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Vegan wedding

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Babysharkdoodoodood · 05/05/2024 14:05

Would it be asshole-ish of me to smuggle babybels in my handbag?

The menu looks very tiny, and I don't intend to eat it in front of anyone, just find a dark corner. It's the only meal at the whole event.

I did think of peperami but it's vile and stinky.

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ChurchOfSeitan · 05/05/2024 18:49

Did the OP actually post the menu?

Riapia · 05/05/2024 18:48

If it’s going to be a strictly vegan occasion they will be expecting some people to not attend.

KitchenSinkLlama · 05/05/2024 18:47

Having been vegan most of my life I find threads like this bizarre.

bloodyplumbing · 05/05/2024 18:46

Francisflute · 05/05/2024 18:41

Who takes snacks to a wedding (unless medical need, pregnant, 2 years old)? There will be catering. Just get on with it.

I think you r missed the point of the thread Grin

ReadtheReviews · 05/05/2024 18:46

Are you one of those people who takes their favourite food on holiday OP? I would expect they've hired caterers who will provide a normal amount of wedding food?

spookehtooth · 05/05/2024 18:46

@Ohdear1991 Vitamin B12 actually comes from the soil, given your claims I thought you would know that. The only difference with animal sources is the ease with which it is taken up in our digestive system.

Literally nothing a body needs originates in animals, including the bodies of carnivores. What makes a true (obligate) carnivore is what the processes within their body allow them to process and digest. They eat other animals not because there are no other sources, but because meat is the only thing they're able to process. We're not carnivores, not even close, we have a choice

ChurchOfSeitan · 05/05/2024 18:46

SwingTheMonkey · 05/05/2024 18:34

Why should they though? I’m sure they won’t be flaunting it in people’s faces?

It’s fine to take a non vegan snack if you’re discreet. The hosts are vegan and therefore serving a vegan meal. That doesn’t mean guests are required to be vegan themselves all day.

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Because a lot of ‘normal’ snacks are already vegan. A lot of biscuits are vegan as are a lot of crisps. Someone mentioned bringing a doughnut to prove a point instead but a lot of commercially produced donuts are vegan.

The fact the OP specifically mentioned baby bel just shows she is trying to get a rise out of people.

Mairzydotes · 05/05/2024 18:44

Are you taking the car to the venue? I often have snacks in the car at weddings, it's usually a long day

SillyLemonZebra · 05/05/2024 18:44

notprincehamlet · 05/05/2024 15:40

Could you wear the babybels as earrings? Hidden in plain sight. Maybe fashion a brooch out of a pasty? And a marmalade sandwich under your hat?

Marmalade sandwiches are vegan too 😂. Paddington was a vegan. Who knew 😊

SillyLemonZebra · 05/05/2024 18:43

notprincehamlet · 05/05/2024 15:40

Could you wear the babybels as earrings? Hidden in plain sight. Maybe fashion a brooch out of a pasty? And a marmalade sandwich under your hat?

This wins the thread. 😂. Like Paddington Bear 😍. God this has cheered me up no end ♥️

Hugosmaid · 05/05/2024 18:43

‘why? It’s not gonna kill you to feel hungry @LuckySantangelo35’

‘No but I might get hangry and kill someone else'

Ha ha ha ha - you win todays MN for me 😂😂

Francisflute · 05/05/2024 18:42

And yes, weddings are based around the couple's belief system. It's somewhat implied.

Halzie · 05/05/2024 18:42

KreedKafer · 05/05/2024 18:35

I think we’re living in crazy times when people are so picky and spoilt that they can’t cope for a few hours without a specific food.

People talking about bringing ‘snacks’ to weddings in their handbags like they’re going on an outing with a toddler really need to grow up.

I love meat, fish and dairy. But I can also go without them for one day of my life because I’m a fucking adult.

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It's. A. Piece. Of. Cheese ffs

bloodyplumbing · 05/05/2024 18:42

@MasterBeth is the answer salami?

muggart · 05/05/2024 18:41

why? It’s not gonna kill you to feel hungry @LuckySantangelo35

No but I might get hangry and kill someone else.

Or, perhaps more realistically, start to feel weak and need to sit down when I'd rather be enjoying the wedding.

We all have different needs. I'm a 6 meals (or snacks) a day type of person, with a borderline underweight BMI. I really struggle with energy if I don't have frequent access to food.

SavingTheBestTillLast · 05/05/2024 18:41

MasterBeth · 05/05/2024 18:40

The answer to "vegan snacks are bland" is not "Babybel".

The bland leading the bland.

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Oh the irony!
🤣🤣🤣🤣

Francisflute · 05/05/2024 18:41

Who takes snacks to a wedding (unless medical need, pregnant, 2 years old)? There will be catering. Just get on with it.

Hugosmaid · 05/05/2024 18:40

Lillith111 · 05/05/2024 18:36

Would the people saying they’re inflicting their belief system on OP feel the same if they went to a Jewish wedding which was Kosher or a Hindu wedding that didn’t serve beef? Surely when you go to an event you respect the hosts belief system?

I’ve been to a Hindu wedding - you do not go hungry. OP wouldn’t need a snack 😂😂

bloodyplumbing · 05/05/2024 18:40

Lillith111 · 05/05/2024 18:36

Would the people saying they’re inflicting their belief system on OP feel the same if they went to a Jewish wedding which was Kosher or a Hindu wedding that didn’t serve beef? Surely when you go to an event you respect the hosts belief system?

I'm not sure I'd worry about the food not containing pork and snuggle in a few ribs.

Or not containing no halal meat, assuming I happy to eat halal, but if I wasn't, yes i would ask for alternative food or bring my own if the hosts refused to help.

I would not go hungry.

MasterBeth · 05/05/2024 18:40

bloodyplumbing · 05/05/2024 18:34

@Kandalama they're shite and bland and I'm an adult and will eat what I like?

Vegans do not dictate to me and the wedding will not be spoilt by a babybel.

The answer to "vegan snacks are bland" is not "Babybel".

The bland leading the bland.

Kandalama · 05/05/2024 18:39

SwingTheMonkey · 05/05/2024 18:34

Why should they though? I’m sure they won’t be flaunting it in people’s faces?

It’s fine to take a non vegan snack if you’re discreet. The hosts are vegan and therefore serving a vegan meal. That doesn’t mean guests are required to be vegan themselves all day.

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I didn’t say they shouldn’t.
I wondered why the snack couldn’t just be vegan.
Happy for OP to give a reason ….allergies…..will drop dead if don’t eat meat/dairy every day…… feels put upon and doesn’t agree with vegan weddings…….is morally against vegans……???

OP is asking for opinions, we are giving her/him different opinions. Isn’t that point of the thread. No obvious right or wrong here.

catlady7 · 05/05/2024 18:38

SavingTheBestTillLast · 05/05/2024 18:34

Banana is more filling I suppose, especially if you bring ten OP 😄
Im sure there’s loads of other vegan snacks

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I would have to take a block of cheese as a snack. 😅

MasterBeth · 05/05/2024 18:38

Babysharkdoodoodood · 05/05/2024 14:05

Would it be asshole-ish of me to smuggle babybels in my handbag?

The menu looks very tiny, and I don't intend to eat it in front of anyone, just find a dark corner. It's the only meal at the whole event.

I did think of peperami but it's vile and stinky.

Secret Babybels would be fine, IMO.

Fears · 05/05/2024 18:38

bloodyplumbing · 05/05/2024 18:26

@Fears and that's exactly why people find vegans so irritating and sanctimonious!

Well done for being so stereotypical, it's so refreshing.

Sorry? This thread is clearly 💩

I’m not vegan btw.

Lillith111 · 05/05/2024 18:36

Would the people saying they’re inflicting their belief system on OP feel the same if they went to a Jewish wedding which was Kosher or a Hindu wedding that didn’t serve beef? Surely when you go to an event you respect the hosts belief system?

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