Reason #1 this will be the best MoFo ever:
This year I have a THEME!
Reason #2 this will be the best MoFo ever:
This year there will be PICTURES!
Reason #3 this will be the best MoFo ever:
Emperor Babykins is even cuter than he used to be!
And actually these three are all closely related.
Hands down, the question I hear most as a vegan is "but what do you EAT?!" Now that I have a little vegan baby (well, toddler!), I frequently hear a slight variation of this. "But what does he EAT?!" I mean, anyone looking at my kid or I knows we're not starving to death... maybe that's where the mystery comes from. We're obviously eating something!
So this year, my theme is "what does a vegan toddler eat?" Since he generally eats little bites of whatever I eat, this is also a log of what I'm eating.
To make it more fun (and to make it so I have to write less, ha ha), I'm trying to take pictures of (almost) everything we eat together.
Without further ado, here's day 1!
What is it: Whole wheat sesame with New Delhi spread (tofu-cashew spread with turmeric, apples, scallions, and other yummies) from The Bagelry.
My thoughts: Delicious as always! If I had the money, I expect I could live off of Bagelry bagels.
Emperor's reaction: He ate a little bite of the bagel itself, one bite of the tofu-y part of the spread, and one apple chunk out of the spread. He seemed to like it but wasn't clamoring for more.
And here's J eating his bagel-- half guacamole and half hummus on a salt bagel. Mmmm. The Emperor ate a tiny bite of the guac... he loves avocado as much as I do.
What is it: an apple! Maybe a... mutsu? I always mean to write down which ones I like but I never ever do.
My thoughts: this is one of three, three, THREE apples that the Emperor and I ate together today. We went to Peet's to have coffee (not pictured; just an iced coffee with a splash of soymilk), I was starving and he was fussy, and there were no vegan cookies today! Aaaaaaaaah! But luckily, I stuck this little guy in my bag this mornig, so we had something to snack on. Apples, they're a lifesaver!
Emperor's reaction: Lately when you give him apple, he chews it up really thoroughly and then spits 90% of it back out and laughs. Drives me crazy. That's exactly what he did with the 3 or 4 big bites he had of this apple.
What is it: WholeSoy Cherry soy yogurt and New Leaf's tempeh noodle salad.
My thoughts: DUDE! The WholeSoy yogurt is on sale, 30 cents cheaper per container than usual. This is the ONLY brand of soy yogurt I like, so this had me pretty excited.
Emperor's reaction: He found this an extremely satisfactory lunch. He ate 4 or 5 bites of tempeh, a huge mouthful of noodles, and about half of the yogurt. For him, this is an outright feast.
What is it: Samurai Snack Mix from the bulk bins at New Leaf.
My thoughts: My favorite things in this are the wasabi peanuts. I can take or leave the rest of it.
Emperor's reaction: Loves everything in it EXCEPT the wasabi peanuts. He tried one today and was not at all pleased.
Other food not pictured: for dinner we had homemade corn tortillas with black beans, tomatoes, onion, cilantro, zucchini, and avocado. The Emperor ate a couple bites of avocado, three bits of zucchini, and one bite of corn tortilla.
He also nursed a ton. He's still probably about 80% breastfed at this point. No signs of slowing down, even on a day like this when he ate a lot of solid foods!
5 comments:
Awesome first post! LOVE the pics, too.
Happy World Vegan Day & MoFo'ing!
I LOVE this theme! So much cuteness!
oh my GOSH. So many super great pictures! I love it! I can't wait for more! Also, J and I have the same bagelry preference: half guac and half hummus. Except I'm a whole wheat garlic bagel girl. Mmmmmmm, bagels!
You know, I love The Bagelry's guac but I always forget about it these days. When I was pregnant, both it and the hummus were too garlicky (!!) for me to handle, so I got deep into the New Delhi instead. Hard to go back!
Those cookies and potatoes look so comforting!
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