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Re: Easter Dinner with an Occasional Vegan
By: jazzgirl205 Date: March 19, 2021, 2:07 pm
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Add a vegan friendly protein.
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Re: Easter Dinner with an Occasional Vegan
By: BeagleMommy Date: March 19, 2021, 2:15 pm
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[quote author=jazzgirl205 link=topic=2010.msg64633#msg64633
date=1616180842]
Add a vegan friendly protein.
[/quote]
Just curious because I really don't know. Can you buy just one
serving of a vegan protein? No one else in the group that's
coming for dinner is vegan/vegetarian.
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Re: Easter Dinner with an Occasional Vegan
By: nuku Date: March 19, 2021, 3:08 pm
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[quote author=BeagleMommy link=topic=2010.msg64635#msg64635
date=1616181354]
[quote author=jazzgirl205 link=topic=2010.msg64633#msg64633
date=1616180842]
Add a vegan friendly protein.
[/quote]
Just curious because I really don't know. Can you buy just one
serving of a vegan protein? No one else in the group that's
coming for dinner is vegan/vegetarian.
[/quote]
This would depend on where you live. I live in a mid-size city
where it would be easy: just pop over to the local co-op. But
not everyone is in that situation.
I'm a vegetarian & would love much of the menu (minus the
bacon), but it definitely is not vegan. Your fruit salad sounds
like a great idea, and I bet a lot of your guests will like the
green salad, too. But I think your plan will cover her.
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Re: Easter Dinner with an Occasional Vegan
By: Rose Red Date: March 19, 2021, 3:49 pm
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Many fruits are high in sugar. Good kind of sugar, but still
sugar. Maybe look up or buy a sugar free dessert?
Since this is a diet and not a lifestyle change, I'm wondering
how long she can go. Vegan is easy and low carb/sugar is easy.
Doing both is difficult. Easter is still weeks away.
I'm not doubting her since there *are* people who are that
disciplined. It's just an interesting topic to muse on :)
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Re: Easter Dinner with an Occasional Vegan
By: Aleko Date: March 20, 2021, 5:04 am
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Over here, any reasonable-sized supermarket will have a section
dedicated to chilled veggie/vegan food; it would amaze me if
equivalent shops in the USA didn’t. But my first thought would
be to knock up a vegan burger or patty - chickpea or
chickpea-and-sweetcorn, say. There are scads of recipes online
for that kind of thing, and they’re delicious and easy to make.
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Re: Easter Dinner with an Occasional Vegan
By: Rose Red Date: March 20, 2021, 6:33 am
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[quote author=Aleko link=topic=2010.msg64657#msg64657
date=1616234672]
Over here, any reasonable-sized supermarket will have a section
dedicated to chilled veggie/vegan food; it would amaze me if
equivalent shops in the USA didn’t. But my first thought would
be to knock up a vegan burger or patty - chickpea or
chickpea-and-sweetcorn, say. There are scads of recipes online
for that kind of thing, and they’re delicious and easy to make.
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Except chickpeas and corn are high in carbohydrates which this
person is also not consuming.
eta: I'm racking my brain trying to figure out what she can eat
except for low carb vegetables which the OP is already providing
and can't think of anything. Is she doing low carb or no carb?
Low carb is easier to accommodate. I eat low carb breads and
tortillas which isn't bad. I even prefer them over regular now.
But I don't think the OP needs to provide anything other than
the ratatouille and salad.
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Re: Easter Dinner with an Occasional Vegan
By: Dazi Date: March 20, 2021, 8:26 am
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As someone with a ton of food allergies and celiac disease, I
vote you do nothing except tell her the menu. Her food fad diet
is her responsibility. Though I'd probably do the naked sweet
potato and a green salad because those things don't really add
any additional work on your part.
*Note: I bring my own food to events or eat beforehand.
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Re: Easter Dinner with an Occasional Vegan
By: BeagleMommy Date: March 23, 2021, 7:49 am
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No carbs of any kind so that means no potatoes, rice, bread,
corn, peas, starchy beans, or fruit. I guess I'm going with the
ratatouille and green salad and hope for the best.
Am I wrong to hope that when she arrives she sees all the other
foods and just decides to jettison the diet for one day?
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Re: Easter Dinner with an Occasional Vegan
By: Rose Red Date: March 23, 2021, 12:48 pm
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[quote author=BeagleMommy link=topic=2010.msg64778#msg64778
date=1616503784]
Am I wrong to hope that when she arrives she sees all the other
foods and just decides to jettison the diet for one day?
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I wouldn't be surprised if that happens. I'm still wondering
what she eats everyday. Zero carb vegetables and........that's
it? I feel dizzy just thinking about it. Maybe she also eat
nuts, tofu, and mushrooms.
But don't worry about her. You're already providing special
dishes for her. You're a good host and she needs to be a good
guest.
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Re: Easter Dinner with an Occasional Vegan
By: mime Date: March 23, 2021, 2:24 pm
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So you're left with basically no grains or beans because of the
carbs, and no dairy or meat because they're animal products, you
don't have much left besides fruits and vegetables.
Combining multiple restrictions that are so broad like vegan AND
carbs-- requires a level of catering that is beyond mere
accommodation. It sounds like they're prepared to deal with
their restrictions, and you're providing salads that work. I
think you're meeting each other halfway, and that's a great
place for both of you to be.
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