<p>i really dont know where to post this. just wondering what you guys think are the best schools with food for vegetarians/vegans. (not like im basing college decisions on this.. just for my entertainment). ive heard reed has their own vegetarian and vegan menus. hmm. i might just go visit there for a while.</p>
<p>Here's a link from PETA that shows what it considers to be colleges that are vegetarian-friendly. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.peta.org/feat/bigten/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.peta.org/feat/bigten/index.html</a></p>
<p>You can usually survive on the limited amount of vegetarian food at most colleges since most college cafeterias will have a decent salad bar. I go to the University of Illinois and one cafeteria only serves vegeterian/vegan food but it's only for lunch on the weekdays. You just have to learn to eat a lot of what you can actually eat while also making sure to bring or buy a lot of extra food that you can eat outside of the cafeteria. I'm a vegan by the way, which can be hard sometimes at college.</p>
<p>Berkeley College at Yale has an organic cafeteria.</p>
<p>thanks harri. ya im vegan too, i can only imagine how difficult it will be in college.</p>
<p>my school (American U) has a special section of vegan foods at every meal... plus there is a salad bar, etc. and possibly other foods that would be okay to eat as well</p>
<p>I'm always amazed how how vegans eat in general, not just in college. What do you guys usually eat? And what are your reasons for being vegan?</p>
<p>haha, well theres this lovely organic food store called mustard seed. (it sells vegan chocolates, soya ice cream, vegan pie.. basically it solves my sweet craves) and then im indian so alot of our homemade food isnt made of animal products. basically, you find places to eat/places to go with food. the reasons im vegan.. well there are a few. ive been a vegetarian all my life, and then before i became vegan i started reading up on the stuff in half of the food i eat. (baby calf enzymes in cheese for example really grossed me out). it just basically takes dedication, you can only be vegan if you really believe in not eating/wearing anything animal made. i guess i live in a politically correct world in my head. for instance, i was on peta's website (yeah, i know some of you are probably liek woah peta freak but its a great organization) and they were discussing how wet seal sells fur made products, and this is an outrage.. for, not just vegans but people in general. so its sort of a belief in a way. yeah thats about it. oh btw, i know some people with eating disorders who are vegan, just to be vegan and lose weight. although they should realize that its not healthy unless their body is supplemented with protein, etc. plus, if theyre only vegan to be on a diet/lose weight.. its not good at all. i admit my body took a while to get used to being vegan, but it did. hmm i guess i wrote alot on this, i just know a lot about it... hope that answered your question.</p>
<p>Being vegan does require a lot of discipline and diligence in terms of making sure that the food I'm eating didn't exploit an animal. But I think that the sacrifice and difficulty of veganism is well worth it in terms of my health and also the environment. I feel that it isn't necessary to exploit animals when I can live on foods that are purely plant-based. I'm not really Buddhist, but I really support the ideals of peace and compassion for all life that Buddhism teaches. </p>
<p>I think that eating a vegan diet is also extremely healthy as long as you consume all of the vitamins and minerals that the body requires. I usually accomplish this by eating fortified cereal and by drinking fortified soy milk. Here's a basic list of foods that I eat:</p>
<p>Vegetables, fruits (dried and fresh), whole grains (cereal, whole wheat bread, oatmeal, etc.), beans, lentils, tofu, nuts, and any kind of vegan soy products.</p>
<p>Vegans scare me... there was a bunch of them protesting the sale of leather infront of Richards in Greenwich. It actually reminded me that I needed to buy some leather gloves...</p>
<p>That's possibly the most idiotic thing I've ever heard.</p>
<p>"Disclaimer:If what I'm saying is insane/dumb, I'm NOT serious!!"</p>
<p>Dark humor... I like it.</p>
<p>Haha...actually I just put that up when I was suffering from severe paranoia. Although you get a little credit for amusing me, I must reiterate:</p>
<p>That's possibly the most idiotic thing I've ever heard.</p>
<p>Well, it was like 12 degrees outside, and I really was in need for some leather gloves... and the protestors with signs of leather products with big red Xs crossed through them, reminded me that I needed to buy a pair. And they were protesting peacfully... its not like I had any problem with them protestings, as it's a facet of democracy.</p>
<p>LOL. Thanks for clearing up all that mystery surrounding the enthralling event. But, I was referring more to the "vegans scare me" comment. :)</p>
<p>Lol... that too was a joke, I have no problems with vegans. It just happens to be that all the vegans I know, are just so left wing, they are falling of the cliff. And I would consider myself a liberal. And the way that the media portrays vegans is not helpfull either. Did you see the Las Vegas episode where the Vegans from the Vegan convention stole like 2,000 Lobsters that were going to be served, and dumped them into the aquarium at Mandalay Bay. Anyways, he got his, because they decided to have a Lobster bake at the beach of the Mandalay Bay... and he was arrested, lol...</p>
<p>LOL that IS pretty funny. </p>
<p>I'm glad to see you're not a total hater and/or idiot, and that, despite your lame "I'm scared of vegans" attempt at being humorous, you're actually pretty amusing.</p>
<p>Vegans. That's some serious dedication. Being a vegetarian doesn't really require any sacrifice. If you ever crave meat, just suck down some barbeque sauce.</p>
<p>What in the world is this thing with organics??? It's a bunch of lies made by these corporations who are just anti-government and this is their facade...
There is yet to be proof that organics are helpful... But there is proof that they are not good.. Not only do they lead to E.Coli, but various other bacterial diseases. Also Organic farming is very wasteful... What the organic corps. want to do is change the whole world to organic farming... THe problem is, it would only support 2/3 of the worlds population... Would you volunteer to die???</p>
<p>Now some colleges that I think would have good vegan: Reed, Oberlin, Deep Springs</p>
<p>Smith has a vegan/vegetarian dining room. Demand was so high that just moved it from Hubbard to one of the houses with a larger dining room. Most of the Hubbard residents are cheering.</p>
<p>TheDad: Isn't Tenney a vegetarian house?</p>