Posts Tagged ‘snacks’
♪ Cast 18: Lovely leathers, and they’re vegan and tasty too…
Welcome to VegLiving’s eighteenth cast of the semi-weekly online radio show podcast at iTunes here. Today’s episode features some great fruit leather choices that are the perfect accompaniment to a healthy, on-the-go veg lifestyle. What a way to get in some awesome vitamins, fruit servings and tasty energy in a little snack that can be brought anywhere!
Enjoy and, if you’re liking the show, feel free to subscribe here at iTunes or by email to get future episodes delivered right to you. And be sure to tell all your veg (and non-veg, interested) friends!
This podcast accompanies the post on fruit leathers, located here.
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Be well,
Brian
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Photoblog 2: Delightful Dishes
Just recently VegLiving had its first (what I like to call) photoblog, with a collection of pictures of some scrumptious dishes I’d made that month, located here. I liked the way that it turned out and I really hope it inspired others to be creative in their cooking and maybe document and blog their culinary masterpieces, too.
So, I’ve made a new little category of posts here at VegLiving for these photoblogs. This post is the second one which includes some dishes I’ve been documenting over the past couple weeks. Enjoy, and let me know if you’d like any recipes, information or have any comments.
As always, all photos are © Brian Greco 2009 using a lovely Samsung SL820 12.1 MP Camera. Do not copy or re-upload without credit. I will hunt you down .
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![Wrap A tasty little vegetarian afterschool snack with a salad, some edamame and a Trader Joes Veggie Hummus Wrap.](https://i0.wp.com/i179.photobucket.com/albums/w306/chokeachokato/SDC11163.jpg)
Dish 1: A tasty little vegetarian afterschool snack with a salad, some edamame and a Trader Joe's Veggie Hummus Wrap.
![Perfect Snack Simple perfection. What more could want for a snack? Whole sprouted wheat bread with extra virgin olive oil](https://i0.wp.com/i179.photobucket.com/albums/w306/chokeachokato/SDC11165.jpg)
Dish 2: Simple perfection. What more could want for a snack? Whole sprouted wheat bread with extra virgin olive oil.
![Yummy brownie things? Now this ones interesting. I was looking up raw food desserts (inspired by Ani Phyo) and I concocted these somehow. A mixture of many many many ingredients, including a lot of butters, nuts, dried fruit and cocoa. Very tasty, actually.](https://i0.wp.com/i179.photobucket.com/albums/w306/chokeachokato/SDC11166.jpg)
Dish 3: Now this one's interesting. I was looking up raw food desserts (inspired by Ani Phyo) and I concocted these somehow. A mixture of many many many ingredients, including a lot of butters, nuts, dried fruit and cocoa. Very tasty, actually.
![Leftovers and a classic snack Some Indian food tofu mix leftover thingy I made (lucky I take these photos, Id forget), with a simple salad and bread. yummy.](https://i0.wp.com/i179.photobucket.com/albums/w306/chokeachokato/SDC11167.jpg)
Dish 4: Some Indian food tofu mix leftover thingy I made (lucky I take these photos, I'd forget), with a simple salad and bread. yummy.
![My favorite One of my favorites. This scrumptious salad features the usuals with fresh vegetables. A nice couscous mixture bean corn thing I made out of nowhere to accompany. See, I dont really use recipes... made this one up on the spot.](https://i0.wp.com/i179.photobucket.com/albums/w306/chokeachokato/SDC11168.jpg)
Dish 5: One of my favorites. This scrumptious salad features the usuals with fresh vegetables. A nice couscous mixture bean corn thing I made out of nowhere to accompany. See, I don't really use recipes... made this one up on the spot.
How’s my food photography skills? 😉
![Snack before swimming Made this before swim practice for some energy. Can never go wrong with some fresh bread, olive oil and grapes. Very Roman-inspired.](https://i0.wp.com/i179.photobucket.com/albums/w306/chokeachokato/SDC11169.jpg)
Dish 6: Made this before swim practice for some energy. Can never go wrong with some fresh bread, olive oil and grapes. Very Roman-inspired.
![Hmm.. This one looks weird, but tasted pretty good. Was bored and wanted something quick, so I tried polenta (the non-refrigerated kind) with some beans and things. Polenta is an Italian corn paste-like substance that is very versatile in cooking. Tasty.](https://i0.wp.com/i179.photobucket.com/albums/w306/chokeachokato/SDC11170.jpg)
Dish 7: This one looks weird, but tasted pretty good. Was bored and wanted something quick, so I tried polenta (the non-refrigerated kind) with some beans and things. Polenta is an Italian corn paste-like substance that is very versatile in cooking. Tasty.
![My. favorite. This one is one of my favorites Ive done. Ah, simple perfection! I love salads, if you havent noticed. Eat one every day. Salad post coming soon... but anyway, made this this afternoon and it is truly the perfect, healthy, vegetarian snack. Mmm.](https://i0.wp.com/i179.photobucket.com/albums/w306/chokeachokato/SDC11177.jpg)
Dish 8: This one is one of my favorites I've done. Ah, simple perfection! I love salads, if you haven't noticed. Eat one every day. Salad post coming soon... but anyway, made this this afternoon and it is truly the perfect, healthy, vegetarian snack. Mmm.
So, that’s that. Yummy, I hope. As you can see I really like salads.
Anyway, sorry that I can’t link within the captions — it kinda bothers me. But I will be updating these soon with links to other posts about some of the foods and recipe inspirations mentioned in this photoblog.
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Brian
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Nature’s Fruit-by-the-foot… Spotlight: fruit leathers
Today’s post is a quick feature on a tasty, convenient and easily-carried snack for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. For those who can’t get enough of nature’s candy, or even for those maybe not a fan of fresh fruit because it may seem inconvenient or overwhelming, these great snacks: fruit leathers, fruit strips and other varieties made of 100% fresh fruit, are sure to please. In this post I’ll share three of my favorite brands of these tasty versions of what I like to call the “healthy version of fruit-by-the-foot”.
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1. Stretch Island, the king of fruit leathers, offers a ton of amazing varieties like FruitBü Smooshed Fruit, Original Fruit Strips and more. Easily available, reasonable, tasty, nutritious, a serving of fruit, obviously vegan — what more could you want? Check out the company’s homepage and their product list.
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2. Trader Joe’s just so happens to have available some awesome self-branded fruit strips and one of my favorites, their FiberFul fruit bars that provide 6g of fiber per. Another favorite of mine is their “Ends & Pieces” product which is a discounted in-bulk item of the trimmings for their standard fruit leathers — a great way to use the perfectly tasty and fresh but misshapen edges while getting a good value. Funny that I did an article on their store here yesterday. Check out the store’s homepage here.
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3. Whole Foods, coincidentally as well offers their own “365” brand of tasty and flavorful fruit strips in many varieties. Check out the portion in this article written yesterday featuring Whole Foods, and their store homepage here.
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I hope those previously unfamiliar to this type of snack are now eager to maybe try some of the many available fruit leathers, fruit strips and others — they are truly a lifesaver in many situations where fresh fruit might be inconvenient or for other circumstances. Give them a shot and let us know what you think. Feel free to comment, subscribe and spread the word as always! Drop me an e-mail if you like the blog so far.
Be well,
Brian