I'm moving in with a vegan. What should I know?!
I'm moving in with a vegan. What should I know?
I probably will be cooking dinner for the house a few times a week. What should I keep in mind? Are there certain cooking methods or ingredients that should be used/not used?
Thanks
Answers:
Honestly, I wouldn't worry too much about it. On the nights you are cooking, your new roommate will probably grab a veggie burger from the freezer.
This is not at all to be offensive... quite the opposite; no vegan would expect you to go out of your way to cater to his/her needs. They understand it could be very frustrating for a meat eater.
If you would like to do something nice and include your roommate in a nice dinner, here are some great recipe websites (the list of what vegans cannot eat can look a bit overwhelming.)
:)
http://www.fatfreevegan.com
http://vegweb.com/
http://www.veganoutreach.org/starterpack...
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes/vegan...
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You should know that they are probably voting for Obama.
a good meatloaf recipe.
always tell the truth.
just don't use any meat or eggs.
beans, nuts, grains, veggies, fruits etc.
get a few cookbooks or do some web research
vegans don't eat any dairy or eggs, fish, or meat. just grains fruits nd vegetables
Most vegetarians, can tell if you try to put a meat product in their meal or soup, because they havn't eaten it in so long, they can sniff out even boulions.
They also may be enviormentally concious, so only bring in free range chicken eggs. But the smell of food you cook for your self should not bother them, only if you try to make them eat it or decieve them. Then that would drive anyone crazy.
I was a vegan for 3 years. good luck.
Vegans don't eat animal food of any kind, including eggs and diary, so basically it's grains, fruits and vegetables. You can probably find some decent vegan recipes on the internet.
No meat, eggs, dairy, or honey - those are the obvious ones.
But there are often forms of the above in foods that take on many different names, gelatin is bone and whey is from milk, for example. It is probably best to just let them watch you cook, and for things that are pre-packaged they will likely want to read the ingredients since they already know what they eat and what they don't. Believe me, it will be much less hassle for both of you that way!
no meat or meat products. I have a friend who won't eat gelatin why do you ask them what they like. and take it from there
You'll probably be looking at the labels a lot to see if it has any animal products, notably meat, fish, poultry, eggs and dairy products. If it does then it's not okay!
Besides the good information the serious answerer's have already given you, you need to speak with the person about ground rules if you're planning on cooking and storing non-veggie foods.
My wife ate meat, I'm vegetarian. She had her own set of kitchen gear and dishes for the using with the non-veggie stuff. FYI, many Jews do the same things to abide by Kashrut. That also means separate dish washing gear! The fridge/freezer gets divided also and animal stuff was kept away from the ice maker.
In any event YOU are the one moving in! Talk to your room-mate!!!
They'll let you know exactly whats what with them
For lots of info here's the link to the IVU. Look through the faq's etc.
http://www.ivu.org
i think the most important thing to keep in mind - if you're doing the cooking, and you want a big ol juicy cheeseburger, go ahead and fire that grill up. it's funny how people want to know how to fix a meal with a vegan or vegetarian around, but they are never asking for suggestions on how to smoke a pig.