Vege Island

I’ve been absent for a bit, but I’ve still been cooking, of course. I’ve also updated a few things here on the blog, published a few old posts that were languishing in my drafts folder because the pictures had not been uploaded, and created a flickr a…

So like I have mentioned that I am not the fastest knitter, but 2 months for some simple socks is too much even for me!! I have some small projects still in the works, but am looking more forward to knitting the skirt in the new KnitScene. I am thinki…

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For those of you who know me you probably know I try to eat as healthy as possible. I’m a stickler to organic produce and whole grains. I avoid trans-fat, high fructose corn syrup, preservatives, and all of that junk.

I’m in the process of moving to Canada. Well, I ended up not eating as healthy during my trip from Seattle to Pennsylvania.

My wife and I broke down on the Indiana toll road. The car randomly overheated so we pulled over. It was probably in the high 80s or 90 and really humid. We had our dog and two cats in the back seat. It was very scary because they started overheating. Luckily, the tow truck arrived not too much later.

We were towed to Michigan City, Indiana on Sunday, where we stayed until Thursday waiting for the car to be fixed. It took so long because we drive a Volkswagen diesel and had to have parts shipped in.

Anyway, if you’ve never been there, I highly recommend never going to Michigan City. It’s very vegan-unfriendly. It mostly consists of a huge highway and big box stores. When walking to get food I had to walk on the shoulder and sometimes on the highway.

Nonetheless, we made it as vegans. My goal is for vegans in similar situations to use this a guide to surviving in vegan-unfriendly America.

Papa John’s

A Papa John’s pizza, without cheese of course, is vegan! Check out the Papa John’s FAQ to see for yourself. Also, Papa John’s now offers whole wheat pizza. No, it wasn’t the best pizza ever but my wife and I were excited to have someone deliver something vegan to us the first night we were in Michigan City.

Note: avoid the dipping sauces. One isn’t vegan and one has hydrogenated oil.

Subway

Subway’s Italian bread is vegan. The wheat bread contains honey, which is extremely lame. Check out the Subway FAQ.

I’m well aware none of the vegetables were organic, but at least that was another easy vegan meal when stranded in the middle of nowhere.

So, in a pinch, a Subway veggie sub on Italian (hold the cheese) is vegan.

Meijer

I’d never heard of Meijer before walking by one in Michigan City. Meijer is a huge everything store. Think Wal-Mart, but less evil.

Anyway, Meijer had a huge produce department and, surprisingly, a decent selection of organic fruit and veggies. My wife and I bought a bunch of organic veggies and had a huge, healthy salad one night. We were craving real food.

In summary

In summary, those three places are your friends if you’re ever stuck in Michigan City, Indiana. Learn to appreciate them for the time being because those are really your only options.

We’re excited to finally be in Pennsylvania. I’m relaxing in the mountains as I write this post.

I’m glad to be back on the East Coast!

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