Sleep over w/ non-veg friend

[MrsKey]

I am going to pack some veg snacks and a veg dinner off for my daughter for this sleep over. Any ideas on something that will travel well?

Thanks,

Carole

[Erin Pavlina]

Can she microwave her dinner when she's there? I imagine you can pack just about anything and she can stick it in their fridge when she gets there and then heat it up at dinner time.

I would go for maybe spaghetti with marinara, or black beans with barbecue sauce, or a stew of some kind. Or leftovers from a casserole.

Let us know how it goes.

[MrsKey]

Stupid Stupid Stupid omnis!

I asked some omni moms (on-line) if they would be bothered by a veg child bringing their own food to a sleep over due to their veg*nism. Guess what? More than half said they'd be offended and that the child should just eat whatever was served that didn't contain meat!!!

UGH.

Then I was asked, "How important is it that your daughter doesn't eat meat for just one day?"

I felt like asking them "How important is it that your child doesn't murder someone for just one day?"

[annie7]

My daughter has been on many a sleepover to a non-veg friends house (and one coming up next weekend). I always call the mom of the "invitor" and handle it sort of this way:

Me: Hi Mrs.So and so! I'm so glad you invited Daughter over for blah blah blah!

Her (usually): Oh, well... we Love having her over. It's been so long we thought the girls would like to do blah blah blah or go tum de dumming...

Me: I'm really glad they're going to do that! Sounds like so much fun, wish I could Blah blah blah, too. Ha ha ha!! Listen, I don't want you to go to any trouble with vegetarian food (you remembered that we're veggies, right?) Anyway, I'll send along some effortless stuff for her with enough to spare so everyone can try it. I'll make sure to send the whatchamawhoosits, because I know little so-and-so really loves them when daughter shares at lunch. And there so easy to make...if you like them I'll write it out for you.

Her (usually): Oh that's great. I'd forgotten Daughter was veggie!! I don't know if I would have thought about that before dinner. You don't have to send anything, I'll make sure we'll have a menu she can eat.

Me: Great. Thanks hope you have fun with them and thanks again for the invite!

(and then I let Daughter decide what she wants to take which is usually a ton of food. You know girls! That way if Mrs. So and so says "your mom didn't need to send "whatever", Daughter will say , "She didn't, I just brought munchies.....want some?"
Has worked like a charm and she's always invited back)

[duckie1978]

Yea, I have a friend whose daughter is having a slumber party this weekend and one girl is a vegan. My friend came right to me for suggestions so she could accomodate this girl. She is planning on speaking with the mother as well to find out what she is allergic to, if any, and what she likes to eat.

I think that anyone who would get offended by a veggie/vegan child bringing snacks is out of line. It is convenient to the host family if you think about it.

Maybe you should bring some cookies or some sweet that your daughter can share. Sweets were always a big part of the slumber parties I went to. I loved bringing vegan cookies to them to share. Everyone loved them.

[tricia]

i have been lucky so far... everyone she has stayed with which has only been one person outside of the family.. knows she is a vegan and i always send food with her...

oh well when everyones kids come here they know we are veg and have no issues of me feeding their kid like that... and its funny cuz they will name all the vegs their kid wont eat and yet i make them a vegan meal and they always scarf it down like they were starving...