Lunch 4/4/12:
At lunch time, I was craving salad rolls.
This is what salad rolls look like when I make them for other people:
Cut open to look prettier.
This is what salad rolls look like when I make them for me:
Yes, that is a dinner plate.
By the time I get all of the ingredients ready, I’m usually super-hungry and impatient. So I fill the rice wrappers as full I can. They’re still tasty, just not as beautiful. I just think of them as mini-burritos.
Salad Roll Recipe (Adapted from my friend An’s recipe)
Ingredients
- lettuce (hard centers removed)
- cilantro (mostly removed from stems)
- carrots (thin strips made with veggie peeler)
- bean sprouts
- hemp seeds (I added these for protein. You can also add chicken, shrimp, tofu, pork, etc. I used 1 TB per roll.)
- rice vermicelli noodles (boiled 5 min, drained, and rinsed in cold water)
- rice paper wrappers
Lightly soak each wrapper in tepid water until just pliable, allow water to drip off, then lay on plate and fill the above ingredients. Fold in the ends (like a burrito), roll, then eat!
Dipping Sauce
- 2 Tb hoisin sauce (note: many brands of hoisin sauce are not gluten-free, please check if you are allergic/sensitive)
- 3 Tb peanut butter
- 2 Tb water
Combine in small microwave-safe dish. Microwave on high 20 seconds, stir.
Today is my first day trying hemp seed. I hear that it is a good protein source, but I want to test it and do some research before I make any long-term decisions.
I picked up this brand at Market of Choice.
I could barely taste the hemp seed in the salad rolls. I didn’t have a blood sugar crash, so I assume that it helped.
Each 3 tablespoon serving is supposed to have 10g of protein. I wonder how easily the body can access the protein/nutrients in hemp seed.
This is my snack box. It allows me to eat lunch around noon and dinner at 7-8.
Snack box: jerky, sharp cheddar cheese, apple slices, crunchy peanut butter, herbal tea
It usually includes some variation of:
- fruit (fresh or dried)
- nuts (or nut butter)
- cheese
- jerky (Market of Choice has a great selection of all-natural varieties)
- vegetables (carrots are my favorite for traveling)
- crackers
- tea
I have to be sure to include a balance of carbs and protein, with minimal processed sugars. They put me to sleep. I like these foods because they are easy to prep, easy to transport (they don’t leak), and survive hours outside of a refrigerator.
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