Conference turris::cooks

    Any idea if she eats any dairy foods?  There's always yogurt, a
    variety of cheese cubes, with a fruit salad. 
    Also any veggie salads, marinated vegetables, three-bean with lots of
    other veggies tossed in.  No need to heat or cool.
    Nut butters (much more interesting than peanut butter - try almond or
    cashew! Yum!!)
    Pasta salads don't need to be heated or cooled, as long as there is no
    mayonnaise in them, same with rice salads.
    Also try the Vegetarian conference (Trucks::Vegetarian).  I believe
    there's a note concerning what to bring for lunch.
    Sarah

    Try your local health food store for tahini and miso spreads.  They are
    high protien, low/non fat and delicious!
    
    Also, vegie burgers which can be cooked and then stored in the fridge
    can be used in sandwiches.  Try a vegie pattie in a pita pocket with
    lettuce, tomato and tahini dressing.  These days you can buy them in
    the local grocery store.  Green Giant makes them and you can find them
    in the freezer section.  I actually had a coupon for them in the Sunday
    paper a couple weeks back.
    
    Tofu is always a challenge to make it taste good, but if you have a
    vegie cookbook you'll find recipes that resemble egg salad and if
    you're really feeling adventurous, try gluten!
    
    Good luck!
    
    MJ

    I don't believe I've ever seen miso spread.  I wonder if I could find
    it at Joyce Chen?  I know they sell miso paste.  Any idea how to make
    miso spread?

re .3
>>>  Any idea how to make miso spread?

Ummm... push it around with a knife???


Re .2

>>> Try your local health food store for tahini and miso spreads.  They are
>>> high protien, low/non fat and delicious!

The tahini I've seen is made from pulverized sesame seeds.  When it has settled,
you get a significant amount of oil floating on it.  I suppose they can make a
low fat version of it, but it would probably have all the blech-ness of low fat
peanut butter.

How about hummus and pita bread, some fruit, and a beverage?
We do this a few times each month.  Worry about the fats in
the tahini if you want, but it sure hits the spot. You can
get reasonable pre-made hummus at BJ's in 1qt containers.
I prefer making it.

Also, stuffed grape leaves (cold is ok), cous cous, 
and bean salads come immediately to mind.

Also as a suggestion, check out the Moosewood Cookbook
for other vege items suitable for brown baggin'.

Rich

    Thanks to all of you that responded..I've muddled my way through the
    aisles at my local Shaw's and have come up with several days worth all
    based on your ideas (and one of my own..peanut butter and jelley!!)
    
    Now I can relax and enjoy my visitor, knowing she won't starve during
    the day :^)
    
    Caryl

RE: .2

Tahini is decidedly NOT low-fat.  It's made from toasted ground 
sesame seeds and is packed to the gills with sesame oil.  On the 
other hand, miso, which is made from fermented soy beans, is indeed 
low-fat and high-protein.

--PSW

re .7

No one claimed it was...the requirement was vegetarian.  Anyway,
if you examine most cultures we Americans consider to be 
vegetarian, you will notice that it is universally NOT low fat.

Anyway, tahini and miso don't taste the same 8^)

Rich

RE: .8

Quoting from .2:

>    Try your local health food store for tahini and miso spreads.  They are
>    high protien, low/non fat and delicious!

That sure looks like a claim that tahini is low fat to me!

--PSW

    A few months ago I had a "bagel sandwich" that was terrific.  Since
    I usually prefer to bring my own lunch, I made my own version for 
    brown bagging it.....
    
    	Syrian bread
    	spread with tahini (I used one purchased at Market Basket with
    			roasted peppers..3 shieks brand)
    	Slice of Havarti cheese
    	Sliced tomato
    	Sprouts (either alfalfa or radish-alfalfa)
    
    
    Another suggestion....
      bagel sandwich with flavored cream cheese
        ...Bagel Alley has Veggie, cinnamon raisin, etc.
            (better still make your own using dip mixes or Good Seasons
             dressing mixes, maybe even mix with fruit jam for something
             different like strawberry..more economical too!)
    
    Cold bean salads and pasta salads filled with chopped veggies (or
    frozen mixed ones that have been thawed not cooked so they are still
    somewhat crunchy).
    
    

    I like sushi (rice w/vinegar & a little sugar) Nori or vegetarian
    sushi. Your student probably khows how to make this. Basically take a
    sheet of nori (seaweed), top with steamed rice, layer cooked egg & julienned
    vegetables and roll up in the nori; then cut in 1/2 inch slices. 
    
    In California I have tasted delicious sandwiches made with advocado,
    tomatos, and alfalfa sprouts on whole grain bread.                   

    in response to all who responded to .2
        
    I purchase tahini and miso spreads on a regular basis.  The ones I buy
    have only 2 grams fat per serving (2 Tbls).  I consider this to be
    low fat.
        
    Granted, if all you were eating was tahini, you would not be eating
    low fat, but _that_ is not what I said.
    
    
    

Where do you get tahini with only 1 gram of fat per Tbsp?  As I said before, the
stuff I see is swimming in fat.  I'd be willing to try a low fat version.

Can you provide brand name and store?

    Once again, I said tahini and miso spreads (meaning spreads made from
    both of these ingrediants).  I do not believe you can find tahini with
    2 grams of fat per serving.  The spreads that I buy are made by
    Judith's Deli in Los Angeles and are available through my co-op market
    and other health food stores.

I get it.  I was thinking of tahini spread in terms of take-some-tahini-and-
spread-it, as opposed to low-fat-spread-containing-tahini.

	In Victory's market today, I saw a vegetarian miso/tahini 
	spread in the refrigerated section near the deli.  2 tablespoons 
	contain 2 grams fat.

	Laura