No Meat Monday 12
Kept it pretty simple today in terms of vegetarian food.
Spicy noodles w/egg // Rice w/egg // Grilled broccoli & cauliflower with onions. I had some goldfish crackers and 3 bananas today as well. And no, those weren’t worthy of a photo.
No Meat Monday 11
Doughnuts for breakfast // protein shake // bananas // Spicy Korean ramen with 2 eggs // an apple // vegetable soup - broccoli, tofu, eggs, and some other veggies.
No Meat Monday 10
These were my 2 main meals today, but I also had a bunch of fruit, as well as some peanut butter crackers and a few slices of cheese.
Spicy noodle soup w/eggs // vegetable soup w/eggs & tofu
No Meat Monday 9
The bottom-right pictures is Thai Black Sticky Rice Custard or "Khao Neow Dum Sung Khaya" in Thai. This is a sweet rice dish with a steamed egg custard served over a bed of sweet coconut sticky rice that’s very typical of the sweet/salt contrasts in Thai cuisine.
NMM 8 - Mexican Food
Lunch / leftovers for dinner were from Salsa Kitchen in Chiangmai, Thailand. The cauliflower tacos were insanely good. Salsa was spicy, and a perfect addition to the rice & beans. Eating vegetarian is manageable if there’s a Mexican joint close by
No Meat Monday 6
Yes, the lunch and dinner vegetarian options were the same - rice with tofu. I guess for dinner I got an extra helping. Cheers.
No Meat Monday 5
Burrito with beans, Spanish rice, guacamole, grilled corn, and cheese // Salad with tortilla chips, croutons, pumpkin seeds, eggs, feta cheese, and sunflower seeds in a pesto dressing
No Meat Monday 4
Salad with red peppers, feta, croutons, cranberries, and a pesto dressing // cheese pizza with feta and green eggplant
No Meat Monday 3
Lunch was at a place called All Spice, which has delicious food. Dinner was from a Mexican restaurant. Falafel wrap with spicy asian rice // Vegetarian burrito and a salad with fried goat cheese
No Meat Monday 2
Went a little heavy on the carbs today for my 2nd No Meat Monday, but I did have some fruit throughout the day. Broccoli pasta // pastries // 4 cheese pizza
No Meat Monday 1
For as long as I can remember, I’ve eaten meat. Perhaps there were days when I didn’t, but it was unintentional. Now that I’ve turned 31, I thought it would be interesting to see if I could go vegetarian every Monday for an entire year. Though not super challenging, it has been interesting to look at menus and see what options are available rather than simply looking at every option. Obviously throughout the day I’ll have fruit, nuts, or some type of carb snack, but I’ll just post the major meals of the day. Today wasn’t difficult, as Tirana has plenty of vegetarian options, but I did find myself wanting meat, especially at a Mexican restaurant and seeing/smelling the platter of chicken fajitas go by my table didn’t make it any easier.
Avocado toast with eggs // Grilled veggie salad with ricotta // Rice & beans, chips & guac, veggie quesadilla