Traveling as a Vegan
Being a vegan over the holidays is difficult for me. When I’m not faced with office parties and holiday gatherings, I am dealing with family get togethers that often involve eating out in restaurants. What can a vegan order at a barbeque restaurant that isn’t an iceberg lettuce salad?
A couple of tips that I have learned.
1. Pack food with you. Travel with some essentials, so you’ll have something to eat when caught in a bind. I like cans of beans, fresh fruit and vegetables, small containers of soy milk, etc.
2. Check out area restaurants. Find out which restaurants are vegan friendly, or those that have just one vegan option. Especially focus on places you know others in your family will like, but have something a vegan can eat, too. You’ll never talk the whole group into trying the raw vegan restaurant 30 miles away.
3. Research the places you know you’ll be visiting. Even the local steak place may be able to accomodate you if called in advance. Check the restaurant’s website for ideas, too.
4. Treat yourself. It’s hard not to feel deprived when everyone around you is splurging on holiday treats. You can bake and bring your own. Or find a local grocery store where you can pick up some goodies that happen to be vegan.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
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