Hey, just a quick note from a veteran vegan:
Words like genocide or Holocaust are not helping. I understand where this is coming from. I too was furious and in shock after taking an honest look at the horrors of global animal abuse. It's overwhelming. I still want to scream at every carnist meatflake to change their mind. But: The cognitive dissonance is strong and people love to get offended, so they can focus on you being an idiot instead of their despicable actions. You make it very easy for them if you use words like this.
No offense, there even might be a few people who need to be confronted like this. But most probably don't. So yeah, just a thought. All the best.
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Hummus, my guy. There are also some shelf-stable bean dips.
Ooo, wondering how I can make that small and utilitarian though. I could make the hummus version of go-gurt.
Put it in a small Tupperware. Or get a bento box and fill it with hummus and chips
quick calories: sweet fruits, dried fruits
slower calories: pretzels and crackers
better calories: a fresh fruit and a whole grain sandwich with some spread, some condiments, some leaves.
classic low effort: the mix of nuts and dried fruits (like raisins)
Nuts and seeds alone are obvious, but they also have a lot of calories and may not provide calories that fast, so you can end up overeating. That's why I go for more starchy snacks from cereals, if any. Try to eat dense calories with more fiber, especially fat.
It also helps to have a bigger breakfast. Speaking of a nice porridge, there are all sorts of portable "oat bars" and similar things. Those can pack a lot of calories too, often too much. (You can make them at home, it's not that difficult.) If you can't find those, try looking for "work-out bars" that are plant-based.
And watch your weight. The need for snacks can be a sign that your breakfast was too small.
When I was in college, my go-to packed snack was home made Ritz PB sandwiches.
Just grab a sleeve of Ritz, take two, smear peanut butter between them, smash and repeat. Can churn out a dozen or so per minute, and eat them twice as fast.
Last I checked, Ritz crackers are vegan, so no modifications necessary.
These are pretty calorie and protein dense so they will do in a pinch but friendly reminder that balanced diets are important.
If you have a fridge at work, there's about a billion ways you can riff on a wrap that are quick to make, good chilled, and quick to eat
Finally there's plenty of ways to do the hiking classics of trail mix / granola that fits your bill. Bonus shoutout to granola because you can toss it on some yogurt to get something a little more rounded.
Bonus shoutout to granola because you can toss it on some yogurt to get something a little more rounded.
you can toss it on some yogurt
...Hey, just what kind of vegan are you, anyway?
but yeah, Ritz?! I'd have thought they used butter or milk somehow somewhere in their recipe but that's absolutely perfect!
Sorry, vegan yogurt :) personally I prefer one not made with coconut milk, but there are a bunch of different options out there.
Ritz use palm oil instead of butter, so not ideal but still in the family of accidentally vegan. Enjoy!
Banana. Banana is good for you.
100% on point, even comes in a wrapper that bio-degrades. Bananas added to the toolkit.
Peanut butter sandwiches will keep.
Also, don't sleep on fruit!
There's plenty of crisps and chips out there which might not labeled as vegan, but are still nonetheless made without animal products.
To me, it's salted dry fruits and nuts all the way in the situation you described. I do some farming and salted peanuts and toasted salted cashews are my favourites. Although cashews are quite on the nose more expensive, so I sprinkle them amongst the peanuts.
Pair me that with some lemonade in a thermos and I'm good to keep going.
I used to snack sandwiches, but that just made me feel like going to lie down after munching on them.
But like I said, there are chips too.