How to Eat Out While on a Vegan Diet

Having a very particular diet can feel really frustrating at times. When you first begin to 
change your eating habits, you’ll notice that a lot of the things you eat now might be 
harder to find on the menus of most restaurants. This will likely be magnified when 
people you know go out to dinner but there are a few ways to get around some of these 
inconveniences. This article has been written to help people who are newly learning 
about the vegan lifestyle to be able to find food when eating out. 

Look Up the Menu Before You Get There 

One of the great things about living in this modern technological age, is that a lot of 
information can be found on the internet. It is becoming more common for most 
restaurants to post their menu, or at least a portion of it so that you can see what they 
have available. Look them up and see what they offer, and then you can put together 
some kind of plan of what you can eat there. 

Call Ahead and Ask About Options

You can always call ahead to speak with someone about what the restaurant offers. 
Most of the time someone will be very happy to tell you what is on the menu, and that 
can give you a pretty good idea of what people who are avoiding specific things might 
eat. You can simply just ask if they have any vegan friendly items on the menu, or what 
a vegan would normally order from their selection. You might be surprised to find that 
many of their vegan items aren’t advertised on the menu. 

Sides Might Have A Lot Of What You Need

Look into the sides of any restaurant. Many of them have completely vegan friendly 
items that you could enjoy. It might just take a moment of creative thought. If they serve 
potatoes cooked in olive oil and lightly seasoned, or salads with add ons, you could 
easily set yourself up with a very pleasing and filling meal. 

Ethnic Food Often Offers Vegan Options

A large portion of ethnic foods have vegan friendly dishes, or ingredients that can 
substituted easily for other non-meat items. So many of the dishes will include beans, 
lentils, and rice that are seasoned without the use of meat. Be inventive and you could 
discover a new favorite dish!

