Bad food day

[fieryworld]

Have you ever had a particularly "bad food day," and how did you make up for it? I really had one today. The more time that goes by being vegan, the more I realize how many foods I eat accidentally still have animal products in them. I eat in my college's dining hall so the options are quite limited. For lunch I tried to eat this mushroom rice

Comments

[barishae]

I do, and I learn from them. It's all you can do. At least we stop buying the product and never use it again.

[fieryworld]

Yeah, I am hoping to turn these kinds of things into positive results.

[dagda_ollathir]

how does fat free dressing have cheese in it? that's bizarre....

but everyone eats nonvegan things by mistake... it gets easier the longer you're vegan.

[fieryworld]

Hmm I really don't know. It's Kraft Free Italian.

[dagda_ollathir]

yech. that would probably explain it. kraft = nasty, nasty stuff.

[please_collapse]

just give the salad to someone?

[fieryworld]

Yeah, I will... I just don't know anyone on my hall who is awake right now so hopefully it will still be fine in the morning and not too wilted. :)

[may_came_home]

yes. there are days when i really just wish that i didn't care so i could go back to being what everyone else considers normal. but, it does get easier and there are people out there who are willing to help you. maybe you could go above the manager and talk to someone who might be able to help him? are there other vegans that you know on campus? maybe you could ask them what they do? or, have them help you out in some way? and, no one is 100% vegan. i'm not saying let's go eat some pizza. i'm saying, it's just like anything else, there are problems along the way. good luck!

[fieryworld]

Thanks! :) I think I'm the only vegan. I know there are lots of vegetarians but it's not too difficult on this campus to be vegetarian. The manager I feel is really genuine... I am not sure if there is someone above him that I can talk to, but I'm going to keep trying to follow through with him and give him feedback on how he has responded to my suggestions to see if that helps.

[plantyhamchuk]

It's hard to be vegan if someone else is preparing the food (unless they happen to be vegan as well). Preparing your own food is the best way to guarantee that you're going to eat what is right for you, and prior to that I can only suggest checking the label of every. single. thing. you buy. It's an easy (and informative!) habit to get into.

And yeah, I have to take medications to live, and they aren't vegan / involved the testing of animals. We all make compromises, while trying to live as compassionately as possible.

Do you have any place that you can cook? Rice and beans are cheap and easy to prepare on your own, and then you could supplement with fresh salads and fruits from your cafeteria.

[fieryworld]

I don't have access to a kitchen when I'm on campus. Luckily I am only on campus for 5 days of the week, and in the spring it will only be 4 days of the week. After May, I'll be living on my own, so it will be a lot easier. During the summers when I do live on my own, I very much get into the habit of reading every single ingredient. I feel so much freer in what I eat! I cannot wait until I have that experience every day. :)

[fieryworld]

To clarify - I meant that after May I will be done with college and finally be able to live fully vegan (at least as much as possible) :)

[plantyhamchuk]

Excellent! Just hang on then, 'til then. The freedom is something that I tend to take for granted, until I travel too far from the metro area. Then I loooooong for my kitchen, write angsty poetry.