vegetarian catering perth
vegetarian catering perth
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So often breakfast is rushed or missed completely. But it is important to start the vegetarian catering perth day with breakfast – to provide the body with sufficient energy to last the morning, and avoid the temptation of a mid-morning snack. Breakfast at vegetarian catering perth need not be a heavy meal, or take long to prepare. Fresh fruit or fruit juice, whole wheat toast, an egg and a drink will provide a well-balanced meal. Cereals are popular, especially with children; accompany them with a hot milk drink such as cocoa or drinking chocolate which will add valuable iron, and they will have a good start to the day.
Your light vegetarian catering perth meal for the day may be eaten a midday as lunch or in the evening as dinner. It may include eggs or cheese in whole wheat sandwiches or toasted snacks, if they haven’t been served at another meal. Whole-wheat flans, a cheeseboard or pancakes or crepes with savoury fillings will provide a tasty, nourishing meal. Finish vegetarian catering perth with fresh fruit or yogurt and a refreshing drink. If time is again a problem, a meal-in-a-glass is an excellent quick nourishing snack.
The main vegetarian catering perth meal, usually dinner, should contain some foods rish in protein and plenty of fruit and vegetables, as these are rich sources of vitamins and minerals. If serving a first course, keep it simple – clear soup, grapefruit, fruit juice or salad. For the main course, include a wide variety of dishes in your weekly menu – casseroles, egg, pasta, cheese dishes. Always serve vegetables or salad as an accompaniment if they do not form the basis of the main course. Complete the meal with cheese and fresh fruit as often as possible, but limit rich puddings and cream to special occasions, and avoid over-sweetening desserts.
It is not difficult to plan well-balanced vegetarian catering perth meals for a family, but catering for oneself can create problems. Some single people take great pleasure in cooking for themselves, but many find it a chore and rely on convenience foods, pre-packed meals or carbohydrate snacks instead. The occasional snack-meal, lacking in nutritional value, rarely does any harm because dietary needs are usually made up later in the day. However, if badly planed meals are eaten regularly, they can become detrimental to health. Even on a shoestring budget, it is still possible to enjoy nutritional sound meals. Think of the five basic vegetarian catering perth food groups, and see which foods can be bought in small portions, and which will store well. Eggs are cheap and can be cooked in a variety of appetizing ways. Cheese and yogurt can also be bought in small quantities. Margarine keeps well and can be used for spreading as well as cooking, while a stock of cereals, crisp-breads and pulses is also useful and can be stored easily. Only vegetarian catering perth fruit and vegetables need to be bought regularly. Many recipes can be prepared in small quantities, or used for several meals. Salads are also good for individual meals, especially if they contain a protein food.
Canteen meals tend to be stodgy, pub snacks are usually inadequate and often high in fat, and restaurant meals are expensive, so the answer to a vegetarian catering perth workday lunch is often something eaten at a desk. A packed meal can be a nourishing stop-gap between breakfast and the main evening meal. Be sure to eat something at midday, or tiredness ensues and work suffers. A vegetarian catering perth packed meal doesn’t have to be a dull sandwich, nor just a bunch of lettuce leaves. Ideally it should include something from each of the food groups.