Tips To Eat Vegan On the Road

• What to Pack and meal on the road ideas for travel to friends or family 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 & what TYPES of restaurants have options
• 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! And a review of vegan on many ship lines.
• Restaurants Nationally
  • Denny‘s- 9-Grain pancakes and sides.
  • 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 has the wonderful Impossible Burger, ask for no cheese and no mayo and you are set! Their onion rings and 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.

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 veggie fried rice, spaghetti with marinara sauce, roasted veggies, chickpea/ potato curry

Buy & bring Bush’s vegetarian baked beans (its vegan); Pillsbury crescent rolls, most sour dough bread is vegan (check label-no eggs or dairy)