Comments on: Tips for Hosting a Vegetarian or Vegan on Thanksgiving

By: Theresa

Theresa — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 05:47:18 +0000

A note I would like to make is regarding comments some non vegetarians often make during such get togethers. My children are vegetarian and there is often someone trying to get them to eat the meat, or going into manipulating conversations with them, about the reasons they’ve gone veg. I think that although not necessarily ill intended, these sort of comments make us very uncomfortable and do not need to be part of any gathering. Also, some people lie about the ingredients gone in the food. Please be honest and respectful. Thank you:)

By: calvin

calvin — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:37:16 +0000

i can totally relate, so many of my friends fret when we go out or i come over, as if the world is coming to an end because I don’t eat meat, I find myself conforming to others more often than not due to the guilt, I am slowly trying to convince family that everything doesn’t have to be seasoned with a side of meat to be tasteful, it is still a work in progress….:( I am home and ate a piece of chicken today… I was tired of eating salad….

By: Kare

Kare — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:12:21 +0000

In reply to Holly W. Exactly! Guess what, meat-eaters? Green beans (and everything else) CAN be delicious without bacon. Promise! :) Thanks so much, and happy Thanksgiving to you too!

By: Kare

Kare — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:10:56 +0000

In reply to Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies.

You know, for about the first five years I was a vegetarian, I felt the same way about meat substitutes. Exactly what you said – I don’t like meat, so why would I want something made to look/taste like meat?!

But then I got a little lazy, and I think that happened right around the same time that I’d completely forgotten what actual meat tasted like. So then I started working meat substitutes in occasionally – some of them can be so easy and so satisfying. It’s so much easier to slap a couple slices of Tofurky onto my sandwich when I’m making turkey sandwiches for everyone else, for instance, instead of coming up with a whole new sandwich for me. Like I said, lazy!

That is pretty sweet and thoughtful that your families will actually buy Tofurkys for you, though unnecessary! 🙂 My little Photoshopped illustration is made just for you two!

Hope you have a wonderful holiday.

By: Holly W

Holly W — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:00:05 +0000

Great post! I agree with everything you’ve said. If the side dishes could just be kept in mind when it comes to things like chicken stock, bacon crumbles, etc. It’s so disappointing when I get to a dinner, see that the one thing I get to eat is a green salad, and then realize that there has been bacon tossed in there too. Rolls it is!
And as a vegetarian, I love to bring a side (or 2) that I absolutely love. For one, it opens the eyes of anti-vegetarians. and 2, you are sure you get to eat something you really want!
Hope you have a fantastic Thanksgiving.

By: Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies

Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:04:29 +0000

Okay, I have to confess, I don’t like Tofurkey (or any meat substitutes, really–I don’t like meat, so I’m not really looking to replicate the meat eating experience, you know?). Which makes Thanksgiving incredibly awkward because both my family and my husband’s family would buy one for us and I’d have to make myself eat it because I’d feel guilty if I didn’t. (My husband, on the other hand, loves Tofurkey. Loves it!)

Anyway, these are great tips!