Originally Posted by
txvintage
...He's a vegetarian, so I'll also put together an appropriate goodie bag of survival type food for him and try and help him get down the road a ways further. Any ideas on vegetarian stuff other than dried fruits, nuts, cliff bars and trail mix are appreciated, lol. Of course tuna and salmon are ok as well since he eats fish...
Wow, super of you!
I'm not a Vegatarian, but here is a link to Vegatarian foods available at Trader Joe grocery stores:
http://www.traderjoes.com/Attachments/Vegetarian.pdf
If you have a chance take a look at there list for some ideas. It's likely you could pick up some type of equivalent meals/foods at a large grocery store. Some may have a natural/health foods section.
I'm sure he would appreciate anything you give him. He might enjoy some foods which he couldn't easily find on his route (Maybe some ethnic rice dinners, or "organic" granola/dried fruits cereals etc etc.)
Although heavy, "tasty-bite" meals (Ethnic Indian) are quick, shelf stable, and great with rice (a quick energy source for a cyclist). And likely a vegatarian would realy enjoy a few! I've found them at regular grocery stores on the East and West coast (Texas? not sure if readily available or not).
On the lighter weight side I recall some soy based de-hydrated meals. Sunshine something or-other(??). The vegetarian Chilli is pretty darned good. Being dry it goes a long ways as a side to powdered mashed potatoes/instant rice. Likely available in a "health food" aisle/section of a large store.