My hubby and I will be vacationing with 12 carnivores (yikes!). We will be staying on an small island where?

grocery stores are hard to come by and expensive when you do find one. There is one in the group who is in charge of the menu and although she will try to accommodate us I'm sure most of the funds collected will go towards burgers, chicken (you know) and the like. How would you handle the situation? Should we opt out of contributing for the foods and just buy our own groceries or just be happy with whatever comes our way. We don't want to give the impression that we are having our own little party exclusive of theirs. We don't want to offend anyone, we love them all, in fact it is our cottages they have been invited to.My hubby and I will be vacationing with 12 carnivores (yikes!). We will be staying on an small island where?
I can't believe how insensitive some of your answers have been. I'm not even a veg and I can see you aren't trying to ruffle anyone's feathers.

I would not feel the least bit guilty about excusing yourselves from the food fund, seeing how it is your cottage and your friends are basically staying there for free. In fact, I wouldn't feel guilty about that even if I was eating what they bought but since you aren't, you should not have to pay for their meat.

If you do want to contribute some to the fund, I would say:

1. Get together as a group (or you and at least one other person) and plan meals that are easy for you to not eat the meat for the meal, and the veggie options, like the sides and salads are available for everyone. You might want to plan a bit so your fresh food lasts as long as possible. How long will you be gone? Toward the end is when you want to have planned for frozen veggies, etc.

2. Make a shopping list for those items.

3. For your part, offer to pay for the grains, pastas, beans, meat substitutions if you have, and paper products, and cleaning supplies for the whole menu.

4. Everyone else can split the produce, the meats, and dairy.

PS it may not be just your needs that make dividing the groceries a little hairy. What if some of you are big snackers? What if some of you are bigger eaters? Just make sure you have all talked about EVERYONE's needs.
I pictured you on a vacation with lions, tigers and bears. Humans aren't carnivores. They are omnivores. I learned that in elementary school.



Buy/prepare your own food. Only you are probably educated about vegetarian nutrition. If I were you I wouldn't leave my nutrition in someone else's hands.My hubby and I will be vacationing with 12 carnivores (yikes!). We will be staying on an small island where?
Well. I'd take a lot of food with me. That way, you won't have to worry too much. Or, take some money and buy your own food when you get there? :)

Edit: yeah, don't pay any attention to Daisy. She likes to come here and down people for being Vegetarian/Vegan.
You should contribute to shopping and preparing food. Sometimes you don't know what you're going to get when you are going to eat with omnivores. It's nice to let them know you're a vegetarian before they cook food too.
Why are you vacationing with carnivores? Lions, tigers, wolves, and polar bears would not be very good travel companions. Why don't you try traveling with humans (omnivores)
Maybe you should man up and start eating freaking meat like a real person.
If you aren't comfortable with your money going towards animal products, or you don't want to pay for something that you aren't going to use (perfectly reasonable), then don't. However, as you say, you don't want to alienate anyone.



Since you're friends with these people, you should be able to bring up your concerns with them. Talk to the menu planner and ask her if she'd rather that you and your hubby took care of your own meals. She might be relieved. You two can also help with the meal prep now and then. Bring enough entrees that you two won't starve, and do your best to see to it that there is at least one vegan side dish a day.



If you are eating with them, they should realize that you aren't having your own little party exclusive of theirs.
If you are vacationing with these people then you must be comfortable enough to say, "hey, before we leave we should figure out the best plan for food because we have special dietary needs/are veg*n/can't eat meat/whatever."





Or, if you are uncomfortable admitting whatever it is that you are (it even sounds like you would CONSIDER eating MEAT?) then pitch in on the groceries, eat what you can and make sure to bring extra money to buy other things. But make sure there's enough to share. Plan this out ahead of time. If you are not judgemental they should not be either. Take this as a chance to share some of your recipes. If you bring more food or tell people ahead of time they will know that you are not having your own party.





You will not have fun if you are hungry. And make sure to offer to cook as much as possible--then you will likely have a few more options. Have fun and good luck!
I guess it depends on how seriously you take your diet. Humans aren't carnivores, BTW. Whether you eat meat or nor, you're an omnivore as are your 12 companions. Or are you just being a snot?



If you don't think it will kill you, eat with everyone else. I'd think that would be a more friendly thing to do. If you are so adamant that you can't possibly stomach meat, buy your own food. And, yes, you will be considered as uppity.