Whenever I take off on any trip away from my safe Veggie-friendly bubble that is the San Francisco Bay Area, I’m always a little worried about what I’m going to be able to find to eat – especially getting protein is a challenge. It’s amazing what some restaurants consider food for a vegetarian. (No, I don’t want a ‘green salad’ with iceberg lettuce as my dinner).
Early this morning, I ate my breakfast at home and brought a banana as a snack, but by the time my delayed flight was set to leave, it was noon. And I was hungry again. I discovered Terminal 2 has a 360 Gourmet Burrito. I haven’t been to a 360 in a very very long time, but I figured I’d try it out. It was perfect.
They changed the menu format since last time I’ve been. And I think it’s for the better. Now, it’s a build your meal style. You pick what you want (burrito, bowl, salad, quesadilla), your meat (smoked tofu for me!), and style the meat is cooked (curry, teriyaki, Thai, garlic lemon). I got a Thai Tofu Salad. It was fabulous and filling. The salad was a fresh dark leaf lettuce with tomatoes and all topped in sauteed smoked tofu, bell peppers, onion, carrots and bean sprouts. They gave me a salad dressing to use, but the juices from the veggies and tofu mix on top were dressing enough. And the spicy, intense flavor with the tofu (protein!) was satisfying and filling.
I looked up the nutritional value from the meal and it wasn’t too bad, either! Just 433 calories for my salad with tofu. The fat content was a bit high, but not the end of the world (30g).
Meal #2 of the trip was another success. Directly next door to my hotel is a Sweet Tomatoes. I walked over there for dinner tonight and munched on a mixed salad, soup, and a very yummy orange cranberry lowfat muffin. I’m still full from dinner!
