<p>My D has been ovo-lacto vegetarian since she was ten. She's not overly picky, but it is tiresome to be limited to salads and veggie burgers--are there schools that have consistently interesting veggie choices, that are not limited to one dining hall at one end of the campus?</p>
<p>I know that UC Davis has a lot of great vegetarian food.</p>
<p>^I’d second Acuramom’s opinion that an LAC is not your wisest option if you’re a vegetarian looking for food variety.</p>
<p>We visited Grinnell last year. The food service was a highlight among the many LACs we visited. A surprisingly high percentage of students are vegetarian/vegan. The vegetarian and vegan students we talked with seemed happy with the variety and quality of the offerings from campus dining. Off campus dining is very limited, as with most LACs in small towns.</p>
<p>We visited three LACs with service from Bon Appetit (St. Olaf, Macalester, and Carleton) and all three had good vegetarian options (curries, soups, squash burritos, stir fries, etc.). Here’s a sampling from a recent week at one school:</p>
<p>Garbanzo Red Pepper Stew with Sumac Rice, Spinach Pesto Cream Pasta with Pumpkin Seeds, Tamarind Sweet Potatoes topped with Crushed Peanut, Carrot Miso Soup and Wasabi Peas, Seitan Bolognese Sauce on Farfalle, Filo Topped Spinach Pie with Steamed Barley, Coconut Curry Tempeh</p>
<p>I wouldn’t be worried about being a vegetarian at any school. It’s so common that every dining service will have multiple options. It might be a problem if your son or daughter is vegan–the best way to figure this out is to either eat at the cafeteria at whichever school you are visiting or to ask students about it.</p>
<p>Wow, Got2BeGreen, that’s some menu. Good to know, thanks. I wouldn’t mind eating there myself.</p>
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Wow. Acuramom must have edited her post significantly. All I saw was a comment that UC Davis has options. </p>
<p>OP, I know Reed and Lewis and Clark in Portland are fairly proud of their vegetarian options. DD2 pretty much eats vegetarian at school and likes the food at L&C.</p>
<p>I second Grinnell. The dining hall is great is lovely and the food is terrific. S is veg and eats a lot better there than he does at home.</p>
<p>Carleton has many vegetarian options - there are a <em>ton</em> of vegetarians here. I’ve met more here than I have in my entire life, easily.</p>
<p>I really need to find out what these acronyms mean. I thought LAC meant local area college. And who’s Acuramom?</p>
<p>LAC = Liberal Arts College.</p>
<p>I have to disagree with Sunshowers, though. We visited two schools where the vegetarian options were basically limited to cheese pizza, french fries, and side-dish vegetables (like sauteed zucchini).</p>
<p>Lots of schools publish their weekly menus online, which is a pretty cool thing if you ask me!</p>
<p>The Claremont Colleges are all very veggie-friendly. I’ve been happy my whole time there. Pitzer, especially, serves meatless meat dishes regularly. Indian food is popular at Pomona dining halls, and there are also several varieties of veggie burgers available at every lunch and dinner (boca, garden, and black bean). As of recently, both Pomona dining halls have small separate vegetarian stations in addition to the main line. Also the refried beans aren’t made with lard so everyone can enjoy Burrito Night.</p>
<p>Not an LAC, but Dartmouth is pretty vegetarian friendly</p>
<p>Oberlin does a nice job and students can also be part of a co-op that only does vegetarian.</p>
<p>Holy Cross has good vegetarian choices at its dining halls.</p>