Finding vegan options on campus (especially when you don’t have a meal plan) may seem difficult, but with the right amount of patience and investigation, you’ll soon find there is a variety of deliciously vegan hidden gems available to you! I’ve been attending CNU for about a year now and have had plenty of time to investigate, so it’s high time I’ve written this article for all my fellow non-meal plan vegans on campus. Here’s a comprehensive list of vegan goodies I’ve found around campus within the past year. I hope you find it useful!
Discovery Bistro:
T.B.M. without mozzarella
Vegetable roll sushi
Original Miss Vickie’s Kettle chips
Original Lays chips
Discovery Grill:
Veggie burger without cheese
Vegetarian sub without cheese
French fries
Grab & Go Kiosks:
Vegetable sushi rolls
Pita bread/ cucumbers & hummus
Fresh fruit cup
Relish bowl (without the ranch sauce)
Skinny Pop popcorn
Utz Dirty Potato Kettle Chips: salt & vinegar, mesquite bbq, cracked pepper & sea salt
Lays Chips: Original, Barbecue
Chick-fil-a:
Waffle fries
Polynesian sauce, barbecue sauce, sweet & spicy sauce
Einsteins:
Almost all the beverages at Steins can easily be made vegan by replacing the milk with either soy, coconut, or almond milk and holding the whipped cream. So, for Steins I’m going to list the things that cannot be made vegan, since it’s a much shorter list:
White chocolate mocha
Milky Way Latte
Chai Tea Latte (just the original chai tea latte isn’t vegan, the Teavana brewed chai tea is.)
Hot Chocolate
Any Steins Milkshakes
Syrups – pumpkin spice, white mocha, and caramel brulee
Note: The only vegan foods at Steins are the plain bagel, peanut butter & jelly spreads, pita bread & hummus, grape cup, apple, cucumbers & hummus, and select chips.
*My personal favorite beverage to order at Steins is the Soy Hazelnut Latte! *
Warwick eateries across campus:
Moe’s:
Veggie/Tofu Homewrecker burrito
Veggie/Tofu Earmuffs bowl
Veggie/Tofu Three Amigos tacos
Veggie/Tofu Close Talker salad
Nachos & salsa/guac
Bob-Bob Korean Grill & Kitchen:
Glass noodle bob without meat
Fried Tofu with Steam and Roasted Veggies (comes with rice)
Tropical Smoothie Cafe:
Blimey Limey
Blueberry Bliss
Chia Banana Boost with Peanut Butter
Chia Banana Boost with Strawberry
Detox Island Green
Health Nut with Pea
Health Nut with Soy
Island Green
Jetty Punch
Orange Ginger Glow
Paradise Point
Peaches n Silk
Pomegranate Plunge
Strawberry Limeade
Sunshine
Surprise Sunset
Subway:
Bread: Italian, Sourdough
Sauces: yellow mustard, deli brown mustard, oil & vinegar, sweet onion, fat-free Italian, subway vinigarette, buffalo
Panera:
Bagels: plain, blueberry, cranberry walnut, poppyseed, sesame
Breads: black pepper focaccia, sea salt focaccia, country, rye, sesame semolina, sourdough, French baguette, hoagie roll
Salads (order without chicken and cheese): fuji apple, Greek, modern Greek, Asian sesame (without wantons), spicy thai (without wantons)
Sandwiches: Mediterranean Veggie without feta & switch to a vegan bread choice
Broth Bowls: vegan lentil quinoa bowl, soba broth bowl with edamame blend
Steel cut oatmeal with apple chips, pecan & cinnamon crunch topping
Peach & blueberry smoothie with almond milk
My fellow vegan friends, I hope this list is helpful!