nonveg funeral
Posted by vegpotato on Jun 09, 2007 · Member since Jun 2007 · 3 posts
Hi all. Unfortunately, I will have to attend my aunt's funeral in the next week or so. Besides the obvious problem of having to deal with this loss in my family's life, my immediate family (husband, 4 year old daughter) will be the only vegans there. I live in Minneapolis where it is easy to be a vegan. I live a block away from a co op and Whole foods is just a couple miles away. However, the funeral is in small town Nebraska where it is unheard of to not eat meat. I feel awkward to make a stink about food supplied when everyone will be grieving. So, I'm trying to think up a plan of things to bring from here so that it will be a nonissue.
Any suggestions?
I can cook. I love to cook and trying new things. This town that I am going to in Nebraska is soooo small. The last time we were there, we went to their tiny grocery store to buy produce. It was disgusting. Many had dust and mold on them. Apparently not big veggie eaters there. Or they just eat veggies they grow, I suppose. I figure that I will be busy with keeping my mother sane - her sis dying. So I'm thinking of just bring a bunch of veggies from here, ingredients for hummus, pitas, salad dressings, baked tofu etc.
You could always bring/buy canned veggies and beans. I know it's not the healthiest thing, but it's not like you're going to be doing it forever. I am going to be in a similar situation pretty soon, and I think that's what I'm going to do. There are some canned chilis (Amy's makes one, and other health food stores) that have a lot of protein. Good luck.
Sorry to hear about your aunt. I recently went through the dying process with my grandfather and it was awful to watch, but beautiful in a way as well. I hope everything works out.