Swiss chard in the salad bar??

Couldn't pass up this goodness when I ventured to the distant dining hall across campus. Fresh chard as a salad green. Super fresh, super pretty, super good for me! I'll be trekking over there more often if they keep that up. Just mixed it with some bell peppers and vinaigrette. 

Back on campus...a dish!

So fall quarter has officially begun. Back to class, back to dorm life and back to the dining hall. After visiting the nutritionist at the end of last quarter about healthy vegan choices and a healthy vegan diet in the dining halls, I am excited to put the new info to work. She gave me an outline of serving sizes and such and basically I learned that I am actually alright with protein, but need some more starch. It's just tough when you love veggies like I do! Here was one of my first meals:

Kung Pao Taco Salad

From the taco bar I took a taco shell, black beans, rice, cilantro. Then I took some Kung Pao tofu (some apparently chinese sauce on tofu) and put it inside for some more protein. I topped it with bell peppers, tomatoes, frozen corn(literally!) , and olives from the salad bar. The salad is just mixed greens and a healthy handful of mushrooms. Oh and some cantaloupe. 

ALERT: BEST SANDWICH EVER

So it's been really really really long since I've posted :(...My camera broke, so it's been hard to find inspiration to write about. But it's okay because I made the BEST SANDWICH EVER in the dining hall the other day and it will make up for a month of so-so posts. So here it is:

wheat bread

mustard

veganaise

sliced tomato

roasted red pepper

lettuce

BBQ sauce raw tofu from salad bar (sliced)

artichoke hearts

and a sprinkle of S & P

Grilled this puppy on the panini grill and was in a state of euphoria for about 45 minutes thereafter.