AnnaFloridaLover
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 3, 2015
I guess for me, there's a bit of a mental block of not finding the vegan recipes very appealing-sounding and being unsure what constitutes a substantial entrée, compared to sides or salads or whatever. It really helped to have somebody reassure me with their opinion of what "good" choices were. This may not be a vegan (or vegetarian) thing, but lots of the people in my life with health-related dietary restrictions put effort into finding things that are "like" the things they can't have. I'm certainly no expert on any of it - I just want to provide an enjoyable experience to anybody that eats my food.
People who are vegan are just thrilled that someone went out of their way to make something they could eat. I swear it could be carrot and apple slices on iceberg lettuce and you'd be thanked profusely and genuinely . I was on a plane all day today coming back from London and I know the airline I was on doesn't have a vegan option, just a vegetarian one so I just said no, I can't eat any of the meals offered. The flight attendants went out of their way even though I told them I brought my own snacks and found me tons of little snacks I could eat. I had a mini salsa and little crackers for dipping, a little bag of olives, hummus (the crackers had whey so I couldn't eat those), 3 bags of pretzels, chips, almonds, dried fruit blend, mini tic tacs pack, and more stuff I can't remember. Then they repeated it 5 hours into the flight. So yes there are very nice people who will do that and I'm always surprised and thankful.