I was like “Ryan definitely did a post on how you can get Veg things at Taco Bell”. I guess it also depends on how picky you are. Even though it might be prepared on the same table as where the nonveg stuff were, a lot of products vegan eat anyways are labeled “made in a facility that processes (insert nonvegan items here)”, so it’s the same thing.

Personally, I wouldn’t go to Taco Bell though lol But if that’s all your got and you need something asap, then I think it’s a good way to go; better than eating meat/dairy/eggs, right?

I wouldn’t worry about that. Veganism/vegetarianism is not about purity. If a product contains no animal products or by-products and is not tested on animals, then it’s vegan. I’m not going to cook on a dirty pan with nonvegan residue, but it’s important from a progressive standpoint (concerning the animal rights movement) to show nonvegan companies that there is a demand for their vegan options.

I started replacing Taco Bell with Chipotle. And then started replacing Chipotle with home-made similar foods. I slowly developed a phobia of other people handling my food.
Then again, I live in a very dirty area.
But if you’re able to, I would really suggest trying to make the t-bell foods you like at home. That way you know EXACTLY what is in it, and how it was prepared.

@chenli same here unless they have a disclosure like the above. What I posted was actually pretty hard to find, so I feel it’s kinda sneaky, making something like that difficult to find

If that were the UK they would be breaking the law. Cross contamination is a no-no in the food industry.

For the most part, I’m pretty chill about stuff like that, but after discovering that eating anything cooked in the same pan that meat had been cooked in makes me violently ill, I kinda have to be careful.

When I posted this, I was simply sharing, I didn’t intend for the conversation to take the turn it did.

What that means is they don’t take a purist approach. I worked at Taco Bell and there was a vegan couple who came in a few times per week. everyone in the store knew their needs and veganized their orders without any trouble. They will make any dish vegan if you ask them to, but they admit they won’t change frying oil for you so if you can’t have your food touch meat, it isn’t the place to go. I don’t mind though.

Their mexifries, sweet potato fires and crustos are vegan

Plus, I’m sure you could get other options made vegan at your request

http://www.veganeatingout.com/taco-bell-menu/

@bkwasnik a cheese quesadilla isn’t vegan anyways. Plus, as I’ve learned from people that worked there, I don’t think they cook any meat themselves. I think everything comes pretty cooked, and they just heat it up. But I could be totes wrong.

I only got to the point that I didn’t want to eat anything from the same grill, after I got vegetarian fajitas from one of my favorite Mexican restaurants and there was meat in my veggies. Seriously, nothing is grosser of a mouth feel than meat after you haven’t eaten it in a year or so =/

But as Rachel-S said, we need to show how easy going vegans are. From now on I think I’m only going to eat the bean burritos, there’s no chance of meat touching everything in that. I’m not going to stop eating at taco Bell because of this, I’m just going to think more thoroughly about what I order.

I was going to tell you cheese quesidillas! But, I didn’t see the message that they are cooked in the same place. I actually never thought of that. I am going to stop going there.

@Rachel-S Thanks for the other ideas! I’ve just been sticking to what I mentioned above. I feel Taco Bell is vegetarian, I just thought i would share this, since, depending on how strict you are, it is or it isn’t, like I don’t like to eat things that were cooked on the same grill as meat, unless it’s been cleaned, and I figured there’s probably others like me, or maybe even more strict.

I went on the website, to help me decide what I wanted to get(I couldn’t decide between a cheeseless bean burrito or a sauceless cantina bowl) and I found this when looking at the allergen guide.

“We do offer meatless options, but none of our products are certified as vegetarian. Please note that in some restaurants we use the same frying oil to prepare menu items that may or may not contain meat. All meatless ingredients are handled by our employees in common with meat ingredients, which may not be acceptable to certain types of vegetarian diets. Product formulations and/or ingredient changes may occur before http://www.tacobell.com is updated. Variations may occur due to differences in suppliers, ingredient substitutions, recipe revisions and/or product production at the restaurant. Limited time offers, test products, or regional items have not been included.”

http://www.tacobell.com/nutrition/allergens