Comments on: Can An Exchange Student Live On A Vegan Diet in Costa Rica? http://www.vrg.org/blog/2012/06/01/can-an-exchange-student-live-on-a-vegan-diet-in-costa-rica/ The Vegetarian Resource Group Blog Wed, 01 May 2013 17:20:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Karla http://www.vrg.org/blog/2012/06/01/can-an-exchange-student-live-on-a-vegan-diet-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-68752 Karla Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:58:24 +0000 http://www.vrg.org/blog/?p=3428#comment-68752 Hi! Im very glad you had a great time here in CR, pura vida!! I have to say that its difficult to find vegan food here, because most of the food we cook in home or restaurants have meat, chicken, fish, eggs... Im recently vegan =) and I eat gallo pinto, salads, picadillo with no meat like potato or chayote picadillo... or a vegan "casado" you know rice, beans, sweet plantain and salad. I eat soja "meat" too, I usually prepare vegan hamburguers! Next time you come to visit CR, go to this two great vegan/vegetarian restaurants: the veggie house (San Pedro, San José, next to the Mall San Pedro) and Vishnu, San José Downtown, and you can buy another vegan products too in super markets like Automercado, I get the vegganism in my hair and body too using products that are not tested on animals like "Bioland" products, they have shampoo, rinse, soaps, body cream... so, thanks God, there are so many options! Hi! Im very glad you had a great time here in CR, pura vida!! I have to say that its difficult to find vegan food here, because most of the food we cook in home or restaurants have meat, chicken, fish, eggs… Im recently vegan =) and I eat gallo pinto, salads, picadillo with no meat like potato or chayote picadillo… or a vegan “casado” you know rice, beans, sweet plantain and salad. I eat soja “meat” too, I usually prepare vegan hamburguers! Next time you come to visit CR, go to this two great vegan/vegetarian restaurants: the veggie house (San Pedro, San José, next to the Mall San Pedro) and Vishnu, San José Downtown, and you can buy another vegan products too in super markets like Automercado, I get the vegganism in my hair and body too using products that are not tested on animals like “Bioland” products, they have shampoo, rinse, soaps, body cream… so, thanks God, there are so many options!

]]> By: Francisco http://www.vrg.org/blog/2012/06/01/can-an-exchange-student-live-on-a-vegan-diet-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-59535 Francisco Sat, 21 Jul 2012 03:09:12 +0000 http://www.vrg.org/blog/?p=3428#comment-59535 I'm Costa Rican, vegetarian, and I live in the US. When I go back to CR to visit I find it just as hard as in the US to find a good variety of vegetarian options at restaurants. Supermarkets however are now doing a pretty good job. You can find Silk soymilk everywhere, and many other common things I eat in the US. Going to other countries is far more difficult. I'm glad it went OK for you and I understand your predicament. I'm evolving towards a vegan diet little by little, so I'm looking forward to some new creativity! Cheers. I’m Costa Rican, vegetarian, and I live in the US. When I go back to CR to visit I find it just as hard as in the US to find a good variety of vegetarian options at restaurants. Supermarkets however are now doing a pretty good job. You can find Silk soymilk everywhere, and many other common things I eat in the US. Going to other countries is far more difficult. I’m glad it went OK for you and I understand your predicament. I’m evolving towards a vegan diet little by little, so I’m looking forward to some new creativity! Cheers.

]]> By: Grace http://www.vrg.org/blog/2012/06/01/can-an-exchange-student-live-on-a-vegan-diet-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-59087 Grace Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:14:37 +0000 http://www.vrg.org/blog/?p=3428#comment-59087 Thank you so much for this article! I'm actually studying abroad in Costa Rica next spring. The program I'm going with told me I cannot be vegetarian, let alone vegan. After negotiating with them, they said they would let my host family know. But they would only accommodate by offering some small pieces of meat. This article gave me the courage to speak up, I just don't want to offend anyone I stay with! Thank you so much for this article! I’m actually studying abroad in Costa Rica next spring. The program I’m going with told me I cannot be vegetarian, let alone vegan. After negotiating with them, they said they would let my host family know. But they would only accommodate by offering some small pieces of meat. This article gave me the courage to speak up, I just don’t want to offend anyone I stay with!

]]> By: Carlos Jimenez http://www.vrg.org/blog/2012/06/01/can-an-exchange-student-live-on-a-vegan-diet-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-58711 Carlos Jimenez Sun, 08 Jul 2012 14:37:55 +0000 http://www.vrg.org/blog/?p=3428#comment-58711 Costa Rican. Vegan here. It's not hard at all, but if you want options (vegan cheese, tofurky, that sort of thing) you do have to look around. But everything's available. More and more vegetarian/vegan restaurants are popping up. Good luck! (Kathy) I hope you enjoy your stay here :). Costa Rican. Vegan here. It’s not hard at all, but if you want options (vegan cheese, tofurky, that sort of thing) you do have to look around. But everything’s available. More and more vegetarian/vegan restaurants are popping up.

Good luck! (Kathy) I hope you enjoy your stay here :) .

]]> By: Kathy Dempsey http://www.vrg.org/blog/2012/06/01/can-an-exchange-student-live-on-a-vegan-diet-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-57007 Kathy Dempsey Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:15:37 +0000 http://www.vrg.org/blog/?p=3428#comment-57007 This is very useful information! I am planning to go to CPI Heredia to study Spanish in December. I will be there for 3 weeks, but I will be cooking for myself. This gives me hope that I will not have a hard time finding groceries to prepare in Heredia. This is very useful information! I am planning to go to CPI Heredia to study Spanish in December. I will be there for 3 weeks, but I will be cooking for myself. This gives me hope that I will not have a hard time finding groceries to prepare in Heredia.

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