Vegan Eats on Campus

Being vegan on campus is actually not as hard as one might think! Over the past few years there's been a pretty big interest to switching to vegan or plant-based diets. So, from a junk food-loving vegan, here are a few of my go-to plant-based eats on campus.

Location: SUB
Options: Tacos, burritos, burrito bowls, etc.

My favourite way to make my order plant-based: BarBurrito offers two different kinds of BeyondMeat to fill your burritos or tacos! Spicy sausage or feisty beef. I usually go for the spicy kind, and then add jalapenos and regret it as the spice invades my veins. BarBurrito is an awesome choice for those of you who are craving tacos but maybe want something a little bit more substantive than just beans. (But they also have those too!)

Location: Van Vliet Centre
Options: Wraps, salad bowls

My favourite way to make my order plant-based: Chopped Leaf offers a few different options to make your wraps and bowls plant-based. The first obvious choice is to build your own wrap. My favourite combination is adding smoked tofu + their chipotle lime citrus dressing. Add some veggies like spinach, tomatoes, and mushrooms and you've got a killer wrap. Some other ways are to order a vegetarian wraps (like Chopped Leaf's Southwest wrap) and request it without any cheese.

Location: SUB
Options: Sandwiches

My favourite way to make my order plant-based: My go-to sub is a veggie delight on Italian bread with no cheese. (And no olives. I am vehemently anti-olive.) A good trick to make Subway a little more filling for vegan and vegetarian alike is to add some avocado. It's a bit $ extra but it's soooo worth it!

Location: HUB
Options: Fries…this one is kind of self-explanatory

My favourite way to make my order plant-based: Okay so there's regular fries. LOL. But hear me out: NY fries are literally the best fries on campus. They're crispy, soft and just the right size. So yeah, our vegan options are limited but boy do I enjoy a good fry.

Location: CAB and CCIS
Options: So many!

My favourite way to make my order plant-based: I'm sure many of you vegans or plant-based pals were thrilled to see not one but TWO Remedy Cafes pop up on campus. Remedy offers a range of vegan and vegetarian options, including some substantial meal options like wraps and bowls. But, they also sell Bloom vegan cookies! And they have a killer vegan everything bagel with vegan cream cheese. Big fan.

Location: HUB
Options: Pizza rolls and chocolate scones (and, surprisingly, no cookies)

My favourite way to make my order plant-based: So Cookies by George has two different vegan pastries they offer: their spicy vegan pizza roll and their cinnamon chocolate scone. I know this isn't really a substantial meal but I think I single-handedly ate every one of their spicy vegan pizza rolls in my second year and I need everyone to know about how good they are. Because they're excellent.

Location: SUB
Options: Curries, bowls

My favourite way to make my order plant-based: As I've mentioned before, I work in SUB, so I see the massive lunch line outside Filistix almost every day. The awesome thing with Filistix is the folks there are more than happy to help out anyone curious about vegan or plant-based options. They have a lentil curry with sweet potato that so many of my coworkers rave about!

That's it for now folks! What are your favourite plant-based/vegan eats on campus?