For some more protein, I like to cook an egg (like an omelette) and then cool it and slice it like the shape of carrot sticks, and roll it up with whatever I have around (lettuce, rice noodles, whatever).
I also like veggie or chicken versions with mint or basil.
Also, baked sweet potatoes cut like carrot sticks, add that to whatever you're making. Mmmm. I can eat a dozen! Well, maybe not quite.
There are no Asian food stores in my part of town and the local grocery stores don't carry much in the way of Asian food. I have to travel about 15 miles, so I don't do it very often, but I stock up when I go.
