My family and another family are going on vacation for 5 days together but the family is vegan

[Anonymous]

Former vegan here. If the family is choosing to vacation with a non vegan family, I cannot imagine that they are the more radical vegans who do not allow any animal products near them or who make it their entire identity. I met a lot of those people and there is just no way they would be going on this vacation.

Also, the fact that they didn't bring it up with you makes me think that they are already planning to just go with the flow and make adjustments where necessary.

[Anonymous]

You must have a close bond with the family if you are vacationing together. That's great!

Talk to them about the meal plan.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:“Going vegan” doesn’t require anyone to eat a single thing they don’t find appealing or morally acceptable. I would expect that the vegan family has a plan for making meals work already and it won’t require changes to OPs diet but you people who cannot imagine meals without meat or dairy must be the most boring cooks in the world.

To me, boring cooking is restricting the ingredients I can use.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My brother and his family are long time vegans and they always bring their own food. We went on vacation with them and it worked fine. They made their food and we made ours. It all went out on the same table and we all shared. There were crossover things like salad, beans, pasta, fruit, etc. We do the same thing for the holidays.

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My parents and sibling are vegetarians. My family eats everything. We don’t mix spoons or utensils but they have no problem with having the all food out on the same table or in the fridge. And no one makes snarky or judgy comments about anyone’s food choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My family is not vegan. How should we handle the meals? Is it okay (not rude) to eat with just my family for some meals? Should we find places to accommodate both families? Can I assume that vegans can find something on the menu to eat at any restaurant? Maybe I am overthinking this.

Vegan here. We would understand if a non-vegan family wanted to make their own plans. That said, many restaurants offer vegan options. Sometimes it's just salad and sometimes they have actual entrees. I wouldn't sweat it, though. The other family should be accustomed to fending for themselves.

[Anonymous]

Cuisines with vegan options:
Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Mexican, Italian, Middle Eastern, West African, American

I think everyone will be OK.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:“Going vegan” doesn’t require anyone to eat a single thing they don’t find appealing or morally acceptable. I would expect that the vegan family has a plan for making meals work already and it won’t require changes to OPs diet but you people who cannot imagine meals without meat or dairy must be the most boring cooks in the world.

To me, boring cooking is restricting the ingredients I can use.

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It's about what you do with. Restrictions are the mother of creativity.

You can be unrestricted but have the same boring food all the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has OP ever come back?

No, and I'd love to hear an update. My advice is to just talk to the other family and come up with a plan together. The burden to figure this out isn't your's OP; it's both families.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:“Going vegan” doesn’t require anyone to eat a single thing they don’t find appealing or morally acceptable. I would expect that the vegan family has a plan for making meals work already and it won’t require changes to OPs diet but you people who cannot imagine meals without meat or dairy must be the most boring cooks in the world.

To me, boring cooking is restricting the ingredients I can use.

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It's about what you do with. Restrictions are the mother of creativity.

You can be unrestricted but have the same boring food all the time.

That's fine, but these are artificial restrictions that have nothing to do with a non-vegan. How about I tell vegans they can't cook with any green vegetables? Will that really spark your creativity, or will it just piss you off?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:“Going vegan” doesn’t require anyone to eat a single thing they don’t find appealing or morally acceptable. I would expect that the vegan family has a plan for making meals work already and it won’t require changes to OPs diet but you people who cannot imagine meals without meat or dairy must be the most boring cooks in the world.

To me, boring cooking is restricting the ingredients I can use.

+100

It's about what you do with. Restrictions are the mother of creativity.

You can be unrestricted but have the same boring food all the time.

That's fine, but these are artificial restrictions that have nothing to do with a non-vegan. How about I tell vegans they can't cook with any green vegetables? Will that really spark your creativity, or will it just piss you off?

My mom can't eat green leafy vegetables because of a med she's on, and guess what - we all deal. Get over yourself, PP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:“Going vegan” doesn’t require anyone to eat a single thing they don’t find appealing or morally acceptable. I would expect that the vegan family has a plan for making meals work already and it won’t require changes to OPs diet but you people who cannot imagine meals without meat or dairy must be the most boring cooks in the world.

To me, boring cooking is restricting the ingredients I can use.

+100

It's about what you do with. Restrictions are the mother of creativity.

You can be unrestricted but have the same boring food all the time.

That's fine, but these are artificial restrictions that have nothing to do with a non-vegan. How about I tell vegans they can't cook with any green vegetables? Will that really spark your creativity, or will it just piss you off?

You’re choosing to be belligerent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This sounds miserable

LOL, I agree.

They are the ones with restrictions, so I feel it is up to them to figure this out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why can't you just eat vegan for a week?

The point of a vacation is to have fun, and not being able to have ice cream, seafood, grilled meats, etc. is no fun.

Sorbet is awesome, you can grill tons of veggies as well as some fruits, and you can grill tofu. Surely you can't be so stupid as to think vegan people don't have fun on vacations.

Apologies, I should have ended my post with "to me." Doing without those food is no fun TO ME. Therefore I would never "just eat vegan for a week." Also tofu is just wretched.

I'm not the PP, but if I said "vacation isn't fun to me without alcohol" most people would stay that is disordered. If you cannot enjoy a vacation without ice cream, seafood, and grilled meat, that sounds like a you issue that you should maybe work on, rather than a pronouncement about what is and is not fun for other people.

I'm not a fan of tofu myself, but it's absolutely ridiculous to suggest that there are no fun foods that don't involve animal products. Are you honestly sitting here saying that you do not enjoy ANY food that doesn't contain animal products? None? Zero?

Don't be ridiculous. Part of the fun of going to a beach is getting fresh seafood. Don't act like that is disordered anymore than expecting to eat BBQ when in Memphis or KC or TX....

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:“Going vegan” doesn’t require anyone to eat a single thing they don’t find appealing or morally acceptable. I would expect that the vegan family has a plan for making meals work already and it won’t require changes to OPs diet but you people who cannot imagine meals without meat or dairy must be the most boring cooks in the world.

To me, boring cooking is restricting the ingredients I can use.

+100

It's about what you do with. Restrictions are the mother of creativity.

You can be unrestricted but have the same boring food all the time.

It's a LOT of work, though. A friend has kids with severe food allergies and she is a great cook with a lot of variety in her recipes, but she spends SO much time researching supply chains, etc. (cross-contamination/contact is an issue for her kids). I would never want to live that life.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why can't you just eat vegan for a week?

The point of a vacation is to have fun, and not being able to have ice cream, seafood, grilled meats, etc. is no fun.

Sorbet is awesome, you can grill tons of veggies as well as some fruits, and you can grill tofu. Surely you can't be so stupid as to think vegan people don't have fun on vacations.

Apologies, I should have ended my post with "to me." Doing without those food is no fun TO ME. Therefore I would never "just eat vegan for a week." Also tofu is just wretched.

I'm not the PP, but if I said "vacation isn't fun to me without alcohol" most people would stay that is disordered. If you cannot enjoy a vacation without ice cream, seafood, and grilled meat, that sounds like a you issue that you should maybe work on, rather than a pronouncement about what is and is not fun for other people.

I'm not a fan of tofu myself, but it's absolutely ridiculous to suggest that there are no fun foods that don't involve animal products. Are you honestly sitting here saying that you do not enjoy ANY food that doesn't contain animal products? None? Zero?

Don't be ridiculous. Part of the fun of going to a beach is getting fresh seafood. Don't act like that is disordered anymore than expecting to eat BBQ when in Memphis or KC or TX....

+100. And fwiw I have spent one family beach vacation pregnant (so no alcohol) and one having just gotten braces as a teen (could barely chew, so couldn't eat a lot of the seafood). The no-seafood one was absolutely more miserable!