We have made it almost three weeks and are doing great. That is not to say that there haven’t been any cravings, but for the most part they are short lived and fulfilled by some vegan alternative. We have gone out to dinner a few times. First, we decided to go to Mellow Mushroom because well, we love Mellow Mushroom, and have heard a lot about their vegan cheese online. We were a little unsure about the pizza dough but our waiter insured that they could make a vegan pizza. We decided to try two different pizzas. One with a red sauce and one with a bbq sauce. We also ordered a small greek salad with no cheese and other than a small glitch of it coming out with the wrong dressing, it was a nice complement to the pizza. The Cheese was not bad. It was really creamy and we felt like there was a little too much of it. On their website it says they use Daiya cheese, but our waiter said it was soy based so we weren’t really sure. One thing we quickly realized was that our waiter did not really know what he was talking about nor did he care. We were fairly nervous the whole time about what we were actually eating. I have a good friend with celiacs disease who cannot eat gluten. I now understand a little better why she gets stressed when eating out because you never really know exactly what you are eating. It is not the end of the world if I accidentally eat an animal product (although I would rather not), but for her it can make her really sick and so I can only imagine how nervous she is about eating out.
The other restaurant we tried was a mexican restaurant. Mexican is one of my favorite foods but a lot of restaurants use animal products to cook their beans and rice. They often have a vegetarian section on their menu but it can be deceptive. I called ahead and they assured me there were no animal products in the beans. It was yummy but we found ourselves being a little over paranoid. I think it is just going to take some getting used to and figuring out what best to order. One benefit to not eating out so much though is that we have saved quite a bit of money by cooking more at home.
Check out the Week Two Meal Plan for more details.
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