Vegan Section Plates: 9 Days Of Vegan Section Plate Meals PLUS Giveaway!
December 28, 2009 by Sheri
Filed under Feature, Feeding Vegan Kids, Green Kids, In A Vegan House, Nifty Reusable Items, Reviews/Giveaways
Giveaway closed! The winner is Julie Lynn from Gluten-Free Vegan Family!
Julie Lynn, contact me with your mailing deatails and I’ll get this spiffy section plate right out to you.
Thanks everyone for participating, this was fun!
Sheri
It’s no secret that I have a strange fondness for my section plates. I believe I’ve mentioned it here a time or two twenty.
I just can’t help it. These plates are kind of fun!
(I know, I know. I’m weird).
These plates are great “kid plates”. They’re lots of fun to fill and we love to get creative with them. And I can never leave a section empty. NEVER. Empty sections bug me.
(See? WEIRD.)
Here’s a peek at 9 days of my kids’ section plates meals and snacks so you can see my vegan section plates in action:
Day 1:
- organic canteloupe
- organic grapes
- organic brazilnuts
- gluten-free pasta dish (organic: brown rice pasta, peas, onions, garlic, tomatoes, broccoli, olive oil, nutritional yeast, chickpeas, seasonings)
- organic raspberries
- organic frozen pomegranate kernels
Day 2:
- lentil stew (organic: lentils, green beans, carrots, onions, garlic, peas, molasses, nutritional yeast, olive oil, and seasonings)
- organic raspberries
- organic ‘chickpea crunchies’
- organic grapes
- organic brazil nuts
- organic pine nuts
Day 3:
- raw goji-nutty cookies made from leftover almond pulp from making almond milk
- organic strawberries
- raw coconut slices from Wilderness Family Naturals (oh my, these are fantastic)
- pink grapefruit
- organic green grapes
- organic canteloupe
Day 4:
- organic raspberries
- green smoothie (organic: romaine, celery, blueberries, banana, goji berries, dates, coconut water, hempseeds, filtered water)
- organic crystallized ginger
- broccoli and bean dish (organic: broccoli, pinto beans, onions, garlic, olive oil, leeks, seasonings)
- organic medjool dates
- organic pine nuts
Day5:
- oranges
- organic raw cashews
- homemade raw veggie crackers
- vegan greek-style salad
- organic strawberries
- mixed olives
Day 6:
- organic carrot sticks
- sugar snap peas
- homemade sunflower seed dip
- homemade guacamole
- hubby’s special chipotle “mayo”
- sliced organic tomatoes topped with cracked pepper and Himalayan Salt
Day 7:
- diced grapefruit
- organic pine nuts
- organic oranges
- veggie and rice dish (organic: brussel sprouts, peas, brown rice, garlic, onions, olive oil, seasonings)
- olives
- organic strawberries
Day 8:
Dessert Tray!
- watermelon
- organic banana
- homemade caramel sauce (so good that we lick out the bowl)
- wedge of organic raw UNcheesecake leftover from our vegan Thanksgiving meal, topped with ch-ch-ch-chia! and hemp seeds (and I really will share that recipe in the new year; I didn’t follow a recipe and sort of winged it and it turned out great, but I haven’t made it again since thanksgiving so I haven’t had a chance to create and write out the recipe )
- ramekin of leftover UNcheesecake filling (had filling leftover)
- homemade organic oat-nut-goji energy bar
Day 9:
Snacks for Nine!!
- sliced Bubbie’s pickles
- organic cucumbers
- raw “ranch” dip
- frozen organic raspberries, slightly thawed
- black olives
- organic: bell peppers, yellow carrots, celery
And now, I’m going to share the Section Plate Love — I’ve got one sleek, shiny, stainless steel section plate to give away!
Just look at all those shiny sections!
To enter, simply leave a comment on this post. That’s it! For an extra entry, tweet this post and come back and leave a comment with a link to your tweetie. Contest runs through Saturday January 2nd, and winner will be announced the next day.
Good luck! This is a fabulous, sturdy, shiny little section plate and I’m excited to give one away!
I’ll be out of town and away from the computer all this week (unplugged vacation, here I come), so I’ll see you next week. Or should I say next YEAR 
I wish you all a wonderful and Happy New Year!
xo Sheri
Meeeee tooooooo!
It would suit me perfectly – I always have to mix a bunch of nuts and veggies onto one plate, and it never looks as tasty as your lovely section plate meals!
Awww, what fun.
You Rock! and so do the Section Plates!!
Wow! If we win, will you fill the plate with yummy raw goodies, too? : )
I have never seen a yellow baby carrot before, where do you get them?
Boy oh boy!!! I would love to fill up that section plate with yummy raw vegan goodness! I LOVE your weirdness as I can relate most of the time!
Way, way awesome giveaway. I actually went to my local ethnic market and asked about them after seeing them here! Super cool! Thanks for the chance. Off to tweet! 
I want this plate!!!
These meals look so super yum! It inspired me to have a little “meal” like this today!!
Fantastic give away!!
Love your blog!! Come visit mine anytime!
Jessica
Hi there! I haven’t visited in a while. (death of computere ._.)
I always find your meal planning to be really well thought out and I always get great ideas from your blog! Thanks so much for posting. I’d love it also if you could share some recipes for the main dishes here. Are they all raw or come cooked? Please let me know. I am just now learning about raw and putting more effort into the things that I eat. Thanks for helping by having this wonderful blog.
Crystal
Your kids are so lucky to have you for a mom! Mealtimes at your house must be fun. I know I would enjoy it!
*raises hand* Love it – so much yum!
I am going to print this out so I have some great ideas for meals!!
What an awesome New Year’s gift!
I found some section plates at a second-hand store, but they’re ceramic… I’m just waiting for the fateful day I hear a crash, LOL!
Truly though, I’m with you on the section plates – meal times are just way more colorfuly, interesting and fun in sections
Boy, what an awesome pictures, I’m printing out this post for inpspiration and hoping to get that plate! Happy New Year!!!!
Pick me! Pick me! I have fallen in love with section plates and have to have one, please!
Plate here!
Love your blog! It gives me wonderful, healthy ideas!
Love the plates! Love the blog!
cute! i’d hope this helps me with portion control….:)
I LOVE section plates!
Section plate love!
I can see why you love them!
I love the day by day photos of what you filled that cute little plate with, and I have gotten some great ideas! I am looking for healthier habits for the New Year and was glad to have found your blog!
I would love these!!
Sign me up!! I’d love to give one of these a try! Of course I’d have to get one for each of the rest of the family too
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Love the section plates! Did you post the recipe for the UNcheesecake yet? I’m looking forward to trying that. Yum!
same! I am dreaming about that UNcheesecake until you’re able to post the recipe!
Sheri, Thank you for post these. It is wonderful to have these pictures in my recipe book. It is a quick meal that I don’t have to think about! We would love the sectioned plate. Even better I would love to purchase the larger ones you use as well. Where can I get these? Thanks a bunch. Happy New Year to you family, Nikki
I’m not sure if I like the section plate or the goodness piled inside more???
Hmmm… the section plate is winning!
Such yummy looking treats!
Hi!
I just have to say your latest post had me sitting here with my mouth wide open! That was a lot of food and a lot of organizing! I am a fairly new vegan and am still learning about all these new foods. I can’t believe your kids eat all those foods! I grew up eating everything out of a box-Kraft Mac-n-Cheese & hot dogs, Hamburger Helper, and frozen pizzas. I am just so impressed by your knowledge and determination to feed you and your family such amazing, healthy foods. I hope I can someday be as savvy and smart as you!
Thanks for sharing all your tips & tricks!
Oh, this looks like such a wonderful idea! I love variety on my plate–and definitely want to promote more fruit/veggie/colorful eating in my kids (first child due May 2010)!
This is my first tme to your blog and I LOOOOOVE IT!!!! What awesome plates!!!I am going to be transitioning my kids back to raw vegan and these would be great for them! They were raw for about 6mo and then we added cooked back in…but now circumstances dictate that raw is where we need to be. Off to read more of your blog!!!
~Julie
quick question – do you mind sending me some pictures of the puzzle board when you get a chance? Is there anything you would do different if you had him build it again? What size is it? I love the lip on it…. I am thinking of having my hubby make one.. I was also thinking….we have a coffee table just the right hight – maybe I could get my hubby to put a “lid” on the coffee table with litle locks – then we could do a puzzle and “lock” it at night so no little hands take it apart during the night or early morning. Just rambling on now….
I love your idea of locking the board when not in use!
I replied to you via email, but wanted to share here that I’ve had lots of inquiries about the puzzle boards, so I’ll do a post on them at some point.
They really are very awesome for our puzzle-loving bunch
you make such yummy-looking food! thanks for the inspiration!
My kids would LOVE those!! I love section plates too, but I’ve never seen metal ones!
Thanks for sharing the section plate love!
Hi!
I love these plates! Do you get them locally? I have 2 square ones and love them, but the round ones are really interesting too.
Yep, they’re local,though not always in stock at the various places I’ve looked.
Feel free to shoot me an email and I can tell you where to look.
Cheers!
Ooh, I’d love a section plate!
Oh, I’m too late for this wonderful giveaway! I just wanted to tell you that you’re such an amazing mother and this is the most impressive thing I’ve ever seen. Your lovely family is so lucky to have you, how wonderful!
Wow, I love how colorful each plate is!
Hi. I just stummbled accross your blog and I have to say I am in love with it. We are a homeschooling, high raw family of 8 (6 kids) living in BC Canada. I was wondering if you could give some suggestions to where I would buy in such large bulk like you. Right now the largest Bob’s gluten free flour I can get is 1.24 kg. Cosco is good for some things like avocados and there is a company about 500 km away that specializes in raw foods (nuts, dried fruits, sweeteners, etc…) but is is very costly to pay for the shipping. Anyways, just wondering if you had in ideas to point me in the right direction. Right now we spend about $2000 a month on food!
Also, I would love to get those super awesome section plates. Can you pretty please tell me where I can get them and how much they are each? Thanks so much. Can’t wait to read your next posts.
Warmly, Jenn
Hi there, I am a Canadian also! BC was home to us!
Bulk food: I buy our bulk organic food from my local bulk food co-op, or online, and sometimes through Whole Foods (they apply 10% discount to bulk orders). Check your local health food store and see if you can bulk-order through them, and check online for good bulk deals, Amazon is great for organic bulk food!
The section plates are from local india grocery stores. Check your local india grocery shops to see if they carry them, or search for some websites that sell india-related items.
I hope you find some!
If you need more bulk food info, shoot me an email
Sheri
Hello Sherri; Where O’ Where can I find these wonderful section plates??? And did they come complete with the bowls and everything? What are the costs? I have to have them alll! LOL!! They are fabulous…I’ve even tryed to google search but I cannot find them..Can u help me please??? Thanx
Hi there!
My section plates were purchased locally at little india grocery stores (I think they are traditional india plates?)
I would suggest checking your local-to-you india grocery stores, or check some websites that specialize in india-related goods.
I purchased the stainless steel ramekins in different sizes online (called ramekins or ’sauce cups’, if you’re looking for some), and the stainless steel bowls came from Target
Hi,
I am trying to do away with my daughter’s plastic sectional plates for ceramic or metal ones. I am interested in these sectional plates and would like to know the price so to possibly order several.
Thank You, I look forward to your response.
Heather Rodriguez
Hello Heather!
I actually find these stainless steel section plates at various little India grocery stores around town. I have not purchased them online. You might check an India grocery near you and see if they carry these.
Good luck — hope you find some!
Sheri