I bet you're wondering "When and how the heck were you able to eat?" Well for one, I always plan ahead. No matter what. I knew my family wasn't going to stop somewhere at the airport to get anything to eat, and even if we did, I'd be in the process of gnawing my arm. I made oatmeal with fruit before we left, put it in a cup and ate in the car with a water bottle I filled with soymilk. Not knowing what my lunch situation would be, I packed Wasa flatbread crackers and a Dr.McDougall Right Foods Black Bean and Lime soup cup in my carry-on incase hunger struck mid-flight. Once we landed in Calgary, I sought out a veggie box to round out my lunch. Hunger struck again once we were in Vancouver and I snacked on an apple that I had packed (which surprisingly made it through customs).
Since we were supposed to arrive in Whistler close to 9pn, we decided to find a sit-down restaurant in between Vancouver and Whistler, and Howe Sound Brewery fit the bill perfectly. I stumbled across a house made veggie burger that just so happened to be vegan and ordered it alongside an entree-size salad as well as a small salad that came as a substitute for french fries. The burger was pretty good, but unfortunately I forgot to take a picture to post. I could have asked my dad for his phone (I wasn't allowed to use mine while out of the country) but as usual, I didn't think about it until after the burger was non-existent.
Pretty much the first thing my family did when we arrived in Whistler was visit the Iga Supermarket, which is the largest grocer in the area. Being a plantstrong foodie, I decided to scope the area of the store to see what goodies I could find. Nooch (nutritional yeast), countless varieties of non-dairy milks, an abundance of local produce.... you name it. I found a large container of BC blueberries for $3 and an even bigger container of BC raspberries for $4. I was in heaven.....
Anyways.....
Staying plantstrong in Whistler wasn't an issue (I didn't really expect it to be), but it wasn't a breeze, either. Not only did I have to find restaurants that I could eat at, I also had to be on the lookout for places that could accommodate to my stepmother who cannot have corn, soy or gluten (not a lovely combo of food sensitivities) and is extremely frugal, but I was up to the challenege.
Even though some of the meals I had weren't masterpieces, I never went hungry once while we were in British Columbia, but I had my fair share of salads and McDougall Right Foods Soup Cups. There were only 2 meals that I had that stuck out in my mind and I only was able to take a picture of one of them. (pictured below)
It might have been the dead of summer, but it didn't stop me from ordering what seemed to be a meal only suited for the chilly months. There was a little cafe/deli called Portobello's that was a short walk from our resort and their vegetarian chili (which happened to also be vegan) sounded much more appealing than veggies piled between two pieces of bread. To round out the meal, I had a mixed green salad and 2 black plums on the side.
I'll upload a post on the Maui and Kauai legs of the vacation soon, and I promise that those posts will be more... appealing (from a foodie standpoint with all the pictures and such). It really does suck being a blogger and not having access to a phone during an amazing vacation...
Thanks for reading! I promise I'm not this boring in real life. I just don't have the whole "blogging" thing down yet so I'm still a bit shy. Eventually this girl will break out of her shell. ;)
-Michelle
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