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[quote=Anonymous]When my daughter was about 15 she decided to go vegan for a time. It was stressful because DH and one son were huge meat eaters and other DS and I were vegetarian so I was already making 2 meals many nights (served beef or chicken to DH and DS1 about 3-4x week). DS2 and I had no desire to eat vegan. But I wanted to respect DD’s choice so I made an attempt to cook some vegan dishes. Mostly they went uneaten by all, even by her because she wasn’t only vegan but a vegan who wouldn’t touch a mushroom or salad. No matter what I tried my tofu attempts were a complete fail. We ended up eating a lot of pasta, Mexican and chili since they could be customized. I kept some frozen vegan entrees in the freezer too.  After we went on a vacation and she found it incredibly difficult to stick to a completely vegan diet, she became a vegetarian which made life much simpler. The vegan stage was a lot of work.

Years later we do lots of bowls (copycat Cava) for dinner. This is easy to customize for a variety of diets and a quick meal. It would work well with a vegan. I serve rice, hummus, a variety of roasted veggies, feta (can be left out), broken pita chips, and leftover chicken (or Perdue shortcuts) for the carnivores. I wish I’d thought of it all those years ago.

I do agree about vegan sometimes being a cover for an ED. DD initially went vegan with a friend who was supposed to be in recovery from ED. [/quote]

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