Comments on: “What We Ate Wednesday” Is BACK!

By: Jeanine

Jeanine — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:57:00 +0000

First and foremost, welcome back! Though I don’t believe I ever commented before, I was an avid reader (and will continue to read). I just wanted to thank you for bringing back “What I Ate Wednesday” and love the toddler school lunch component. I’m looking foward to seeing more of these! My little guy, Wolf, (who is just a few months younger than Waits) goes to nursery school 3 days and I am always looking for healthy vegan options to fill his lunchbox. He’s already the only kid who routinely has “green chips” (kale chips), homemade granola bars, roasted chickpeas, etc. but I am looking for new ideas to add some variety to the things I typically pack for him. His teachers are always curious as to what they will find in Wolf’s bag. :-)

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:00:00 +0000

That’s a great point, thanks for the reminder. I actually went out right after Fukushima and bought a bunch of nori to stock up, for that very reason. I’d forgotten about that though, and now we’ve been buying the seaweed snacks for a couple of months. I’ll think about this some more, thanks!

By: Signe Paria

Signe Paria — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:39:00 +0000

Hi Sayward, I don´t know where Trader Joe´s does get its seaweed from, but since most seaweeds are from Japan my husband and me don´t dare to eat sushi and other foods with sea vegetables. It seems that the media reports very differently about Fukushima in different parts of the world. I bet you are totally concious about what you eat and don´t want to teach you or anything but here in Germany we heard that the media in the West of the USA tries to calm the people more than it should be.

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:56:00 +0000

Hey Jess they're called the CUPPOW! (which is just too much fun to say, haha)

By: gretchen keller

gretchen keller — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:05:00 +0000

Hey Say! I think I must be hungry because I want to eat ALL of this post (except the bananas)!!! Just a quick note on reusing the plastic zip bags: I think that the only times you need to worry about plastic “leaching” into the food is if you either heat them up or if the contents are particularly acidic (fruit, etc). Otherwise, I would guess that they’re just fine in terms of degradation for a few uses. And you’re taking care of any germies/bacteria with the soap, so… Just my 2 cents :)

By: Jess

Jess — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:02:00 +0000

I love, love, love that you are writing again! Where did you find those awesome inserts for the mason jar covers? We have found some where you can put a straw in them and that helps with the baby’s spilling but those look even better!

By: Leslie Gerrard

Leslie Gerrard — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:05:00 +0000

Yeah, my muse has returned…..so happy that you are happy…..we are almost neighbors now, I hope we can find each other again soon! I will be in SB for a wedding in mid April, maybe we can hook up! In case you do not remember, this is Leslie who lives in So Cal and has a son and granddaughter in PDX. Love to you and the fam,

By: Jacqueline@hophopvintage

Jacqueline@hophopvintage — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:08:00 +0000

Loooooooooove that What I ate Wednesdays are back!!!! So inspiring, even for a non-Vegan!

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:12:00 +0000

For the avocado, rub some lemon or lime over the cut part, and always leave the pit in there. But also, it will only oxidize (turn brown) on the surface, so you can scrape that away and it should be green and perfect underneath.

Or you know, just eat the whole avocado! =D

By: skeptk_vegan

skeptk_vegan — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:10:00 +0000

In regards to the plastic, I use plastic bags to freeze my bananas, and saran wrap A LOT to wrap up half used veggies from juicing and things like that… I cringe every time but I don’t know what else is as convenient I guess? Not that convenience is my main focus, but buying a crap-ton of glass containers that may or may not fit my produce makes my wallet nervous. Also, I always feel that I need to eat my entire avocado once cut, I rarely bother trying to save some for later because watching it brown saddens me. Help? Haha! Not just Sayward, but does anyone have any useful tips?