Guest's unfinished food-do you ask?

[rubywagon]

Greenbeanw, are you sure it's because you're vegetarian for the non-invites?

Actually, can you believe it is our own PARENTS who won't have us over because we don't eat meat? The last time we ate dinner over at their house the conversation went something like this:

Them: So what are you going to eat if you don't eat the roast?
Us: The potatoes, green beans, rice, side dishes, etc. No worries!
Them: That isn't even a meal.


I need to move somewhere where there are lots of TE'ers apparently! Ya'll are downright hospitable.

[PamNY]

This thread is really making me appreciate my friends and family.

My parents were very respectful when I stopped eating meat. They cooked a wide variety of foods, so it wasn't really a problem.

They also had only one food rule when I was growing up: I didn't have to eat anything I didn't like, but I had to be polite about it. I wish everyone's parents had taught them that. Shutting up is a valuable and rare gift.

My friends are all accommodating about my non-meat needs, far more than I would ever expect or ask for. We do have a years-long history of entertaining at my house, so perhaps I'm reaping goodwill.

Regardless, I consider myself lucky to have a happy food past and present. Even luckier to have a bike so I can eat a lot.