Cover photo courtesy of James P. Johnson
By James P. Johnson
When I go on an all-day hike, I usually make my own lunch, but sometimes there’s not enough time to construct the extravagant veggie sandwich that I’ve detailed before in this department.
Veggie sandwiches and wraps are healthy, tasty, and have the needed calories. You meat-eaters may strongly disagree with this, but even if you wrestle me to the ground, I’m still sticking to the veggie option.
So, buying a sandwich, sometimes on my way out of town, is necessary. A grocery store, where I can buy a pre-made sandwich, fruit, energy bars, or whatever else has become my modus operandi.
Main Street Market, Spokane’s downtown co-op store at Main and Browne, sells a spicy veggie Banh Mi, made daily in-house for $7.99. After being warmed inside my backpack on a sunny day, I find it especially delicious. There are several veggie and meat options also available.
I live close to Trader Joe’s, and plenty of times I’ve bought the spicy lentil wrap ($4.99), and the hummus wrap ($4.49). You have to pay a little more to get your meaty wraps at $5 to $6—probably because a surcharge is added for always wrestling us veggie eaters to the ground.
A Natural Grocers store is also near me, and I found a line of sandwiches under the Snackrilege name very tasty. Unfortunately, the company recently suspended operations and a line that replaced them, Higher Taste ($6.75), has similar offerings which I’ve yet to try. Any of these pre-made options make great fuel for an adventure in the urban outdoors.
