Best schools for veg*ns
Posted by Duckalucky on Nov 29, 2006 · Member since Aug 2006 · 1127 posts
Of course, they didn't take into account the relative ease or difficulty in being veg*n and eating OFF-campus (Berkeley would be easy peasy-- think about the restaurants!-- and University of Idaho, too, because of the dazzlingly complete and accomodating Moscow Food Co-op--as I remember it, anyway), but it's still interesting, good stuff!
thanks for sharing that link, ducky! it was interesting, though somewhat predictable. didn't see any of my midwest neighbors on there. :D ah well... it is getting better around here, and i'll never starve in our cafeterias anyway.
there are some great spots in berkeley that i frequent even though it's about a 30 minute drive from my house. mostly because that's where the closest whole foods is
MizzouKitten, Iowa State (where I work) was nominated, but didn't make the final cut.
Oh really? Wow, maybe us cattle-pushers can make a mean vegan chili afterall... at least, that's about the only really tasty entree we have here. Actually, they have a good moroccan stew, but they put too many raisins in it last time... anyway, at least they're trying. And we have both fresh and fried tofu and hummus on the salad bar everyday.
The University of Guelph is a fabulous school for vegans, for many reasons:
1) Some residences have kitchens so you do not need to buy the meail plan and can cook for yourself.
2) A farmers' market and 3 grocery stores are near campus.
3) 2 vegan and 1 vegetarian restaurants within 5 minutes of campus. (Cafe Aquarius, WOW, Cornerstone)
4) Vegan options at every food place on campus (different breads, soymilk, vegan gravy, etc).
5) There are 2 "Nature's Best" vegetarian counters in the cafeterias, serving great veggie dishes like lentils with apricots, bean burritos, etc.
6) All the events during Frosh and the school year offer vegan alternatives. The Frosh guide even specifies this with a little symbol.
this makes me sad. i go to notre dame, which serves veal and refuses to consider cage-free eggs (even after numerous petitions). laaaame.
eww, veal? sad. most schools won't feed their students anything that expensive, so that's kind of surprising. (though i suppose it IS Yale.) even when I was a hardcore midwestern carnivore, I never cared for veal... couldn't get past the image of little boxed-up calves...
your note reminded me, our school did just introduce cage-free eggs. At least, the ones they use as hard-boiled eggs are cage-free. However, I'm kind of weary of this supposed transition, because they're really, REALLY into omelets and scrambled eggs. They pretty much fix them by the truckload, so there's a good chance they go with the cheaper eggs for that kind of thing. But maybe not; i know A.L.L. has been working with the Campus Dining Services, so they may well have scared them into replacing all the eggs... :P I don't eat them myself, but I suppose cage-free is definitely a positive step for the college.
Now, with that recent improvement, what are the chances I can convince them to put sea vegetables on the salad bar? :D :D :D
University of Chicago has some vegan options, but they're not mind-bogglingly many nor particularly well-labeled (there are LOTS of accidentally vegan treats). Being an ovo-lacto vegetarian on campus is easy, though; in all the little campus cafes scattered about the basements of the quad, local restaurants offer boxed take-out in a wide variety, and we have some very veg-friendly local restaurants. It's exciting to be able to go get a box of Soul Vegetarian East's vegan lasagne and greens, or Bangkok Tofu from Thai 55!
Ugh, veal. How depressing, and... serving of antibiotics, anyone? Gosh, I'm allergic to most people antibiotics... I don't want calf antibiotics, no, no I don't.
I can't speak for the other 4, but McMaster has NOOOO place on that list! It does have a new vegan place on campus, but that is one place. It is in jeopardy of closing right now. I have eaten at MAC on several occasions (my sister goes there, lived on a mealplan in first year) and when I visited I had to eat a veggie burger with processed vegetables on a yellow bun. That was the best I found. Stay away if vegan! Or live in a residence that has a kitchen and does not require a meal plan.
I will say it again, University of Guelph is so great for vegans. (and an amazing school/campus/city)
I don't go to Bastyr University in Seattle BUT they ONLY serve vegetarian food, almost all vegan from what I can see of their menu! I don't think there is an other school like that that I know of.