I didn’t mention the “guests” are my college age daughter and one of her out of state friends who needs a place to land for the day. She’s been vegetarian for about 3 years now and I see her moving closer and closer to becoming vegan. She eats a very healthy diet and I have no problems with her choice, but family meal occasions are difficult. Most people don’t really understand the restrictions, and there’s no reason they should. One of my brothers in a good hearted effort to accommodate her always buys a bag of salad mix and thinks she’s good to go!
Vegans are a little more difficult to accommodate. I have the opposite problem. My friends and family are always trying to cook for us, worry that we object to their choices, etc. We don’t! We don’t want to be a problem.
I don’t know where you live in TX, but if you FM me the place, I could find an Adventist Book Center for you and you could get a dinner roast, which is a fake meat turkey roast. It’s good and we love it.
Also, at almost any grocery store, Morning Star Farms sells bacon strips, etc. These are good stop gaps for her in your home. (blt, etc)
Make sure there’s some whole wheat bread in the house. (1st ingredient being whole wheat, not “enriched flour”) and I could send you a great tofu scramble that’s just delicious, for breakfast.
A bag of salad mix = good to go?
Oh, dear.
Just this week I warned my daughter away from soy products, which they have been using a lot.
I have low thyroid and so avoid soy, not to mention, I try not to get estrogen dominant, which soy contributes to.
And hey, nobody needs to have a ton of genetically modified food, which is what soy is.
OK, I will get down from my soapbox now.