(He has since passed but was a lifelong meat and potato lover.)Ĭarolynne, who lives with Karin, now uses modern substitutes to veganize American classics from chicken and rice casserole to chocolate pie, which she first veganized for her son, who went plant-based just after high school. For the whole week that we were there, every night, black bean burgers.” Needless to say, the experience didn’t help persuade her husband, Bill, to go vegan.
“Oh, you can get vegan food there, all right-black bean burgers. We need to keep the foods familiar, just simply swapping out ingredients and knowing that you’re still satisfied, but you’re helping save animals and the planet at the same time.”Ĭarolynne recalls a family vacation to Yellowstone National Park a decade ago: “We were kind of assured we could get vegan food there,” she says with a laugh. “Food is so emotional it’s so tied to memories, to satiety, all of that. “When we first make any change to our diet, it can be a struggle,” says Bell. Plus, substitutes are likely better for you than you think-Bell notes that they’re often lower in saturated fat and higher in fiber than animal products. “Everybody loves it!”Īlthough the health benefits of eating unprocessed plants are undeniable-and the Kreutzers regularly enjoy salads and other whole vegetables-cauliflower steaks, carrot hot dogs and black bean burgers (though delicious) probably won’t put people in a party mood and may reinforce stereotypes about vegans living a monastic existence. “You just use vegan cheese instead of regular cheese-and I have to tell you, my cheese ball has become famous,” says Carolynne.
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