{"id":15280,"date":"2026-01-30T12:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dining\/?post_type=napkin&#038;p=15280"},"modified":"2026-01-30T12:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:46:13","slug":"more-vegetarian-protein-variety","status":"publish","type":"napkin","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dining\/napkin\/more-vegetarian-protein-variety\/","title":{"rendered":"More vegetarian protein variety!!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-napkinboard-napkin single-napkin-display\"><h2>More vegetarian protein variety!!<\/h2><div class=\"single-napkin-question\">\n<p>I wanted to share some feedback regarding vegetarian protein options in the dining hall. Tofu-based dishes are consistently popular and well-received, but many vegetarian students\u2014including myself\u2014find that seitan and tempeh options are often less appealing and tend to go uneaten.<br><p>It would be great to see a wider variety of tofu dishes, as well as more familiar and approachable vegetarian or vegan protein options, such as vegan chicken alternatives. Dishes like a vegan chicken parmesan or veggie nuggets are always great, but very infrequent. <\/p><br><p>Expanding these options would make it easier for vegetarian students to find satisfying, protein-rich meals while also offering choices that many students already enjoy. Thank you for considering this feedback and for the work you do to support diverse dietary needs on campus.<\/p><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Many thanks for your napkin.   There are many vegaterian options available in Commons beyond tofu.  These options include eggs, beans, legumes, yogurt, nut butters, seeds, and cheese to mention a few<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also rotate popular meat alternatives regularly, including<strong> <\/strong>vegan nuggets, Malibu burgers, Impossible meat, Beyond Burgers , Vegan Chicken Parm (served every time Chicken Parm is on the menu), black bean cakes, potato lentel patties&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pleaser feel free to reach out to me directly if you would like to chat about options<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-15280","napkin","type-napkin","status-publish","hentry","with-sidebar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/napkin\/15280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/napkin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/napkin"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}