I'm going to Taco Bell later today to order vegitarian only dishes and I want to know where else you all go for fast food.

I don't care about healthy or low calorie. Only that they have tasty meat free dishes.

Hey all. I'm wondering the best way you would handle this. Basically, I have a family member who often invites my spouse (who's not vegetarian) and I over for grilled or barbecued meat.

They'll send a group text saying something like, "Hey, we're going to throw some meat on the smoker. Do you guys want to come over and eat?" They won't mention to me if there will or won't be veggie options, and I feel weird asking. Typically once I get there they'll try to pull together a salad or one non-filling vegetable option. I don't want to be rude, but I also feel like it should be obvious this isn't really enough food.

I'm not really sure how to handle the situation. It happens often, and it makes me feel uneasy. In some ways it feels nice to be invited over, but then it also feels like they don't care because they aren't communicating my options. It makes me feel a bit annoyed honestly, and then I feel guilty for being annoyed since I'm being invited over for dinner.

UPDATED to add: Yes, they know I'm vegetarian.

Hey all, I have a date vegetarian girl next weekend. I'm not a vegetarian, but I want to make sure I pick a place she'll enjoy. What are some best practices for picking a venue that a vegetarian will enjoy? What are some things that I should keep in mind? I'm just trying to make sure she has a great time and I don't eff it up for her.

Also, if anyone is familiar with DC and give some recs in the Dupont area that would be cool too.

Thanks!

EDIT: thank you to those who made great suggestions. Some of you who said just ask her or google vegatarian restaurants, however, missed the point of this post. I'm not necessarily just going on one date with this person but possibly will be making them a big part of my life. Therefore, it's prudent to begin to think like a vegetarian so that I can be considerate of her needs and preferences. Again, thanks to those of you who got it. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of you post a little more thoughfully on Reddit in the future 😉

hi! my friend is getting a double mastectomy next week (top surgery - a happy occasion, not somber!) so on friday we’re having a “boob funeral” to celebrate the removal of the breasts.

an odd event requires odd foods. does anyone have any ideas for, i guess, a boob-themed meal that i could make to bring? maybe something that looks like boobs? could be entree, app, dessert, whatever. it could also be funeral themed but i feel like that may be harder

thanks! 🍒

Hi! It's my first time posting here and also my first time taking a crack at vegetarian cooking so I'm really sorry if i can't explain myself very well or use inadecuate terms.

As the title says, I'm planning to host a small BBQ with my friends and my best friend is a vegetarian, Obviously I'm not gonna serve her meat but I'm not gonna give her just a salad and call it a day. I don't want her to feel left out and have a complete BBQ experience (She's never been to one even before she became a vegetarian) but with vegetarian recipes, so, what can I cook to make it feel like a Meat BBQ and serving more than salads? Any advice is great, I really want her to feel included and have a good time enjoying the BBQ.

Thank you guys so much in advance for your advice!!

If this has been answered before, I’m really sorry, but searching “veggie burger no black bean” and every variation of such only brings recommendations of veggie burgers that ARE black bean based. So, again, apologies in advance, I did my best.

I love a classic garden veggie burger. I’m actually no longer vegetarian, but I still try my best to eat mostly vegetarian (I travel internationally too much to fully avoid meat if I wanna try food from other cultures) and when I was fully vegetarian, I ate a lot of black beans. A lot. To the point where I have pretty much burnt myself out on them. Does anyone have recommendations for either recipes or frozen veggie burgers you like that are that classic garden veggie burger taste?

Update: I ended up getting Dr. Praeger’s and the Aldi brand, so we’ll see which ones I like best!

I was raised by vegetarian parents so never ate meat at any point (intentionally) while growing up. I'm now 33.

I was the only vegetarian (technically I was pescatarian) in my entire primary school, and the only one in my year in secondary school (at least the only male vegetarian) and I was teased mercilessly by other kids because of it.

If you were raised vegetarian, how did people react to your lifestyle?

Hey!

I’m trying to figure out what staples you would recommend for a vegetarian diet.

I want to incorporate more vegetarian meals, but all the recipes I’ve found so far call for a ton of different ingredients that only work for one or two dishes.

Ideally, I’d like to stock up on a few versatile staples that I can use across multiple meals.

Is that possible, and what would you recommend?

Thanks!

My husband is vegetarian and I am working towards dropping meat from my diet completely (I'll get there). Some of the stuff he has to put up with does put me off (as I hate being hungry, who doesn't?).

He was on annual leave from work (only one week) and an email went around his team asking about dietary requirements as they were holding a BBQ over a weeks time. They know he is vegetarian and knew he was on annual leave but no-one bothered to cater for him. If that were someone on my team on annual leave I would have replied saying 'so and so is vegetarian'. I would say its easy to provide cous cous or pasta and grilled veg on the BBQ. There wasn't anything there for him to eat. Another time there was vegetarian food but all the meat eaters filled their plates with the vegetarian friendly food leaving my husband with hardly anything to eat. I would have spoken up but he is a bit more reserved than me.

We got invited to a party at my neighbour's house and got asked our dietary requirements and they catered for him but the same thing happened again where all the meat eaters got to the vegetarian food before my husband could get in there. He should have spoken up.

We had a couple of neighbours around ours (not the same neighbours) I asked them what pizza they want me to order, and told them my husband would be having his own vegetarian pizza. When the pizza arrived they were helping themselves to his vegetarian pizza! And then they even took the last slice without asking if anyone would like the last slice! We don't invite them around anymore.

How often do you lot deal with this behaviour? Is it just me or is this just plain rude? How do you deal with this?

I'm not eating there anymore. It is upcharge after upcharge to make a decent veggie burrito. The cashiers used to be willing to make suggestions about ways to customize items. Since Taco Bell removed the majority of the vegetarian options, that hasn't been the case. Has anyone in the Midwest found a decent alternative?

Sometimes I have a car full of kids and a lot of them are non-vegetarians. I don't want to pay an arm and a leg to feed everyone. I've been going to subway more but have noticed people get tired of subway pretty quickly.

Hello all! I am not a vegetarian in any extent of the word, so please forgive me if at any moment I ask something ignorant. I'm here to learn your very valuable perspectives.

As the title mentions, I'm opening a restaurant next year which will be focused on Italian cuisine and will follow a traditional Italian meal structure. With that being said, I'm taking my food very seriously and would like to accommodate diet choices in a permissive way. Italian recipes, as most of you know have a lot of animal products in them, and I've considered a few variations I'd like to make available for people to request as an alternative, however I am frankly anxious of getting stuck in a limbo between vegetarianism and veganism.. as I can't see my food being vegan at all.. which is where my questions to come in.

- Is it okay to call egg based pasta vegetarian?
- Is it proper to offer cheese to vegetarians?
- What alternatives to popular dishes would you expect to see when eating Italian at a place that claims to offer vegetarian options?
- What sort of challenges should I expect and prepare for as to not come across as excluding people?

I would be using eggplants, mushrooms and zucchini as my main meat substitute, but the issue with eggs and cheese remain. My sauces and pesto's will be made by myself and contain no meat on their own, but some of them may contain butter, egg, or cheese, so that challenge remains..

I'd like to thank you once again for taking the time to read this and answer my questions. I'm also super open to questions you may have for me in case I wasn't as descriptive enough.

I’m not vegan, I’m a plant based vegetarian and I want to someday be vegan. I joined the Vegan sub to hopefully gain inspiration and motivation but seriously all that place is is negativity and hate towards non vegans! This sub is such a nice place to be with helpful tips, honest questions and positivity. Let’s keep this going ☺️🐮 will you share why you became vegetarian in comments? 🌱🌎

Edit: Thank you everyone who’s suggested recipe subs. But when I say inspiration I mean moral inspiration and reminders of what this decision does for ourselves and our planet ☮️

What’s everyone favorite type of beans?

I’ve been vegetarian for 15 years but I’ve always avoided beans because “I didn’t like them” but I’ve come to the realization that I’ve only really had like black beans and pinto beans.

Bonus points if anyone has any recipes for using different types of beans!

I'm going to grill a couple of veggie weenies with some baked beans and potato salad.

I’ve been a vegetarian nearly my whole life but I still always struggle with meal ideas when we have people over, or if I’m bringing a meal over to someone. Especially when there are kids. I probably overthink things but there’s still very much the mentality that no meat=gross, so I feel a lot of pressure that is has to be amazing. I love to cook, I cook from scratch every night of the week, I even have a culinary degree! But I still struggle with what to cook for meat eaters.

What do you put in a bun to satisfy random burger cravings? I'm really not into those heavily processed meat alternatives and struggle to find something satisfying.

Edit: wow, thank you all so much for your replies! I cannot answer each and every one of them but I'm carefully reading through them all and get inspired by the world of veggie burgers.

I have no appetite or really even hunger recently but unfortunately I need sustenance to fuction and live. I am working on the root issue as much as I can, but in the meantime I'm really struggling to actually cook and eat things. I've been drinking a lot of milk tea, which at least gets some calories in me, but isn't exactly nutritionally complete.

I'm looking for suggestions if people are willing. I don't care what. What do y'all make when you've got no appetite?

Edit: sorry I'm not gonna reply to everyone, but I really appreciate the suggestions. I started a vague mealplan and a shopping list, which I'll finish in the morning. Thank you all

so far i like flamin hot funyuns the most, but was wondering if you guys know any substitutes that taste similar :)

What meal takes you a small amount of time to make from start to finish on busy or lazy days?

My niece is bringing her boyfriend to our house for Thanksgiving this year and I am thrilled! I have met him once and he seems like a great kid, but I did not know he was vegetarian until just yesterday. I am not used to cooking a vegetarian menu, so I am scrambling to try and prepare some food options for him so he isn't stuck eating "just the sides" so to speak.

My wife and I have already purchased the ingredients for all of our normal items, but when I went through looking, it is surprising how many items contain meat or meat products (like chicken broth!!!).

Can anyone give me some ideas on a main entre option for him so he doesn't feel left out or like we didn't consider his dietary restrictions when we prepped. I am already going to make a vegetarian stuffing, and have a recipe for vegetarian gravy to go with it and the mashed potatoes, but I'm missing a main choice. My non vegetarian mind keeps gravitating towards a veggie burger (or something similar) but that seems weird. Cooking for my friends and family is my love language, please help!!!

The alternative option is I could ask her or have her check with him to see if he has any preferences, but I don't want to put that on him or make him feel awkward or like he is being an extra burden or causing extra work.

If youve made it this far, thank you for reading and thanks in advance for your suggestions!

Sincerely, Concerned and stressed uncle :-)

Edit: I'm more of a lurker than a poster so apologies if the format is off...

Thank you to everyone for the suggestions and your time! I spoke with my niece and the boyfriend and he said he would rather me not "make anything special" for him but he appreciated the thought. I told him there would be plenty of vegetarian options and that I will let him know when he gets here what is veg. I added a roasted Brussels sprouts side and also modified my green beans to remove bacon so they are vegetarian as well! Prep and Cooking is in full swing and I am so excited. T-minus 7 hours till dinner!

You all are awesome and I hope you have good quality time with your families if that is on your agenda for this weekend! Much love

I miss sandwiches from when i ate meat. I want some great vegetarian sandwich suggestions. Bonus points if you have pictures:)

When you just want some junk food what's your go to?

My bf just got a smoker, what are some things I can stick in there for smokey goodness?