I think I'm going to try eating at least one vegan meal a day next year.

[lightningandsnow]

I'm looking at the menu for the university I'm going to next year, and they have a "Vegan Bar" along with a bunch of other yummy food. And the vegan stuff actually sounds yummier than the majority of the other food there.

Think I can do it? :P

[Burma Jones]

1. I used to eat at the "Vegan Line" at least once a day

They always had Avocado, Cream of Wheat, Whole Grain Bread, Bananas and Good Peanut Butter......

[flvegan]

2. Of course you can.

A vegan bar? I should go back to school for a few more years.

[petronius]

3. When I compare what colleges are serving these days to the boiled broccoli,

cold rehydrated eggs, off-brand Froot Loops, and other stuff they served us, it makes me almost homicidal. Vegan bar? - Why, back in my day mumble mumble mumble...

[flvegan]

7. My schools food program was so bad, I knew every lunch was a "burger"

and fries. It was all horrible.

[bicentennial_baby]

5. The pizza place in our school cafeteria had vegan pizza on Tuesday

:o

[Hell Hath No Fury]

4. Having a "vegan bar" makes it ridiculously easy!

Man, I would be in that line everyday! No work, no fuss, no thinking "is there hidden animal" in that soup/sauce. :D

I am jealous.

[no name no slogan]

6. 20 years ago, my college caffeteria served FISH as a VEGETARIAN option

Things sure have changed in a very short time...

[ThomCat]

16. A cafeteria manager argued with me in college that fish is vegetarian

because Catholics don't consider fish to be meat, therefore all vegetarians eat fish, and we better be happy with it. x(

[Chan790]

22. I had the same experience...

before I became a F/T vegetarian (The second time. I went vegetarian in HS and only lasted a month because I had no idea how to feed myself and no idea how to cook soyfoods properly.), I liked to eat a lot of vegetarian meals. Lunch usually. Being both a hearty eater and...well...fat, I preferred the cafeteria-style all-you-can-eat dining hall.

Every year, for lent, they had meat-free Fridays with fish. The rest of the year there was a vegan Friday option. Every &#%$* year, during lent, they'd take away the vegan option to make room for a second fish option.

[SacredCow]

34. My college roommate used the description:

"I don't eat anything that bleeds or shits."

It usually got the point across!

[MajorChode]

8. I prepare vegan dinners quite often

I have family and friends who are vegan and I actually enjoy making meals for them. If you're not used to doing so, it's a bit of a challenge to prepare a completely vegan meal for a large group of people and achieve results that both vegan and non-vegan's enjoy.

[Kali]

9. I do that every day I eat fruit for breakfast - and I'm a rancher FFS

One meal a day shouldn't be hard at all.

[harmonicon]

10. definitely

the vegetarian and vegan meals provided are usually better than the others. When I take long flights I always request the vegetarian meal, because it's going to be better than whatever else is offered. I do eat meat, but I'm trying to cut down on it, and cheese..... and I'm in love with a vegan woman, and I'd do anything for her.... yeah.... ok.... now I have to go listen to Morrissey.

[Jamastiene]

11. I don't see why not.

Veggies are actually fun and fulfilling if you aren't trying to fill the mouths of a house full of ravished meat eating hungry eaters. Go for it!

[LeftyMom]

12. That stuff will give you The Gay. I read it on World Net Daily, so it must be true.

:scared:

[jobycom]

14. I thought it turned you into a skinny lingerie-clad veg-nympho.

S'wat PETA said...

[LeftyMom]

17. Well yeah. Peta...

:shrug:

[jobycom]

13. Good God NOO! If you don't eat meat with every meal EVERY day, you will DIE!!!

Then again, you'll die under every other scenario, but that's not important to my point at the moment.

[ThomCat]

15. Of course you can do it.

:)

I'm sure it probably is better than the other food. It's more likely to be fresh food. It's less likely to be out of a can. They probably put more thought into it.

The regular menu is probably the same stuff they've been serving students for decades; a lot of Mystery meet and cheese flavored product that they get at a discount because the ingredients are dodgy.

[elleng]

18. NEXT year!!!

Really planning, eh?

What school, and whats on the menu?

And SURE you can do it!

[lightningandsnow]

26. Carleton University.

(In Ottawa).

The menu looked really good. Like, I forget most of it, but the things that stick out in my mind are peas with mint, and eggplant curry. Yum.

[Strong Atheist]

19. Boy, what a set up for the obvious copy-cat.

:evilgrin:

[Inchworm]

20. Sure, think of it as a taste of a culture

Not much difference than saying you'll eat chinese once a day, I guess.

I do meatless monday once a week! Every day would be tough for me hehe.

:hi:

[Chan790]

21. Awesome!

Good for you. I'm a vegetarian (lacto, very-little egg) and I'm trying to increase the number of dairy-free meals I eat. If you're ever in want of recipes, there is a great collection thread of recipes pinned to the top of the V/V/AR forum.

Or ask. Between the veg*n community here, I don't think I've found anything yet that we haven't come up with a decent recipe for or instructions on what to do with _____.

[SoxFan]

23. And you can have a big ol' slab of prime rib for dinner!

[Iggo]

24. Oh, this is begging for a copycat. (n/t)

[lightningandsnow]

25. About eating vegans?

:rofl:

[Strong Atheist]

27. Out, eating out. nt.

[Iggo]

35. Or virgins. (n/t)

[Strong Atheist]

28. Said that already in post #19. nt.

[madinmaryland]

29. I understand that vegan's taste a bit gamey.

:shrug:

:puke:

[petronius]

30. Properly prepared, they can be quite tasty. Like any dish, vegans need a lot of fore-

thought into how you prepare them...

;)

[Heidi]

31. CMW seems a little shaken. I said: Next week, all vegetarian. Can ya live with it?

I do eat meat, but I'd rather not, and I hope to show him it's not really necessary and -- after a time -- not really palatable.

Anyone have anything scrumptious and convincing I can make in the coming week to convince him? YES, I'm willing to cook not only on my nights to cook, but mine as well, to convince him that we really can be healthier and happier without being complicit in the killing of animals. VEGETARIAN recommendations, please, not VEGAN, please -- vegan a bit much to launch in our household cold turkey. :hi:

[flvegan]

33. There's a recipe thread pinned to the top of the Veggie Forum here.

Lots of vegan, but also lots of vegetarian, IIRC.

[Heidi]

36. Thank you! I'll check it out.

I've read that forum a jillion times, but never noticed that pinned thread. (But I don't notice most pinned threads.)

Thank you, flvegan! :hug:

[deleted post]

32. LOL- I misread your post...Can't you have a WHOLE vegan day?

I mean, you will survive without eating dead flesh for 24 hours. Cross my heart...