After slightly more than two weeks after becoming veg*n, I went out to dinner for the first time. I was kind of disappointed when I looked up the menu’s for all of our normal places we go out to eat only to find out none of them really had any vegetarian options, let alone vegan ones. So I ended up getting chips and salsa, which was ok for tonight but definitely isn’t a long term solution. The only other option I saw on any of the menus was a plain salad which seemed to consist of lettuce, carrots, and tomatoes.

I will have to do some research, but as far as I know, there aren’t any vegetarian restaurants anywhere near where I live (college town in Iowa). Which is disappointing but I think that I should probably be able to find some restaurants that are at least more veg*n friendly. Unfortunately I think it is going to be much more difficult to find vegan options at restaurants than it will be to find lacto-ovo vegetarian (which seems to be what all restaurants around here refer to as simply ‘vegetarian’) options.

While it is kind of frustrating having a very limited selection to choose from at restaurants, I am still optimistic that I will find a veg*n friendly restaurant that I can go to with my friends.

As a final note, I would really like to thank everyone on here for all of your support and great ideas, I truly do appreciate them all!