Guest guest Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 I am a college student (at the age of 44) and often times end up getting the veggie delite at Subway. Otherwise I get really tired of salads and iceberg letuce when I eat out. (I can't eat iceberg lettuce anyways) Kay - " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll > New qotw [question of the week]: > > What is the hardest thing about dining out as a vegetarian? > > > ~ pt ~ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 The fact that my husband pouts about taking me out to eat because there is never anything for me to eat. That's not true, i don't whine or pout or anything and will order just a potatoe if nothing else. No, I won't " just order fish " because fishes have faces and I dont like fish anyhow. He gets embarassed if I ask if there is meat in a dish, or ask if they can whip something up without meat. I always explain I have severe food allergies and I am vegetarian, most places are cool with it. It's usually not much to whip up pasta or a salad without the chicken, or to make the sammich with just the toppings, and many places keep gardenburgers in the freezer but not on the menu. Anyhoo...I've only found one restarant so far that is not accomodating in any way, Cracker Barrel. I asked for no bacon on my house salad, but they had just pushed it aside. I asked if there was meat in the " vegetable " soup and they said no, it was just vegetable...turns out there was a huge hunk of pork in it (the other soup of day was pork & veggie). I asked them about it and they said " we have a disclaimer on the menu " , so I read it and it said something like " Cracker Barrel is an old fashioned southern restaurant and we use meat as flavoring in many of our dishes, thus we are not strict vegetarian " . LOL, the waitress then insisted a salad with " just bacon " was vegetarian since it wasn't meat, LOLOLOL. It was funny, I ate a potato and was quite happy It's not an issue often, we don't go out to eat much at all. We have several vegetarian restaurants in town too. Meg ~ PT ~ wrote: > New qotw [question of the week]: > > What is the hardest thing about dining out as a vegetarian? > > > ~ pt ~ > > Become who you are. > ~ Nietzsche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 > New qotw [question of the week]: > > What is the hardest thing about dining out as a vegetarian? Actually finding healthy food. Most vegetarian food I find is drowning in cheese or high-fat sauces. The plain marinated grilled meat would be wonderful if it were plain marinated grilled tempeh, with the nice veggies on the side...but no, the vegetarian choice is probably pasta alfredo!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 New qotw [question of the week]: What is the hardest thing about dining out as a vegetarian? Since I am vegan it's even more difficult. As a veggie I could eat the fatty cheese dishes (of course don't bother asking about rennnent!) Now, being able to find out what is actually in things. I have been lied to about meat stock, lard, dairy ect so many times I just don't want to go out anymore... The wait staff rarely knows and half the time since things are pre-prepared at chain places they lie to you or truely don't have a clue and then I end up sick. Mexican places are horrible. Lard in the beans, chicken stock in rice, veggies and even fried shells in lard/animal oils. I have not found a single mexican place i am able to eat at without having been lied to at least once. Asian places put fish broth/oil in everything. Indian places have ghee (butter) Italian use animal broths or eggs in many things. They also hide parmesean cheese in sauces that appear vegan... i am a little disallusioned with eating out. ~Mel " Sweet songs the youth, the wise; the meaning of all wisdom...to believe in the good in man " --Legend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 I am a vegan too and it is difficult, but I have solved that problem by finding the restaurants here that do have things I can eat and who know what it is to be vegan and then just going there. Of course I my town is wonderful for that. You should all move here. When I travel I know that the grocery stores will have salads, baked tofu in the packages, fruits, and nuts among other things. I have experienced what you are talking about that is why I just stick to the places that I am sure of and friends just have to accept that. Food is not the center of my world anyway I suppose. When I go to the mall there is a place that has fresh made French fries and I have ascertained (lol) that the oil they use has no additives of any sort and is vegan...I watch them cut the fries right then and there. Takes a while to get your order but at least it is something I can eat in a crunch (was that just a pun?). linda - Melissa Hill Sunday, January 15, 2006 2:23 PM Re: Re: QOTW: Jan.15th-21st New qotw [question of the week]: What is the hardest thing about dining out as a vegetarian? Since I am vegan it's even more difficult. As a veggie I could eat the fatty cheese dishes (of course don't bother asking about rennnent!) Now, being able to find out what is actually in things. I have been lied to about meat stock, lard, dairy ect so many times I just don't want to go out anymore... The wait staff rarely knows and half the time since things are pre-prepared at chain places they lie to you or truely don't have a clue and then I end up sick. Mexican places are horrible. Lard in the beans, chicken stock in rice, veggies and even fried shells in lard/animal oils. I have not found a single mexican place i am able to eat at without having been lied to at least once. Asian places put fish broth/oil in everything. Indian places have ghee (butter) Italian use animal broths or eggs in many things. They also hide parmesean cheese in sauces that appear vegan... i am a little disallusioned with eating out. ~Mel " Sweet songs the youth, the wise; the meaning of all wisdom...to believe in the good in man " --Legend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 > New qotw [question of the week]: > > What is the hardest thing about dining out as a vegetarian? Aside from being a party of 7, mostly made up of wiggly, noisy kids, the hardest thing is dealing with restaurant staff that doesn't understand and respect our needs. That and having NO good, healthy choices in the area we live. We are fairly new at being vegan and we've been a little clueless about the hidden ingredients (cross- contamination, broths, etc.) Dh and I were so proud of ourselves when we decided the best place for us in town was the Mongolian grill at the mall because we could put exactly what we wanted to eat in the bowl and they cook it for us, but I completely forgot about all the other meals WITH MEAT that had been cooked on the same grill. Hmmm, not the best choice anymore. Shelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 I find eating out in Britain fairly easy. Gone are the days when the best you could hope for was a cheese omelette or a salad and usually there are quite a number of vegetarian options on the menu except in " Grill " -type places where there is usually only vegetarian lasagna. Abroad is another matter. In many countries they just don't seem to have much of a grasp on what it is to be vegetarian. In Italy they try and tell you that parma ham isn't meat and hide it in food. I went to Turkey last year and found it quite difficult to explain that I didn't want to eat meat or meat stock or fish or.... My Turkish is not too great and explaining it was rather tricky when finding the appropriate vocabulary was a problem, let alone getting across the basic concept. But one of the most difficult times for me as a vegetarian was on a visit to New Orleans about 15 years ago when we could not find anywhere to eat that would serve a vegetarian. Christie , " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll> wrote: > > New qotw [question of the week]: > > What is the hardest thing about dining out as a vegetarian? > > > ~ pt ~ > > Become who you are. > ~ Nietzsche > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Howdy, I agree with pt, it's really hard not feeling jipped at resturants. I feel I can make most of the veggie options (salads, gardenburgers) at home, and better than the establishment. More options on a menu would be amazing. Both my husband and I are Vegan, which makes it harder I guess. There are a few Vegan places in Seattle that are just amazing and well worth the trip, but Seattle is over 2 hours way, so I only go if I'm in town. The places closer to home are all good-old boy type places(the redder the meat the better etc.), so I don't go. They think chicken broth is ok............ugh. So needless to say my hubby and I eat home most nights. Luckily he likes my cooking! -Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Heidi, can you remember the names of the vegan restaurants in Seattle and would you send those names and maybe the area that they are in? We go up there frequently from here, Eugene, and don't know of places at this point so just kind of make due, meaning take food with us. It would sure help knowing where we can get vegan food. linda " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you do it. " Mohandas Gandhi linda's Growing Stitchery Projects: womyn47 - Heidi Cusworth Both my husband and I are Vegan, which makes it harder I guess. There are a few Vegan places in Seattle that are just amazing and well worth the trip, but Seattle is over 2 hours way, so I only go if I'm in town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Variety. In my family 2 of us are veg and 2 are not, so I find I get board with eating out as most of the choices are, veggie burger, salad, garlic bread, pasta with oil and broccoli. Gayle ~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll Sun, 15 Jan 2006 18:02:39 -0000 QOTW: Jan.15th-21st New qotw [question of the week]: What is the hardest thing about dining out as a vegetarian? ~ pt ~ Become who you are. ~ Nietzsche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Hi Kay: I just want to say that I think it is wonderful that you are a college student at the age of 44. Gayle Wyldrose <wyldrose Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:26:33 -0600 Re: QOTW: Jan.15th-21st I am a college student (at the age of 44) and often times end up getting the veggie delite at Subway. Otherwise I get really tired of salads and iceberg letuce when I eat out. (I can't eat iceberg lettuce anyways) Kay - " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll > New qotw [question of the week]: > > What is the hardest thing about dining out as a vegetarian? > > > ~ pt ~ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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