How To Eat Healthy and Plant-Based (Vegan) On the Road here
- What to Pack to travel vegan here
- Food and meal suggestions for hotel provided meals, for restaurants and ideas for snacks and foods to bring yourself here
- What plant based options are available in restaurants here or at this blog link.
- Hotel room black bean burger recipe
- Camping ideas here
- Some like to pack a pressure cooker to cook in your room (Happy Herbivore)
- Shelf stable foods are great to bring, especially if you have a microwave. A can of refried beans, jar of salsa and tortillas and you can have burritos. Pack your own oatmeal and favorite oatmeal spices, some fruit and a bowl and the in room coffee pot will heat water for you for a hearty breakfast. And vegan foods from overseas tend to be shelf stable.
- Hotel or military deployment/travel food ideas
- Traveling outside the US? Checkout The Nomadic Vegan for international tips.
- Going on a cruise? 9 tips for vegan food success!
Restaurants Nationally
Taco Bell-reliable option. Their refried beans and tortillas are vegan so it makes the options near endless. Cheese is an obvious ask to omit, but most of their sauces also contain dairy. But you can add their black beans or potatoes to many options and made a great meal for yourself or family.
Chipotle & Qdoba are easy vegan options. Even Del Taco has things that can be made vegan.
-How to order at Taco Bell & things that can be made vegan upon request. How to order at Chipotle
Pizza-most pizza places have an accidentally vegan crust and marinara, just look online to confirm. Many chains now have a vegan cheese option. If not, long time vegans are accustomed to asking for NO cheese and lots of veggies for a meal. Salads will be vegan if you omit the cheese and croutons. GENERALLY Italian dressing or oil and vinegar are vegan but look online at chain store ingredients in advance to confirm.
2024 Pizza restaurant guide! (Note: Hungry Howies is NOT vegan-their crust has milk in it.)
Burger King & White Castle-has the wonderful Impossible Burger, ask for no cheese and no mayo and you are set! Their hash browns are vegan and unlike McDonalds, their fries are vegan. BK’s French toast sticks are also vegan!
Panda Express-SOME locations have brought back the Beyond ckn orange nuggets. Otherwise, opt for the Chow Mein, super greens, rice, spring rolls and where offered, the eggplant tofu.
Winerschnitzel has vegan hot dog options.
Denny’s has a vegan burger, hash browns and fries, fruit and salad, some side dishes of vegies and breakfast oatmeal!
And don’t think that a chicken salad is better for you than a Big Mac-all animal products are high calorie, high fat, high cholesterol. Look at these 100 salads, most of whom are TWICE the calories of a Big Mac.
Potlucks
Here are some ideas that non-vegans can make to bring to a vegan pot luck!
Potato or macaroni or broccoli or Waldorf salad or cole slaw-use Hellsmans VEGAN mayo and OMIT any egg or cheese or animal products
Roasted potatoes & vegetables, bruschetta, sweet potato fries
Try a new recipe for vegan chili, vegan fried rice, spaghetti with marinara sauce, Spaghetti Squash with Chiles, Lime, and Cilantro, chickpea/ potato curry, Black Bean Pasta
Buy & bring Bush’s vegetarian baked beans (its vegan); Pillsbury crescent rolls, most sour dough bread is vegan (check label-no eggs or dairy) & Smart Balance Margarine
CSRA Veg Pot Luck Cook Book. New to pot lucks? Some guidelines here.
Augusta Georgia Area restaurants
- Cupcakes-will make vegan cupcakes upon request; bakery is delivey only/no store
- Mellow Mushroom offers Follow Your Heart vegan cheese for their pizza and has a tempeh sandwich that are vegan.