked potato topping, even as
leftovers.

Eventually I'll be able to eat things like sandwiches if I choose and I
definitely would have been able to make due with today's choices in my
planned WOE. Tomorrow I'm bringing the last of my potatoes and a soybean
chili HMR entree. Due to the long drive home in the evening I plan to eat
my big meal at lunch and have a shake in the evening.

Jenn
300/145

"Perple Glow" wrote in message
. net...
That is pretty funny....

Anyway, how are you handling the non-potato veggies? Your stomach
tolerating??

--
Email me at:
perpleglow(AT)comcast.net


I am totally vegging and doing fine. I brought a bag of fresh broccoli with
me in my cooler and used the hotel microwave to steam it up for dinner (with
the entree). I brought a few servings of my acorn squash with me too in
addition to the potatoes. Last night I picked up a Subway veggie salad (no
pickles or olives) to eat with my dinner. I've switched from applesauce to
fresh plums, watermelon, raspberries, and apples. No more belly aches like
last week. The dietician wanted me to shoot for 1300 cal so that's where
I've been - about 1200-1300 cal/day the last few days. I'll be dropping
another shake for an entree by the end of this week unless they accelerate
me again and just add the second entree. I go in again on Wed. I haven't
seen a scale for days, but the pants-o-meter is doing fine. I think I'm
retaining some water though because my rings are getting harder to slip on.

Jenn
300/145

That is awesome.... keep up the great work.

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"Jennifer Austin" wrote in message
...

"Perple Glow" wrote in message
. net...
That is pretty funny....

Anyway, how are you handling the non-potato veggies? Your stomach
tolerating??

--
Email me at:
perpleglow(AT)comcast.net


I am totally vegging and doing fine. I brought a bag of fresh broccoli
with
me in my cooler and used the hotel microwave to steam it up for dinner
(with
the entree). I brought a few servings of my acorn squash with me too in
addition to the potatoes. Last night I picked up a Subway veggie salad
(no
pickles or olives) to eat with my dinner. I've switched from applesauce
to
fresh plums, watermelon, raspberries, and apples. No more belly aches
like
last week. The dietician wanted me to shoot for 1300 cal so that's where
I've been - about 1200-1300 cal/day the last few days. I'll be dropping
another shake for an entree by the end of this week unless they accelerate
me again and just add the second entree. I go in again on Wed. I haven't
seen a scale for days, but the pants-o-meter is doing fine. I think I'm
retaining some water though because my rings are getting harder to slip
on.

Jenn
300/145

"RLW" wrote in message
...


LOL. I've had similar stuff happen to me. How about when you tell people
you're a vegetarian and they say "So do you eat fish?" Since when did
fish
grow on plants? )



Well, I have met many people who say they are vegetarians, but will eat
fish, drink milk, and eat eggs. I thought there were different
levels/types of vegetarianism.

You should be really proud of how well you handled your food choices while
traveling.


"Jennifer Austin" wrote in message
...
When I registered for this out of town class I'm in, there was a large
spot
on the form that said "Check here for vegetarian lunch" - lunch is
provided
daily. Even though I'd planned to bring my own stuff, I checked it
thinking
there might be a salad or some veggies or something I could eat. Friday's
lunch was a choice between pork hot dish or turkey hot dish. For those
who
don't know, hot dish is basically a casserole of some sort. These looked
like some kind of meat and sauce with mashed potatoes on top. Wisconsin
is
the only place I know where turkey is a vegetable. Fortunately there was
a
bowl of lettuce and I had my own dressing so I had that with my acorn
squash
& HMR shakes I'd brought with me.

Today's lunch was "make your own sandwich" with lunchmeat and cheese on
white or wheat bread. The sides were potato salad with egg and mayo and
cole slaw. There were some tomato slices so I took a few to dice up and
eat
with my veggie stir fry and baked potato. Actually, some people were
jealous because my lunch looked and smelled better than the sandwiches
And by the way, stir "frying" broccoli stalks with peppers, onions, and
mushrooms in ginger and garlic is an awesome baked potato topping, even as
leftovers.

Eventually I'll be able to eat things like sandwiches if I choose and I
definitely would have been able to make due with today's choices in my
planned WOE. Tomorrow I'm bringing the last of my potatoes and a soybean
chili HMR entree. Due to the long drive home in the evening I plan to eat
my big meal at lunch and have a shake in the evening.

Jenn
300/145