What I’ve Been Eating Lately [Vegan Pregnancy – Second Trimester]
Coming in on the second trimester home stretch over here – I can’t believe it is almost over. Still hungry as all hell, so there is a ton after the cut. You’ve been warned.
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Seasoned tofu steaks, veggies, and some rice. Love that the cafe at work is so catering to vegetarians and vegans.Tofurky + cheese hash for this mama. I shared this recipe recently – just search for it. :)My current coffee substitute – iced cinnamon spice almond milk. I’ll be sharing this recipe shortly!Holy pickles sandwich. Tofurky, just mayo, lettuce, and a whole lot of you guessed it.Watermelon = heaven.Birdie Mae burger from Crazy Burger – my favorite! Also – their homemade ketchup is the best.Extra side of pickles, obviously.The tofutti life’s for meeeee.Baked potato with baked beans + steamed corn.Granola + millet puffs cereal. I got this in my Vegan Cuts box. It’s by Purely Elizabeth if you are interested!Mmmm vegan enchiladas made with jackfruit. Recipe is in the archives – just search!Broccoli rabe, garlic, and olive oil in a sandwich. Yummmm.Leftover enchilada and a side salad.Veggie burger wrap.Rice + beans – a staple.Oatmeal with PB, cinnamon, golden raisins, and granola.Back to salad lunches!Tofutti + tomato!Overnight oat prep – 3 ways.Rice + steamed broccoli.Veggie wrap with lots of spinach and avocado!Vegan shepherd’s pie – I used Gardein beefless crumbles for this recipe.Aaaaand, you guessed it.Mac salad – shared this recipe last month. Check the archives by searching “macaroni salad” :)Chocolate overnight oats dressed with with peanut butter, walnuts, bananas, and strawberries.Aaaand chocolate overnight oats plain and simple!Homemade date candies to curb the sweet tooth – recipe is in the archives, too!Oof – biscuits, mushrooms, and gravy. This was quite the brunch splurge.Lots of fruits for me.Fries with a side of lettuce, lime, and black bean dip. This is my kind of dinner!Mmmm the messiest and most amazing white bean salad sandwich. This is soooo good.Jar of watermelon (with a hint of pineapple) juice.The remaining chocolate and vanilla overnight oats with some pb and coconut flakes for dessert before bed.Smoothie with frozen banana, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, cocoa powder, cashews, and a dash of maple syrup.Buddha bowl loaded with couscous, zucchini, onion, kidney beans, and some cashew cream.Toast toast toast.Smoothie life with my favorite fierce lady.Vegan donuts for life!!Pops with my mom, sis, and bro. We all eat vegan :)I ate soooo many mangoes on this trip to FL. But there’s never too many.Avocado toast + side of potatoes for breakfast. Fresh OJ.This portobello sandwich was incredible – it also had rosemary aioli, oranges, and lots of lettuce. Chickpea side salad.Veggie succotash.Wild rice side.Vanilla coconut yogurt with veggies and maple syrup.The avocado in FL is to die for.Avocado bagel.Cauliflower roasted on top of lentils and other veggies. Kale pesto. This was so good!The mango life’s for me.Tofu breakfast sandwich and potatoes.All the fresh fruit.Strawberry, banana, peanut butter, cacao powder, and almond milk smoothieeeee!A quick aglio e olio.Baked potato with tomato and corn salad, topped with tahini and pepitas. I looove dinners like this.Strawberry kiwi smoothie.Another day, another wrap. This one had falafel, red peppers, cukes, banana peppers, avocado, and artichoke hearts.Lentil + veggie soup from the work cafe.The usual.Coconut yogurt with strawberries, granola, walnuts, pb, and cacao maple drizzle.Spinach salad with so many toppings… mushrooms, red peppers, edamame, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, broccoli, cauliflower, avocado, hummus… lord knows what else. Mama is hungry!!The most random dinner because it was 93 degrees and I did not feel like doing much. Portobellos sautéed, meatless meatballs, and cranberry. Yep, random.Mmmm chocolate, banana + strawberry smoothie with some chocolate syrup (made simple with maple syrup and cacao powder!)The most appropriate snack for a pregnant lady. ;)Crazy Burger for brunch with the girls – vegan sausages, english muffin, and poco loco hash!The poco loco hash is my favorite – potatoes with tempeh, black rice, avocado, and cheese – side of vegan sour cream and salsa.The vegan sausage patties are also awesome!My favorite white bean salad (recipe in archives, just search!) With lettuce and tomato.Another day, another chocolate strawberry + banana smoothie.Refried pinto bean tacos + mac salad for a date with my lady love!Fries + dip for life. Will share this recipe very soon.Dessert date night! Tofu cheesecake topped with peaches from Wildflour.Colorful salad! Lots of leftovers, basically.Strawberry nice cream with chocolate sauce (just maple syrup and cocoa powder mixed!) Topped with walnuts and some choc chips… oh yes.Avocado toast because… life.Simple breakfast – organic puffs and bananas.Just a side of avocado for breakfast – gimme all the omegas.Veggie sandwich bursting with avocado, sweet potato, tomato, onion, lettuce, and mustard.Plant-based staples for dinner. Simple stuff.Chocolate nice cream with some homemade strawberry + chocolate sauce! It came out a little too melty, but still amazing.Sweet potato smothered in tahini. This is one of my favorite simple dinners.Mmmm whole wheat pancakes for dinner.Leftovers for lunch!Mediterranean wrap from the work cafe.Broccoli rabe sautéed with olive oil, garlic, salt, and red pepper flakes.Gotta give in to some pregnancy cravings. This is a vegan molten lava mug cake. I found the recipe on “The Craft Patch” blog and subbed in Earth Balance for butter. IT WAS INCREDIBLE. And killed the craving immediately.Bowl of lentils – these are prepared to mimic sloppy joe filling. Definitely awesome.Kiwi snack.Broccoli rabe on toast.Mint chocolate chip smoothie – recipe is just a few posts back :)Overnight oats + yogurt parfait. It’s basically just chocolate overnight oats layered with coconut yogurt, pb, and granola. It was like dessert, for real.Black bean tacos from Tallulah’s. These are my faaaavorite in the state.Just a sweet potato for breakfast topped with tahini and walnuts. So simple, but sooo satisfying and filling.Sometimes you’re just feeling pasta + olive oil. Carb city.This was a random dinner of couscous, peas, broccoli, white bean/tahini purée. It worked!
Pasta with sundried tomato cashew cream sauce + some veggie balls.You know.
Avocado + corn tacos!! These were so good. I added black beans to one of them, too.So much watermelon these days.Freekeh cooked with carrots, onion, and white beans.More tacos for this mama.Creamy and dreamy.Overnight oats all dressed up.Blueberry, banana, cocoa powder, almond milk + maple syrup.Avocado smashed on english with a bit of lemon, olive oil, and paprika.
