Any Vegetarian, Gluten free, dairy free, and/or vegans?!

I am a vegetarian, which I guess is good because we can't downfall when it comes to McDonalds or Burger King :]

Could NOT do this without eggs & cottage cheese. I am veg & GF.

This won't help with the whole eating-away-from-home thing, but if you're looking for some good GF/Vegetarian recipes check out www.wheatlessandmeatless.com.

I am not any of those but I have given much thought to Vegetarian or Vegan diet. I read a book on the benefit of it and I was blown away by how bad meat and dairy and things are for our body. I honestly I haven't done it because
1. I my bf would never go for eating like that.
2. I feel lost when I even begin to think about what I should eat.

I don't know anyone who is any of those so getting help hasn't been easy.

You bet. Grain free and vegan. You'll see some eggs in my diary if you go back a bit, but I have recommitted to vegan. Right now I am journalling my food in the notes section rather than counting calories, so just scroll down.

Eating out? I don't do it a lot. Some possibilities:

- salad
- raw fruit and veggies
- steamed or stir fried veggies, mongolian grill, etc. (may be cross-contamination)
- baked potato
- fries (beware of cross-contamination, breading, flouring, etc. You have to ask.)
- smoothie places (orange julias, jamba juice, etc.)
- since you are not grain-free, vegetarian sushi (watch out for soy sauce)
- since you are not grain-free, Mexican - rice and beans on corn tortillas
- if you are not vegan, eggs at breakfast places - maybe veggie omelet with hash browns and a fruit salad.

It is best to look at the menu of wherever you are going, and either pick out a dish you can modify ('taco salad, hold the meat, cheese, and sour cream") or pick out the sides of other dishes to combine them ("can I get your grilled seasonal vegetables, a baked potato, and a side salad, no meat?") Do talk to the chef/kitchen before you go to make sure everything is not prepackaged.

Pam